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Episode 133: Winning and Losing with Active Listening

By thesalering | May 28, 2026

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We are joined in the studio by commercial CCIM broker Brian Lensing, as we break down the important elements of active listening. Brian shares stories of winning and losing by using active listening, and times when he did not do a good job of it. This is a cool episode as it reinforces the importance of listening to the client, retaining important information and using it to your advantage as a service provider.

Brian Lensing

Episode 130: Should the “Listing Agent” get most of the commission.

By thesalering | April 28, 2026

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In this episode we talk through real estate commissions and who should normally be entitled to the lion’s share of it (listing agent or buyers agent). On the heels of the NAR lawsuit, the increased transparency around who is actually paying for the services rendered has forced the real estate industry to take a hard look at this question. Under normal circumstances, an “agent” should be hired and compensated by the party that is using their services. We discuss a reasonable approach to commission splits and the appropriate allocation of commission based on the services, expense, and expertise. A controversial topic that we enjoyed discussing on The Sale Ring podcast.

Episode 127: Tax Deferred Exchange, DST and 721 UPREIT

By thesalering | November 4, 2025

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We are joined in the studio by our good friend Greg Schowe with Asset Preservation Inc., as he takes us through some interesting differences between 1031 Exchanges, Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) and the 721 UPREIT. Q4 of each year is a busy time with investors moving assets into the sale arena and deferring capital gains tax is a big decision for more investors and owners. Using these tax treatments is a huge opportunity for any prudent seller and we gained valuable insight from Greg today. Enjoy the show.

ASSET PRESERVATION INC.

Episode 126: Leveraging Your Circle of Influence

By thesalering | October 24, 2025

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As a real estate or auction professional, one of your main sources for quality leads can be your circle of influence. In this episode we discuss a systematic process to identifying “who” should be in your circle of influence, how to inventory and manage these individuals and ultimately “how” to engage them with quality conversation, high profile information and multiple ways to make yourself relevant and important to them. The key to harvesting leads from your circle of influence is to be Top of Mind when they know of someone needing real estate or auction services. Enjoy the show.

Episode 102: How to Handle Pre-Auction Offers

By thesalering | June 14, 2024

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Shawn and Trina discuss how to properly handle pre-auction offers that are submitted to an auctioneer before the auction date. This is an issue that continues to come up with real estate auctioneers and the guidance offered in this episode will help ensure that the auctioneer is keeping the clients needs first, while maintaining the relationship for all involved. Enjoy the show.

Episode 89: Using Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate

By thesalering | May 18, 2023

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The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a huge conversation topic across the globe. Programs like Chat GPT allow users to source a wide range of knowledge and data which is delivered in a clean narrative useful format. Technology expert Jim Nowak joins us in the studio to discuss elements of how AI works and better yet, how the real estate & auction community can use it. Enjoy the show.

CHAT GPT

Episode 72: How to Win in Google Search Rankings

By thesalering | June 17, 2022

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We are joined in the studio by United Country Real Estates technology expert, Jim Nowak as we discuss how Google ranks websites and how we can win the ranking game. Jim offers great insight into the way Google web-crawlers find and rank websites and then offers multiple strategies into ways that office owners can get their websites to rank higher. Join us as we uncover some awesome strategies that may make it possible to get to page (1) on Google searches.