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Home inspection & real estate trends, tips and tools to help the modern home inspector grow and run a successful business. Learn more about Spectora at https://www.spectora.com
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Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
This interview was a joy. Mostly because of who Floyd and Sandra are. They care, they share and they do things the right way. They talk with Kevin about:
- What it's like running a multi-inspector company and teaching at ICA
- Lessons learned from teaching thousands of students
- Ego is the enemy
- Starting a business in a recession
- Common careers prior to home inspection
- Owning your mistakes
- Hiring tips for multis
Want to get in touch? You can connect with Floyd & Sandra at:
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🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com
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Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Thomas got started in 2020 and talks to Kevin about many aspects besides the actual home inspection. They touch on dealing with adversity, recessions, personality management and extreme ownership.
🗣️Talk to a real person about Spectora: https://bit.ly/3JQxryP
📲Get the full version of the app for five free inspections: https://bit.ly/3v7EdMq
🚀Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://bit.ly/3RTmp1a
🚨 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this.
🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com
Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://bit.ly/2YDDLZg
🚀 Spectora Webinars - https://calendly.com/spectorasupport
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Eric Coates is a long-time successful home inspection company AND an instructor with ICA. He keeps it simple and practical, and that's refreshing. They get into new inspector pitfalls and tips, field training and more. Here are links to the Spectora features referenced in the intro:
✅ Most used defect sorting - https://support.spectora.com/en/articles/6666155-sort-defect-comments-by-most-used
✅ Zillow link - https://share.getcloudapp.com/YEuDn0yv
✅ Quote feature - https://support.spectora.com/en/articles/6906773-how-to-send-a-quote-on-spectora
✅ Draft inspection feature - https://support.spectora.com/en/articles/6654099-how-to-resume-incomplete-bookings
🗣️Talk to a real person about Spectora: https://bit.ly/3JQxryP
📲Get the full version of the app for five free inspections: https://bit.ly/3v7EdMq
🚀Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://bit.ly/3RTmp1a
🚨 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this.
🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com
Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://bit.ly/2YDDLZg
🚀 Spectora Webinars - https://calendly.com/spectorasupport
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
David Scruggs went into the home inspection business with supreme confidence. He shares his success journey and secrets on how he had a successful first year in the business.
🗣️Talk to a real person about Spectora: https://bit.ly/3JQxryP
📲Get the full version of the app for five free inspections: https://bit.ly/3v7EdMq
🚀Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://bit.ly/3RTmp1a
🚨 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this.
🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://bit.ly/2YDDLZg
🚀 Spectora Webinars - https://calendly.com/spectorasupport
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Episode 100!!!
The Spectora family thanks you for supporting the podcast & Spectora. We hope you'll share the pod with your home inspector community and anyone you think would benefit from hearing inspector stories.
Here's to many more episodes!
Amanda & Kevin get into training, women in business, interest rates, her Ford 150 Lightning, Flir c5 & she takes a live call from a Realtor!
🗣️ Talk to a real person about Spectora: https://bit.ly/3JQxryP
📲 Get the full version of Spectora for five free inspections: https://bit.ly/3v7EdMq
🚀 Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://bit.ly/3RTmp1a
🚨 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this.
🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com Not using Spectora?
See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://bit.ly/2YDDLZg
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Gabe is on the young side of home inspectors...but don't let that fool you. He's using it to his advantage. This was a great interview where Kevin and Gabe talk about:
- Going out on your own after working for a company
- Being a good employee
- Advantages of being Gen Z
- Home inspections are a good living if you do it right
- Crazy story about a bear and a $7M house
🗣️ Talk to a real person about Spectora: https://bit.ly/3JQxryP
📲 Get the full version of Spectora for five free inspections: https://bit.ly/3v7EdMq
🚀 Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://bit.ly/3RTmp1a
🚨 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this.
🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com Not using Spectora?
See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://bit.ly/2YDDLZg
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
This episode was a treat with Bryan. He is off to a monster start in the business and his mindset drives his success. We talk about:
- Some amazing mindset books to read
- How to talk to agents at open houses
- Being vulnerable
- Using Instagram to win
- Other types of inspections
- Branding 101
🗣️ Talk to a real person about Spectora: https://bit.ly/3JQxryP
📲 Get the full version of Spectora for five free inspections: https://bit.ly/3v7EdMq
🚀 Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://bit.ly/3RTmp1a
🚨 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this.
🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com Not using Spectora?
See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://bit.ly/2YDDLZg
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Howard wins the best mic contest. He also is a refreshing first year, veteran inspector that exceeded all traditional expectations through dedication, practicality and creativity! He and Kevin get into so much including:
- Being a millennial in the business
- Why veterans do so well in home inspections
- Outsourcing
- Dedication >>> Motivation
- AI writing tools
- Content, content, content
- Using a VA
🗣️ Talk to a real person about Spectora: https://bit.ly/3JQxryP
📲 Get the full version of the app for five free inspections: https://bit.ly/3v7EdMq
🚀 Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://bit.ly/3RTmp1a
🚨 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this.
🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com
Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://bit.ly/2YDDLZg
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Eric Harmon is easy to root for. A practical guy that tracks his numbers and goes with what works. Simple right?
He drops lots of juicy nuggets in this one:
- His origin story
- How he got inspection #1
- Using IG to get 34% of his agents
- Using local contractors as a differentiator
- Making thousands more a month from 1 upsell email
🗣️ Talk to a real person about Spectora: https://bit.ly/3JQxryP
📲 Get the full version of the app for five free inspections: https://bit.ly/3v7EdMq
🚀 Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://bit.ly/3RTmp1a
🚨 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this.
🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com
Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://bit.ly/2YDDLZg
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Blaine Wallace keeps it fun and creative.
He brings the knowledge on how he used Instagram to his benefit (still does) and how breakfast meetings helped him scale up.
We get into more amazing topics for new inspectors:
- How and why he doesn't like going to offices
- How he gets all online bookings and no phone calls
- Mentorship
- How to explain defects smoothly
🗣️Talk to a real person about Spectora: https://bit.ly/3JQxryP
📲Get the full version of the app for five free inspections: https://bit.ly/3v7EdMq
🚀Bundle a year of the app with a custom website: https://bit.ly/3RTmp1a
🚨 Not subscribed to the pod yet? Shame! Go do it! We're on Apple & Google Podcasts & Spotify. Click follow or subscribe! This keeps us motivated to keep doing more of this.
🤓 Got ideas for guests? Send 'em our way through the chat bubble or email Kevin@Spectora.com Not using Spectora? See what the biggest and best companies are saying - https://bit.ly/2YDDLZg