The Real Value Podcast
The world's best podcast about the mindsets, behaviors, attitudes, and activities for the Appraisal, Real Estate, and Lending industries. Hosted by well known Real Estate and Appraiser Success Coach, Blaine Feyen, founder and CEO of the Real Value Group and Real Value Coaching Academy in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Real Value Podcast covers a variety of topics involving all three of those businesses, as well as the topics of success, communication, leadership, balance, marketing, social media, SEO, NLP, and a bunch other awesome stuff!
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 279
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
The Disposable Man
In this episode, Blaine tackles the sometimes controversial topic of toxic masculinity. The word has come to define almost anything and everything 'male' and this episode aims to dispel that. Blaine …
Your Map to Freedom
In this episode, Blaine introduces his proprietary framework for building a thriving real estate appraisal business. It's a 7-part framework called BOSSMAP™, where each letter is a commandment to do …
Earn Twice the Money in Half the Time
In this episode, Blaine discusses the '4-Hour Workday' concept and the how and why of earning twice as much in half the time. Since most appraisers only get 3-4 hours of really productive time out of…
Don’t End Up Like Blockbuster
In this episode, Blaine highlights how the massive video rental chain on the 90's and 2000's made some fatal decisions that doomed their future. While many think that Netflix killed Blockbuster, the …
Build An AI Proof Business
In this episode, Blaine talks about how to build an AI (Artificial Intelligence) proof appraisal, real estate, or lending business. Any business that can benefit from being more human than the machin…
Non-Lender Market Domination with V.A.L.U.E.
In this episode, Blaine introduces the V.A.L.U.E. Framework™, which is a business building framework for dominating in the non-lender appraisal world. In the VALUE Framework™, each letter stands for …
Become Elite or Become Obsolete
In this episode, Blaine goes over the rise of AI (artificial intelligence) in almost every area of life and business. AI is definitely a real thing in the world of appraisal and appraising and apprai…
Burn Your Fear To The Ground - questions from the mailbag
In this episode, Blaine answers several questions from the listeners about building their non-lender appraisal business, hiring and training apprentice trainees, and how to stop being the bottleneck …
Stop Chasing People Who Aren't Chasing You
In this episode, Blaine shares 8 pieces of wisdom he's learned over the years from mentors, masters, Stoics, and life in general.
Solopreneur or Empire Builder
In this episode, Blaine compares the two different appraisal company business models: the one person business, or solopreneur, and the team builder model, which is the business model whereby the appr…
Silence is Not a Success Strategy
In this epsiode, Blaine talks through several thoughts and ideas around why so many appraisers choose to be silent and invisible where and when it matters the most, which is not whining and complaini…
From Survival to Significance
In this episode, Blaine walks through the 4 phases or levels that every business owner can go through if they see their business as a vehicle to something greater. Blaine explains what happens at eac…
The Million Dollar Playbook
In this episode, Blaine goes over the 5 principles and the 5 pillars of building a million dollar appraisal business, or any business at all. Building a million dollar business does not necessarily m…
You're The Problem - Shut Up or Fix It
In this episode, Blaine talks about the amount of whining and complaining by appraisers about how everyone is out to get them, when, in fact, you might be the issue. Blaine covers 5 principles for ta…
Goal Setting is Bullsh*t! The Only 3 Things You Need
In this first episode of season 9, Blaine talks about how the typical goal setting process is almost complete BS. Most people start with the strategy part of goal setting without ever addressing the …
7 Ways To Build Trust and Double Your Business
In this episode, Blaine goes over 7 ways to build trust with your market to make more sales and, of course, more money. As an appraiser, trust is one of the more important things to build in the mind…
How to Combat Appraisal Waivers and Make More Money As An Appraiser
In this episode, Blaine talks about the new plan by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase the appraisal waiver threshold to 90% LTV and what appraisers need to do about it if they want their busines…
Worthless Goals
In this episode, Blaine talks about the conventional way to set goals, and what most of it is BS. He then talks about some of the things he's learned over the years about which goals are worthwhile, …
The 4 Hour Work Week
In this episode, Blaine talks about several of his takeaways from the Tim Ferriss book, The 4 Hour Work Week and how they can help your business and, maybe more importantly, your life!
Fix the Broken Windows In Your Business
In this episode, Blaine Feyen talks about the 'broken windows' theory as it relates to business, marketing, and life. Blaine goes over a bunch of examples of broken windows in your appraisal and real…