Clarified Realty Podcast | Real Estate: Recent Episodes
Tom Clary
Buying or selling a home can be a scary process, but in the Clarified Realty Podcast Tom Clary and his co-host, Ron Bruno, tackle that fear head-on by exposing all the secrets your real estate agent doesn't want you to know. From saving up for a down payment, to inspections and appraisals, all the way to the close of escrow -- they share tips on how to avoid the common pitfalls and mistakes usually make, so that home buyers and home sellers can confidently buy, or even sell, the home of their dreams.
People mainly buy or sell real estate because they are going through some sort of transition, i.e.: they are getting a new job or someone has passed away. One of the most prevalent reasons is divorce. We're talking to Douglas Wolf, a family law attorney who specializes in the worst of the worst of these cases involving spousal abuse cases. He takes us on a step-by-step guide of how someone can sell their home during a divorce. Hopefully, it can help reduce the stress of an already awful circumstance.
This is an episode Tom has wanted to do for a while. We are talking with fitness expert, J. D. King about how people going through the stressful process of buying a home can avoid the pitfalls of eating poorly and stay healthy. He gives great advice about what types of foods are best when you need the energy to get through a full day of open houses and how you can better wind down (without alcohol) afterwards. We also talk about caffeine, its role in adding to stress, and how to ease off of your addiction.
In this episode, we cover the latest real estate news for the week. First, is news that Facebook has come under fire for facilitating de facto housing discrimination in their ad targeting platform by restricting who sees what types of ads. After that, we discuss a new real estate artificial intelligence company called "Rex" that is attempting to replace your real estate agent. And last, we discuss how a seller in California has told their agent that they do not want any buyers who voted for Donald Trump.
Trusting someone with the remodeling of your home can make even the most courageous tremble with fear. That's why we're talking to J. R. Mariano of Jamie's Kitchen Cabinets and baths about how contractors as a whole don't have the most stellar reputations and how that image is well earned. He gives us tips about how you can separate the mercenaries and amateurs from the talented and the experienced. He also discusses how he goes about bidding projects and the latest technologies in the business.