Service Animals vs Emotional Support Animals

Hi everybody. Cheryl Knowlton, CEO of Dynamite Productions, coming at you with another thought on fair housing. Just make sure, as a real estate professional, that you understand there is a distinct and very important difference between a service animal and an emotional support animal. There are actually some really amazing documentation sources that I would be very happy to …

Fair Housing and buyer letters to seller with offer

Hi everybody. Cheryl Knowlton, CEO of Dynamite Productions coming at you with your dynamite tip of the day. Today’s tip is on fair housing and, more specifically, letters. I get this question all of the time. If I represent a buyer, should I encourage my buyer or even allow my buyer to write a letter expressing to the seller how …

Be Deeply Committed to Learning

Hi, everybody. Cheryl Knowlton, CEO of Dynamite Productions coming at you with your Dynamite tip of the day. Going off of what we talked about last time with competence comes a deep commitment to learning. I personally believe that education is the key to having absolutely everything you want in your real estate career. A little secret for you, when …

To be good you need to do it more than part time

Hi everybody. Cheryl Knowlton, CEO of Dynamite Productions, coming at you with your dynamite tip of the day. We were connected and on the same page Last week I was on the phone with the association executive for a state that has a lot of real estate professionals, and he happens to have a Ph.D. in education. We were talking …

Destination Assist

Hi everybody. Cheryl Knowlton, CEO of Dynamite Productions coming at you with a thought for the day. My car, my fabulous Lexus, has this amazing tool called “Destination-Assist”.  I can go in, either audibly or utilizing the fancy-schmancy computer that is a little bit difficult for me to use.  Put in where I want to go and it will map …

What are your non-negotiables?

Hi everybody. Cheryl Knowlton with Dynamite Productions coming at you with a very important thought. I recently read my 53rd book for the year. My goal is to cross that 80 finish line at the end of 2019. I did it last year and I know I can do it again. But that means that I have to stay on …

Be Upfront with your Loan Officer

Clay Johnson:                    Hi, Clay Johnson here with Castle & Cooke Mortgage and I’m with Cheryl Knowlton with Dynamite Productions. Always fun to come together. We’ve been thinking a lot about credit this week, ways of dealing with that, and we wanted to talk a little bit more about hiding and how that can really cause some challenges for you. So, …

Invest in your own retirement

Cheryl Knowlton:             Hi everybody. Cheryl Knowlton with Dynamite Productions here with my favorite sidekick, Clay Johnson, from Castle and Cooke Mortgage. Clay, we’ve talked a lot about the fact that most real estate professionals and mortgage professionals don’t invest in their own retirement. Clay Johnson:                    No. Cheryl Knowlton:                 And so let’s do …

Unmet expectations | dealing with difficult situations–don’t assume or accuse.

Clay Johnson:                    Hey guys, Clay Johnson here at Castle & Cooke Mortgage. I’m here with Cheryl Knowlton again, Dynamite Productions. If you didn’t know that by now, you might be in trouble. Cheryl Knowlton:             Right? Clay Johnson:                    Exactly. But we wanted to talk about some of the things of ways not to get in trouble, things to avoid. Cheryl, I …

Fair Housing protected classes

Hi, everybody. Cheryl Knowlton coming at you with your Dynamite Tip of the Day. As you probably know, April is Fair Housing Month with the National Association of Realtors … so important. I wish that we just had fair housing year because it is that important that we understand all of the protected classes, and what they are, and what …