Stop Acting Like You Close At Five

We bounce from parenting war stories to the mortgage market, then land on the real question: what makes a human professional valuable when AI can spit out answers instantly. We talk mortgage rates in the mid-sixes, the Fed, and how agents and lenders stay relevant by being available, fast, and genuinely helpful.• childhood discipline memories and how different kids react to consequences • busy family schedules and how time pressure shapes decisions • inflation realities like $5+ gas and what it signals emotionally • mortgage rates around 6.3% to 6.5% and what buyers are weighing now • Fed leadership change and why rate cuts are not simple • AI in the home buying process for comparing rates, affordability, and scenarios • AI tools in lending for guidelines, marketing, and future underwriting automation • practical real estate tools like seller net sheets and rental data packets • why “I don’t answer after 5” is a losing business model • tech nostalgia and the shift from living moments to recording them sign up, subscribe for Venture with Joe and Cody. We have a live stream that goes on every Thursday night as well. So go to Facebook and YouTube if you want to hear us live. But like and subscribe, give us a review, and let us know how we’re doing.