land broker – The Sale Ring

Episode 132: Conducting a HUGE Ohio Land Auction

By thesalering | May 19, 2026

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In this episode of The Sale Ring, we sit down with Chip Carpenter, Ryan Rogers, and Melissa Smithberger from United Country Real Estate’s Columbus and Southeastern Ohio offices. They share the story behind the monumental John L. Christman Estate Land Auction—from securing the listing to crafting an auction atmosphere that engaged bidders. Listen as they walk us through the auction process, the excitement of auction day, and their approach as they head toward closing this once-in-a-lifetime sale.

United Country – Columbus, Ohio office

United Country – Southeastern Ohio office

Episode 95: How to Recruit Top Agents with Travis Hamele

By thesalering | December 7, 2023

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Recruiting top agents is an ingredient that most all successful real estate brokerages have mastered. In this episode we discuss this with Travis Hamele, the #1 franchise owner in United Country Real Estate. Travis shares tips on how he finds and targets top producing agents as well as key points of discussion in the recruiting process with them. He takes us through the process of hiring top agents and then keeping them on track with superior support, training and technology. This is a great episode for any brokerage owner or top agent looking for the right fit. Enjoy the show…

United Country – Midwest Lifestyle Properties

Episode 83: Land Investment Business with Pete Reese

By thesalering | April 5, 2023

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Joining us in the studio is Pete Reese, owner of Turning Profit which is a successful land acquisition and divestiture firm. Pete hosts a powerful podcast show and is a very prominent vacant land investor that has been in real estate for many years. He gives a ton of insight about the strategies he uses for acquisition as well as landing the sales and then repositioning the property for resale. His company sold $3.5 million in 2022 and they are on target to greatly surpass that figure in 2023. This is a great show with lots of helpful hints about purchasing land and flipping it for huge profits. Enjoy the show.

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