Real Estate Rockstars Podcast

Brandon Nelson is a passionate and successful realtor.  He got an “honorary doctorate in houses” before he ever sold one. By that he meant, in his 20’s he became a journeyman carpenter, building and remodeling houses from foundation to trim. In 2004, Brandon completed the Bellingham Technical College Home Inspector program, and became one of the busiest inspectors around. Over the next 3.5 years, he completed nearly 700 inspections. He wouldn’t trade those crawl-space tours, attic-traverses, plumbing-probes or electrical-evaluations for anything. Today, in every house he shows, preview, or prepare to list, Brandon calls on that inner-inspector knowledge and experience. Brandon has two beautiful, smart, athletic children, named Hayden and Jazzy. They astound him every single day, and Brandon credits their Mama – his beautiful, smart, athletic wife Heather – for their awesomeness. Brandon and Heather are also athletes. His main sport since 1992 has been kayaking. He paddled, raced and explored in some of the most remote corners of the earth. Brandon is a 12-year veteran of Bellingham’s own Ski to Sea. And in August, 2013, with the help of his best friends and community, Brandon achieved a long-held dream of breaking the Guinness World Record for endurance paddling. He went 151.87 miles in 24 continuous hours, right in Bellingham on Lake Padden.

Looking for an innovative way to help your clients buy and sell real estate? Hear how Housing Harmony is disrupting real estate by matching buyers and sellers (think online dating) to help facilitate the sales process. Real estate agent, broker, investor and innovator Joel Sherlock discusses Housing Harmony, real estate investing, delivering value in innovative ways to clients, going where the deals are (in this case, selling a resort in Belize) and much more in our latest Real Estate Rockstar Radio podcast. Joel is an entrepreneur who started at an early age, founding an e-commerce company at the age of 17 and engineering multiple successful real estate transactions before the age of 20. Joel’s entrepreneurial spirit and drive are a powerful force. After a successful sales career with BMW, his passion for real estate investing led Joel to shift his focus full time into the real estate arena. Joel's boutique Brokerage in the Okanagan Valley (Vantage West Realty) quickly grew to the largest independent in the market. With a recent sale of Vantage West, Joel and his Team, Sherlock + Associates, have recently opened a new Kelowna Office. He is also very active in the community and sits on the board of a number of charitable organizations including The Mel and Mart Zajac Foundation, Zajac Ranch for Children (Vancouver). Join us as Joel shares his mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by creating unique and successful marketing campaigns to help clients buy and sell real estate.

Are you doing what you need to do day in and day out to get more business from your real estate sphere of influence? Real estate rockstar and Seattle real estate agent Aaron Hendon generates 61% of his business from his sphere of influence. In today's podcast, you'll hear Aaron's tips on pairing Feedly and Hootsuite for effective Facebook marketing, the one thing real estate agents must do (and most aren't doing) to be successful and much more! Aaron Hendon is an author, a speaker and a 2016 Rising Star Real Estate Agent winner in the Seattle market. He shares his success strategies with fellow investors and consumers. As a successful entrepreneur, and someone who as trained over 10,000 people,  Aaron Hendon is a role model to be followed. Join us as Aaron shares his mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by empowering and enabling people to get what they want in life.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that buyers and sellers want to hear your resume or bio. They want to hear your story. Hear how to increase real estate sales by developing and sharing your story to form a connection with buyers and sellers - a connection that sets you apart from other agents in your market. This podcast with Heather Ann Havenwood is packed from beginning to end with valuable insights and information to help you share your story - your Hero's Journey - with prospective clients and make more money in real estate. Heather Ann Havenwood, CEO of Havenwood Worldwide, LLC and Chief Sexy Boss, is a serial entrepreneur and is regarded as a top authority on internet marketing, business strategies and marketing. Since marketing her first online business in 1999, bringing together clients and personal coaches, she has played an active role in the online marketing world since before most even had a home computer. In 2006 she started, developed and grew an online information marketing publishing company from ground zero to over $1 million in sales in less than 12 months. Starting without a list, a product, a name or an offer, Heather Ann molded her client into a successful guru now known as an expert in his field. Heather Ann has been named by a few as an 'Icon Creator' or the 'Wizard Behind the Curtain'. Join us as Heather shares her mindset and a glance at her journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by becoming a  top authority on internet marketing, business strategies and  marketing.

If you're not selling enough houses, there is one thing you can do to change that and start making more money in real estate. Hear 2-time Real Estate Rockstar Radio guest Lisa Archer discuss everything from listing to leads, expansion to hiring agents, and much more including exactly what you can do - the one thing you can do - to start selling more houses and making more money. This podcast is packed with valuable nuggets! Lisa Archer is a licensed NC & SC Realtor and COO of Live Love Homes with Keller Williams. Currently Live Love Homes has expansion teams in multiple markets. Lisa was named as one of Inman News 100 Most Influential in Real Estate 2013 and 2014, Swanepoel Power 200 and sits in Gary Keller's top 100 Mastermind Group. Join us as Lisa shares her mindset and a glance at her journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by becoming one of the top producers in real estate.

Hear the 4 crucial habits real estate agents must stick to in 2017 if they want to take their business to the next level. Podcast guest Andrey Polston doesn't just cover the theory behind these 4 habits. Instead, he dives deep with Pat to give you the exact roadmap you need to implement these 4 habits in your professional and personal life and make more money in real estate. Stop what you are doing and get ready to take a lot of notes - more importantly - get ready to take your real estate business to the next level in 2017 and beyond! For Andrey Polston, Entrepreneurs matter. He loves cracking-the-code to “what works”, and that's exactly what his projects and businesses are about… delivering unconventional results for clients, partners, stakeholders, and entrepreneurs at large. His continuous pursuits include: marketing and business growth strategies, effective sales and persuasion methodology, and day trading and investing. Join us as Andrey shares his mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by delivering unconventional results to take your business to the next level.

Would learning exactly how to go from $0 to $15 million in sales in 2 years in a brand new location with now sphere of influence be something you would be interested in hearing? In our latest real estate podcast, you will get a ton of valuable nuggets on how to build a multi-million dollar real estate business on expired listings from real estate rockstar Aaron Wittenstein. Aaron - who livestreams himself lead generating to over 30,000 Facebook group members 3 times a week - shares the tools, scripts and strategies he uses to day in and day out to make money with expired listings. Listen now and start getting more listings in 2017. Aaron Wittenstein started in real estate 16+ years ago at age 19 cold calling renters out of the phone book. After being a top agent in Chicago, he decided to put family first and moved to his wife's hometown of White Plains NY in 2013.  Within 2 years, Aaron went from 0 - to almost 15 million pending and closed working Mon- Fri 8 -4pm, a few Sat mornings and NO Sundays. He also founded the real estate Facebook group Lead Gen Scripts & Objections, where he lead generates live almost daily. The group's mission is to be the go-to resource in the real estate industry by providing a community that supports genuine candid insight and conversation to help agents create the life they deserve. Join us as Aaron shares his mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by becoming a favorite among clients and an agent sought out by other agents.

Hear how you can succeed as a solo agent by following the example set by real estate rockstar Mark Simone. Famous for his tenacity when it comes to following-up with leads, Mark shares a ton of valuable nuggets in his interview with Pat. Listen now and you'll hear exactly how an "engagement vs. posting" social media strategy, systems for following-up and note-taking, time blocking, finding the right support staff and much more will help you skyrocket your solo agent success. Mark is a 2nd generation, Baltimore-based Realtor. Having grown up in his family’s boutique real estate brokerage, Mark acquired many skills and talents at an early age, which helped him launch his own career in real estate in 2003. His tireless focus on personal and professional growth drives him to continually provide a higher level of quality services to the marketplace. Mark has had the privilege of personally representing over 750 Buyers and Sellers thus far in his career. He has received many awards and acknowledgements for being a Top Producer, both in units sold and sales volume. The long-term relationships and friendships he’s forged with his clients are what he cherishes the most. After living downtown for 14 years in the Fells Point and Brewer’s Hill neighborhoods, Mark and his wife now reside in Phoenix, MD. They welcomed their first child together in early 2015, and are expecting another baby boy in Spring 2017. During his free time, Mark enjoys reading, following Baltimore sports and spending time outdoors. Join us as Mark shares his mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by becoming a Top Producer in real estate.

What is your mindset after losing a listing to another agent? How do you recover after getting your teeth kicked in by buyers and sellers who took their business elsewhere? Real estate agent supercoach Hank Avink shares his 5-step system for recovering from setbacks which, when put into practice, will help real estate agents like yourself move forward with the right mindset and make more money in real estate. Stop the car, turn up the volume on this podcast, get out the pen and paper and start taking notes! Hank bought his first rental property on April 1st of 1998 at the ripe young age of 20 after being the captain of a Jr. Hockey team that won a National Championship. Soon after, he was on the Carleton Sheets infomercial having acquired 42 rental units. Hank had a commercial note call due with not enough cash on hand and went from being a "Millionaire" to bankrupt in about 18-24 months. Just about the time Hank met his now wife of 12 years. Between now and then they’ve had 3 children, one who had to have open heart surgery (Important part of Hank’s story) at 6 days old. While going bankrupt, Hank did residential ending for 5ish years and then jumped into residential Real Estate, where he wore every hat from Buyers agent to solo agent, to "Mega Agent", to Team Leader, to BOLD Coach and now owner and founder of the National Coaching League.   Join us as Hank shares his mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by helping real estate agents move forward and make more money in real estate.

Hear how to build wealth in real estate using the systems and real estate investing strategy Mitch Stephen has used to purchase over 1,500 houses himself. Fed up with being a landlord and watching his cash flow disappear with expenses and liabilities, Mitch started focusing on owner financing strategies which have helped him find financial freedom. Hear how to choose the right market to invest, his key to acquiring houses without using his own money, how systems lead to success and freedom, and much more. Mitch Stephen has been a self-employed RE investor for 20+ years. His real estate investing career started at the age of 23 when he read “Nothing Down” by Robert Allen. Mitch, together with his wife, Tommi, and his daughter, Shannon purchased their fair share of local houses. Their company, Independence Day, Inc., has bought and sold over 1,300 properties in and about San Antonio, Tx since 1996. This company specializes in buying distressed properties with OPM and selling those properties with Owner Financing. The Stephen family built wealth by purchasing very affordable homes, selling them for double the cost, and owner financing the sale by creating note to their buyer. In 1991, the family made plans to keep their wealth and create “Forever Money” by acquiring Self-Storage and Boat Storage facilities primarily around Canyon Lake where they live in Texas. They started with 13 boat storages in front of a state park at the lake, and the storage business has grown to over 1,100 storage doors in 16 locations. Join us as Mitch shares his mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by changing communities and helping over 1,000 families stop renting and start owning.