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Lori Alvarez’s Real Estate with Soul — 223 episodes

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When Brothers and Sisters Don’t Agree About Mom’s House: Navigating Family Conflict During an Estate or Downsizing | Ep. 223

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7 Home Upgrades That Increase Home Value Before You Sell | Renovations That Actually Pay Off | Ep. 222

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Sell an Inherited House for More: Concierge Real Estate Tips for Probate & Estate Sales | Ep. 221

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Moving an Aging Parent: The Sadness No One Talks About I Ep 220

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Tight Inventory, Big Moves: Your October 2025 SoCal Market Breakdown | EP. 219

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218: Trump's 50 year mortgages, what does it mean for you?

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217: Zillow Secrets: How to Use It the Right Way (and What the Zestimate Misses)

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216: How to add Value to Your Home: 5 Upgrades with the Best Return on Investment

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215: City Spotlight: Living the La Verne Life- Peace, Personality & Price Tags

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214: Southern California Real Estate Update: LA, Orange & Riverside County Market Trends 2025

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213: Texas Housing Market 2025: Why Homes Aren’t Selling Like They Used To

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212: Is Renting Really Throwing Money Away? The Truth in 2025

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211: Busting the Biggest Homebuying Myth: Do You Really Need 20%?

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210: Learning from Real Estate History: 3 Lessons Shaping Today’s Market

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209: Best Home Features in 2025: What Adds the Most Value

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208: How to Invest in Real Estate for Retirement: Simple Steps & Real Numbers

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207: Beyond the Hype: The Truth About Tesla Tiny Homes & Your Real Tiny Home Options

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206: From Toys to Titles: The Gift of Real Estate for Your Children’s Future

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205: Brokerage Red Flags & Green Flags Every Agent Should Know

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204: Tiny Homes, Big Dreams: Your 2025 Guide to Small-Space Success

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203: How First-Time Investors Should Start in 2025

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202: From Sellers to Buyers: What the Market Shift Means for You

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201: More Than a Move: Processing the Emotions of Selling

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200: Why Some Homes Are Selling Fast… and Others Are Sitting

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199: Should I Sell Now or Wait? What You Should Know in 2025

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198: What’s Really Going On in the Spring Real Estate Market Right Now?

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197: When Life Shifts: Navigating Divorce & Real Estate with Grace

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196: Two Moves, One Mission: How to Buy & Sell Without the Breakdown

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195: Trusting the Process: Your Real Estate Journey and 4 Tips to Stay Grounded in it

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194: Moving with Intention: Navigating the Emotions & Logistics of a Big Move

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193: Tariffs & Real Estate: Will They Help or Hurt the Market?

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192: LA Market Update: Fire Aftermath, Housing Shifts & Hot Listings

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191: LA Fires & Real Estate: The Hidden Impact on Homeowners, Taxes, & Market Challenges

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190: Inspiration and Insight: The LA Fires and Real Estate Challenges

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189: 10 Must-Ask Questions Before Hiring Your Seller’s Agent

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188: Dream Big: Your Guide to Owning Property in California

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187: Facing the Senior Housing Crisis: Solutions for Our Aging Population

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186: September Market Trends: What’s Happening in LA & Orange County Real Estate

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185: Understanding Tenant Rights: How to Sell Your Rental the Right Way

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184: The Final Steps: Closing the Deal and Beyond – Why Your REALTOR® is Worth Every Penny

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183: The Real Value of a REALTOR® It’s Money in the Bank with Navigating Offers & Negotiations - Part 6

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182: The Real Value of a REALTOR®: Key Listing Appointment Tasks That Help Sell Your Home – Part 5

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181: The Real Value of a REALTOR®: What Happens in Your Listing Appointment Presentation - Part 4

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180: The Real Value of a REALTOR® Why You Would Want to Hire A Real Estate Agent to Sell Your Home - Part 3

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179: The Real Value of a REALTOR® Why You Would Want to Hire A Real Estate Agent - Part 2

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178: The Real Value of a REALTOR®: 179 Ways They Work for You -Pt 1

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177: July Market Update: Real Estate Trends Across LA, San Bernardino, Orange, and Riverside Counties

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176: Guiding Your Financial Future: The Power of Purposeful Financial Planning with David Daley

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175: Home and Real Estate Development: Mastering Real Estate Project Management

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174: June Market Trends: Are We Heading Towards a Balanced Market

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173: Forever Home, Forever Memories: Leticia's Journey Through Love and Loss

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172: Navigating Real Estate Ownership and Wealth in a Changing Market

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171: Timing Your Home Purchase with Seasonal Trends

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170: Should You Sell Your Home in Retirement? Five Essential Factors to Consider

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169: It’s a Real Estate Showdown: Kendrick vs. Drake

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168: Riverside Real Estate Market Analysis: Insights and Trends

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167: Show Me The Money: Real Estate Career Roles & Opportunities

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166: Navigating the Shifting Trends: A Real Estate Market Update Up To March 2024

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165: Fraud-Proof Your Real Estate Transactions: 10 Tips to Stay Safe and Secure

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164: The Impact of Prime Locations on Home Prices in Growing Job Markets

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163: The Value of Trusts: Navigating Real Estate with Dementia

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162: Mastering the Art of Choosing the Perfect Offer When Selling Your Home

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161: The Art of Negotiating: A Continuation of our Real Estate Commissions Conversation

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160: The Election Effect: Real Estate Trends in Election Years

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159: 2024 Market Update: Navigating Turbulence in Unstable Real Estate

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158: Understanding Today's Buyers: Let’s Talk About Characteristics of Home Buyers

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157: California Real Estate: Navigating 4 Cities with Caution and Hyper-Local Insight in Los Angeles

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156: Golden Transitions: Navigating Downsizing Options for Senior Citizens

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155: Real Estate Numbers: A Comprehensive Analysis of the 2023 Real Estate Market

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154: Navigating Mobile Home Transactions with 10 Pro Tips

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153: Some Starry Estates: Celebrities That Are Making Their Real Estate Moves

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152: Trade Up or Down: 10 Tips for Transitioning to Your Ideal Home Size

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151: The Realities of Buyer's Remorse in Real Estate

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150: Selling As-Is: Empowering Your Real Estate Choices

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149: Real Estate Commissions and the Intrinsic Value of Your Real Estate Agent

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148: Exploring Real Estate with Your Neighborhood Agent VS. Non Local Agent: Who Do You Hire?

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147: Insuring Your Home in California: Navigating Fire Insurance & Brokerage Insights with Rob Dow

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146: Unveiling Real Estate Short Sales: Rules and Realities

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145: Forever Bound: California Taxes and Your Financial Journey

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144: Real Estate Horror Stories

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143: 7 Baby Steps to Build Your Wealth

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142: Hyper Local Market Analysis for LA County

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141: Top 4 Seller Strategies For The Market

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140: Buying & Selling With A Dave Ramsey ELP

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139- A Real Estate Agent, A Coach and a Boxing Ring With Eric Garcia

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138: A Buyer’s Agent Reality in Real Estate

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137: The Cost Of Waiting In Real Estate

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136: Real Estate News For You

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135: Home Maintenance Tips for All Homeowners

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133: Current Real Estate Market in Today’s Challenging Economy

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134: All Things in the Real Estate Market Today

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132: The Value of Home Staging in Real Estate with Richelle Stannard

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131: Buying A House When You Own A House

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130: Will You Be My Real Estate Agent?

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129: The Highs, The Lows and a Big Celebration

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128: Commercial Workspace and Business Owners in 2023 with Dr. J

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127- Moving Emotions and Relocation Depression with Pierre Brodeur

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126: Becoming A Millionaire Real Estate Investor

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125: Answering Your Real Estate Questions

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124:  Living with your HOA and community!

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123: 10 Steps to Buying a Great Home

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122: The Cost of Buying and Selling Real Estate

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121: The Good and the Bad with FHA Loans

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120: What is a Rate Buy Down?

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119: How to Keep Love in the Home with Family, Life and Marriage

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118- For the Love of Real Estate! My House Hasn’t Sold?!

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117: Selling In The Spring: Tips To Stand Out When Selling Your Home

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116: Christina Springstead | Finances 101 of Profit & Loss As a Business Owner

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115: Setting and Moving Your 2023 Goals Forward

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114: New 2023 Real Estate Mandates

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113: Victor Mackliff | The Self Employed or 1099 Employee Path To Homeownership

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112: Tips For Your Credit Repair And Correction

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111: Open House Tips For The Buyer And Seller

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110: Improving & Leveling Up Your Life with Duane Morrison

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109: We’re In Escrow! So What Does That Mean?

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108: Moving Forward. Think Big. Set Goals.

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107: Mortgage Deferment: Know Your Options

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106: Is The Price Right

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105: Having an Estate Sale with Craig Burke of Grasons Co

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104: Regret Buying or Selling your Home?

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103: Home Buying & Investing Pt. 2

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102: Home Buying & Investing Young

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101: Starting College?

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100: Taking A Leap of Faith

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099: 1…2… and…Take Action with Jude Charles

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098: Health Is Better Together

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097: The Mind Of An Empowered Woman

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096: Talking Trash & Recycling with Judi Gregory - Zero Waste Director

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095 Pools and More!

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094: Amazon Prime Day and Shopping

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093: 4th of July and Fire Safety

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092: Insurance Needs with Farmers Insurance Agent Alexander Wong

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091: Home Invasions and What You Should Do To Prevent Them

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090: Homeownership Pt.2!!

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089: National Homeownership Month & what’s going on with the market?

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088: How to handle change

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087: Real Estate Mom Duties: How Lori Managed It!

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086: Wellness: An Organized Home Starts With You

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085: Investing: E.T.H.I.C.A.L. Property Investing with Dr. Dionne Payn of High Impact Property Investments

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084: Financial Planning: So You Inherited Property...

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083: MINDSET: The 4 Truths With Terry Tucker, Cancer Warrior

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082: Dave Ramsey: How To Find An Endorsed Local Provider

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081 Testimonial: Surprise Guest, and Past Client, Lauryn Creager!

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080 Market: Life Changes, Interest Rates, and Making Offers

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079 Investing: Airbnb Advice With Expert Danielle Tate, Co-Author of Host Coach

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078 Market: The Cost of Waiting

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077: Community: Some of Our Favorite Local Things To Do Near San Dimas, California

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076 Inspiration: Happy Women's Month!

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075 Mindset: Empowering The Best Version of You

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074: Financial Planning: Being An Intentionally Wealthy Woman with Debra L. Morrison

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073 Career: For The Love of Real Estate Part 2

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072 Mindset: Your Great Reset

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071 Mortgage Lending: I'm A Veteran, Should I Do A VA Loan? With Tim Harrison of Straight Up Mortgage Talk

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070: Financial Planning: I Want To Retire

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069: Wellness: Pick Your 66 Day Challenge!

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068: Health: The Inspiring Weight Loss Journey with Influencer Samantha Rawley

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067 Selling: I'm Thinking of Selling My Home

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066 Mindset: How Thoughts Become Things with Dr. Hank Seitz

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065 Home Warranties: Realtor Perspectives and What To Think About

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064 Dave Ramsey: How Lori Alvarez Found Dave Ramsey and What's To Come

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063: Goal Setting: Team Dreams and Commitments for 2022

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062: Family Stories: Thanksgiving Traditions and Favorite Moments

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061 The Market: What's The Trend? With Expert Steven Thomas of Reports on Housing

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060 Financial Planning: Saving For Your First Home

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059 Financial Planning: Real Estate Attorney Q&A with Rebecca Larson, Your Home Legal, APC

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058 Photography: Behind the Scenes with QwikVid on Capturing Your Home

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057 Mindset: A Healthy Kitchen Experience

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056 Mortgage Lending: Investing Strategies for the COVID Market with Mortgage Lender Justin Brown

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055 Inspiration for the Changing Seasons of Life

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054 Educating You on the Fall Season Buyer and Seller

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053 Back To School: Pros and Cons Of Selling Near A School

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052 Back To School: Pros and Cons Of Living Next To A School

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051 Back To School: Our Thoughts, Perspectives, and Tips with COVID in 2021

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050 Investing: Buy and Hold Quality Real Estate with Michael Dominguez

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049 Investing: How To Be A Land Investor with Christina Walls of Land Profit Generator

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048 Investing: Basics of Being a Real Estate Developer

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047 Investing: Different Ways to House Hack and Pay Off Your Mortgage

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046 Investing: Using Taxes to Grow Your Portfolio Using the 1031 Exchange with Dave Foster

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045 When You Make Community A Home with Alta Skinner

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044 Living Your Best Life In Community

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043 A Homeownership Success Story With Elsa Justo: You Can Do It Too

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042: Kicking Off Homeownership Month: Why And When To Be A Homeowner

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041: Find Your Life Brand, Your MarkahVida, with Rebekah Hogan

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040: Get Comfortable With Failure, a Conversation with Gabriel Alaniz, LMFT

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039: The Power of Mindset and Your Mental Health

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038: Investing: Buying and Holding Real Estate for Your Family's Future

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037: Pushing Past The Fear Of Moving Out Of State

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036 House Hacking Your Way to Financial Peace

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035: Important Things in Real Estate: Transaction Coordination

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034: Important Things in Real Estate - NHD's

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033 - Staying Optimistic Throughout Your Real Estate Journey

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032 Home Improvements & DIY's

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031 - Buying an Investment Property

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030 - The Real Estate Crash or NOT

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029 - For The Love of Real Estate

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028: Setting Goals: Achieving Your Dream

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027: Setting Goals: Time for Recreation and Fun!

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026 Setting Goals in your Occupation

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025: Setting Goals as A Family with Casey Cox

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024 - Goal Setting: Moving FORwarD in 2021

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023 - The Buyers Academy: Guide to Buying Your Home

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022: Holidays and Real Estate

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021: Embracing the 2020 Mindset: Better Together

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020: Experienced Mortgage Banker's Thoughts on Today's Market

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Episode 19 - So, You Want To Be A Real Estate Agent

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Episode 18 - For Sale By Owners (FSBO'S)

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Episode 17- Choosing the Best Home Insurance Policy

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Episode 16- Is Renting Or Buying Right For You? Part 2

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Episode 15 - Should I Rent? Or Should I Buy?

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Episode 14 - Faith/Fear: Shifting Your Goals

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Episode 13 - What to Expect For Home Showings

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Episode 12 - The Foundations of Home Ownership and Business Ownership

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Episode 11 - Ready, Set, Shoot! It's Photo Day!

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Episode 10 - Should I Do A Pre-Listing Home Inspection?

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Episode 9 - Can I Sell My Home In As-Is Condition?

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Episode 8 - Top 10 Things To Do To Sell Your Home For More Money

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Episode 7 - COVID-19 and Your Home Mortgage

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Episode 6 - Quarantine Reminiscing Sister Talk with Amy Cruz in Our Home Sweet Homes

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Episode 5 - Finding Your Calm in Change, Uncertainty, or Chaos with Mindfulness Expert Dr. Regina Trammel

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Episode 4 - The Home Buying Experience From A Buyer's Agent's Perspective

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Episode 3 - Can I Actually Afford To Buy A Home?

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Episode 2 - How Do You Buy Your First Home?

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Episode 1 - Buying a home as a single woman