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Through all his years in real estate Joe has just about seen it all, what works and what doesn’t work. The truth is the more equity you have in your home the more flexibility you have over all. Depending on what you use the money for and what the loan to value amount is, accessing equity from your home can really help or really hurt. Today Joe shares his 8 practical reasons for accessing equity…

Technology is all about improving how we do things and how we communicate with others. In today’s show Joe discusses two articles: The Top 7 Ways Real Estate Agents Annoy Clients and The Top 5 Things Consumers Hate about Applying For a Mortgage. Using data like this many companies will be changing the way they invest in their business. Joe then discusses upcoming technology that will improve our relationship with consumers as well as other…

In a perfect world we would all live in a single family residence in the area of our choice. Reality is it’s an extremely tough market for the buyer with high demand and no room for new homes. Today Joe suggests options that you may not have thought of as you navigate this extremely tough market. Although the housing market is hot, hot, hot right now the housing market will face a correction. We don’t…

They always say you shouldn’t buy anything you haven’t personally seen, so we went out and did it. Bobbi and Buddy visited Central America with Michael Cobb (ECI Development) and returned with a huge thank you list and a whole lot of information on our new favorite retirement destinations. Today Bobbi and Buddy tell Joe about the four countries they visited, the people they met and the ongoing property developments. Ongoing property developments in Panama,…

Unless something big happens you can bet interest rates will be on their way up. Now a lot of complicated factors go into calculating your rate. Joe kicks off today’s show by explaining how your unique profile affects your interest rate. He also offers strategies to consider before interest rate increase again such as consolidating your first and second mortgages. Is there a time of the year that can be considered the best time to…

You’ve done your research, gotten informed and know the general direction you want to head. All that’s left to do is choose a person to work with (online) and get your transaction started. Today Joe covers what you may or may not know about the agents and lenders who show up when you visit real estate websites. Many agents pay-to-play and the mortgage side might be even dicier by presenting you with misleading information. Be…

As the fire spreads across the North Bay so many of us have rallied around the victims donating money and clothing among other necessities… But sometimes you feel the need to do more! Today Joe announces what the RERL team will be doing to help victims who have had their lives turned upside down and are finding their way back to normalcy. If you’re in the market to make a transaction there is something else…

This December we can assume the Feds will be raising rates once again with three more rate hikes forecasted through 2018. Whether these rate hikes happen or not we should expect rates to increase relatively soon and have a strategy ready for an environment with rising rates. Today Joe explains why you should consider consolidating your first and second loans. He also explains who else should reconsider their loan program before the Feds raise the…

Technology is changing the way we do business and consumers are using technology to take more control over their transactions. Right now most consumers don’t understand title and escrow as well as they need to, let alone the fact they have a choice on whom to work with. In fact 90% of consumers leave that choice up to their realtor or loan officer. Changes big and small are on the way so listen in and…