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Dishin' Dirt with Gary Pickren
In the Award Winning Dishin' Dirt with Gary Pickren, South Carolina Real Estate Attorney/Broker/Instructor- Gary Pickren discusses important, timely and relevant topics for South Carolina real estate agents. He covers topics such as the NAR Settlement, "wholesaling", seller disclosure, video marketing, repair addendum, RESPA and much more. All topics are either related to real estate or agency law, marketing or real estate agent best practices. Gary also brings a touch of humor to each podcast with his funny Corona Closing Craziness stories and his hugely popular Gary's Good News Only series where he discusses good real estate, economic and corona virus news. This is a podcast for every real estate agent in South Carolina regardless how long you have been in the business.
Winner of the American Land Title Association 2024 Webbie.
Disclaimer: Our site does not create an attorney-client relationship and it is not intended for detailed legal advice. We are licensed in South Carolina. Any result we achieve on a client’s behalf does not necessarily mean similar results for other clients. ***DISCLAIMER*** Gary serves on the South Carolina Real Estate Commission as a Commissioner. The opinions expressed herein are his opinions and are not necessarily the opinions of the SC Real Estate Commission. This podcast is not to be considered legal advice. Please consult an attorney in your jurisdiction for applicable legal advice germane to your issue. Copyright © Blair | Cato | Pickren | Casterline LLC – All Rights Reserved
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210 episodes
Dishin' Dirt on You Won't Believe the Info the Government Wants from You and Your Clients. THE 200th EPISODE!
**** EPISODE 200!!!!!!**** Thank you! Thank you!FinCen is some really scary stuff. The federal government under the guise of "stopping money laundering" is requiring every business entity to provide information on all parties invo...
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Episode 200
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22:41
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Dishin' Dirt on Please Use the Form 120 for Compensation. It really is not this hard.
We are seeing such a mess with broker compensation. Contracts and Form 120s are all over the board. Seller, buyer, agents, lenders and closing attorney can't decipher what the intent is on some of these. It is an unmitigated disaster.
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Episode 199
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33:27
Dishin' Dirt with the Running Real Estate Agent who Set the Internet on Fire!
Kyle Toomey recognized that in order to catch someone's attention on social media you had to be quick and entertaining. Thus, he perfected the running real estate agent phenomenon. In doing so he garnered millions of views and thousands o...
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Episode 198
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25:43
Dishin' Dirt on Clear Cooperation. Is it going away?
Clear cooperation is the next area of your practice under attack by lawyers and the DOJ. Today I discuss what clear cooperation is, who supports it, who doesn't and the potential risk to ending the practice. Don't forget ...
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Episode 197
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28:34
Dishin' Dirt on Real Estate Commission Guidance on Recent Settlement and License Law
Last week, the South Carolina Real Estate Commission issued a guidance letter that addresses substantive contact, the South Carolina Disclosure of Brokerage Relationship and the NAR Settlement. Does these revised documents now fulfil the ...
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Episode 196
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27:12
Dishin' Dirt on Two Frauds That Should Scare You!
Last week, Blair Cato stopped two potential real estate frauds that could have cost the buyer hundreds of thousands of dollars. Erica Lybrand, our title attorney, joins me today to discuss these two frauds, what Blair Cato did right, what...
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Episode 195
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34:18
Dishin' Dirt on What Agents Need to Know about Closings Post Hurricane
There continues to be massive numbers of people without power in the Upstate and even here in the Midlands of South Carolina. Today I discuss what agents need to know on how lenders and insurance companies may treat closings moving forward this...
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Episode 194
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12:20
Dishin' Dirt on 10 Ways NAR Can Stop Sucking & Why You Should Support SC Realtors and Local Associations
I have had many conversations with Realtors who espouse their anger over how things are being run at NAR. In fact 62% of Realtors in a national poll have stated so. Today I offer Ten "suggestions" for NAR that will help it suck less. &nbs...
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Episode 193
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26:45
Dishin' Dirt on Saying Good-Bye to the Touring Agreement?
One of the biggest complaints of real estate agents since the settlement is the requirement to get a touring or showing agreement signed prior to showing the buyer a house. Luckily for you the Real Estate Commission may have solved that i...
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Episode 192
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25:43
Dishin' Dirt on Real Estate Agents Are Already Screwing Up the New Compensation Rules!
We are only a few weeks into the new compensation rules and agents are already greatly screwing it up all over the place. Today, I will walk you through how compensation is supposed to work in the ERTS, the Form 120 and the contract. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 191
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26:10
Dishin' Dirt on a New Exclusive Right to Sell that Agents Should be Using Courtesy of Blair Cato
As we enter the second full week of the implementation of the settlement, I began getting many calls for me to draft an Exclusive Right to Sell Agreement that is NOT broker to broker compensation. Brokerages have already started ...
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Episode 190
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29:20
SPECIAL EDITION. Dishin' Dirt on the $3.29M Settlement Involving Real Estate Agents & Title Companies. Some SC Brokers are Still Doing This!
I have been warning agents that the NAR Settlement was just the beginning of this. More lawsuits and government intervention would soon follow. Today I discuss a $3.29 million settlement/fine involving real estate agents and title insuran...
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Episode 189
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15:28
Dishin' Dirt on How Compensation Might be Shown on Settlement Statements After August 17.
Now that we are a week or so into the new rules on real estate compensation, we need to discuss how your commission might be shown on the settlement statements. Direct compensation, concessions and broker to broker commission most likely will b...
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Episode 189
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30:27
Dishin' Dirt on Fixing Two Settlement Problems for You
The settlement went into full effect and force today. With that comes many new problems and requirements for the real estate agent. Today we attempt to resolve two of these problems for you. The first problem we resolve is the cra...
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Episode 188
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24:23
Dishin ' Dirt on the Media is Already Misleading Consumers on Settlement and Updating your Existing Agreements.
Two things are 100% expected. You will always have to pay taxes, and the national media is a joke. They lie and obfuscate. They work an agenda and allow half-truth and inuendo to take over. Moreover, there is zero intellectual curio...
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Episode 187
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24:10
Dishin' Dirt on This is the Way! Is this the answer to Compensation after August 17?
Everyone is on edge about broker compensation. How do we handle it through Form 120? Why can it not be done in the contract? What about all of the issues with concessions? On Monday I published my discussion on all of these issues...
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Episode 186
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19:35
Special Edition. Setting the Record Straight on Broker Compensation with eXp CEO Leo Pareja
A lot of rumors are swirling about how August 17 will play out for agents. One of the biggest rumors is that eXp Realty agents will no longer do broker to broker compensation. Leo Pareja, CEO of eXp Realty, joins me in this special editio...
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Episode 185
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30:39
Dishin' Dirt on Is it Illegal for Comp to be in Contract and Review of the Exclusive Right to Sell and Buy.
Can buyer broker agent compensation be included in a buyer's offer? Does including it in the contract violate the NAR settlement or South Carolina license law? Today we find out for good. Also, I examine the changes to the Exclusive Rig...
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Episode 184
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29:16
Dishin' Dirt on The Two Avenues for Agents to Get Paid post August 17.
Another week and even more confusion. Today we take a further look at the two avenues for a real estate agent to get paid compensation post August 17. We will try to answer when and how to use the compensation agreement versus contr...
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Episode 183
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27:52
Dishin' Dirt on The New SCR Contract and Compensation Form. Confused Yet?
The new MLS and REALTOR rules from the commission settlement are set to begin on August 17. There is so much confusion still in the industry. I did this podcast and added to it twice after I recorded it. So yes, I am confused too....
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Episode 182
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30:25
Dishin' Dirt on FINALLY the MLS Strikes Back!
Finally, the MLSs strike back on the ridiculous settlement rules! Today we examine four different MLSs across the country that have decided to give the big middle finger to Michael Ketchmark and the settlement requirements. These MLSs are doing...
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Season 4
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Episode 181
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26:48
Dishin' Dirt on Is Wholesaling Illegal in South Carolina Now?
In May 2024 Governor McMaster signed the revised SC Code §40-57-10 into law. In that statute that governs the practice of real estate in South Carolina there are several provisions dealing with "wholesaling". Today we will examine the st...
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Season 4
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Episode 180
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29:52
Dishin' Dirt on MV Realty and the 40 Year Listings ARE DONE, VOID, TOAST.
Finally, South Carolina is at the forefront of something good. South Carolina is one of the first states to prohibit and void the 40-yearlong listing agreements that are recorded at the register of deeds office and binds even future owner...
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Episode 179
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26:32
Dishin' Dirt with Chelsea Peitz on the Science Behind and How to Create S.H.A.R.E.-worthy Content.
We need a break from all the crazy legal stuff happening in real estate for at least one week. This week I have an incredibly fun guest for you. Chelsea Peitz is an Inman News Top Marketing Influencer for 2023 and 2024 M...
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Season 4
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Episode 178
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36:42
Dishin' Dirt on Part 3-The Rest of the Revised Real Estate Code.
In Part 3 of the three-part series covering the changes to the real estate agent code, I explain the remaining additions and changes to the statute. These changes include carrying education credit forward, new team name requirements, brok...
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Season 4
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Episode 177
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