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Senior Transitioning – Episode 284

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Suzan Shayler of Edward Jones wants to understand, what’s important to you. She uses an established process to build customize strategies to help you achieve all your goals then partner together throughout your life to help keep you on track.  After earning degrees in Accounting and Finance from Seattle University, Suzan worked for 20 years as an accountant and tax professional before joining Edward Jones in 2013. Her background allows me to specialize in tax-free and tax-efficient planning, potentially saving you money in taxes!  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Suzan discusses how you can protect your money from long-term care costs and taxes. Listen to Suzan’s segment.

As a lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, Vivian has watched Seattle flourish into what it is today. Her familiarity with this beautiful area and market means she can help you find just the right home for you.  Vivian is a full-service Real Estate Broker with an eye for interior design and knowledge of Feng Shui principles. That means when she stages homes, she lists to sell quickly and create more value for you.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Vivian talks about transitioning seniors.  Listen to Vivian’s segment.

Rose Fabrick is a certified Senior Concierge Care Advisor for Concierge Care Advisors, a healthcare organization focused on senior care transition.  Rose has worked in the healthcare field for over 20 years. She works with seniors and family members to navigate the process of making the right transition decisions for senior housing and care services. She has worked as a community relation director in an Assisted Living Community to clinical liaison for In-Home Care.  She has a thorough understanding of assisted living, memory care, and in-home care services to advise the family on what is appropriate for their elder loved one.  Rose’s passion is to serve in the care and transition of older adults, in any capacity.   In today’s The Money Hour segment, Rose discusses Concierge Care Advisors and senior transitioning.  Listen to Rose’s segment.

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Costly Mistakes in Your Divorce Case – The Mindset Effect – Changes in our Local Real Estate Market – Episode 283

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Vincent Humphrey and Joe Towslee are Attorneys at Humphrey & Associates PLLC which focuses on family law, real estate, and civil litigation. Their passion is in bringing justice and clarity to those in need.   Their experiences allow them to work well in many different situations, and their service-first mentality allows them to break past the toughest scenarios.  Vincent holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Idaho College of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington and was nominated to SuperLawers for 2019.  Joe received his Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho College of law in 2018.  Joe developed an interest in several areas of the law including employment, family, and constitutional law.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Vincent and Joe discuss costly mistakes in your divorce case. Listen to their segment.

Susan Palmer Wood is a former Microsoft and tech startup executive turned Mindset Empowerment Coach, Master NLP Practitioner, and Trainer. She’s also President of the Eastside Chapter of the Women’s Open Network group and volunteers in Middle School classrooms with the CHOICES organization to reduce high school dropout rate, sharing the message “You are not what happens to you, you are who you choose to become. Your choices today impact your opportunities tomorrow”. Susan is passionate about helping people transform their thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors so they can experience more joy and fulfillment in their career, relationships, and personal development. In today’s The Money Hour segment, Susan talks about mindset.  Listen to Susan’s segment.

Kari exudes a passion for real estate that carries through to every client whether you are a buyer, a seller or both! Kari’s business practices are steeped in a philosophy of commitment, honesty, integrity, and excellence while loving her clients and developing a strong team to produce the best results. Prior to becoming a Managing Broker, Kari owned her own graphic design & marketing firm. Six years ago, Kari brought her leadership and business expertise, her keen attention to detail and eye for beauty to the real estate industry, often exceeding client expectations and rising to top agent in her office. Kari specializes in selling for more and buying for less while managing the process and providing support, guidance, knowledge, and education so you feel confident from beginning to end.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Kari discusses changes in our local real estate market. Listen to Kari’s segment.

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How Realtors Saved You Money – Tax-Deferred Exchanges – How to Succeed in Real Estate – Episode 282

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Patti Hill is the Office Leader at the Seattle Northeast Office for John L Scott.  She has been chosen by Seattle Magazine as “Five Star Best in Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agent” for 2005 through 2015 and has her designation for Senior Real Estate Specialist working with boomers and beyond, ePro designation from National Association of Realtors and awarded Realtor of the year 2014 Seattle King County Realtors. Patti is a member of the National Association of Realtors, member of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, member of the Washington Association of Realtors and member of the Windermere Foundation, dedicated to helping homeless and low-income families.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Patti talks about how the realtors have helped save you money. Listen to Patti’s segment.

Kyle Williams, Vice President and Account Executive with Investment Property Exchange Services, Inc. resides in Bellevue. He is responsible for sales covering Washington State. With over a decade of financial brokerage and real estate experience, including REITs, 1031s, and other real estate investments, he enjoys speaking with brokers, CPAs, attorneys, investors, and real estate professionals. Kyle received his B.A. from The Central Washington University in Political Science and History.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Kyle provides information on tax-deferred exchanges. Listen to Kyle’s segment.

Katie was born and raised on Whidbey Island where her family’s roots go back 5 generations.  She has learned that the key to long-term success is building strong client relationships as well as a great Team to surround herself with. Katie and her team offer unparalleled knowledge and many years of combined success working with home buyers and sellers. Her team is made up of specialists whose skills complement their strengths and whose genuine care for clients reflect their family values.  After many successful years as a Realtor®, Katie opened her own Real Estate firm in 2018, KG Realty.   In today’s The Money Hour segment, Katie gives tips on how to succeed in real estate. Listen to Katie’s segment.

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Don’t Get Priced Out in Today’s Real Estate Market – Leverage Video Marketing – Estate Planning – Episode 281

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Britt is the Principal Broker at Britt Wibmer Real Estate Group with Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty. Equipped with 15 back-to-back years as a top producing Broker, Britt capitalizes on her experience, her Rolodex, and her strong negotiation skills to help clients achieve their real estate objectives.  Focused on West Bellevue and the Greater Seattle area, Britt provides a luxury real estate experience at all price points. Britt provides complementary staging, professional organizational help, and home-prep project management that helps her clients get their home ready seamlessly and easily. Britt’s passion is maximizing her clients’ real estate investments and making each real estate journey a positive one.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Britt shares tips to win in a shifting market. Listen to Britt’s segment.

Farid Askerov is a Filmmaker, Photographer & Content Creator based in Seattle, WA.  Farid has a bachelor’s degree from the Carson College of Business at Washington State University. Immediately following graduation, Farid worked for three years at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), but his passions have always been filming and photography.  In 2017, Farid’s entrepreneurial drive took him to Cambodia where he started a Digital Media Agency.  Experience ranges from working with small business owners to large corporate clients such as Audi.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Farid talks about how you can leverage video marketing in 2019. Listen to Farid’s segment.

Prior to establishing his own law firm, Legacy Estate Planning in 2000, Steve Waltar spent four years at an exclusive estate planning law firm in Seattle. Steve limits his law practice to areas associated with estate planning, including trusts, estate tax law, wills, probate, asset protection, business incorporation & succession planning, charitable giving, and disability planning.   Steve is a popular and entertaining speaker at estate planning seminars and has taught both professionals and lay people estate planning and charitable giving. Steve has given over 100 seminars and talks and has taught courses at many local universities and community colleges.  He is a co-author of the book Legacy Wealth Planning: Looking Beyond the Financial to Provide Your Family with True Generational Wealth.  In today’s The Money Hour segment, Steve discusses Estate Planning. Listen to Steve’s segment.

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Downsizing – How to Succeed as a Seller – Real Estate Contract Breaches & Earnest Money Disputes – Episode 278

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After attending Michigan State University, Stephanie got married, moved to Seattle where she started a family and her career in real estate. They currently live in Somerset in Bellevue where Stephanie is an active agent in the community. She is a managing broker at Windermere and has been selling homes for 30 years. Stephanie is a firm believer in giving back to the community and donates a portion of every sale to causes like Windermere Foundation and Plymouth Housing Group. Stephanie has helped many long-term homeowners move to a smaller space and simplify their lives. In The Money Hour segment today, Stephanie shares tips on preparing to downsize.  Listen to Stephanie’s segment.

Michael Pollock is the Managing Broker and Owner of Northwest Premier Brokers and has been in the real estate and mortgage business for 14 years. In addition to being a real estate broker, Michael is also a licensed loan originator providing him a unique perspective on the entire industry. Although he focuses on the metro area, Michael has assisted clients with home sales and purchases throughout Western Washington. It is Michael’s passion to provide all of his clients, no matter their needs, goals or property type with superior representation, information, and expertise and to make their real estate transaction a success from start to finish. He believes that being a successful real estate professional requires having a real relationship with his clients and treating them like family. In The Money Hour segment today, Michael talks about how you can be a successful seller in our market.  Listen to Michael’s Segment.

The Hamilton Gardiner is a founding partner at Holmquist & Gardiner PLLC. The firm is celebrating its 10th year in business. During the last decade plus, Hamilton has acted as legal counsel for many commercial, residential, and multi-family property owners in the greater Seattle area. He handles all aspects of their real estate transactions as well as litigation and evictions when disputes arise. His primary goal is to be a value-added partner and trusted adviser to his clients. Nothing gets Hamilton more excited than to see his clients succeed and to know he was able to have a positive impact on their business.  The Money Hour segment today, Hamilton discusses real estate contract breaches and earnest money disputes.  Listen to Hamilton’s segment.

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Advantages & Pitfalls in Patents – Current Market Shift – The Power of Accurate Books – Episode 277

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Brooke Quist is a partner at Seed Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLP with over 22 years of experience in Intellectual Property Law. Prior to joining Seed IP, Brooke was a partner at Steptoe & Johnson, LLP. Before practicing law, Mr. Quist was a senior research and design engineer in the Aircraft Division of the Northrop Corporation. Brooke Quist specializes in domestic and foreign intellectual property, including strategic portfolio development, patent preparation and prosecution, freedom to operate opinions, patent invalidity and non-infringement opinions, due diligence investigations, client counseling, licensing, and technology transfer agreements. Brooke lectures on U.S. patent practice at the University of Washington’s renowned Center for Advanced Study and Research on Innovation.  In The Money Hour segment today, Brooke discusses patents – ignorance is not bliss. Listen to Brooke’s segment.

With Darin and Carly’s 17+ years in the industry, clients trust their expertise to secure the right project for their needs.  They pride themselves on using their honed skills in advertising, budgeting, negotiation, planning, and sales to best serve their clients. Their goal is to become ‘Your Personal Real Estate Consultants for Life’.  In The Money Hour segment today, Darin and Carly discuss the current market shift. Listen to their segment.

The most important thing you should know about Stephen is that he is passionate about business owners feeling empowered in making well informed financial decisions with a partner they can trust.  Stephen is committed to serving small to mid-size businesses by offering them 24/7 financial services on or offsite. He is flexible and provides his expertise by really listening to what his client’s needs are.  Whether you are starting a new business or have been in business for a while, Stephen will support your bookkeeping needs with the perfect blend of expertise and personal service. His goal is to be a vital resource for your business and create a powerful partnership.  The Money Hour segment today, Stephen talks about the importance of accurate accounting books. Listen to Stephen’s segment.

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Housing Crisis Update – Wealth Attained Through Teamwork – Asking Your Agent for More, Not Less – Episode 276

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John Wilson King County Assessor, elected in 2015, assumes office having earned the praise of people both inside and outside of King County as one of the most innovative, forward-thinking managers in local government.  Wilson served as Chief Deputy Assessor for four years. His work gained a reputation for savvy development of mobile technology and public-facing solutions that enhance customer service while driving down costs. During his tenure, he rebuilt the department’s website, increasing traffic 10-fold to nearly 4 million page-views a month.  In The Money Hour segment today, John provides an update on property taxes and housing affordability. Listen to John’s segment.

Noemi Chaparro, a Financial Advisor with Securian Advisors Northwest, is dedicated to providing valuable financial services for her clients with a focus on building and protecting wealth. With education as the foundation of the process, mutual trust and understanding are created. Noemi is skilled at teaching her clients how money works, which eradicates the fear and confusion often present when dealing with financial matters. Clients are then able to take an active role in the process and trust the decisions they make to reach their goals. Noemi brings twenty-seven years of combined experience as a business owner and financial services professional to her work. In The Money Hour segment today, Noemi talks about the first steps to attaining wealth. Listen to Noemi’s segment.

Tamara Stangeby is the principal at Stangeby Estate Services and she brings a wealth of experience in both real estate brokering and personal property appraising. As a Realtor with Windermere, Tamara has expertise in pricing, home preparation, marketing and negotiations and is also a Certified Stager. As a member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA), she is uniquely qualified to assist with all downsizing needs including estate assessment and liquidation. Her appraisal and consultation work covers a wide range including art and antiques as well as collectibles and general household items. In The Money Hour segment today, Tamara talks about asking your agent for more, not less.  Listen to Tamara’s segment.

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Market Without Money – Yes, I Do NOT Know It Already – Using Video to Make Your Business BOOM! – Episode 275

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Erin Alexander is the Founder, CEO, and Top Social Butterfly of FinallySocial.com. Over the last three years, Erin has grown Finally Social from a boutique social media company to a full-service marketing enterprise. Erin has built strong relationships with clients across all industries with a specialization in Real Estate agents. As an active member of her community, Erin enjoys connecting with other business owners, thought leaders, and referral partners; she is also involved in local non-profits.  In The Money Hour segment today, Erin discusses marketing without money. Listen to Erin’s segment.

Dee is a speaker, trainer, and coach. As part of her twelve years at Microsoft, she has done extensive coaching for her team, well as outside the software world. She is an upcoming author and you can see and hear more of her at her YouTube channel. Search for Dee Gupta and you’ll find her. In The Money Hour segment today, Dee talks about how it’s ok to not know everything already.  Listen to Dee’s segment.

Brennen Clouse is a Real Estate Broker at Compass with a keen sense of community and an unmatched commitment for cultivating relationships and client satisfaction.  Brennen is highly regarded by his clients and his peers for putting collaboration and trust first, always working to have the most up-to-date market knowledge, and helping others achieve their goals with integrity. In The Money Hour segment today, Brennen talks about how video can help your business.  Listen to Brennen’s segment.

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10 Ways to Improve as a Real Estate Agent – The Perfect Storm Facing High Net Worth Clients – Episode 274

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Pam is the Team Leader for Keller Williams Puget Sound, head the of Executive Leadership Team and Master Coach for the Top 20% agents in the office. Furthermore, she is a founding member of the John Maxwell coaching, training and speaking program; as well as a certified DISC trainer, past President of the South King County Women’s Council of Realtors, a certified trainer in Stephen Coveys 4 disciplines of execution and a Keller Williams MAPS leadership coach.  In The Money Hour segment today, Pam tells us what she does to help real estate agents.  Listen to Pam’s segment.

Sean is born and raised in Washington State and a real estate agent with HomeSmart ION Realty in Mill Creek. Prior to entering real estate Sean was a butcher with Haggen for 10 years and sold luxury vehicles at Audi for 5 years. It is in these careers Sean learned how to listen and serve his clients at the highest level.  In addition to teaching Washington State, Housing Finance Commission sanctioned first-time homebuyer classes, Sean’s other primary focus is to help high net worth clients unlock their real estate equity to achieve liquidity and diversification with their funds so they can create and preserve more wealth. In The Money Hour segment today, Sean discusses the perfect storm facing high net worth individuals.  Listen to Sean’s segment.

Sarah Frink is a creative, driven and radically authentic digital marketing strategist with a head for marketing and the heart of an entrepreneur. Sarah’s professional experience lies in the mortgage industry where she spent nine years as a top producing loan originator building two highly successful businesses in Las Vegas & Portland, Oregon.  In 2014, Sarah founded Real Marketing Solutions, a creative digital marketing agency that specializes in helping businesses in restricted industries such as mortgage and real estate, create an online strategy that nurtures strangers to followers, followers to leads and leads to paying clients!  In The Money Hour segment today, Sarah talks about social media. Listen to Sarah’s segment.

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Is the Market Hot or Cold? – More Than Your Average Title Rep – Elevate Your Digital Influence – Episode 273

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Amy Morrison is with Compass. Amy is a local gal. Grew up in Redmond and graduated from UW. She likes working in a variety of areas from Snoqualmie Ridge to Stanwood. Her 3 girls keep busy but she when she finds time for herself she enjoys hiking, skiing, and wake surfing. Amy is passionate about being an advocate for her clients by always watching out for their best interest. In The Money Hour segment today, Amy talks about today’s real estate market. Listen to Amy’s segment.

Michael Abrahamson works for Rainier Title as an Account Manager. He has been with Rainier Title since 2016 but has been in Real Estate since 2001. He has extensive knowledge in real estate, but his true passion is teaching.   Michael is a licensed clock hours class instructor and teaches a number of Continuing Education classes to Real Estate agents.  In The Money Hour segment today, Michael talks about how he stands out from the rest.  Listen to Michael’s segment.

Marcelle Allen is the author of Financial Joy, a local social media manager, and laughter coach. She motivates authors, artists, and achievers to get curious and confident about their financial situation while leveraging social media to grow their business. She supports others in understanding the patterns of their sales systems, marketing efforts, and financial results. She helps clients with marketing, advertising and is the creative force behind her consulting agency, Dreamosity. Marcelle is also the co-owner of LAF Tech where she trains folks to be more memorable and humorous when developing content for their online campaigns. She wants everyone to realize that the minute you start to use video, you’ve now entered the entertainment industry. In The Money Hour segment today, Marcelle shares how you can elevate your digital influence.  Listen to Marcelle’s segment.

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