Join us this week as we interview the best and brightest stars from the real estate industry and the general business world.
Monday July 7, 2008 – Wendy Patton
I started investing in real estate at the age of 21 years old. Like most young adults I was single, broke, thinking “corporate America” was my only future. I graduated from college, was hired for that corporate America dream job and was $20,000 in debt. Soon, I found Corporate America wasn’t the golden path to what I wanted.
When I began investing in real estate, I didn’t fully understand my financing options, so I started purchasing investment properties on credit cards. At that time I didn’t know of any better way to invest. I did not have the assistance or availability of coaches and instructors. By the time I was in my early 20′s, I had $200,000+ on my credit cards!
About this time, I got married and had twins all within a very short time span. Over the next few years, I accumulated more properties while working my full time position in the corporate world. I even had to take my young twins with me when I was looking at potential investments.
Eventually, I was a single mother of my twins. I needed to make a living and make it fast. I had to pay off the over $200,000 of debt by myself. The investing techniques I came to specialize in involved buying properties with little or no money down – as I didn’t have much money to my name at the time. They are called “lease with option to buy” and “buying subject to.”
See Wendy on HGTV’s My House is Worth What?
Website Info: http://www.wendypatton.com/
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Also on the show on Monday July 7, 2008 – Tim Harris and Julie Harris
Tim and Julie Harris have been leaders since day one of their careers. After selling more than 100 homes their very first year (and every year after), they gained great acclaim when the National Association or Realtors named them Agents of the Year in 1997.
The youngest and fastest to achieve the ReMax Platinum award, they are both Howard Brinton StarPower Stars, and long time coaches for the Mike Ferry Organization, Tim and Julie have shown their acumen not just for the business itself, but for their abilities to impact their coaching clients.
With the birth of their Harris Real Estate University, the face of coaching and real estate education was changed forever. They have contributed directly to the success of thousands of real estate professionals nationwide, through their unique and proven techniques. With over 50,000 coaching calls logged, they are proud to have some of the most successful agents in the country enrolled at The Harris Real Estate University.
Website info: http://www.harrisrealestateuniversity.com/
Interview… CLICK HERE
Tuesday July 8, 2008 – Jonathan Miller
Jonathan Miller, co-founder of residential real estate appraisal firm Miller Samuel, co-founder and managing principal of commercial real estate appraisal firm Miller Cicero has been a real estate appraiser and consultant for more than 20 years.
He is the author of a series of real estate market reports with an annualized distribution in both print and Internet downloads of more than 1,300,000 copies.
These reports are widely used by local, regional, national and international media, as well as national and local lending institutions and government agencies.
Jonathan is real estate prognosticator, speaking often in the media on national and local housing market issues. He has been seen on CNBC, Bllomberg TV, been featured in the NY Times, Washington Post and a list of media sources too long to mention. He is a frequent speaker at real estate and appraisal functions and sits on a number of advisory panels.
Website info: http://www.millersamuel.com/
Go to the Interview… CLICK HERE
Also on Tuesday July 8, 2008 – Stefan Swanepoel
Stefan Swanepoel a regular guest on the show and a contributing author to real Estate Radio USA. Stefan is widely recognized as the leading visionary on trends and change in the real estate industry. He has penned 14 Books, Whitepapers and Reports including the 1998 Amazon.com bestseller, Real Estate confronts Reality (1997) and the annual Swanepoel TRENDS Report.
His academic accomplishments include a bachelor’s in science, a master’s in business economics and diplomas in arbitration, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, computer science and marketing.
Today Stefan serves as CEO of the RealtyU Group, one of the largest career development companies in the real estate industry.
His writings can be viewed at http://www.retrends.com/ and to reserve him as a speaker visit http://www.swanepoel.com/.
Website info: http://www.retrends.com/
Interview… CLICK HERE
Wednesday July 9, 2008 – Mitch Joel
When Google wanted to explain online marketing to the top retailers in the United States (including Wal-Mart, Costco, Sears and Sephora), they brought Mitch Joel to the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. Marketing Magazine dubbed him the, “Rock Star of Digital Marketing” and in 2006 he was named one of the most influential authorities on Blog Marketing in the world.
Mitch Joel is President of Twist Image – an award-winning Digital Marketing agency. He is a marketing and communications visionary, interactive expert, community leader, Blogger and Podcaster. He is also a passionate entrepreneur and speaker who connects with people worldwide by sharing his marketing insights on digital marketing and personal branding.
Joel is a Board Member for both the Canadian Marketing Association and the Interactive Advertising Bureau Canada. He is an executive for the National Advertising Benevolent of Quebec and an instructor of the CMA eMarketing professional certificate course.
Joel speaks frequently to diverse groups like The Power Within, Google, Shop.org, Visa, Microsoft and has shared the stage with former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, Anthony Robbins and Dr. Phil. He is the founder/moderator of the Montreal Business Book Review, host of the HarperCollins Canada sponsored, Foreword Thinking: The Business And Motivational Book Review Podcast and is also a certified self-defense coach.
He co-launched Distort Entertainment, the only hard music label in Canada to have major label distribution (Universal Music) and whose roster features the platinum-plus and Juno Award and MuchMusic-winning acts, Alexisonfire and City And Colour.
Joel is frequently called upon to be a subject matter expert for CTV National News, Canada AM, CBC Newsworld, Marketing Magazine, Strategy, The Globe & Mail, The National Post and many other media outlets. He is presently writing his first book, Six Pixels of Separation.
Website info: http://www.twistimage.com/
Also on Wednesday July 9, 2008 – Darryl Davis
Darryl Davis
Laugh, Listen & Learn with Darryl Davis
One of the most sough-after speakers in real estate, Darryl Davis has been a Master Trainer and Advisor for the past 15 years. He has been named one of the Highest Rated Speakers at the National Association Of Realtors® Convention for the past 9 years. Rosalyn Kriener, the Program Manager of the Conventions Division of the National Association of REALTORS® said, “After attending Darryl‛s sessions, attendees consistently say Darryl and his seminars are brilliant, entertaining, awesome, a terrific speaker, and that he presents great ideas that agents can use today.
Darryl’s sessions are consistently ranked in the the top 10% of all the sessions at the REALTORS® Conference & Expo.” Darryl has directly impacted hundreds of thousands of real estate professionals with his live events, best-selling books, learning systems and coaching program.
What began as a way to support his acting career later became Darryl’s true passion and lifelong mission. Darryl became a part-time real estate agent at the age of 19 and quickly climbed the ladder to become a Top Producer, a Licensed Broker and manager of a new office that became the #1 listing and selling branch within its first 6 months of operation.
Because of his great success in the industry, Darryl decided to share his secrets of success with other real estate agents to help them lead better lives. His true passion began to unfold as he discovered that helping other professionals was more rewarding than any other venture he had previously undertaken.
As creator of the nationally recognized term “Next Level®,” Darryl Davis strives to bring his students and attendees to their “Next Level®” of success by training them on how to have more fun and less stress in their business and personal lives. Darryl’s “contagious enthusiasm, hilarious humor, depth of expertise, flawless delivery and impeccable integrity” create a very dynamic presentation of real world skills, techniques and dialogues that will increase the production and effectiveness of any committed sales professional in attendance.
Some of Darryl’s acknowledgements include:
-  Best-Selling Author with McGraw-Hill Publishing for his book, “How To Become a Power Agent in Real Estate;”Â
- One of the Highest Rated Speakers at the National Association of Realtors® Convention the past 9 years in a row;
- Founder of the only yearlong real estate coaching program, The POWER Program® which has proven results of agents doubling their income over their previous year;
- Creator of the nationally acclaimed 3-Day program, S.U.R.E. Results where agents generate an average of $11,504.82 just during their 3 days in class;
- Featured Comedian at Caroline’s Comedy Club in New York City, America’s premier comedy nightclub;Â
- The only real estate speaker to be given the opportunity to audition for the television series, “Last Comic Standing”Â
The “Darryl Davis Difference” is all about innovation, creativity and customization. Darryl’s clients are ecstatic and his students are successful. Most importantly, everyone involved in Darryl’s events are delighted when he shares his special blend of fun, learning and motivation in a style that everyone can appreciate.
Website Info: Darryl Davis Website
Go to the Interview… CLICK HERE
Thursday July 10, 2008 – Richard Swerdlow
Richard Swerdlow, CEO, founded Condo.com, (formerly US Condo Exchange), in 2005 and is responsible for the Company’s strategic direction and operations.
Previously, Mr. Swerdlow founded Everything Wireless, the first consumer cataloger and Internet retailer which provided national distribution of wireless phones and accessories. The Company grew to $100 million in revenues with over 750,000 active customers and was sold to Federated Department Stores in 2000.
Mr. Swerdlow began his career practicing law in the Public Finance Departmentof Greenberg Traurig, Miami, Florida where he helped structure bond financings for a variety of municipal clients as bond counsel and underwriter’s counsel.
He is a member of the New York and Florida Bar Associations and a licensed Real Estate Broker. Mr. Swerdlow lives in South Florida and enjoys sailing and spending time with his family.
Website info: http://www.condo.com/
Interview… CLICK HERE
Also on Thursday July 10, 2008 – Mary McKnight
Mary McKnight is the Blogging Evangelist with 1 Park Place, 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.
Website Info: Visit the 1 Park Place Website
To listen to the interview… CLICK HERE
Friday July 11, 2008 – The One And Only Frank McKinney
Frank McKinney: Real Estate “artist”;Remember, to succeed in real estate it is unwise to approach your craft as specifically a “flipper,” “wholesaler,” “retailer,” “builder,” “renovator,” “contractor,” “short seller,” etc. You must consider yourself a “real estate opportunist,” who is educated and ready to profit in any market, using many applications, under any condition.
McKinney is a two-time internationally known best selling author. He has been the subject of numerous national television, radio and print stories. Mr. McKinney was recently featured on ABC’s 20/20Â with Martin Bashir, the cover of USA Today, the Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS’ The Early Show, CNN, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, HDNet, CBN TV, National Public Radio (NPR), in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Fortune, Barrons, Town and Country, Robb Report, The Nightly Business Report (PBS) and in over 250 additional TV and print features. ..and Friday, Real Estate Radio USA is honored to have the opportunity to speak with him about his feeling regarding the real estate industry and about “green houses”.
Fortune Magazine calls McKinney “the maverick of multi-million dollar spec home builders.”The Wall Street Journal calls McKinney “the Real Estate Rock Czar”
USA Today calls McKinney ” the King of ready-made dream homes.” what is everybody else saying?
CNN feature on “Acqua Liana,” Frank McKinney’s $29 million certified “green” oceanfront home View this article>>
NY Times – The Green Issue: Frank McKinney’s Green Acres View this article>>
Frank McKinney’s “Tour of Extremes:” From Palm Beach to Haiti in a day…View this article>>
Washington Post: Can Big Be Green? $29 million mansion will have all “green” wth envy…View this article>>
Frank McKinney recently featured on ABC’s 20/20 program View this article>>
The Real Deal magazine in-depth feature titled “Greener Pastures,” showcasing Mr. McKinney’s $29 million “Acqua Liana” View this article>>
Discovey Channel’s website-”Treehugger”-showcases “Acqua Liana,” Frank McKinney’s $29 million “certified green” ocean home View this article>>
South Florida Business Journal – Acqua Liana – feature article View this article>>
Art+Artecture+Design: Eco-Friendly Homes for Millionaires View this article>>
Canadian TV feature: Frank McKInney – Real Estate Artist View this article>>
NBC feature on Mr. McKinney’s recent creation of new self-sufficient village in Los Cacaos, Haiti View this article>>
Wall Street Journal article on Mr. McKinney’s $135 million direct ocean-to-Intracoastal home View this article>>
Frank McKinney’s “Eco-Mansion” to sell soon? View this article>>
The next Nobel Peace Prize winner? View this article>>
Frank McKinney recently featured on CBN View this article>>
USA Today feature article on Mr. McKinney View this article>>Â
Website info: http://www.frank-mckinney.com/
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 Also On Friday July 11, 2008 – Jessica Jensen
Low Impact LivingTM is a way of life.
We believe you want to lessen the load you put on the earth. You want to reduce global warming. You want to recycle. You want to do what’s best for the environment, but often you don’t know where to start. And you don’t know what impact your efforts will have, or how much they will cost.
Low Impact Living was founded by the husband and wife team of Jason Pelletier and Jessica Jensen. Low Impact Living grew out of their growing concern for what is happening on our planet, and the difficult process they went through when they tried to make their own home more sustainable. They hope that their personal experiences, along with those of LIL’s dedicated staff and customers, will help make a green home more attainable for everyone.
Prior to launching LIL, Jessica was the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Investor’s Business Daily, a national stock market media company.
Before that, she worked as a Project Leader for the Boston Consulting Group where she led strategy projects for Fortune 500 companies in the media, entertainment, satellite, office products, financial services and other industries.
Jessica has also lived and worked in Japan, where she studied Japanese foreign aid policies in Africa for the Japanese government. She has her MBA from INSEAD (France), a Masters of International Relations from U.C. San Diego, and a B.A. in Political Science and Asian Studies from Amherst College.
Website info: http://www.lowimpactliving.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.
