Shows
A Place to Live(Ep. 14) Are you a Home or Location person?Jucely and MK discuss the four levers you can pull while trying to find the best home for you. The overarching question you must first address is are you a home (features) or location person? 2023-06-0219 minA Place to Live(Ep. 13) How to budget to buy a homeJucely and MK share the backwards, yet correct way to budget for a mortgage. Learn what to expect from lenders, what contributes to the monthly payments, how your credit score impacts the interest rates. We also discuss price ranges when considering your job status, debt tolerance, and spending. 2023-05-1923 minA Place to Live(Ep. 12) How to choose your lender when buying a homeCash might be king but most of us need a mortgage to purchase our place to live. A key step in your homebuying journey is to choose a lender. On this episode, MK and Jucely walk you through on how to find and choose a lender. The interest rate they provide is just one piece of the puzzle.2023-05-1018 minA Place to Live(Ep. 11) How to buy a home series (1/4): find the agent that is right for youFor Season 2, we'll be sharing multiple Series focusing in a key area of real estate. Kicking it off with a 4-part Series on How to buy a home. On today's episode, MK and Jucely share tips on how to build your team to buy a home, including how to select an agent.2023-05-0331 minA Place to Live(Ep. 10) Year in Review 2022Jucely and MK reflect on the market, their careers and experiences from 2022.2022-12-0745 minA Place to Live(Ep. 9) Transportation in DFWJucely and MK talk about what its like to get around the Dallas Fort Worth area, what options are out there, and what new transportation could be coming up down the road... Or should we say down the line?2022-11-3039 minA Place to Live(Ep. 8) Interior design trends and expectations for 2023Jucely and MK make their best guesses as to what they expect to see in 2023 from interior designers and new home builders. Why they be right? 2022-11-2342 minA Place to Live(Ep. 7) Questions to ask a builder continued (Part 2)More questions to ask a builder when considering a new build community. If you want a full list, please email APlaceToLivePodcast@gmail.com!2022-11-1639 minA Place to Live(Ep. 6) Questions to ask when considering a new build home (Part 1)Jucely and MK walk through certain questions you should ask when considering a newly built home in a development. They share their experience shopping for homes for themselves and with clients.2022-11-0931 minA Place to Live(Ep. 5) Overcoming market fearsWill the market crash or go up? How can we proceed without this answer? Jucely and MK share how they've navigated their own fears of the market, their lessons learned as buyers and agents in an ever-changing market and explore macro trends that can help make informed decisions. Crystal Ball not included!2022-11-0249 minA Place to Live(Ep. 4) Mentality of the down paymentJucely and MK discuss the financial and mental barriers the down payment creates, what they did during their home buying experiences, and how they chose to break the piggy bank. 2022-10-2639 minA Place to Live(Ep. 3) Life happens! Sometimes you rent, sometimes you buyWe dare to say it: it's okay to rent! MK and Jucely share how "life has happened" to them and how it influenced their choices on choosing a place to live. Jucely reveals to MK that choosing a place to eat is closer to a tire company than the actual food.2022-10-1948 minA Place to Live(Ep. 2) To emergency fund or not emergency fundMK and Jucely explore the differences about being debt averse and leveraging it for wealth building or purchasing real estate. As they answer the question "do I need an emergency fund?", they open up about their own experiences with debt and share tips on how to dig yourself out of a financial hole. 2022-10-1221 minA Place to Live(Ep. 1) The places we've lived and how they've shaped usCross-country moves due to college, jobs and a pandemic. We've all been there. MK and Jucely bond over the places they've lived and how they met in Texas. They set the record straight: is this a real estate podcast?2022-10-0519 min