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RERL-1613- Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Industry Update
For a while we have been talking about disruption and consolidation and recently it was announced that Compass has acquired Alain Pinel. The small startups you heard about a few years ago are getting bigger and starting to gobble up their older competitors. Today Joe and Mike take time to cover what is going on…
Read MoreRERL-1612-Giving Back – Salvation Army Silicon Valley
Since 1865 the Salvation Army has been helping others meet needs without discrimination. Like any great organization it can only survive when the entire community supports their efforts. Today Joe learns about all the things the Salvation Army does to help people in need from Major Roy Wild. Specific topics include: Services the Salvation Army provides How…
Read MoreRERL-1611-Accessing Home Wealth Without Debt
Even though we have covered this topic several times on this podcast, home equity sharing is a topic that is still relatively new to most people. Equity sharing is a great product for those of us who have witnessed the tremendous growth in home prices and are looking to take advantage of all that equity…
Read MoreRERL-1610-Building Your Company Culture
The key to successful growth is finding excellent people, training them to understand consumer wants and how to operate within the rules of the business. It’s an almost obvious statement that sounds incredibly hard to implement. To make a hard task even harder is differentiating and building a culture that gets employees excited to work.…
Read MoreRERL-1609-Knowing Your Customer to Grow the Business
Knowing how to hit your target customer is a key component to growing your business. Currently word of mouth is still the best way to spread knowledge of a product within a segment of the population. Spending time with the target consumer is often the biggest competitive advantage for entrepreneurs and failure to do this…
Read MoreRERL-1608-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate-Investing Outside California
For most consumers real estate is one part of a good, diversified portfolio. Anyone living in California knows that property here is not only hard to come by, but it mostly benefits consumers who buy and hold. Fortunately there are opportunities out there, like way out there. Today Joe and Mike discuss investing outside of…
Read MoreRERL-1607-Understanding Reverse Mortgages
As long as they’ve been around reverse mortgages have been plagued by myths and misconceptions. This misunderstanding is largely due to most people not understanding how they work or who they work for. In fact for the right person the reverse mortgage is actually an outstanding program! Today Joe chats with reverse mortgage expert Bill…
Read MoreRERL-1606-Stock Options and Other Incentive Plans
At this point in your business you’ve had investors and you’ve issued shares. Incentive plans are becoming more normal in the workplace, but they way their being used is changing. Stocks are a great way to set up a special bonus plan if the business gets sold and your stock hasn’t vested. Today Joe and…
Read MoreRERL-1605-Two Italian Guys Talkin Real Estate- Pricing Strategies & Leveraging
The holiday season has finally passed and it’s time we all got back to business. Whether you’re thinking about moving once school is over or thinking it’s time to make that first home purchase, pricing is the biggest factor facing consumers. Home offers are picking up and while we don’t know if we will enter…
Read MoreRERL-1604-Accessing Home Wealth Without Debt
In the Bay Area equity can be too much of a good thing. The average home price has risen quickly and sharply all around Silicon Valley which has left long time homeowners with a lot of wealth tied up in an illiquid asset. If only there was a way you could take advantage of your…
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