Episodes

Send a text In the residential real estate industry specifically, the "measure of success" tends to be the amount of volume you close. Year-in / year-out, as well as your career as a whole. But, volume alone will never fully reflect how well you did financially; it varies per deal. Sometimes you mak...

Send a text It's rare in 2026 to see a small-but-mighty independent mortgage brokerage survive, let alone thrive. But that's exactly what Rory Farrell & Mike Witczak are committed to growing at Marathon Mortgage in Erdenheim, PA. What's up, commitment and consistency! In this B&R ep, Sean &a...

Send a text Stop sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone to give you permission to do what you wanna do in business. Shoot your shot! As easy as that is for us to say, we recognize that it's very hard for someone to do. Both Sean & Tim have shot and missed many times throughout their career...

Send a text The line-of-the-day on this one was, "You got me on sale last year. The sale's over, now you gotta pay full price." Sean & Tim sat down with Tom Mellett from Keswick Mortgage Group and chatted about all things cars, mortgages, and finding your path. As a seasoned mortgage expert, Tom...

Send a text "I've always wanted to work for myself" is a common phrase that we hear within our business circles, as well as in our personal lives. And when someone says that to us, we love to hear it! But ... we're also very honest about how hard it is to work for yourself, and most importantly, kee...

Send a text As B&R grows its watcher and listener community, our guest community grows right alongside it. While real estate and insurance have been a primary focus for us, they are now more foundational to our mission than the only ponds we fish in. Queue up Jimmy O'Neill, a well-known Philly l...

Send a text It only took us 100+ episodes and just over 2 years to finally make the "Bricks" (aka Real Estate) and "Risk" (aka Insurance) connection. Selling your insurance agency is just like selling your home. If the No. 1 rule in real estate is Location, Location, Location, the No. 1 rule in seei...

Send a text Why is it that real estate clients (buyers and sellers) consistently feel like they're "wasting" their real estate agent's time? Answer, because a majority of homeowners only buy and sell a few homes in their lifetime. Therefore, it's an unfamiliar process and one that's (unfortunately) ...

Send a text I mean, who doesn't like Philadelphia butter cake? Haha. In all seriousness, this episode is all about your team: employees, hourly workers, VAs, vendors, you name it. Why is your team so important? Because if you and your team don't deliver, that client is not coming back nor will they ...