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Close to Home — 156 episodes

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The Clouse Corner: What is an Expired Listing?

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The Clouse Corner: Top Predictions for 2022

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The Clouse Corner: Top 4 Mistakes Home Buyers Made in 2021?

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Wishing You Happy Holidays!

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The Clouse Corner: What is Seller Sabotage?

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#47 Lending a Helping Paw with The Pittie Project!

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The Clouse Corner: What is an FHA Loan?

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The Clouse Corner: 4 Steps to Becoming a Successful Real Estate Agent

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#46 Making Your Home Shine with L’AVANT!

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The Clouse Corner: Why is Home Owners Insurance Important?

11

The Clouse Corner: Flipping Homes vs Flipping Condos

12

The Clouse Corner: Top 3 Mistakes During a Kitchen Remodel

13

The Clouse Corner: How to Sell Your Home in the Fall

14

The Clouse Corner: The Benefits of Generational Living

15

The Clouse Corner: Potential Pitfalls of Vacant Land

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The Clouse Corner: What Can I Do With a VA Loan?

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#45 Strawberry Poptarts and Shikorina Pastries

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The Clouse Corner: What Do I Do With a Seller's Credit?

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#44 Spreading Opportunity with The Pastry Project

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The Clouse Corner: How to Deal with a Counteroffer

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#43 Inside Moshi Moshi! A Special Owners Interview

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The Clouse Corner: How to Get in Ahead of the Offer Review Date!

23

The Clouse Corner: Does Selling 0ff-Market Save Money?

24

The Clouse Corner: New Warning Signs of a Cooling Market?

25

The Clouse Corner: What You Need to Know About Homeowner's Insurance

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The Clouse Corner: How Much Should Your Monthly Mortgage Payment Be?

27

#42 Expanding a Classic at The HoneyHole with Kristin Rye

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The Clouse Corner: What the Heck is Happening in Seattle's Housing Market?

29

The Clouse Corner: Top 3 Mistakes to Avoid on an Investment Rental

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#41 Adventures in Alaskan Fishing with Luis Arruela

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The Clouse Corner: Don't Fall in Love with Glamor Shots

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The Clouse Corner: The Number 1 Question You Need to be Asking in Todays Market

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#40 Crafting the Cocktail for Success with Erik Carlson

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The Clouse Corner: What is a Long Closing and Should it Worry You?

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The Clouse Corner: How Important is Proof of Financing?

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#39 Creating Something Special with Raised Donuts

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The Clouse Corner: What is Buyer Fatigue?

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What Does Realtor Experience Really Count For?

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The Clouse Corner: The Best Places to Move After Selling Your Home

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The Clouse Corner: Why Houses That Look New Sell Better

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The Clouse Corner: Top Tips for Helping a Property Sell Quickly

42

The Clouse Corner: 3 Things You Must Know Before Buying a New Townhouse!

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The Clouse Corner: How to Create "Curb Appeal"

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#38 What's Next for Seattle Restaurants? Interview with Ethan Stowell

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The Clouse Corner: Why You Don't Live in Your House When it's Being Sold

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The Clouse Corner: Why is a TV The Most Important Staging Item?

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The Clouse Corner: What Does Your Townhome HOA Cover

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The Clouse Corner: Why is the Weekend Important in Real Estate?

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The Clouse Corner: More Top Reasons Homes Fall Through in Escrow

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The Clouse Corner: Why is The Market Crazy During the Beginning of the Year?

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#37 One Couples Buying Experience

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The Clouse Corner: Reasons Deals Fall Through in Escrow

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The Clouse Corner: Brennen's Real Estate Journey

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The Clouse Corner; What is the Secret to Maintaining Your Homes Value?

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#38 What Is The Future of Compass? with Jason Carroll

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The Clouse Corner: Brennen's Top 5 Seattle Real Estate Predictions for 2021

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The Clouse Corner: The Top 3 Mistakes New Agents Make

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The Clouse Corner: How Much Should I Rent My Property For?

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#37 Is Your Insurance Right for You? With Alice Yao

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The Clouse Corner: The Downsides of Owning an Air B&B

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The Clouse Corner: The Upsides to Owning an Air B&B

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#36 How to Turn Refinancing Into Free Money with Stacia Weishaar

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The Clouse Corner Where Does Your Poop Go?

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The Clouse Corner: Full Time Versus Part Time Real Estate

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#35 Delightful Refuge an Interview with Stacia Weishaar

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The Clouse Corner: Should I Refinance Now?

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The Clouse Corner: When to Lower your Listing Price

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#34 FresYes an Interview with Jason Farris

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The Clouse Corner: What is Buying During Covid Like?

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#33 Roll Okay Please! Interview with Chef Shama

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The Clouse Corner: Using an Additonal Down Payment to Beat The Competition

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The Clouse Corner: Get Hype for Timelines!

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#32 Get Upstaged! With Fernanda and Flavia

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The Clouse Corner: Is The Seattle Exodus Real?

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The Clouse Corner: What Exactly is Underwriting?

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#31 Frolic Pet Services

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The Clouse Corner: Why Buy New?

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The Clouse Corner: What Exactly is Equity?

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#30 Selling Sunset, The Real Real Estate Story?

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The Clouse Corner: Top 5 Things to Test in Your Final Walkthrough

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#29 Puddles Barkery Interview, Feed Your Furry Housemate with Love!

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The Clouse Corner: How Long Does It Take To Get Your Home On The Market?

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The Clouse Corner: All About Paint

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The Clouse Corner: Can I Make Money Owning a Condo?

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The Clouse Corner: Top 5 Mistakes You Might Make Selling Your Home

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The Clouse Corner: The Top 7 Mistakes First Time Home Buyers Make

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The Clouse Corner: The Top 5 Questions You Should Ask Potential Agents

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The Clouse Corner: The Top 6 Mistakes When Buying a Condo

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The Clouse Corner: Taking The Best Photographs Possible

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The Clouse Corner: The Hidden Costs of Purchasing a Home

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#28 Making Your Home Office Work for You With Hollis Rendleman

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The Clouse Corner: Racism in Real Estate

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#27 Making Your Home Your Favorite Place With Hollis Rendleman

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The Clouse Corner: The Three Best Things You Can Do Before Putting Your House On the Market

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The Clouse Corner: How Important is Staging?

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The Clouse Corner: What is Seller Financing?

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The Clouse Corner: The Top 3 Mistakes You Must Avoid During Closing

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The Clouse Corner: Can I Get a Good Deal Because of the Pandemic?

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The Clouse Corner: Should You Buy a Fixer Upper?

100

The Clouse Corner: Jumbo Loans

101

The Clouse Corner: Your Sellers Timeline

102

#26 Managing Personal and Small Business Debt

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The Clouse Corner: Being a Move up Buyer

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The Clouse Corner: Selling Condos Versus Selling Single Family Homes

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#25 Doing the Finances for Your Small Business with Guest Tatiana Tsoir Pt. 1

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The Clouse Corner: Condos vs Single Family Homes

107

The Clouse Corner: Credit Scores

108

The Clouse Corner: Why Your Lender Choice is Important

109

The Clouse Corner: February Market Update

110

The Clouse Corner: What if You're Not Pre-approved for as Much as You Wanted?

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#24 5 Questions to Ask Your Agent

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The Clouse Corner: Stock Market vs Real Estate

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The Clouse Corner: Pre-approval vs Prequalification

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#23 The 2020 Home Buying Checklist

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The Clouse Corner: January 2020 Market Update

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The Clouse Corner: When You Know It's Love

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#22 Lessons From 2 years as a Real Estate Agent

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The Clouse Corner: Closing Costs vs Down Payment

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The Clouse Corner: The Cost of Renting

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#21 How to Buy and Sell in 2020

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The Clouse Corner: Top 5 Things to Consider when You Relocate

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The Clouse Corner: December Market Update

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#20 How Changes to the Seattle Excise Tax in 2020 Affect You

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The Clouse Corner: How to Get Free Money for Your Down Payment

125

The Clouse Corner: Brennen's Top 5 Seattle Real Estate Predictions for 2020

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The Clouse Corner: How to Net More Money on Your Sale with Compass Concierge

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#19 Would Energy Work Work for You?

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The Clouse Corner: November Market Update

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The Clouse Corner: Three Reasons Winter is the Best Season to Sell

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#18 Seven Reasons to Sell in Winter

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The Clouse Corner: When Should I Sell vs. Rent?

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#17 Five Do’s and Dont's When Applying for a Mortgage

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The Clouse Corner: When to Start the Home Selling Process

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The Clouse Corner: Five Tips for Starting Your Home Search

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The Clouse Corner: Seattle October Market Update

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#16 What is Downpayment Assistance

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The Clouse Corner: When to Start Your Home Buying Process

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The Clouse Corner: 4 Ways to Build Wealth With Real Estate

139

#15: Should I Rent or Buy?

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The Clouse Corner: Real Estate Investing 101

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The Clouse Corner: What are Buyers and Sellers Agents?

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#14: The Top 5 Mistakes that Buyers Should Avoid

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The Clouse Corner: Closing Costs

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#13: What Does a Property Advisor to the Ultra-High Net Worth do?

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#12: Why Home Sellers Aren't the Clients

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#11: Tell Me What I'm Seeing: How to create a film that helps sell your home

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#10: The 10 Lessons I've Learned Since Leaving Corporate America

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#9: 2018 Houzz Design Trends Reviewed, Part 2

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#8: 2018 Houzz Design Trends Reviewed, Part 1

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#7: How to Budget for your Home Remodel & More

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#6: What is the Fed Interest Rate Hike and What Will it Mean for You?

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S1.E5 How to beat cash offers and more

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S1.E4 The home mortgage collapse and why it won't happen again, how a mortgage works, and news in home lending (Part 1)

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S1.E2: How to buy your first home

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S1.E3: How to remodel your home after you purchase

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S1.E1 Who am I and why are you listening to this podcast?