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Hosted by Bess Dickson; Mark Liesner · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 32 episodes
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Where real estate meets real life. Bess Dickson and Mark Liesner drop the gears behind how to snag the keys, to your dream home, smartest investments and your life well lived. Expect unfiltered insight, expert strategy not typically shared all mixed with a heavy dose of fun.
Bess Dickson; Mark Liesner hosts Keys & Gears, a business show with 32 episodes published.
Do you think your monthly house payment is locked in forever? Think again. In this week's episode of Keys and Gears, hosts Bess Dickson and Mark Liesner break down the hidden costs that catch homebuyers off guard, and ex
Are you making cheap home design decisions right now that are going to cost you thousands of dollars down the road? In this week's episode of Keys and Gears, hosts Bess Dickson and Mark Liesner put current home trends to
In this episode of Keys & Gears, Bess Dickson and Mark Liesner break down the exact steps to transition from an online "point-and-click" dreamer into a highly strategic, smart home buyer. The modern real estate landscape
In this episode of Keys & Gears, Bess and Mark step into one of the most misunderstood moments in recent real estate history, because the truth they keep returning to is that the changes of August 2024 were never really
In this episode of Keys & Gears, Bess and Mark step outside the transaction and into something more personal, because the truth they keep returning to is that a home is never just an address or a count of square footage,
In this episode of Keys & Gears, Bess and Mark step outside the transaction and into something more personal, because the truth they keep returning to is that a home is never just an address or a count of square footage,
In this episode of Keys and Gears, Bess Dickson and Mark Liesner break down one of the most misunderstood stretches of the home buying journey, the option period, and they explain exactly what buyers should be doing befo
If your appraisal just came in low and you think the deal is dead, this episode is going to change how you see that moment entirely, because a low appraisal is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of a negotiatio
If you have been waiting to buy because you think you need 20% saved, this episode is going to stop you in your tracks, because that belief is one of the most expensive myths in real estate, and it is costing buyers year
That repair you have been putting off is getting more expensive every single day. In this episode of Keys and Gears, Bess and Mark break down the real cost of delayed home maintenance and walk you through the seven most
Is it better to rent or buy right now? It's the question keeping thousands of potential homeowners stuck in limbo and in this episode, Bess Dickson and Mark Liesner give you the honest answer. The catch-22 of home buying
Step inside 10324 Lake Gardens Drive — a mid-century modern home in Old Lake Highlands, Dallas that was designed by the woman who actually lives in it. Paola Mendoza sits down with Bess and Mark to walk us through every
Everyone knows buying a home means paying a mortgage — but that's just the beginning. In this episode, Bess Dickson and Mark Liesner get into Pocketbook Panic mode and walk through every cost new (and seasoned) homeowner
Your path to homeownership might start with cleaning out your closet. In this episode, Bess and Mark explore how intentional decluttering and downsizing can become a real savings strategy — one that gets you closer to bu
Most people choose their real estate and lending professionals based on social media followers or the compliments they get. But what if the key to finding the best agent or lender isn’t how they look online—but how they
In this conversation, Bess Dickson and Mark Liesner discuss essential strategies for home sellers looking to sell in 2026. They emphasize the importance of understanding individual timelines, the necessity of renovations
In today’s housing market, the word affordable doesn’t mean what most buyers think it does. In this episode of Keys & Gears, we break down why affordability is often misunderstood and how smart buyers are reframing their
Is your lifestyle helping—or quietly delaying—your path to homeownership? In this episode of Keys & Gears, hosts Bess Dickson and Mark Liesner talk about the real-life tradeoffs that come with buying your first home. Fro
Debt-to-income ratio (DTI) is one of the most important numbers in the home-buying process — and one of the least understood. In this episode of Keys & Gears, we break down how DTI really works, why lenders rely on it so
Most people think buying a home starts when they find the right house. It doesn’t. It starts with preparation understanding your credit, knowing what lenders look for, and getting clear on what “ready” actually means. In
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Keys & Gears is hosted by Bess Dickson; Mark Liesner. The show is categorised under business (investing) and has published 32 episodes.
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