Ep. 17: Richard Courtney, Jacob Kupin and Nathan Weinberg: Serving Your Community
Release Date: 02/05/2025
Ep. 18: Brian Truman & Tyler Cauble: The State of Commercial Real Estate in Music City
The Real Estate Mailbag
On this episode of The Real Estate Mailbag, we’re joined by two of Nashville’s top commercial real estate brokers, both principals of boutique, locally owned firms—not the "big-box" brokerages. While residential and commercial real estate agents in Tennessee hold the same license, the similarities often end there. As Tyler Cauble puts it: "Yes, [residential and commercial brokers] have the same license, but I like to use the metaphor that it’s like hiring a divorce attorney to represent you on an operating agreement for a business." Our guests provide insightful breakdowns of the...
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Ep. 17: Richard Courtney, Jacob Kupin and Nathan Weinberg: Serving Your Community
The Real Estate Mailbag
“If real estate is your profession, politics is your business.” – Richard Courtney Real estate is more than just making a living—it’s an opportunity to make a difference. This special episode of the Real Estate Mailbag explores how civic and charitable engagement can enrich both communities and careers in ways that go far beyond financial success. Our panelists—Nathan Weinberg, Jacob Kupin, and Richard Courtney—share how public service has shaped their lives and offer insight into getting involved in causes that truly matter. From volunteerism to board service, we discuss the...
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Ep. 16: Angie Lawless, Brandon Miller, and Steve Morris: Music City Title Tales
The Real Estate Mailbag
“It’s called title insurance but it acts more like a guarantee. It guarantees that when you buy a property, you are not going to have a problem; but if you do have a problem, there’s going to be a Fortune 500 company behind you to help resolve the problem.” — Brandon Miller, Wagon Wheel Co-Founder/Attorney In a first of its kind episode of The REM podcast LIVE, our hosts perform double duty as the guests who unravel some of the complexities of title insurance and also discuss some of the most important issues being addressed in the context of real estate closings. On this episode you...
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Ep. 15: Debra Beagle, Giovanna Murillo and Eva Romero: Serving the Hispanic Community in Real Estate
The Real Estate Mailbag
“You absolutely need to serve the Hispanic community, or else your business will not be set to succeed.” — Giovanna Murillo It’s often said that a business should reflect the communities it serves. In this episode of the Real Estate Mailbag, we go beyond the platitude and dive into the real implications for real estate professionals. Our powerhouse panel includes three leaders from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), including a founding member of NAHREP Nashville. Eva Romero, Debra Beagle, and Giovanna Murillo join us to discuss what...
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Ep. 14: Council Members Horton and Huffman, an Inside Look on Development, Affordable Housing and Traffic
The Real Estate Mailbag
“It’s all about connections, no matter what you do. In real estate, especially in Nashville, it’s always good to be a part of the community that you’re selling homes in.” — On this new episode of the Real Estate Mailbag, we welcome two rising stars on the Nashville Metropolitan Council who are experts in housing, zoning, the upcoming traffic referendum and the un-housed in our community. This is a fascinating discussion for anyone interested in a deeper dive into how local laws, especially zoning laws, have profound structural ramifications on the local real estate market,...
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Ep. 13: BRRRR and Beyond: Your Blueprint to Real Estate Riches
The Real Estate Mailbag
“I try to turn money very fast. My goal, if I buy an apartment complex, is I want to drive up the value within 24 months to the point where I can do a refinance and have all my capital back in 24 months.” -- Brandon Thornberry On this very special episode of the Real Estate Mailbag, discover proven real estate strategies from some of Nashville’s top investors. We were joined by Brandon Thornberry of Urban Gate Capital, an investment firm focusing on identifying and seizing opportunities in emerging markets, Valery Parham, Realtor/author/entrepreneur and William Wilson, a top brokerage...
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Ep. 12: Housing Matters: Unpacking the Affordable Housing Puzzle
The Real Estate Mailbag
“My whole mission is just to affect positive change with people, and housing is such a key component to people’s health, well-being, and safety.” -- Andrea Prince According to Nashville's 2021 Affordable Housing Task Force, chaired by Mayor John Cooper, the city must create 52,498 new housing units by 2030—a daunting challenge, given that only 1,344 affordable units were being built annually at the time of the report. Today on The Real Estate Mailbag, we're joined by Matthew Wiltshire, President of Pathway Affordable Housing Corp. and former Chief Strategy Officer at MDHA, Andrea...
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Ep. 11: Kortney Wilson, Maria Recio and Marie Lee: How to “Tik-Tok Toe” Real Estate Social Media!
The Real Estate Mailbag
“The first secret to success is to get started.” – Kortney Wilson The conventional wisdom in real estate is that social media is increasingly important. However, understanding what social media is and how to be effective with it can be a complex topic. Many real estate professionals fail to take the most important step: getting started. On this must-listen edition of the Real Estate Mailbag, presented by Wagon Wheel Title, our hosts and distinguished guests explore the fascinating role of social media for real estate professionals. Kortney Wilson of The Kortney Wilson Group with...
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Ep. 10: To Renovate or not, but Thou Shalt Neither “Flip or Flop”
The Real Estate Mailbag
“There is no silver bullet to adding value to your house. All of the things that give you a list of ‘do this one thing’ – they are lies, and they are clickbait.” — Peter Matteson On this episode of The Real Estate Mailbag presented by Wagon Wheel Title, our hosts and distinguished guests explore the topic of home renovations. Murn Roberts with the Morrell Property Collective at Compass, Jacob Jones with MW Real Estate and Peter Matteson, co-founder of Greenwood BAM, share the good, bad, and the upside down of buying, selling and actually doing home renovations with the focus on...
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Ep. 9: No Big Deal - These Agents Tell You What It Takes to Develop a Deep Roster of High Profile, Professional Athletes as Clients
The Real Estate Mailbag
On this episode of The Real Estate Mailbag presented by Wagon Wheel Title, our hosts and distinguished guests explore the unique opportunities and challenges involved when the client is a high-profile – and often privacy sensitive - professional athlete. Ali Noel, Amber Stormberg and Jen Daniels are all authorities when in comes to working with professional athletes. Tune in to learn what a real estate practice with a heavy dose of this type of representation is really like: the good, the bad, and the fact that often no one will hear about either because of NDAs! If you...
info_outline“If real estate is your profession, politics is your business.” – Richard Courtney
Real estate is more than just making a living—it’s an opportunity to make a difference. This special episode of the Real Estate Mailbag explores how civic and charitable engagement can enrich both communities and careers in ways that go far beyond financial success.
Our panelists—Nathan Weinberg, Jacob Kupin, and Richard Courtney—share how public service has shaped their lives and offer insight into getting involved in causes that truly matter. From volunteerism to board service, we discuss the power of real estate professionals in driving change.
And if that’s not reason enough to tune in, they’ve got plenty of great stories and some seriously good jokes. Try not to laugh—we dare you!