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How Wellness Practices Can 10x Your Team’s Productivity

The COVID experience has had much to teach us about how wellness practices are integral to the way we work and ways that we can improve our approach to our work to optimize and succeed, even in times of challenge, change, and uncertainty. While every industry is...

Decode Your Cravings & Meet Your True Needs

by Lauren Rice

If you found yourself feeling a kind of pressure to use the extra time at home over the last couple of months as an opportunity for self-improvement, you wouldn't be alone. The internet has been awash with tips and tricks, more free lessons and teaching on a whole...

I Am Facing Foreclosure, What Should I Do?

by Tina Casen

Today, hardworking people are forced to make tough decisions. The direction you take as a homeowner today will affect you financially for years to come. If you or someone you know is forced to make these decisions, call us today! We can help you weigh all...

Finest Women in Real Estate National TV Talk Show

by Amy Lanci

The Finest Women In Real Estate (FWRE) Show is firing up the airwaves on national television, in front of the eyes of 10 million viewers. This show is the idea child of Marie Antonette Waite, the founder and CEO of The Finest Women In Real Estate. Her company markets...

The Same Old Real Estate Investments Won’t Get You There

by Steve Matley

In the newest episode of Building Solid Foundations TV show, I was joined by Patrick Kappel of Reef Point Realty who has been building his portfolio of investment properties for about ten years. Kaaren Hall of Udirect IRA also joind me. As a long time real estate...

Tick Tock – How Much Time Do You Cost?

by Laura Roeder

Time. It’s the only true equalizer we have as humans. We spend the same amount of it getting to the age of one, then 12, 18,21 40, and lastly, 65; retirement age (we hope). We “lose track of time”, “gain” an hour, then lose it again. We...

What does it mean to GET FIRED UP in Real Estate?

by Marie Waite

What does it mean to be really get fired up in Real Estate? Do you spend more time doing cold calling? Do you go out and knock on more doors to introduce yourself? Do you sit in more open houses hoping to meet home buyers? All of these methods can be effective, but...

Six Essential Principles of the Finest Women in Real Estate

by Marie Waite

Finest Women in Real Estate: Six Essential Principles of the Finest Women in Real Estate. The secrets to building your reputation and your business, establishing yourself as an expert, cultivating clients and referrals, balancing home and work life and more!...

Youtube Thumbnails via PHP

by Justin Bennett

Embedding videos from Youtube into a website is a rather painless procedure. Each video is provided with sharing options that include a bit of html code that will get the job done, and with WordPress it’s even easier. All you need is the video URL...

What is a 1031 Exchange?

by Marie Waite

Section 1.1031, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, offers real estate investors one of the last great investment opportunities to build wealth and save taxes. By completing an exchange, the investor (Exchanger) can dispose of their investment property,...

FHA Back to Work Program – Extenuating Circumstances Program

by Steve Tempel

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently published Mortgagee Letter 2013-26 under the subject “Back to Work–Extenuating Circumstances” for all FHA-Approved Mortgages. This new ML explains that FHA is continuing its commitment to “fully” evaluate...