R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes

On this episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes, we are joined by the #1 Homes for Heroes real estate specialist and Rookie of the Year, Chris Parrish out of Sumter, SC. In just his first year at Homes for Heroes, Chris served 87 heroes with their real estate needs, and he looks to build upon that success in years to come. And he credits following one simple fundamental to his success, always do the right thing. Tune in and hear from one of Homes for Heroes very own top producing real estate specialists, Chris Parrish.

On this episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes, we are joined by Heroes Served Club member and top Homes for Heroes real estate specialist, Marla Chapa out of Mount Vernon, WA. Marla has become an elite top producer in her area from the very beginning of her career that started just 5 short years ago by focusing on purposefully and intentionally building a brand that attracts business to her team. But also on the purpose of giving back to her fellow community heroes, on the purpose of building those around her up, and on the purpose of making a positive impact in the lives of her clients, her colleagues, and on the professionals and people around her.

Dave Larson, retired military and one of Homes for Heroes top performing real estate specialists joins us on R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes to discuss how to lead a career filled with purpose. Dave shares the strategies that he's taken from his military career to apply to his real estate business to grow it into a top-performing 13 agent team. Tune in and take away some great tips that you can apply to your real estate business to grow and scale today.

Homes for Heroes #2 mortgage specialist in the nation, Teresa Clark, joins us on this episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes to share the value that learning has played in her success. Over the past seven years, Teresa has used her can-do and can-learn attitude to rise to the top of her profession by serving over 170 heroes in a single year. Teresa attributes her rise to success to her humility and being able to recognize and take something from every learning opportunity along the way. And now Teresa shares how you can approach your career with that same open mind to accelerate your success!

Homes for Heroes Mortgage Specialist, Rich Wercholuk, out of Orlando, Florida joins us on this episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes to discuss the importance of taking action within your niche market. Rich discusses the techniques, such as relationship building and teamwork, that create a snowball effect in growing your real estate or mortgage lending business. Tune in and hear how to niche down and rise up from a top-producing mortgage specialist!

Homes for Heroes #8 real estate specialist in the nation, Amy Bartolucci, joins us on this episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes to discuss how she has become to go-to agent in her community. Amy gets personal with her journey in real estate, shares how timing and intention play an important role in her real estate career. But most importantly, Amy shares how she has become the market leader by keeping her clients one step ahead of other home buyers.

Top producing real estate specialist, Lisa Hawkins joins us on this episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes to discuss the three ways to leverage your community for success. Lisa is a team leader out of Fort Worth, TX that serves around 50 heroes every year and does about 100 transactions. And she credits the very important aspects of her community to this success, the people, her clients, and her colleagues. Tune in and learn how a top-producing real estate agent leverages their community.

On episode 79 of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes, we are joined by Homes for Heroes' top-performing mortgage lender, Deneen Bernard. Deneen joins us to discuss three main topics that have helped her successfully grow her business, such as having a strong team, becoming a local specialist in your community, and failing forward to achieve success. Make sure you tune in to hear the best tips and strategies from Homes for Heroes top-performing mortgage lender!

On this week's episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes, we are joined by a top-performing mortgage lender, Jamie Harrington from Hickory, North Carolina. Jamie shares her deeply personal story with stress and the impact it has had on her personally and professionally. But more importantly, Jamie also shares the tactics and strategies that she has used to overcome her battles with stress to now lead a successful and happy career in real estate. This episode will provide you time blocking tips and ways that you can set expectations with your clients that will lead to even more success in your career and even more happiness in your life.

On this episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes, we are joined by the leader of Homes for Heroes #1 real estate team, Mario Gonzalez. We get back to the basics in our conversation discussing the fundamentals of what can make or break your real estate career and ultimately your success as a business owner. Make sure you stay tuned in to hear the lesson Mario learned very early on in his career about honesty. Mario also shares his go-to question he asks all his clients to prepare them for the hard or difficult news we all know we have to deliver at some point in a deal.

On today’s episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes, we are joined by Emily Machetta, a mortgage specialist extraordinaire straight out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Emily is a relatively new mortgage banker with only 4 years of experience but she has experienced tremendous success in those four short years to the point where she is now growing her own team so that she can continue to grow along with her business. With a background in education from her past career, Emily shares how she uses that informative and educational approach to help her clients and even her team members grow and achieve their goals. She also shares how knowing who you are and what you specialize in and sticking to that can help you grow individually but also help you attract others that relate to your deeper purpose and mission and ultimately help you grow in team members and in partnerships that will expand your sphere of influence beyond your own so you can experience exponential growth! After all it’s all about loving what you do and working with others that believe what you believe.

This week we are joined by Mike Zinicola. the leader of the #1 Homes for Heroes real estate team in Ohio and the #6 team for all of Keller Williams  in the country! Tune in to hear the four  fundamental principles Mike has used to build his success in real estate. Mike also shares the 5 pillars to his business and what he is focused on right now to overcome the challenges our industry faces by spotting the opportunity in times of change and need and becoming the solution!

Despite the pandemic, real estate has continued to be a booming industry. As our heroes continue to serve Carrie Lukins and her team in Colorado Springs are helping them find their next home. COVID19 has allowed her and her business co-lead, Preston Smith to pivot their business to serve better. Tune in to this week's episode as Carrie and Preston discuss how their real estate business has continued to thrive through our nation's pandemic.

In this week’s show, Gianni Cerretani out of Kennesaw, GA shares what it truly takes to become successful no matter your industry. Gianni is Homes for Heroes #5 mortgage specialist in the nation and has consistently ranked in our top 10 mortgage specialist since he joined Homes for Heroes 9 years ago. Last year alone he helped over 120 heroes and that’s just half of his business not including other non-hero clients.  In this episode, Gianni talks a lot about change with it being the only consistent thing there is and how you have to be willing to learn and adapt with change in order to grow and do more personally and professionally. Gianni shares the lessons he’s learned over the last 18 years in the business about diversifying where your business is coming from and not only treating it as a B2C relationship but also B2B in referral partners, a key success strategy that has gotten him to where he is today.

Tune in to this week's episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes as we are joined by Phil Giampietro, a top producing Homes for Heroes real estate specialist out of Chesire, CT. He's helped over 60 heroes and given back over $111,000 in hero rewards in just 2.5 short years. Listen in as Phil shares his strategies and tactics that has led to his success.

Russ Murphy, a Homes for Heroes top producing Mortgage Specialist joins us on this episode of R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes to share how to use your natural strengths as a real estate marketing tool. Russ's simple approach and philosophy has earned him success and is something that a lot of professionals in our industry have a tough time seeing or doing for that matter. He attributes his success to a few basic things that he has mastered, being yourself, listening so you can serve others needs and focusing on achieving the results the client wants.  Join the R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes live virtual audience in future episodes here: JOIN HOMES FOR HEROES IN SERVING HEROES AS A REAL ESTATE OR MORTGAGE SPECIALIST Join over 3,000 active real estate agents and mortgage lenders across the nation in serving their community heroes and providing the most hero savings of any nationwide program. Sign up here to speak with one of our account managers: https://bit.ly/2KmNWd6 Visit: Like: Follow: Tweet: Connect:

Homes for Heroes Real Estate Specialist, Craig McKenzie, leader of our #5 Real Estate Team in the country serving joins us to share his tact for growing his business by being the community connector. Craig's team has served over 100 heroes each year by specializing at building connections in the community. Join on this episode of R.E.A.L. talk with Homes for Heroes and learn about Craig and his team special tactics and strategies to growing their real estate business. Join the R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes live virtual audience in future episodes here: JOIN HOMES FOR HEROES IN SERVING HEROES AS A REAL ESTATE OR MORTGAGE SPECIALIST Join over 3,000 active real estate agents and mortgage lenders across the nation in serving their community heroes and providing the most hero savings of any nationwide program. Sign up here to speak with one of our account managers: https://bit.ly/2GT33JZ Visit: Like: Follow: Tweet: Connect:

On this week’s show I am joined by not one but two top mortgage professionals out of Knoxville Tennessee, Margo Krogulski and Marissa French. Margo and Marissa share their secret to how they have been able to build their business and their team over the years by focusing on just one thing…helping people. These two are laser focused on making a positive impact in the lives they touch through exceptional customer experience. And I’m not just talking about their clients, but an exceptional experience for their team members, their real estate agents, their industry relationships and yes even their community as a whole where they live and work. Listen closely as they share gems about how speed, efficiency and communication can make all the difference especially with a highly competitive market like we’re seeing right now. They also share how they focus on the people, not the transactional nature of the business, help everyone that comes to them and create client relationships that seem to be more like ones you’d have with friends and family by simply listening and caring to learn where the other person is coming from to better understand their needs and them as people. Join the R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes live virtual audience in future episodes here: JOIN HOMES FOR HEROES IN SERVING HEROES AS A REAL ESTATE OR MORTGAGE SPECIALIST Join over 3,000 active real estate agents and mortgage lenders across the nation in serving their community heroes and providing the most hero savings of any nationwide program. Sign up here to speak with one of our account managers: https://bit.ly/3p5VK2X Visit:   Like:   Follow:   Tweet:   Connect:

Shawna Kleinwolterink a top Mortgage Specialist joins us on R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes to share how to grow your business with a "Let's Give Back" mentality. Shawna shares a ton of details about how she gets to personally know the people in her world on a deeper level so she can connect with them later through an incredible initiative she consistently does with all those individuals...Gifting. Join the R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes live virtual audience in future episodes here: JOIN HOMES FOR HEROES IN SERVING HEROES AS A REAL ESTATE OR MORTGAGE SPECIALIST Join over 3,000 active real estate agents and mortgage lenders across the nation in serving their community heroes and providing the most hero savings of any nationwide program. Sign up here to speak with one of our account managers: Visit: Like: Follow: Tweet: Connect:

On this week’s show, we are joined by a seasoned veteran with 22 years in the mortgage industry that has earned her way to the top 1% of mortgage specialists in the nation. Erika Westcott, a mom of 3 teenagers right out of small town Gadsden, AL, started her mortgage career practically right out of college. Over the past 22 years she has come such a long way initially learning from her own mistakes back when she first started, to then getting to a point where she needed to invest in herself and her own success through coaching to grow, to now being able to mentor and coach the LOs, processors and coordinators that work right alongside her to help her be the successful mortgage professional she is today. Erika shares how she is juggling a lot with being a mom, a loan originator and a manager every single day and how cram this can take a toll on our mental health, happiness and well-being. But being able to manage all aspects of our lives is not only critical to our success as real estate agents and mortgage professionals, but also for our own personal happiness and fulfillment as people. Join the R.E.A.L. Talk with Homes for Heroes live virtual audience in future episodes here:   JOIN HOMES FOR HEROES IN SERVING HEROES AS A REAL ESTATE OR MORTGAGE SPECIALIST Join over 3,000 active real estate agents and mortgage lenders across the nation in serving their community heroes and providing the most hero savings of any nationwide program. Sign up here to speak with one of our account managers: Visit: Like: Follow: Tweet: Connect: