In this episode of The Unbiased Truth, we discussed all things radon! April Leslie, a radon measurement specialist, gives us insight into what radon is. April is also a business owner that we partner with all the time, so we discussed teamwork and the unexpected things with being a business owner. Hosted by Sidney Lucas Produced by Courtney Kerst

In this episode of The Unbiased Truth, we talked about leadership, using conversation types, and all the generations in today's workforce. Bryan teaches leaders better ways to communicate with their teams. Nowadays teams can have about 4 different generations in it. Each generation has a different communication style. As a leader, being able to identify those styles and the conversation types of each individual person is an important skill to learn.

On this episode of the #BecauseRealEstate podcast, 2022 has ended, and the new year is upon us. Sid and Christy discuss setting goals for the new year. Setting goals allows you to become more organized. This helps when planning events and knowing where your money goes.

Hosted by Sidney Lucas

Produced by Courtney Kerst

In this episode of The Unbiased Truth, we talked about how using social media to highlight other businesses in the community can create a following, and how that can set you apart from others. Jennett showcases fun things/ businesses in the Richmond area on her social media as well as reaches out to her clients past and present with suggestions for a date night or even a pet shop. Being able to make these connections with others is highly impotent to your success, especially when the market is shifting. Attitude is also something that could make or break you. Staying positive and helping others is the way to success!

Hosted by Sidney Lucas

Produced by Courtney Kerst

On this episode of the #BecauseRealEstate podcast, we are joined by Christy Bacon. We discuss the impact media has on the real estate market, as well as the marketing side of media and hitting your targeted audience. The rise of interest rates has become a hot topic and has focused agents to step back and think about their next moves when dealing with this market. Not only has it become more skill-based it's also the first cycle of the market to have zero COVID restrictions. Your brand awareness and engagement with others can make or break your business in today's market.

Hosted by Sidney Lucas

Produced by Courtney Kerst

360 Home Inspections went to REALTORfest for the first time and did some amazing interviews! In these interviews, we discussed the events of the convention, today's market, and learned more about what our guests do. We met many new people and got to catch up with those we hadn't seen in a while. Thank you to our guests for joining us in this episode Susan Dantonio, John A. Maghamez, Brinlin Maki, Steve Parks, Daniel Keeton, Sonya Saunders, David Hebel, Jenn McMurdy, Holly Bess, Avonta' Canady, and Keia Evans

In this episode of The Unbiased Truth, we talked about the balance between life and work as a single mom with 4 kids and the importance of that balance. Latoya manages a tight ship with her time management between school events for her kids and showing houses to her clients. She sets high expectations for herself and plans them out to make them happen, even in a market that is slowing down. We also talked about negotiations, navigating the waters with clients, and the importance of reinspections, especially when the negotiation has been... difficult.

Hosted by Sidney Lucas

Produced by Courtney Kerst

This is our very first #BecauseRealEstate podcast where we are joined by Christy Bacon, Team Leader of Move Virginia and Logan Melton, owner of KBM Home Inspections, where we discuss singular topics of issues facing the real estate industry. We round table the issues surrounding the resurgence of home inspections and repair addendums and negotiations as the market continues to shift. We discuss the challenges that realtors face with the inspection process which includes managing client expectations, writing repair addendums, asking for repairs vs credit, reinspections, and trying to navigate the channels of clients, agents, contractors, and inspectors under tight deadlines and high emotions. As well as what this means for agents moving forward, especially those who have not developed those skills of negotiating repairs. AND we give a small look at our topic for the NEXT episode where our table will be complete with Austin Highfill, Associate Broker, and Team Leader of Eden Properties!

Hosted by Sidney Lucas and produced by Courtney Kerst

Our guest today is the world-renowned…ok, maybe locally renowned...maybe more like a lot of people know him renowned…but we are talking about A LOT of people…Ben Handzel of Restoration 1! We talk about his decision to start a business, the benefits of operating under a franchise, and how networking has helped him grow. As well as discussing the challenges of growth and being able to work with your “competition. And we talk about the dreaded ‘M” word and Ben has a “hot take” on whether the crawlspace vents should be open or closed…hint…he agrees with us!

Hosted by Sidney Lucas

Produced by Courtney Kerst