Inside Real Estate

As a successful entrepreneur in the Manufacturing industry prior to joining the world of real estate, Vic Simjanoski became an expert in figuring out how to provide customers with what they want and need. It starts with fully appreciating each customer and then finding creative ways to fulfill their needs-insight into how he approaches his work as a real estate representative. Listen now!

Edna Keep’s journey from single mom at age 16 – living in subsidized housing with a daughter in subsidized daycare - to multi-millionaire Real Estate Entrepreneur and Coach inspires others. Her major operations are long-term buy-and-hold rentals apartment buildings. Her claim to fame is a $75 Million real estate portfolio built with “Other People’s Money.”  Listen Now!

Amy and Heather are the operating partners at Epic Title Services. They answer some hot questions about title and escrow. They even touch on their own experience with a deal falling through and how that was handled. Both have amazing stories and knowledge worth taking a listen to. Listen now!

Willie J. Davis is a licensed REALTOR@ and a certified Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) in Michigan and Georgia serving clients in the metro Detroit area as well as Atlanta. Willie has been in real estate for over 4 years with Re/Max Eclipse here in Michigan and is also with the Perks by Perk Real Estate brokerage in Atlanta. Educating his clients and helping people realize their real estate goals is something Willie is very passionate about. Listen now!

Kyle has been in Real Estate since 2016, and full-time since 2017. He's worked for RE/MAX Dream Properties for his entire career. He has also been the Top Producer for his brokerage each of the last 3 years. Kyle has been the top RE/MAX Agent in his southeast Michigan region for all of 2021 and even made the RE/MAX Hall of Fame in 2020. Listen now!

 Avery purchased her first investment property at the age of 26. She currently holds a portfolio of 19 properties. In 2017 Avery left her corporate marketing job to focus full time on real estate, and very quickly became one of the top agents in Tennessee, closing over 25 million dollars in volume her first full year. A loving mother to her daughter, an avid ultra-marathoner, reader, and rescue dog advocate, Avery has sold over $100 million in short-term and vacation rental properties in her career. Listen now!

Khash Saghafi has been an industry professional for over 16 years and has always specialized in residential mortgage loans. He is a nationally renowned speaker in the mortgage industry and has been the keynote speaker at many universities and real estate and legal associations for his expertise in his field. He shares a wealth of knowledge and experience anyone would benefit from. Listen now!

Simon Thomas is the Chief Executive Officer of DOBI Real Restate. In the summer of 2018, Simon launched his own real estate brokerage, with a vision to offer realtors the services needed to enable growth and gives the agent, the buyer, and the seller the best experience. Within the first 11 months, DOBI grew its sales volume by 268% and broke through to the Top 30 in sales volume on Realcomp’s brokerage rankings.  Listen Now!

Tonya is the founder of BrandFace® and Branding Agent to Business Stars. She’s also the author of four books on personal branding. Tonya’s humble career began while selling vacuum cleaners door to door to pay her way through college. That led to a job in radio, where she observed local business owners who were featured in their own advertising and positioned as local celebrities in the market. That’s when she realized the power that personal branding has on a business. Almost two decades and many successful brands later, she founded BrandFace®, a personal branding firm consisting of a book series, speaking series, and personal branding program that is designed to help those in real estate differentiate themselves. Listen now!

The founders and owners of Omega Lending Group answer some hot questions in the mortgage world. We discuss calculating mortgage payments, pre-approvals/pre-qualifications, getting your credit pulled and more. Listen now!

Part of the Mark Z team, we were excited to have Novi real estate agent Brennen Clarke on the show again. Brennen puts a lot of emphasis on video marketing and other digital channels to help sell listings faster. We discuss the market softening up, inflation, seller-side transactions, and more. Listen now!

 Our guest this week was Sheel Sohal, is Keller Williams ranked #1 individual real estate broker representing clients and properties locally in the Metro Detroit market. Focused on pre-planning, Sheel's niche came with understanding how to market properties globally and position local homes to sell fast. We discuss high-end sales rising, rates, recent changes, and more. Listen now!

The owners of Omega Lending Group answer pressing mortgage questions from the audience. They touch on inflation, PMI, how much to put down on a house, credit score requirements and more. Listen now!

Erik Wright is the Co-Founder and Realtor of Social House. Social House Group was started in 2019 to further scale the strategy and teach other agents how to implement the same business development techniques. Becoming a real estate agent was nowhere near being on his radar until he was introduced to the industry at his first job out of college. Fast forward six and a half years and Erik has sold nearly $115 million solely by leveraging paid social media ads. We discuss social media, new constructions,  forbearance, and more. Listen now!

Jon Reusch is a servant leader, who prides himself on the success of those around him. As Operating Principal (OP) at Keller Williams, he is humbled at the opportunity to lead others with integrity, and inspire individuals to achieve their peak personal and professional selves, both in and outside of real estate. His mission is to help create wealth for those involved with Keller Williams Lakeside, at both the agent and leadership/staff level. He talks about how Keller Williams is paving the way to success, advice for agents, and more. 

Broker and Owner of Quest Realty, Ali Berry, joined us this week. He is very knowledgeable and we were excited to hear how his growing business has been navigating through the market. He talks about the importance of client experience rather than transactions, how to be a successful agent, and more. Listen now!

This week our guest is Craig Joeright of DOBI Real Estate. Before Craig became a Real Estate professional, he was a competitive figure skater for the United States. After 30 years of being in the sport, he decided to take his competitive drive to help others win their dream homes. Listen now! 

Kris is a known business growth specialist for Ardor SEO & Real Estate Masters Summit. He is the CEO and Founder of Ardor and has been named "the coolest guy in SEO".  He talks about how he caters to his niche market, real estate, in terms of SEO. He goes in-depth about the importance and what you can do to get more business. 

It's no secret that UWM has been in a "crosstown war" with Quicken Loans. UWM no longer does business with brokers who work with QL. What has this meant for brokers? How have events transpired since? What is to come? Find out all this and more. Listen now!

 Kevin Keck is the CEO/Founder of Simpli Real Estate. With over 11 years of experience as a Certified Residential Appraiser, Kevin has completed over 10,000 appraisals ranging in value from $5,000 to over $3 Million. With expertise in real estate and a strong vision for the opportunity in situations, most are blind to, Kevin has always looked to develop ways for improving voids current markets are unable to fill. Listen now!