Spectora Spotlight with Kevin Wagstaff

Social Media Playbook - How to Win Agents on Instagram - Bailey McHugh - Ep. 129

Bailey McHugh of SWELL Home Inspections gets nearly 90% of her referrals from Instagram. In this Spectora Spotlight interview, Bailey and Kevin break down how. They also dive into:

• What to say when you slide into those DMs
• How to get your posts in front of hundreds of agents
• Overcoming the fear of putting yourself out there
• Why automation and consistency are game changers
• Bailey's journey from being a flight attendant to becoming a home inspector
• The importance of superb client communication

And so much more. You can find Bailey on Instagram @swell_homeinspections or on her website, swellhomeinspectionsnc.com

 

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Differentiation & openness to solutions homeowners want - Shannon Bloemker, Ep. 128

Do you offer a home energy assessment as part of your inspection? Shannon Bloemker makes a great case for why you should.

 

Shannon is the founder and CEO of Energy Raven, a home energy assessment that helps homebuyers see how the home uses energy and where they can save. She and Kevin get into:

• Home energy assessments
• New tax rebates and why they matter
• How little a home inspection costs relative to the rest of the real estate transaction (and how to get that number up!)
• Whether or not the home inspection should be required
• The home inspection as education

You can find Energy Raven at https://energyraven.com/

 

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First year income, senior education & baked ziti to win over agents - David Van Vurst - Ep. 127

David Van Vurst has a pretty cool story to get here. He shares his story of owning a Skyzone up until Covid and how he met his first set of agents with creativity! They also get into:

• Using QR codes
• Realities of year 1 income as a home inspector
• Helping seniors
• Using strategies agents can RELATE to
• Social media usage

You can connect with David through his website - https://www.phoenixresolutions.com/ or on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspector_van/

 

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Being a boss vs. leader, spouse dynamics and balancing mom'ing & working - Shante Lambert - Ep. 126

Shante is a Spectora OG. Not only because she's known us since the beginning, it's because she is one of the most kind, fun, intelligent people you'll find in this industry. And she's just getting started. Kevin and Shante cover so much:

• How she got involved in the business
• COVID growth story
• Balancing being a mom and working
• Hiring a VA
• Social media
• Hiring a growth coordinator
• Downsizing
• Being a boss vs. a leader
• Spouse dynamics

Want to get in touch with Shante to network? You can email her - shante@lamberthomeinspections.com

Or hit her up from the website - https://www.lamberthomeinspections.com/

 

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The youth movement in home inspections is sliding into those DMs - Ryan Wall - Ep.#125

Ryan is leading the youth movement in home inspections! You can tell from his refreshing approach to meeting agents, to recommending contractors - he's the future of this business. Kevin and Ryan get into:

 

• His story from college to home inspections
• Homeowner education is 100% the future
• User experience for homebuyers
• Recommending contractors
• Sliding into those DMs
• Wish list items for Spectora

Hit Ryan up at his website! https://www.hellohomeinspections.com/our-team

 

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AGENTS - Stop asking your inspectors to charge less! Episode #124 - Randy Lambert

Randy is a Spectora OG. Customer #7 we believe! Kevin finally gets him on the pod to chat about:

- Working with a spouse

- IEB & the important of vision

- Management styles

- NAR Suit and what you can do

- How to handle price shoppers

You can find Randy at his website - https://www.lamberthomeinspections.com/ or on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LambertHomeInspections/ or on Instagram where they crush it, @lamberthomeinspection

 

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COVID Come ups, finding your niche, AI & Walk n Talks - Michael Szeto - Ep. #123

Michael and Kevin have a great conversation looking back at COVID and Michael's come up story, how he's approaching the current environment, using Spectora to finish reports on-site, AI and more!

You can reach Michael at his beautiful website - https://www.nplhomeinspections.com/ or at michael@nplhomeinspections.com

 

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Home Inspectors in the Northeast and Associations - Jameson Malgeri - Ep. #122

After talking in Vegas at the ASHI conference, Jameson and Kevin finally made the podcast happen! They get into the value of associations, conferences and business ownership.

 

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What is Spectora up to + MVVC talk - Mike & Kevin - Ep. 121

Episode #121 - We say one of Spectora's most important values is communication? Well we're getting back to more of it!

Mike and Kevin give an update on Spectora's MVVC, as well as what we're thinking about and focused on as a company as we head into 2024.

Have an opinion on the events Mike referenced at the end of the clip? Let us know if you'd attend in the comments!

 

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Wisdom from a low-key legend in pest control and home inspections - Brandon Lunsford - Ep. #120

Brandon Lunsford from LunsPro Home Inspections (out of Alpharetta, Georgia) will admit he's more comfortable being behind the scenes building empires. That's why we want to hear from him!

Brandon humbly shares his backstory and some of what has helped him start, build, grow and scale home inspection and pest control businesses. We also talk about the love of entrepreneurship, building company culture and how to grow in other geographic areas.

You can learn more about LunsPro at their website - https://lunsprogeorgia.com/

 

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