The Sale Ring

We are joined by the professional project marketers at Enhanced Marketing Solutions (EMS) to discuss the huge opportunities that exists with digital flipbooks.  These are an extremely way to get powerful visual marketing messages out to prospective buyers on upcoming auctions and traditional listings, as well as they can be utilized for listing presentations, agent recruiting and pitch decks. We a...

Joining us in the studio is Pete Reese, owner of Turning Profit which is a successful land acquisition and divestiture firm. Pete hosts a powerful podcast show and is a very prominent vacant land investor that has been in real estate for many years. He gives a ton of insight about the strategies he uses for acquisition as well as landing the sales and then repositioning the property for resale. Hi...

We all know that videos are a game changer when when trying to get your message out to the world.  In this latest podcast show, we are joined in the studio by Nick Niehaus, co-founder and head trainer at the Business Video School.  He talks with us about how beginner video trainers can overcome their reluctance to be on camera and we discuss the right equipment required to shoot professional train...

In this episode we are joined on the podcast by long time friend and auctioneer Jimmie Dean Coffey as we discuss typical issues that arise at auction and how to handle them.  We tell stories that have happened over the years and even some recent events that needed quick attention.  Enjoy the show.

Have you ever set up or worked a trade show booth?  Did you question whether or not it is worth the expense and time?  Well the industry says that Trade Show Booths are one of the strongest marketing events available, if you know how to work it.  We are joined by famed broker JW Ross from Paris, Texas as we discuss how to effectively set up a booth space, work the space, and harvest leads from a w...

We talk with Mitch Helman with AuctionTime.com about the current used equipment markets for farm, construction and transportation equipment across the U.S.  We also discuss the 2023 equipment sales outlook and what is on the horizon.  But just as importantly we found out that Hormel is launching it’s version of Spam’s Figgy Pudding which is bound to be a real crown pleaser.  Lots of gr...

In this episode we are joined in the studio by Mr. Mike Brandly, professional auctioneer and auction industry expert witness.  Mike talks about a string of recent incidents which involve auction companies using advertising language designed to lead consumers to believe auctions are being held without a reserve price (absolute), when in fact they are not.  This practice has been taking place in the...

We first met Kirsten Flory several years ago on a large commercial project in NE Kansas.  Since then, she has written books, started a podcast show and most of all, opened her own Commercial Real Estate Brokerage in Lawrence, Kansas.  In this episode we talk about all things commercial like the challenges and opportunities that come with opening your own brokerage.  We also discuss the commercial...

If you either buy or sell farm, heavy, construction or transportation equipment then this podcast episode is for you.  As a dominant leader in global equipment sales, AuctionTime and Sandhills Publishing representative (Mitch Helman) explains the recent results from their Global Equipment Market Report and sheds some light on current industry trends.  Great podcast episode, enjoy…   EQU...

Lots of changes happening in both the real estate world as well as the auction industry.  More and more auctioneers moving to online bidding platforms, consolidation of auction groups happening around the country, and we are now seeing the housing markets beginning to slow.  Homes are spending more time on the shelf before offers are presented, what does all of this mean?  Jimmie Dean Coffey joins...

This episode sheds a lot of light on the advantages of a brokerage joining a real estate franchise system like United Country Real Estate. We are joined in the studio by professional farm & ranch broker Monty Edwards of Sudan, Texas as he discusses his decision to franchise and the advantages he has experienced over the past year.  The conversation covers technology advancements, national mark...

If you have listened to Russell Hughes on one  of our previous podcast shows, then you already know he is a wealth of information.  This is another great show where we dive into the current status of import/export of consumer goods and products, warehouse space shortages and the industrial boom we are experiencing right now. We also discuss the commercial real estate sectors and what may be on the...

We are joined in the studio by United Country Real Estates technology expert, Jim Nowak as we discuss how Google ranks websites and how we can win the ranking game. Jim offers great insight into the way Google web-crawlers find and rank websites and then offers multiple strategies into ways that office owners can get their websites to rank higher.  Join us as we uncover some awesome strategies tha...

There are (10) principal reasons why new real estate agents quit in their first year or two.  In this show we dissect all 10 of the reasons and offer excellent advice how to address these when hiring a new agent to your brokerage or auction firm.  Once you understand what typically goes wrong for them, you can also use this insight while interviewing new agents and look for key indicators that wil...

We are joined in the studio by fellow auctioneer and all around good guy, Jimmie Dean Coffey, as we discuss our day of driving around and meeting with auction clients.  Personal property, collector cars, guns, commercial building and lots of insight to consider if your an auctioneer or considering getting into the auction profession.  Enjoy the show..

Long time broker and recent auctioneer Kevin Jaquay joins Trina and Shawn in the studio for an in-depth discussion about adding auction services to a real estate brokerage.  Kevin is a franchise owner with United Country Real Estate | Auction Services and has three offices in the State of New York.  We discuss the opening of all three offices and how he managed to enter the auction services i...

As the auction industry heads more and more towards online bidding platforms, the experience with unscrupulous bidders will unfortunately become more prevalent.   In this episode we discuss this issue with Mike Brandly and his recent blog post regarding the challenges to creating a “Centralized Bad Bidders List”.   We also talk about the recent movement of a Federal Court case that is...

The legendary 6666 Ranch hit the market in 2021 and sold successfully due to United Country broker, Don Bell of Texas. This sale will undoubtedly be the “Sale of the Year” in the rural land and ranch industry and we are joined in the studio by professional ranch broker Don Bell, as well as the president of United Country Real Estate Mike Duffy.  If you are curious why large ranches lik...

If you have been trying to purchase land or a rural lifestyle property than you already know the markets are HOT….! In this episode we are joined by Mike Duffy, president of United Country Real Estate which is the largest seller of land and rural lifestyle properties in America. He provides valuable insight into why the markets are still holding, and we discuss his outlook for the remainder...

The dreaded “right of first refusal” can be found in real estate transactions across America.  Often times we see it in non-urban land sales like Farms, Ranches, Recreational properties and it can be a challenge when working with sellers that have already committed to the agreement, but now want to get the “most” out of their property.  We are joined in the studio by season...

This is a great episode as we discuss a large estate auction in Pennsylvania that has lots of very rare and cool items, including turn of the century automobiles for sale.  Randy Jelliff of UC – Jelliff Auction Group joins us in the studio and talks about the collector cars as well as firearms, vintage phonographs, railroad lanterns and much more.  Enjoy the show. United Country – Jell...

If you take your company to present at a trade show and have a booth setup there, then this podcast episode is for you.  We discuss interesting marketing hooks and tips to get trade show attendees to stop at your booth and engage with your company.  These marketing hooks can be anything from custom videos to live pigs in the booth. We also talk about productivity tools like QR codes, virtual regis...

Hot topic right now in the auction community is the recent liability that has appeared from auctioneers and sellers treating auction bidders differently during the registration process. In this episode we talk with auctioneer and auction law specialist Mike Brandly about a recent court case in West Virginia that he testified in where the plaintiff (bidder) won a decision due to bidders not having...

Auctioneer and auction law professional Mike Brandly joins us in the studio to discuss the use of auction disclaimers and terms & conditions at auction, while using different font sizes to make certain terms less visible. We also discuss a buyers ability to return a purchased auction item if improperly advertised.  We are also joined by JW Ross, broker / owner of a professional real estate and...

.    Auctioneers across the country have often debated whether or not they should allow real estate agents to participate in real estate auctions as a buyer’s agent representative.  In this podcast we have seasoned real estate auctioneer (Jay Cash) of James R. Cash Auctions and Real Estate discuss this controversial topic with us. This show is packed full of great insight as well as some hel...