Single Lady Estates®
Single Lady Estates® an advisory and advocacy community for women homeowners. Our mission is to serve and celebrate – women homeowners – by providing information and resources to fully empower your home decisions – throughout the entire homeownership lifecycle: buying, owning and selling in a safe c...
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Oct. 16, 2024
What is a Home Warranty – And Do You Need One!
In this podcast, we discuss home warranties with Acquisition Director, Meredith Sprecher, Acquisition Director, American Home Shield (AHS). Meredith has deep knowledge of the home repair and maintenance market and has been with AHS parent company, Frontdoor Inc. for over eight years. In the United States, approximately 30% of home sales involve the purchase of a home warranty, usually from the seller to include in the purchase of the home. These warranties provide peace of mind to buyers by cov
May 15, 2024
Real Estate Commission Changes – What You Need to Know!
In this podcast, we discuss real estate commission changes in residential real estate, with sought after real estate expert Nicole Christopherson. Nicole has earned a stellar reputation which has been recognized with industry awards and over 55 five-star reviews on Zillow. She started her real estate career in Orange County, CA and now brings her passion and business acumen to the Texas Hill Country suburbs and up-and-coming regions outside of central Austin. Nicole currently serves on several
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April 24, 2024
Foundation Repair Secrets Every Homeowner Should Know
Welcome back to the Single Lady Estates Podcast. In this podcast, we get into the dirt with home foundations – the red flags, questions to ask and the answers to know. Bobbie is joined by Bob Brown, the foremost authority on foundation repair diagnosis and author of “Foundation Repair Secrets”. Bob is a 35-year industry veteran. In 1989, he founded Arizona Foundation Solutions and built one of the only foundation repair companies to utilize licensed professional engineers on the front end. He
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Aug. 16, 2023
Advocacy: Empowering Yourself
As we wrap-up the third season of the Single Lady Estates podcast, Bobbie looks back at the stellar list of experts who joined her to talk about advocacy in its many forms. From advocating for your own space and well-being to taking on local and federal governmental agencies about homeownership issues. We heard courageous stories from our guests about their advocacy journey and were inspired by their steadfast determination. Legal Matters When advocating for yourself, having a great attorney
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Aug. 9, 2023
Finding Yourself at Home with Emily Grosvenor
As we wind down this season’s focus on Advocacy we take a look at personalizing our home environments. Bobbie is joined by Emily Grosvenor, author of Finding Yourself at Home: A Conscious Approach to Shaping Your Space and Your Life . A Fulbright scholar turned magazine editor, Emily realized traditional design books were missing the mark. She craved “a new way to think about the home space” beyond current practices. Her book guides readers through five to tailor spaces around their needs and
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Aug. 2, 2023
Affordable Housing Investments: The Case for Mobile Homes with Brad Rymer
The DATA: Manufactured Housing The manufactured/mobile home sector often gets overlooked as an investment opportunity. According to the MH Insider 2023 State of the Industry report: 21.2 million Americans live in mobile homes 4.3 million manufactured housing sites 43,000 manufactured home communities Brad Rymer is an expert in mobile home community investing. As co-manager and CFO of Haven Funds, which acquires mobile home communities nationwide, Brad has extensive investment and finance expe