Join us this week as we interview the best and brightest stars from the real estate industry and the general business world.
Monday May 5, 2008
EDDIE GODSHALK MBA:
San Jose, California based, Eddie Godshalk, MBA, is an author, speaker, real estate coach and investor with over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. Eddie Godshalk has created several Automatic Valuation Methods to help real estate investors accurately price real estate.
Eddie Godshalk MBA is the author of “Thriving In Today’s Real Estate Market”, that is a guide to uncovering “real values” in real estate.
Eddie Godshalk says that just knowing today’s value or margin does not help reduce risk or assist in the selling or buying process. Thus, after years of testing and back testing, with the assistance of PhD’s from UC Berkeley and other major universities, Eddie Godshalk MBA, developed the forecasting tool for the Census Block Level, called REmappers.
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Tuesday May 6, 2008
Brian Brady
13 years experience in mortgage banking.
Managed branches and a national sales division for mortgage banking firm.
Financed over 617 families over the past 13 years across the country
Contact me at (858)-503-2318
brian@californialoanconnection.com
Specialties:
Why Use a Mortgage Planner?
* I have demonstrated financial knowledge and expertise regarding the tax and financial planning implications of various mortgage and real estate investment strategies. Therefore, I can better advise you when it comes to:
*Â Your single largest debt – mortgage
* Your single largest asset – real estate equity
* Life Planning needs and goals – cash flow
Website Info: http://www.mortgageratesreport.com/
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Wednesday May 7, 2008
Eric “The Coach” Bryant
Director of Information Services
Direct: (209) 758-3113
ebryant@prucalifornia.com
Prudential California Realty (PCR) is pleased to welcome to the corporate staff Eric Bryant, Director of Information Services. The announcement was made today by Craig C. Lewis, President and CEO of PCR.
Eric Bryant joins the organization with extensive technology and management experience. As Director of Information Services, Bryant will be responsible for coordinating and conducting training seminars on PCR’s new technology platform and various exclusive Prudential products.
He will also provide small group and one-on-one training assistance and act as the “head coach” to increase the level of awareness among sales professionals.
Prior to joining PCR, Bryant owned and operated Take One Digital – a local image outsourcing company – for more than four years with many Central Valley clients including the Central Valley Association of REALTORS® (CVAR). More recently, Bryant worked for a year as the Director of Business Development for Century 21 M&M.
Bryant attributes his knowledge of data operations, phone systems and the Internet to hands-on experience and his time spent at SBC Pacific Bell, now ATT.
“Eric is a skilled presenter who excels in problem solving, agent coaching and motivating those around him,” said Lewis.” He is the perfect candidate to lead our sales associates in their IT endeavors.”
The tools and products we equip our agents with can not only be used to enhance agent-customer relationships, the tools can increase an agent’s business and bottom line when executed properly.
Eric Bryant is a father of three: Eric Jr., Shawna, and Logan. He has lived in the Central Valley for the past 6 years and enjoys coaching water polo, basketball and baseball for the local high school and youth organizations.
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Thursday May 8, 2008
Todd Carpenter
As the owner of Bizomi Consulting, Todd  helps real estate and mortgage professionals use the Internet to market and streamline their business.
He originated his first mortgage in 1993. Since then, he has worked in retail, wholesale, and web solution segments of the mortgage industry.
Highlights include:
4 years inside and outside sales in the wholesale lending industry
2 years sales in web site design and marketing to mortgage brokers
3+ years of blogging in the real estate industry. My efforts have lead to acknowledgment in Investor’s Business Daily, RIS Media, Inman News, Inside Mortgage Technology and the McGrall Hill published book, Realty Blogging. I’m also a featured guest blogger for Inman News.
Website Info: bizomi.com
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also appearing on Thursday May 8, 2008
Mary McKnight is the Blogging Evangelist with RSS Pieces, a real estate blog provider. Mary provides the best instruction about real estate blogging. While technical in nature…she explains the questions you have about blogging as a Realtor.
The RSS Pieces website focuses on helping Realtors learn to successfully write and promote their real estate blogs. Our site has tons of advice, research and tutorials on real estate blogging.
RSS Pieces is the only blog developed for Realtors® with real estate specific functinality. Our blog site functions as your website and blog by directly integrating all the features of your website into a blog. The system features MLS data, ZillowTM Zestimates, mortgage calculators, automated blogging tools, “blog for you” services, SEO, RSS news feeds and podcasting/vcasting technologies. Our system is based on patent-pending technolgies.
Our patent-pending technologies automatically SEO all content to 100% search engine relevancy for guaranteed increases in traffic, search engine results positioning and listings within the first 6 months. The system also employs tools that allow you to easily add and modify content, track how the system is working for you, manage your MLS listings and generate qualified leads.
Website Info: Visit the RSS Pieces Website
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Friday May 9, 2008
 
Jennifer Wilson began her career as a Virtual Assistant in 2003 when she launched Executive Support Solutions, a Virtual Assistance firm dedicated to assisting small businesses and entrepreneurs with a myriad of administrative tasks. This was a perfect way for Jennifer to combine her years of administrative experience with her natural entrepreneurial skills.
A short time had passed and Jennifer began to rethink her business model as she came to realize that the majority of her client base was Realtors®. With a passion for, and background in, residential real estate and commercial construction, making real estate her niche in 2004, was a natural progression and Agent Solutions was born.
In a time when the internet is a vital component in real estate transactions, Jennifer is focused on staying up-to-date on all the latest real estate technologies through continuous training and regular networking with other Real Estate Professionals. Utilizing the latest real estate technology and tools, Jennifer partners with her clients to ensure they are properly marketed and stay on track with their specific business goals.
Through blogging and active participation in numerous, real estate related, groups and forums, it is important to Jennifer to also educate Real Estate Professionals on the benefits of using a Real Estate Virtual Assistant and strives to serve her clients with the highest level of professionalism.
If you are looking for more information or have questions regarding Real Estate Virtual Assistants, Jennifer can often be found networking on Active Rain (http://activerain.com/agentsolutions) or on Twitter (@agentsolutions).
 also appearing on Thursday May 9, 2008
Creative Agent Solutions.COM was created by Laura Monroe and is a natural extension of the real estate support services and resources that she has been offering to her clients for the past 5 years. She is a PREVA, or Professional Real Estate Virtual Assistant in Northern California, working with Brokers and Agents alike to achieve their goals. She came into the real estate business as a virtual marketing assistant, and through referrals has become a valued resource for her clients.Laura is an very active Active Rain Real Estate Network blogger and has been credited with bringing more exposure to the real estate VA Industry as well as being the Founder of the Real Estate VA Group and the “Find a VA” RFP System on ActiveRain.
Laura comes from a strong background of Training and Administration in business environments from varying industries. Her real estate education is ongoing; she has taken the California Real Estate Principles Course, to achieve a greater understanding of the laws and concepts of Real Estate, and has also received marketing training from Michael Russer, a.k.a. Mr. Internet®, one of the many wonderful real estate mentors in Internet marketing today.
Website Info: http://www.creativeagentsolutions.com/
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You are not going to want to miss these interviews this week. Stay tuned here for updates on future interviews scheduled on Real Estate Radio USA.Appearance dates and times and schedules subject to change.
