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Amanda and Chris sit down with Max Moss from Montava.  Max is the President of HF2M Colorado, and leading the way for what could be one of the largest residential developments ever built in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado.

Mary Burrell is the owner of the NoCo Real Producers Magazine.  Real Producers is a magazine that spotlights the top producing realtors in a market and giving top businesses the opportunity to build more relationships with these realtors.  Mary has a degree in computer science, and prior to Real Producers she spent the early part of her career writing software for GE Healthcare, working on CT and MRI systems.                 Topics Discussed: What is Real Producers magazine: history of the publication The benefits of networking. How to be featured in Real Producers magazine. What makes a top producing real estate agent. What the top agents are telling Mary about the health of real estate in Northern Colorado.

Chris and Amanda breakdown the January housing numbers for Northern Colorado and the Nation. 

Jim is a 44-year veteran of the Indoor Air quality business.  He is currently president of the Control Environmental Group.  Jim helped design and develop “AirSweep” which helps clean indoor air at the molecular level utilizing adsorbent technologies to strip particulate from the indoor air.  It’s ALL Natural! The proprietary system removes molds, bacteria, viruses, dust and allergens.                  Topics Discussed: Why is Indoor air quality so important. Preventive measures you can take to in your home to improve your air quality. Which areas of the home are mold and germ factories. What is “AirSweep” How the average homeowner can use “Airsweep” to improve the quality of sleep and family members with asthma.

Drew is the founder and Investment Advisor Representative at Fletching Arrows Wealth Management here in Fort Collins.  Drew oversees the investment portfolios for over 150 households.                  Topics Discussed: Understanding the basics of planning for retirement How to build a plan for investing and saving How Real Estate can play a role in building your wealth Questions to ask when looking to hire a Financial Advisor What Drew is most worried about in the current economic environment How Climate Change is affecting how people invest.

Jessica is the Director of the Headwaters Institute, and the Director of Community Engagement at Headwaters Realty.  She has helped lead and direct 30 volunteer projects since 2014.  In 2019 she launched the Water Conservation Program which is expanding to include Rain Barrel Workshops, Rain Garden Workshops, and classes on Rainwater Harvesting 101 for residential properties.  Originally from Texas, Jessica moved out to CO to attain her Masters Degree in International Development Anthropology from Colorado State University.                 Topics Discussed: The power of Water Conservation Why Water Conservation is so important Breaking down the Colorado Law on Rain Barrels How to build a Rain Garden How you can get involved with future community projects

Ben is a 15 year veteran of the Fort Collins real estate market.  Originally from Chicago IL he moved to Fort Collins in 2002.  He currently works as an agent for Keller Williams and is a top 1% producer in the area.                 Topics Discussed: How to stay Top of Mind with your sphere and database Leveraging your pipeline Pros/Cons of starting your own Brokerage firm Property Management When to hire a Transaction Coordinator or Showing Agent Balancing Family and Work.

Chris & Amanda breakdown the December housing numbers for the nation, and the Northern Colorado market.

Amanda and Chris discuss November housing numbers, both locally and nationally...and give the December Interest rate update from Freddie Mac. 

It's our final episode of 2019!  It's been an amazing first year for the entire team at the Real Estate Ready podcast.  A big thank you to all our guests this year who have come on to help educate and teach our listeners about the power of owning real estate. Amanda and Chris discuss holiday plans and look back at an amazing year!   Our final guests this year are starting a brand new podcast down in Denver called "A Bigger Picture Podcast" - We are thrilled to have Thomas Elliott from RE/MAX Leaders, Veronica Arrieta from Guild Mortgage, and Genaro Ocasio from The Brokerage - Insurance Group.  In this episode we discuss the Denver real estate market for the first time, and how this amazing team decided to jump into the podcast world.  I hope you all enjoy, and thanks again to all our listeners for their continued support.  

EP 25: Sarah Meline, CSU graduate, She oversees the City’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Assistance Program (WRAP), which supports businesses and multifamily complexes in their waste reduction efforts.  Along with WRAP, Sarah supports a variety of other programs, including the City’s Timberline Recycling Center, recycling A-Z list tool, and the community composting project.

Monthly Market Update, October 2019 Ebullient :)

EP 24: Chris lets us know that Fort Collins might be getting an In N Out Burger.  Amanda and Chris are joined at Stout Studios by James Mitchell graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Real Estate/Finance in 2008. Inspired by his introduction to sustainable living in New Zeland and through this lens as a Realtor®, James founded Renewablue®, a company offering Home Solar and Efficiency consulting. Now James is ready for his next project. James and his wife Angela, a licensed counselor, launched Love Intentionally. Love Intentionally offers facilitated retreats, and DIY retreat kits, for committed couples that are wishing to take their relationship from good to great. Our mission is to plant seeds of expansive love, allowing those in the primary partnership to then have more love to share with the world around them.   Topics You’ll Hear: Sustainable Living, Green Energy, Relationship, Love Intentionally     Heart Focus Moment: Reid Hoffman   Find us on Instagram! @RealEstateReadyPodcast   Connec

EP 23: Tamara, creator of Northern Colorado Lifestyle is the guest of Real Estate Ready at Stout Stout Studios. Tamara shares why she got her blog started and what she loves about Northern Colorado.     Topics You’ll Hear: Northern Colorado, Real Estate, Blogging, Music, Restaurants   Heart Focus Moment: Thomas Edison    Find us on Instagram! @RealEstateReadyPodcast   Connect with Tamara:  https://northerncoloradolifestyle.com/ 970-231-0790

EP 22: Chris is getting over jet lag and Amanda is revving up to teach her first yoga class. Sean is back at Stout Studios to update us on property tax valuations and dive into ballot issues. Larimer County residents can get a sample ballot at larimer.org    Topics You’ll Hear: tax valuation, Larimer County Election, prop cc, prop dd, 1A, Northern Colorado Market    Heart Focus Moment: Zig Ziglar    Find us on Instagram! @RealEstateReadyPodcast

Monthly Market Update, September 2019

Monthly Market Update, August 2019

EP 21: Chris ran his first 10k, the FORTitude, and Amanda has started her 200 hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training. Amanda and Chris sit down with Leslie VanDerven of Welcome Home Organizing and Feng Shui. Leslie gets real on how you can declutter and vamp up the energy and functionality in your home. Tune in for top 3 tips to Feng Shui your home, how to juice up your bedroom, and get back to your goals.    Connect with Leslie: WelcomeHomeOrganizing.com   Topics You’ll Hear: Feng Shui, organize, declutter, energy, staging   Heart Focus Moment: Walt Disney   Find us on Instagram! @RealEstateReadyPodcast

Monthly Market Update, July 2019 Resources: Confidence Index https://www.nar.realtor/reports/realtors-confidence-index Existing Home Saleshttps://www.nar.realtor/topics/existing-home-sales New Home Saleshttp://www.census.gov/newhomesales   Pending Home Saleshttps://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/pending-home-sales Case Shiller http://us.spindices.com/indices/real-estate/sp-case-shiller-20-city-composite-home-price-index Quicken Loans https://www.quickenloans.com/press-room/2019/07/09/quicken-loans-owner-perceptions-of-home-values-improves-for-second-straight-month-as-spring-homebuying-season-ends/ Inventory https://www.nar.realtor/topics/existing-home-sales Mortgage Rates http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms_archives.html Mortgage Rate Projections http://www.freddiemac.com/research/forecast/ http://www.fanniemae.com/portal/research-insights/forecast.html https://www.mba.org/news-research-and-resources/research-and-economics/forecasts-and-commentary

EP 20: Chris jumped into Horsetooth Reservoir then drove to Waterworld then had dinner at the Regional. Fed Reserve has cut interest rates ¼ point, the first time it interest rates have been cut in 10 years. Watch the 10 year treasury to get the best  look into effect on mortgage. Shanda Peyton from Clearwater Exteriors. Shanda came into the industry looking for a job, within the first couple weeks she realized this was a hidden gem of creating a new type of living in your home. Getting a high end, good quality, window replacement changes everything about your home, and most importantly energy efficiency. Clearwater Exteriors focus is energy efficiency. Get 40% off of your project #Hofer Get a hold of Shanda: Email customerservice@clearwaterext.com Phone 720-357-2977 don’t forget to mention #Hofer for your 40% off your project    Topics You’ll Hear: windows, home efficiency, home improvement    Heart Focus Moment: Bruce Lee   Find us on Instagram! @RealEstateReadyPodcast