The Thrive Home Show

On this episode, Michael talks to Vonnie Elmore about her initial fears when she decided to sell her home.  She shares how working with Thrive Real Estate helped ease her fears and make the whole process easier than she was expecting.  She also shares how she tapped into the network of KW Realtors since she was moving out of the area. 

On this episode, Michael talks to Andre Spells about the purchase of his first investment property. They discuss how Andre has wanted to invest since childhood, and how he feels being able to do it now.  They dive into ways you can learn how to invest in properties as well, and how to constantly absorb new knowledge on the subject.

On this episode, Michael talks to Reggi Cloyd about his experience working with Thrive Real Estate in his move from Chicago to Indianapolis.  They discuss how Thrive helped make the transition a smooth one, and Reggi's favorite part about his new home.

On this episode, Michael talks to Anthony King about his experience selling his home through Thrive Real Estate after trying to sell it for sale by owner.  Anthony shares how working with Michael ended up getting his home sold, and how easy the process was.  

On this episode, Michael talks to Elizabeth Staples about her experience purchasing her home with Thrive Real Estate.  She shares how working with Ashley was an easy process, how they persevered through multiple bidding wars, and how she eventually got her home with the kitchen space she needed.  

On this episode, Michael Bounds talks to Julaine Williams about her experience purchasing a home.  She shares that with Michael's guidance, she felt that the home buying process was actually pretty easy, and she knew what to expect throughout it.  She talks about what she's excited for in her next home, and what she enjoys in her current one.

On this episode, Michael talks to Adetoyese Oyedele about how he helped him purchase a house when Adetoyese's family wanted to move from Africa to live with him.  At the time, Adetoyese was living in an apartment, which wasn't large enoguh to comfortably house more people.  With Michael's help, he found a home and bought it, and when his work relocated him a little bit later, Adetoyese was able to place rennants in his home and generate income from his investment in his home.  He shares how important it is to make up your mind when it comes to purchasing a home, and how Michael helped him gain that clarity.

On this episode, Michael talks to Vickie Armour about what it was like moving from Texas to Indy.  She shares how she and her husband were ready for a change after living in Texas for so long, and decided to move to Indy to be close to his family.  She explains how Michael was instrumental in making the home buying process a smooth transition for them.

On this episode, Michael talks to Matt Truska about his experience buying a home with Michael three years ago.   Matt shares what made him start to consider buying a home instead of renting, and what it felt like to move into a home where he could decorate without having to ask the landlord.  Matt also explains what the home buying process was like with Michael, how Michael did the heavy lifting to all he had to do was show up.  He also shares what it was like when he walked into the house that he knew he was going to buy.  

On this episode, Michael talks to William Herbig about his experience buying a home with Michael while William and his wife were still living in Atlanta, GA.  William shares how an agent he and his wife were trying to work with told him a house they wanted online had already been sold, but he soon found out it was still on the market and Michael was the listing agent.  William discusses how easy his experience was with Michael in buying the home, even though almost all of the process was done over video.

On this episode, Michael talks to Nick Hess about how purchasing his home took a little more work than he thought, but with Michael's help realized that being strategic about the process made the transaction go smoothly.  They discuss Nick's favorite part of homeownership, and his new favorite part of the house.

On this week's episode, Michael talks to Reuben Brewer about his experience buying a home a few months ago in a super hot market.  They discuss how the process took a little longer than Reuben expected, but with the competition on listings, patience was unavoidable.  Since getting his home, he shares how he loves knowing he is reinvesting back into himself via home ownership.  They talk about books they are both reading and things they've learned from them recently.  They also discuss Reuben's lawn care business Kiss My Grass. To learn more about Kiss My Grass, go tohttps://www.facebook.com/Kissmygrassllc/

On this episode, Michael talks to Dominique Hughes about her experience going from renting a home to buying a home just a week before.  She talks about how she and her four kids were renting a three bedroom home that gave them no privacy; her two girls shared a room, her two boys shared a room, and her bedroom connected to the bathroom that connected to the boys' room.  Now, she owns a home with a bedroom for everyone, and the kids are excited about getting to make their bedrooms their own, always asking her when they can paint their walls.  She discusses how she loves that she is able to create a foundation for her kids now, where they can feel they have a home, and later when they have their own kids, they will have a place to bring them back to.

On this episode, Michael talks to Angela Steward about her experience buying a home with him in 2019.  She shares how the house they were renting through Section 8 housing was just two small for her whole family, and after a job change, she and her husband became interested in buying their own home.  With Michael's knowledge, they were able to buy a great home with a basement her husband enjoys and a huge master bedroom that she enjoys. 

On this episode, Michael Bounds talks to William and Lisa Marcum about how they went from thinking they couldn't buy a home to moving out of their mobile home and into their dream home.  Lisa shares how because of her battle with breast cancer, she never thought she would get to live comfortably in a home, and she almost still can't believe she is.  She also talks about how having space for a kitchen table is her favorite part of the house because her kids didn't have that communal space growing up in a mobile home, but now her grandkids get to have a place where they all get together at the end of the day and eat, share stories and laugh.

On this episode, Michael Bounds talks to Dre and Jasmine Herring about how they went from not thinking they could own a home to being total believers in home ownership.  Jasmine shares how when she first saw one of Michael's ads, she was worried that it was a gimmick, but after meeting with him, she realized it was something they really could do.  She talks about the process of building their home, and realizing that since they wanted to continue growing their family, they would need a bigger home one day.  Dre shares how he learned through this process that when you are looking at homes, you should always be planning for the future and thinking ahead so you know you are buying the right home.  

On this episode, Michal Bounds talks to his pastor Dr. Clyde Posley about ways he has been helping people throughout the pandemic crisis this year.  Dr. Clyde talks about how important a listening ear can be for people right now and the psychological impact the pandemic is having giving many people in our country PTSD.  He also shares about his and his wife's new adventure Jeannie's Dreams To learn more about everything Dr. Clyde is doing, and to hear his sermons on Sunday, go to https://01shamara.wixsite.com/drclydeposley

On this episode, Michael Bounds talks to Brandie Brown about her experience buying a house with him in 2019, then needing to sell and build a new home in 2020.  Brandie bought a home with stairs in 2019, but after getting guardianship of her grandmother who couldn't go up stairs, she needed to find a home that would accommodate her grandmother.  She was able to sell her home for a profit after owning it for just over a year, and started building the perfect home for herself in the process.  As someone who works in healthcare, she talks about how nurses being in higher demand helped her generate even more income this year that helped her with her down payment on her new home.

On this episode, Michael Bounds talks to Michael and Jennifer Butler about the relief of owning their own homes.  Jennifer talks about how she was so overwhelmed with emotion when they closed, that she was crying at the closing table, and that to this day she still does when she thinks about he stability owning their home has brought to their lives and their children's lives.  Michael talks about how it's nice to know he's going home to a place that is his own.

On this episode, Michael Bounds talks to Brad and Lisa Clift about their experience building a home while planning their wedding.  They talk about the difficulties of making so many decisions at the same time, deciding on things for their new how at the same time that they were making choices about their wedding.  Lisa shares what made her decide to look into buying or building a home, and Brad talks about what he loves about living in Indianapolis.

On this episode, Michael Bounds talks to Tania and Nick Anderson about buying their home last year in the midst of Nick's IT business taking off.  They talk about what it's like to be a business owner and the importance of patience during that process.  Nick shares how nice it is to leave a long day of work and know you're going home to a place that's all your own.

On this episode, Michael Bounds talks to Samantha and Michael Musser about their experience building multiple new homes with him.  They discuss how they thought that building cost significantly more than buying an existing home, but that after meeting Michael, they learned that it was not and were thrilled by the idea of building a home exactly the way they wanted it with the included peace of mind of warranties.  Samantha shares how she is super picky about how she likes her home, and being able to build it meant she could actually be completely happy with their home.Looking to build, buy or sell?  Go towww.thrivehomeshow.com to get started!

On this episode, Michael Bounds talks to Chantia Husky about her experience building a new home while she was working full time and going to school to become a medical assistant while raising her 5 kids.  She shares how she saw one of his posts on Facebook and started to think that if she could afford rent, maybe she could afford her own home too.  After talking with Michael, she realized she could, and started looking for the right home.  For a few moments near the end of the process, she got nervous, but Michael and Amy helped push her and give her the confidence to go through with the decision.

On this episode, Tony and Dionne Harvey talk about how they transitioned from renting to buying a home.  They share how frustrated they were getting throwing money away towards someone else's equity without being able to build their own.  They considered buying an existing home, but after living in rentals for a while, they felt like a new home without any problems that could pop up was the right direction for them.  They explain how the biggest hurdle to get over is how hard it feels like building a home will be, but that with the guidance Michael provided, they were able to get exactly what they wanted.If you've worked with Michael and want to be a guest on the show, go tohttps://www.gothrivehomes.com/beaguest

On this episode, Michael talks to David and Sarah Kay about their experience building a home with him.  David and Sarah wanted to get out of the rental cycle and start building their own equity through having their own home.  Shortly after their home was starting to be built, Sarah was diagnosed with leukemia and had to spend thirty days in the hospital receiving chemotherapy.  They share what the process was like while facing such a huge health crisis, and how Michael helped them get to closing.