65: Housing Affordability

Kurt is a globally-recognized marketer, operator, and speaker. He’s built and run businesses from start-up to over $500M annual revenue. He’s been a lead inventor of disruptive technologies in 5 industries, with 16 granted patents, and has been asked to advise thousands of leaders, from startup founders to the President of the United States.  

In recent years, he has focused on helping individual business owners and marketing agencies, with a heavy focus on real estate. 

Learn more about Kurt at his website, connect with him on LinkedIn, and discover the benefits of Showcase IDX here. 

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Burton Alicando is the product specialist and media relations director for PropStream, the most trusted provider of comprehensive real estate data nationwide.   

PropStreams has quickly become a leader in real estate data aggregation, and gives real estate professionals a powerful tech tool that empowers them with data, tools, and marketing solutions that help them make informed decisions to dominate their market. Increase efficiency and find more opportunities through PropStream’s sophisticated data sets that can filter down millions of data points to create detailed lists of highly-motivated buyers and sellers.  

Learn more about PropStream by checking out their website www.PropStream.com 

Get started today by trying their 7-day free trial. Head over to www.PropStream.com/CE. 

To download our sponsor Chime’s free ebook "How to Leverage Technology to Recruit Top Agents" follow the link here.  

As an Army Officer with over 8 years of service, Brent was spending a great deal of time away from his family, and he knew he needed to make some changes in order to be more present with his wife and children. Once he was back in the States, Brent quickly expanded his business, hired a team, and (most importantly) spent quality time with his family while still working hard and helping others. 

Brent Bowers invests in many different types of real estate, but his favorite investment strategy deals with buying and selling vacant land, and he enjoys sharing his expertise in this area with his coaching clients.  He is passionate about helping other people find success in real estate investing, particularly in land investments.

Check out The Land Sharks YouTube channel for transparent information regarding real estate investing. Tune into the WholeSalingInc.com's podcast here. 

Connect with Brent Bowers on Instagram and Facebook.

Link up with Brent on LinkedIn and stay connected with his career in real estate. 

To download our sponsor Chime’s free ebook "How to Leverage Technology to Recruit Top Agents" follow the link here.

Galen Hair is the owner of Insurance Claim HQ, a property-casualty insurance attorney that operates throughout the South and East Coast. Galen and his team have helped over 800 families rebuild their homes and businesses.  

Their mission is to fight for the rights of policyholders when they experience a loss due to fires, floods, hurricanes, and insurance companies that do not keep their promise. 

Galen has received a Super Lawyers Rising Start award and voted as one of National Trial Lawyers Top 100. 

Learn more about Insurance Claim HQ and their partners at their website. Download their free ebook “Ultimate Guide to Maximizing Your Insurance Claim” here.  

 Connect with Insurance Claim HQ on social: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram

To download our sponsor Chime’s free ebook “"How to Leverage Technology to Recruit Top Agents" follow the link here. 

Ben Oosterveld is your typical podcast guest. He didn’t have an easy start. He lived on the streets through the age of 14, survived a failed suicide attempt at age 15, and later spent 365 days in rehab. After some serious inner work, Oosterveld began a career in real estate where he built a multi-million-dollar real estate business with an award-winning top national team in 3 years.

Today, Oosterveld is the President and CEO of Agent from Within, a company focused on helping real estate agents build successful businesses without sacrificing their personal lives. Oosterveld helps business owners get clear about who they really are and what they really want. 

Learn more about Ben Oosterveld on his website. Connect with him on Facebook and LinkedIn. Join the VIP list for his new book “The Richest Real Estate Agent; How to Build a Seven-Figure Business without Sacrificing Your Relationships” here. 

Finally, tune into his podcast The Richest Real Estate Agent, a podcast that covers the biggest problems real estate agents face in the industry today.

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In this episode, we’re talking with Stuart Sim, Chime’s VP of Industry Development. Chime is an all-in-one CRM solution for real estate agents focused on quality lead conversion.

Chime is not your typical CRM system. It offers solutions for SEO, PPC, social media, and lead generation and management, using state-of-the-art AI software to automate these functions for busy real estate professionals. 

Download the free ebook "How to Leverage Technology to Recruit Top Agents" here. 

Taxes aren’t a fun conversation, but filing them does fulfill your role as a U.S. citizen and real estate agent. They’re vital to the health of our communities, states, and society. When it comes to tax season, being organized the year prior is important for correctly filing your taxes and understanding your business’s expenses.

In this episode, we’ll touch on the differences between filing taxes as an employee versus being self-employed, as well as what kind of deductions are applicable for real estate agents and how to qualify for them.

For more information about tax preparation as a real estate agent, check out our recent blogs  Filing Taxes as a Real Estate Agent in 2022 and How Do Real Estate Agents File Taxes?

Here is the list of most common cars, SUVs, and pick-up trucks that small businesses use to qualify for the Section 179 tax deduction:

•  Audi Q7
• BMX x5 and x6
• Buick Enclave
• Cadillac XT5, XT6, and Escalade
• Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban, and Tahoe
• Chrysler Pacifica
• Dodge Durango and Grand Caravan
• Ford Expedition, Explorer, and F-150
• GMC Acadia, Sierra, and Yukon
• Honda Pilot and Odyssey
• Infiniti QX80 and QX56
• Jeep Grand Cherokee
• Land Rover Range Rover and Discovery
• Lexus GX460 and LX570
• Lincoln MKT and Navigator
• Mercedes-Benz G550, GLS, GLE, and Metris
• Nissan Armada, NV 1500, NVP 3500, and Titan
• Porsche Cayenne
• Tesla Model X
• Toyota 4Runner, Landcruiser, Sequoia, and Tundra 

Alejandro Szita explored a few industries before finding his true calling as a mortgage expert. Born in Chile, Szita eventually made his way to the U.S. and worked hard to find success in California’s competitive real estate market. 

Today, Szita is the President of Prosperity Lending, and he’s exposing mortgage loan secrets that benefit business owners and entrepreneurs looking to become homeowners. 

Pre-order Alejandro Szita’s book, Money—What It Is, How It Works, and How You Can Use It to Create Wealth and Prosperity for Yourself and Your Community, here.

Connect with Alejandro on LinkedIn and learn more about Prosperity Lending on their website. 

At the age of 25, Dan Haberkost has amassed an impressive real estate business and portfolio that gives him the freedom to work when and where he wants — and now he’s sharing his secrets with you. 

Haberkost founded Front Range Land and Homes at an early age and has watched it grow into a successful development company. Today, his business takes on every aspect of a new home development project — from sourcing to purchasing to developing to constructing new homes. 

Learn more about Front Range Land and Homes at their website. Read up on Dan Haberkost at his website, follow his YouTube channel, and connect with him on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Technology surrounds us. For many Americans, it’s with us all the time, right in our pockets. The real estate industry has seen all sorts of tech tools claim their functionality and how they will transform the business. The market for tech tools has become so saturated that new technology sounds more like snake oil than anything truly revolutionary. 

To help you wade through these digital waters, we’re going to break down some of the biggest technological changes coming to the real estate industry this year and highlight some tools that should be a part of your business right now.