Episode 257 (Season 8, Episode 10) Season 8 Outro It’s the end of the season as we know it. It’s the end of the season as we know it. And we feel fine. (Name that song!) The verdict is in! Season 8 is the greatest Season 8 ever of the Boom Real Estate Podcast! Thank you so much for joining us and we hope that you not only survived a little bit of a…

Episode 256 (Season 8, Episode 9) Create Supplemental Income I think we can all agree on two things: 1) red M&M’s are the best and 2) things have been tough with real estate lately. We all love it when everyone is selling their homes, but how do we handle those moments when things are slow? We preach to “double down” on your real estate efforts, bu…

Episode 255 (Season 8, Episode 8) Cut Expenses It’s not fun to have to stop spending all that money on free iPads for all your Open House visitors, but sometimes it’s prudent. In fact, while you’re at it, not only cut back on the iPad’s, but is Surf -n- Turf options for your Broker Opens really responsible? Not in this business climate! This round …

Episode 254 (Season 8, Episode 7) Build Your Brand If there was ever an episode that we did our best to avoid offering details on real estate-related materials, this might be the one! Frankly, there is more talk about Adam Driver than brand marketing. So much so that we’re worried that Mr. Driver himself may come after us! (Especially considering t…

Episode 253 (Season 8, Episode 6) Love on Your Sphere The Team needed some time off to do their own independent research about air conditioning systems in cars. Unfortunately, they still disagree. Fortunately, Todd is still right! [This is still being actively disputed. - editor] Regardless though, they are ready to move on and argue about other th…

Episode 252 (Season 8, Episode 5) Tighten Up Your Lead Followup Before you can have a tight business, you need a tight you! How’s do you perform on the “sit-and-reach” test? Can you do the splits? Do you jog? Go ahead and test all those things, send us the results, and then continue to listen to this podcast episode where we dive deep into tighteni…

Episode 251 (Season 8, Episode 4) Increase Your Lead Gen Efforts We don’t even know where to start, so we’ll just be blunt with you. The Boom Team, (mostly Todd and Terry), spent the first 15 minutes of this episode, (and much of the rest), fighting about how a car’s A/C works. Did either win the argument? You’ll have to listen to weigh in. So to r…

Episode 250 (Season 8, Episode 3) Get Back to the Basics We’re officially publishing our 250th podcast episode! No one—not even our parents, friends, kids, pets or each other—thought we would make it! Well, look at us now, parents, friends, kids, pets, and each other. We’ve made it…to another episode! For us, it’s not so much the fame and fortune t…

Episode 249 (Season 8, Episode 2) Guard Your Mindset One of the toughest things to handle in a down market is staying positive while while suppressing the negative thoughts trying to invade. It’s absolutely critical to make sure that you guard your mindset, which needs constant practice. Join us as we share nine tips that you should implement when …

Episode 248 (Season 8, Episode 1) Season 8 Intro IT’S TIME!!! The Boom Team have wrapped up their sabbatical, learned to do the splits, while juggling five balls! All of this means that we have reached our life goals and are ready to return to podcasting! This season, we’re leveraging the current real estate market trends and teaching agents how to…

Episode 247 (Season 7, Episode 15) Season 7 Outro What a Season 7 it has been! The Boom Team entered the season asking an age old question: Can you actually be happy in real estate? And, by the end of the season, they proved you truly can be happy in real estate! The truth is you CAN be happy in real estate, but it doesn’t mean that it will just ma…

Episode 246 (Season 7, Episode 14) Vacation - When You Get Back Welcome back! We all hope you had a great vacation, but frankly, it’s time to get back to business! The question is, just how do you do that? Well, fortunately for you, the Boom Team listened to another podcast that help us understand how to do just that. Now we’re ready to teach you e…

Episode 244 (Season 7, Episode 12) Vacation - Before You Go This entire season has all been about finding happiness in real estate and there is no greater joy in real estate than to take some time to stop practicing real estate! Producer Christian, Megan, Terry, and Todd are going to take you on a vacation ride through the next three episodes. From…

Episode 245 (Season 7, Episode 13) Vacation - While You’re Gone Season 7 rolls on and so does your official vacation that you’ve decided to take—all because of The Boom Team and their inspirational episode. (By the way, where are you going? We hope it has virgin strawberry daiquiris for the kids! Also, why are you listening to this podcast on your …

Episode 243 (Season 7, Episode 11) Ashton Gustafson PART 2 Ashton returns in PART 2 to finish his interview with the Boom Team. (Okay, we’ll let you behind the curtain—we actually never let Ashton leave and just cut his longer interview into two pieces. Another behind-the-scenes Fun Fact—Todd continues to record his podcasts in Crocs, which we all …

Episode 242 (Season 7, Episode 10) Ashton Gustafson - PART 1 Ashton is back! Our good friend, Ashton Gustafson, joins us to discuss all things real estate. We learn how to do it right—only way a Texas philosopher would do! In fact, there’s so much good stuff here, that we ended up going longer than planned, so we turned a single episode into two. S…

Episode 241 (Season 7, Episode 9) Working Out All the studies show that listening to the Boom Real Estate Podcast has the same physical benefits of a 30-minute circuit training session with THE premiere personal trainer. However, since the podcast only comes out once a week, we’ll need to fill the other six days a week with actual physical workouts…

Episode 240 (Season 7, Episode 8) Sleep It’s hard to believe, but even though our research has found that people choose to sleep through the Boom Real Estate Podcast, they have yet to truly understand the value that the podcast brings. That’s right—sleep is the forgotten walnut in the Productivity Forest. We don’t know what that means, but we dream…

Episode 239 (Season 7, Episode 7) Affirmations I’m good enough. I’m smart enough. I’m strong enough. I’m sexy enough. I’m physically symmetrical enough. And gosh darn it, I love listening to the Boom Real Estate Podcast! It’s Affirmation Time and the Boom Team has affirmed that they are affirmatively ready to help you realize what you should affirm…

Episode 238 (Season 7, Episode 6) Meditation Slowly breathe in. Slowly breathe out. Slowly breathe in. Slowly breathe out. Now listen to the voices in your head. Do those voices sound like those of the Boom Team? That’s when you know you’re meditating right! Okay, that might not be exactly correct, but just go with us and listen to today’s podcast …

Episode 237 (Season 7, Episode 5) Practical Happiness with Katie Clancy When you’re talking about happiness—especially happiness in real estate—there is only one person to talk to. Meet THE Katie Clancy! Katie is a world class realtor out of Cape Cod and what she found as her natural calling is to practice happiness. We invite you to spend time han…

Episode 236 (Season 7, Episode 4) Set Boundaries One of the most important things you can do for yourself and your business is to set boundaries! This includes your work time, along with the times and the ways clients can reach you. But it includes so much more, too! Todd, Terry, Megan, and Producer Christian explore those boundaries, as well as sh…

Episode 235 (Season 7, Episode 3) Fill Your Cup Get ready—this episode is a three-tear one! Yes, that’s not a typo. The Boom Team gets together to elaborate on how to find joy in real estate, and fall apart into tears on three separate occasions! Thankfully, those tears were all humor-induced and the Team is holding strong. Although, they would app…

Episode 234 (Season 7, Episode 2) Amazing Business, Amazing Life If you’d like to build an Amazing Business, so that you can have an Amazing Life, then this is the podcast for you! We truly believe that you can have it all, BUT you have to make some specific decisions with your business and life in order to make it work. Those decisions, (and our d…

Episode 233 (Season 7, Episode 1) Season 7 Intro! We heard your cries and we won’t let you down! The Boom Team is BACK and filling that void in your life with another season of The Boom Real Estate Podcast! In fact, not only are we going to fill that void, but we’re going to stuff it with cheery sunshine, as we focus on “How to be Happy in Real Est…

Episode 232 (Season 6, Episode 13) Season 6 Outro What a season! We’ve experienced highs & lows, tears & blood, and so, so, so much talk! Todd, Megan, Terry, and Producer Christian have gone back into their memory banks to find and share all the tidbits that they’ve learned through the years. From some specific ways to gather business, all the way …

Episode 231 (Season 6, Episode 12) Mental Space It’s the last full episode of Season 6, which means that the Team has fully carbo-loaded in anticipation of this momentous event and is ready to bring their A-game! Now that we’re in top physical shape, we’ll explore everything we’ve learned about the necessary mental game needed to excel in the world…

Episode 229 (Season 6, Episode 10) Lead Gen Any real estate heavyweight knows the absolute best way to grow your business is to work on lead generation! And the absolute best thing you can do as a new agent is rely on veterans to help guide your way. Fortunately for you, we have three crafty real estate veterans, (and one moderately crafty Producer…

Episode 230 (Season 6, Episode 11) Marketing It’s time for you to re-perceive what a podcast could be! (This will make more sense later, we promise.) Real estate is a marketing job more than a sales job, so listen closely and pick up some tips to take your marketing to the next level! This time, the Team dives deep into sphere marketing, video mark…

Episode 228 (Season 6, Episode 9) Appraisals On the podcast, the Boom Team does a great job keeping things “off the rails” most of the time. But in this particular episode, you’ll get to enjoy them keeping it so far “off the rails” that they may never see the rails again! Get ready for appraiser-induced madness as Megan, Todd, Producer Christian, a…

Episode 227 (Season 6, Episode 8) Inspections Is there anything more enjoyable during a real estate transaction than the inspection? No! No! No! Inspections are the worst! However, if you choose to listen to a podcast about the worst part of a real estate podcast, The Boom Team promises to do their best to make the inspection process as enjoyable a…

Episode 226 (Season 6, Episode 7) Negotiating There’s definitely an art to negotiation, but at least it’s not complicated. (Kind of like what Todd would produce if he was stuck in an art studio for three hours!) In order to become a better agent, it’s essential to understand the basics of negotiation. In this episode, we’ll give you three secrets t…

Episode 225 (Season 6, Episode 6) Working with Buyers Truth be told, working buyers can be a lot more fun than working with sellers. So why not spend our time talking about things like Woodstock, robots working in mines, and long beards? The super truth be told, even though working with buyers can be more fun, it still remains an art form. So, the …

Episode 224 (Season 6, Episode 5) Working with Sellers Todd may be the only one that truly enjoys working with sellers, but don’t let that stop you from giving it a go. If you really want to be good with sellers—which you should—go get a Costco-sized box of #2 pencils. You’ll want to take copious notes today, then be ready to show every buyer’s age…

Episode 223 (Season 6, Episode 4) Working with Humans Have you ever met a human? If not—or even if you have—and you’re looking to brush up on your skills, check out this latest podcast. The Boom Team teaches you “best practices” for working with those darned humans. From working with agents to working with clients, we impart some hard-earned info f…

Episode 222 (Season 6, Episode 3) Tech and Tools The Team gets all “techie” in this episode of the Boom Real Estate Podcast! Sit back and relax in your ergonomic office chair as Terry, Producer Christian, Megan, and Todd fill your ears with all the tech and tools that you’ll need, (outside of that office chair), to build and maintain a successful r…

Episode 221 (Season 6, Episode 2) Business Skillzz Enough of that introduction stuff, it’s time to get right into content. And by “right into content”, I mean after a little more of that introduction stuff! In our first full-length episode of Season 6, the Boom Team quickly jumps on the three most important things to focus on when it comes to basic…

Episode 220 (Season 6, Episode 1) Season 6 Intro! YOWZER! They’re back and more okay than ever! The Boom Tea is here for Season 6 and are ready to do some serious reminiscing! Get ready for a new season packed with knowledge and awful anecdotes as Terry, Megan, Todd, and Producer Christian share their 109 combined years of real estate experience to…

Episode 219 (Season 5, Episode 12) Season 5 Wrap The Boom Team has counselors on standby, tissues being drone-delivered, and tubs of ice cream coming via Shipt. As we’ve learned from past Season-Ending Episodes, our listeners are feeling both heartbroken and saddened as Season 5 comes to its inevitable conclusion in Producer Christian’s backyard. A…

Episode 218 (Season 5, Episode 11) CRM for Marketing Since you’re currently basking in the glow of so many amazing marketing tips during Season 5, we’re putting a bow on this season by showing you how to harness the power of your leads with CRM! We see CRM through the fun metaphor of a big “people casserole”! Wait…let’s rethink that. Join Todd, Meg…

Episode 217 (Season 5, Episode 10) TikTok Marketing How’s your dance game? How’s your ability to record yourself reacting to other people’s videos? Can you push a button on your phone? If you can rock any of those, you can rock the latest and greatest in social media, TikTok! We hate to brag, but the Boom Team can definitely push a button on their …

Episode 216 (Season 5, Episode 9) YouTube Marketing Rebounding from the horror that was the last episode, the Boom Team looks to “make good” by bringing better content with a deep dive into YouTube marketing. In this episode, the Team give you five tips on the best way to pull off a successful YouTube channel. Unfortunately, our good intentions qui…

Episode 215 (Season 5, Episode 8) LinkedIn Marketing It’s not very often that the Boom Team records an episode, immediately recognizes that it should be thrown in a dumpster and lit on fire, then makes the decision that our listeners should hear it anyway. But today, we do just that! Join The Boom Team as they follow their poor instinct to make bad…

Episode 214 (Season 5, Episode 7) Instagram Marketing If you’re looking for pure beauty, elegance, visual poetry, life through imagery, or instant eye candy, check out Todd’s Instagram page! (If you believe that, then make sure to pledge to Todd’s GoFundMe page.) However, before you do that, take a good listen to the Boom Team breaking down all the…

Episode 213 (Season 5, Episode 6) Facebook Marketing Not sure if you’ve heard yet, but there’s a new player in the social media game and its name is Facebook! You’re going to want to get a #2 pencil or an Etch-A-Sketch, because the Boom Team is giving all the tips and tricks you need to dominate the Facebook game! Along the way, keep your eyes focu…

Episode 212 (Season 5, Episode 5) Text Marketing Rarely does the Boom Team fall “off the rails” to this extent. As Terry says at the end of the show, “best episode we’ve ever done!” Todd and Producer Christian didn’t say much after the episode, but both winked at the same time, which was weird. When all’s said and done, you’re going to get your mon…

Episode 211 (Season 5, Episode 4) Phone Marketing So many questions are generate by this episode. Does your microwave have a “Potato” button? Is the jellyfish an animal? Can your phone be used to call someone? We break down all of these hard-hitting questions—and more—on this latest episode of Season 5! As a public service, can someone please verif…

Episode 210 (Season 5, Episode 3) Email Marketing Neck beards! Is there anything more exciting? (The answer is yes and it’s Email Marketing!) Join Megan, Terry, Todd, and Producer Christian as they continue on this season’s Marketing Train Ride by chugging into the wildly underused tool called email! One of the easiest ways to brand your business a…

Episode 209 (Season 5, Episode 2) Snail Mail Marketing! What do dial-up internet, Matthew Perry, and snail mail have in common? They were all relevant in the 90’s. That’s right, snail mail isn’t dead! Even better…when it’s done right, it becomes a serious force in your marketing plan! In a world of online marketing, sometimes the easiest and cheape…

Episode 208 (Season 5, Episode 1) Season 5 Intro! Season 5 is here!!! The Boom Team is back and ready to share all of their fun Summer Break stories, even though there wasn’t a Summer Break. And—based on their initial discussions—that non-existent break was pretty lengthy, since the Team has aged quite a bit! Join Terry, Producer Christian, Megan, …