The Real Estate Heavyweights

Tavis has been riding his Harley, going to the sauna, flipping houses, and the current real estate market. We discuss the challenges of working in hot conditions and share personal stories related to their work experiences. Then we also touch on the importance of effective marketing in real estate listings and the potential for growth in the Sherman area and the average price to rent a house in Am...

In this conversation, Ashton and Tavis discuss their experiences in the real estate industry and the challenges they face. They talk about the potential for scaling design work and creating floor plans for resale. Tavis shares his expertise in design and how he incorporates it into his real estate projects. They also discuss market updates, including the possibility of a rate cut by the Federal Re...

Tavis and Ashton discuss Tavis' recent trip to Mexico and his ongoing house flipping project. They also provide a market update and discuss news stories about Kanye West's Malibu house and Lennar's plans for housing development in Crandall, Texas. In this conversation, Tavis and Ashton discuss the potential impact of new laws on the real estate industry, specifically in relation to wholesaling. Th...

It's a big day in Real Estate Heavy Weight land as Ashton gets to talk about him leaving his W-2 job as a physical therapist assistant and transitioning in to full-time entrepreneurial life in real estate and social media! Plus the guys talk about the DFW market, the news of the day including Open Doors' new unique marketing tactic and then they talk about a potential listing for Ashton that is a...

Today Tavis and Ashton dive deep in to the world of DFW real estate including what the MLS is saying about the market, how to go about buying or selling a home where someone has died plus how to deal with natural disasters when you have a flip or rental in your portfolio!

Today Tavis and Ashton sit down with Meagan Miksch to talk all things design, flipping, airbnb and more. Meagan and her husband Dustin live in the Austin area and have a great business there and in Abilene. Meagan has gone from being a self taught designer to opening a successful staging business to now doing design work for clients as well as working on their own flips. This is a great interview!

Today Tavis and Ashton take a look at the DFW market as it looks on the MLS. Then they take a look at a little bit of real estate news including the death of DR Horton and Ashton reminisces about his time installing hundreds of blinds for DR Horton homes in the early days of his career. They also talk about We Work  and the concept of co working spaces and their proliferation in DFW. Then they tal...

Podcast Description In today’s episode Tavis and Ashton interview Jordan Bellinger. He’s a DFW real estate agent who has a lot to teach in the way of what he learned after experiencing the tragic loss of his brother. Jordan dives deep in to how best to help a friend or co-worker who is experiencing loss. Jordan also has build an amazing real estate business and is a great follow on social media as...

Tavis and Ashton take a deep dive in to the DFW real estate market looking at the MLS and the trends of the day including the fact that rates seem to be flat or increasing in the near future. Also we lament the loss of a long standing restaurant in town and then dive deep in to the metrics of what to look for when investing with someone else or what you want to offer as facts when taking on an inv...

If you are in the real estate space then most likely your credit has a lot to do with how you will be able to fund deals. Ricardo has 18 years of experience in the field and has grown his own business to a huge size here in the DFW area as well as nationwide. He is a real estate agent and investor as well and speaks about all aspects of how credit is built to how to repair it when it takes a ding....

In today’s episode Tavis and Ashton first take a look at the Dallas real estate market and the numbers on the MLS. Then they get in to the real estate news of the day including a 3 billion dollar investment coming to DFW including Fort Worth and Garland. Then they discuss the development of the cricket stadium in Grand Prairie. Lastly they tackle home inspections and best practices when getting a...

In today's episode Tavis and Ashton take a look at the DFW real estate market and all that the numbers are telling us. They look at the DFW real estate news of the day including the news of a new basketball team moving to downtown Dallas and the expansion of Frisco's offerings by way of 3million new square feet of office and retail space at Frisco Station. Then the guys dive deep in to a scenario...

Today Tavis and Ashton wax poetic about the Dallas real estate market and discuss the numbers that show that prices are dropping and inventory is increasing. They also touch on the news that Plano is banning most Air Bnb homes and also look back at the weekend tour of White Rock mid century homes that included a secret room and a multi million dollar yard with a new cow trough in it.      https://...

Today Tavis and Ashton sit down with Scotty Sanders. Scotty is a leadership expert, international speaker, author, and creator of the Success Framework, “Life on a 3×5,” which increases productivity so you can accomplish more with a level of freedom you didn’t think possible. He has been leading successful organizations for over four decades by founding a company at age 17, which grew to almost $5...

In todays episode Tavis and I first check in to update each other on the happening in our real estate lives and then we take a quick look at the DFW market through the lens of our MLS and what it says about whats trending.    Then we dive in to the news of the day including a few articles that rank Texas against the other states in terms of how expensive insurance  has become and overall tax rates...

Today’s interview is epic  It is one of redemption after a life in prison, insane drive and vision and also one that you will want a note pad nearby because he dives several times in to the foundational steps to building a huge real estate business.  A little waring if you are listening in the car with your sweet little ones on the way to work there is a little language but a ton of nuggets so you...

Today Tavis and Ashton dive in to the happenings in the Dallas real estate market including a look at the MLS and it's latest statistics, the news including a new movie theater in Waxahachie that might break records, Dallas City development fees, Grandscape amazingnous including a new surfing spot and then a look at the world of note investing!   Plus we now have a YouTube page. If you have not fi...

In today's episode Tavis and Ashton talk about Tiger Wood's new Putt Putt place in Grandscape as well as a new amazing spa that includes 45 pools that is soon to open in Grandscape as well! Governor Abbot is looking to regulate certain real estate investors, Joe Biden is pushing to help first time home buyers. The National Association of Realtors settled a lawsuit and laid the groundwork to change...

Tavis and Ashton sit down with Josiah Smelser. Josiah is an author, podcast host, real estate broker, appraiser and entrepreneur. He currently lives in Alabama with his wife and two kids but makes his way to Tennessee often to grow his short term rental business and help clients do so as well. Josiah talks about his journey that involved starting at Olive Garden to working at a non profit and even...

In today's episode Tavis and Ashton dive deep in to the Dallas MLS market statistics, the real estate news of the day for DFW including a new concert venue in Mckinney, and report on how much you need to make to afford a house these days, ask the question "why so many gyms" and then take a look at the steps you need to take when buying a house from a wholesaler as an investor!

Today we have the pleasure to sit down with one of Tavis' best friends Brett Caldwell. He started as an agent, spent some time in the title business before moving into Leadership on the real estate brokerage side and has not looked back. 25 years later he has ownership and leads offices that manage over 2,000 agents within the Keller Williams Realty organization. This episode has so many great lea...

Tavis Westbrook and Ashton Hines dive in to the DFW Real Estate market with the latest statistics from the MLS and what it means for buyers and sellers right now! The guys also talk about a cool event that is coming up called the White Rock Home Tour. Tavis has been a part of this event for years and it's a great fundraising event for a local Dallas elementary and it's a great opportunity to check...