Real Life Impact Podcast
203 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsChuck Carstensen with the Carstensen Team at RE/MAX Results interviews guests with conversations about real estate insights, personal/spiritual growth, and making a difference by impacting lives locally or globally. Plus we keep our followers up to date on the Minnesota real estate market.
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2024 Real Estate Shift Show #60 - Understanding the Agreement
June 04, 2024 19:55 - 2 minutes - 1.82 MBIn real estate everything needs to be in writing to make sure it is official. Do you understand what your signing? I think this is important to bring up.
A Course In Miracles #84 - The Power Of Decision is Yours
May 31, 2024 18:37 - 2 minutes - 2.63 MBTodays lesson in my daily lessons is about the power of decision being ours. For the purpose of this quick show I want to talk about choosing to replace thoughts.
A Course in Miracles #83 - Meditatioin
May 21, 2024 12:49 - 2 minutes - 2.41 MBMeditation is a time for me to find a home to clear my mind and be still. To practice peace and to spend time in the eternal.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #59 - Don't Give Up If Its Hard To Find A Home Now!
May 20, 2024 20:28 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MBIts yard for many buyers searching for a home to find one. The competition in the Minnesota Real Estate market is especially fierce in the first time buyer price range. Inventory is low and demand is strong. But that does not mean to give up your search.
A Course In Miracles #82 - Monitor Your Thoughts
May 18, 2024 13:58 - 6 minutes - 5.51 MBDo you monitor your thoughts? Or Guard your thoughts? Which thoughts do you believe?
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #58 - #75Hard and Real Estate
May 16, 2024 22:34 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MBI am near the end of doing #75Hard Challenge Phase 3 and today I am sharing how I tie this challenge into real estate multiple ways.
A Course In Miracles #81 - Defenses Against The Truth
May 15, 2024 18:41 - 5 minutes - 5.36 MBIt is important to realize we have defenses against the truth. Basically these can keep us from the full experience of goodness we are meant to have. I have talked about many of them in the past but hearing these as defenses against truth could help you.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #57 - A Very Valuable Real Estate App
May 14, 2024 20:03 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBOne of my most used and a great value for a real estate app is the OnX hunt app. I do a lot of land sales so I am using it all the time. But it can be used for any parcel.
2024 Real Estate Show #56 - Benefits of Being With RE/MAX Results #3
May 13, 2024 18:20 - 2 minutes - 1.84 MBBeing with REMAX Results we have many tools, such as online tools, marketing tools and educational opportunities.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #55- Benefits of Being With RE/MAX Results #2
May 12, 2024 18:45 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBAt Remax Results we are surround by high producing Realtors. A friendly, caring staff and great leadership.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #54 - Benefits of Being With RE/MAX Results #1
May 09, 2024 19:14 - 1 minute - 1.73 MBI am going to share a few of the benefits of being a Realtor with RE/MAX Results over the next few episodes. Todays focus will be about all the office locations that we have access to for working and meeting clients.
A Course In Miracles #80 - Acceptance Needed, Belief Not Required
May 07, 2024 14:42 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBThe fact that God is Love dos not require belief, but it does require acceptance. We cannot change laws we did note make...
A Course In Miracles #79 - God Changes Not His Mind About You
May 05, 2024 19:59 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MBPassing circumstances which have know meaning in eternity where God abides does not change God's mind about you...which is perfect love. What is in your brother is changelessness.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #53 - Think before being a "Do it Yourselfer"
May 04, 2024 17:52 - 1 minute - 1.77 MBI am someone who will normally hire someone with more expertise then me to do most anything. Today I think I am losing the battle with my pressure release valve on my water heater which brought this topic up overall for many real estate situations.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #52 - Value Your Time
May 02, 2024 20:17 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBWe are more and more doing our very best to make the best use of our time. So part of that is pointing out to buyers things on a listing they request to see and asking if its still worth seeing it for example. You should value your time even more too.
A Course In Miracle #78 - Ask and It Shall Be Given
May 01, 2024 14:45 - 5 minutes - 4.61 MBThe promises of God are available for everyone but it seems we often bypass them for the illusions of this world. Today I am going to list some of the promises from my Course in Miracle notes.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #51 - "Waiting for..."
April 29, 2024 20:24 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBOften we will follow up with potential clients and if someone is not ready to make a move they are waiting for something. Sometimes it could be work related. Sometimes its world politics or economy related. It could be many things and here is what could the problem with waiting.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #50 - How To Find Out if a Basement Gets Wet
April 28, 2024 22:06 - 1 minute - 1.61 MBIts raining a lot the last 3 days in Minnesota and one of the best ways to see if the basement gets wet is to look at a home during a heavy Spring Rain. Another way is simple look at the real estate disclosures.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #49 - Late April Real Estate Market Update
April 28, 2024 02:30 - 1 minute - 1.23 MBThe market is very active now in much of the extended twin cities metro area. There still is limited inventory and multiple offers. When you go further out to Rural MN the market moves at a solid pace, but some of the higher price properties are sitting on the market.
A Course In Miracles #77 - Another Lesson On Forgiveness
April 25, 2024 11:33 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBOn of the recent lessons on salvation there was a quick mention that my function here is to forgive the world for all the errors I have made and thus by doing that I am released from them with all the world. (The lesson is for all of us not just me) And I dont think that lesson is taught in a religious environment. Normally sin (error) is carried has this burden hat a spiritual being can pardon you from but you cannot pardon yourself.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #48 - Annoying Things In Real Estate #2
April 24, 2024 18:40 - 2 minutes - 2.2 MBOne of the things that most buyers, sellers and realtors talk about is that you should get a pre approval for a loan before looking at homes. However, there are times when buyers want to look without pre approvals. The annoying situations is when buyers know they cant be approved for a while but still try to get showings on properties.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #47 - Most Annoying Things In Real Estate #1
April 23, 2024 13:43 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBI think most people would agree with the one at the top of me list. Realtors not getting back to you. As a Realtor I do follow up with buyers, sellers and agents often. I suppose there are times I forget to follow up with someone unintentionally. This mention pertains to no follow up after several attempts.
A Course In Miracles #76 - Separation vs One Self
April 22, 2024 20:55 - 5 minutes - 4.93 MBI mentioned separation from time to time when doing these videos so today I am going to talk in more detail about what that means compared to your one self.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #46 - Mid April Minnesota Real Estate Update
April 15, 2024 17:17 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBWe are in the spring real estate market and it is interesting to see once again how tough it is for buyers. This video is a 2 minute summary of the Minnesota Real Estate Market!
A Course In Miracles #75 - God Is Also Happiness!
April 12, 2024 16:55 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBGod, being Love, is also happiness. Last time I talked about the undoing of the not real. We also need to undo not being loving and not being happy. We need to remember we are created in His image which is Love...which also is happiness! In this message what is interesting when I was talking about a slight struggle I deal with the internet was freezing so it was blurry...trying to blurry out the non happy part of my message.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #45 - Selling For Sale By Owner Makes Less Sense Now!
April 10, 2024 19:20 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBSelling for sale by owner is something sellers from time to time explore. Over the years through other statistics and some of my own tracking the actual numbers for saving money rarely actually NETs the sellers more money. Now it will even make less sense for sellers to sell for sale by owner going forward.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #44 - Common Questions We Get #1?
April 04, 2024 19:54 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBOne of the most common questions we get is when we have a listing and we get a direct call from a buyer. They will ask, When can I take a look at ...property xyz? And the normal response from me is I need more information and here is why...
A Course In Miracles #74 - Undoing the Not Real
April 02, 2024 19:45 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBWith the continued daily lesson I do myself with the course in miracles one of the things I would say most people are just the "undoing of the not real" away from feeling better.
A Course In Miracles #73- Seeking The Kingdom
March 26, 2024 18:14 - 6 minutes - 6.09 MBFor many of my earlier years of going to church I did not really understand what the "Kingdom of Heaven" really meant. I think much of that is because different people with spiritual authority explain it differently. In my studies in the course in miracles seeking the kingdom of heaven is about knowing what ou are and accepting it. Let me explain...
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #43 - Problem Solving
March 25, 2024 21:27 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBIts very rare there is not a problem to solve in a real estate transaction. Sometime its needed to be solved before listing a property. Other times things comes up during the buyers financings or during the inspection. Realtors need to be able to help with the solutions for all the problems.
What's Happening In Minnesota Real Estate - Episode #32
March 20, 2024 18:48 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThe Spring Market is here for Minnesota Real Estate. The Carstensen Team with RE/MAX results talks about the still current lack of inventory for Minnesota homes. And we do spend several Minnesota talking about the real estate settlement cases you may have heard about on the news.
A Course In Miracles #72 - The Function God Gave Us- Further Explained
March 19, 2024 03:34 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MBGrievances cause separation. Truly your function is to be connected to God. To know truth. Not to be seperated and disconnected. Yet how do we do that in the noise of the world?
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #42 - Making sight unseen offers?
March 14, 2024 19:58 - 2 minutes - 1.93 MBOne of the things we sometimes see on coming soon listings for example that look like they will be a "Hot" property is site unseen offers. But should you make a sight unseen offer?
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #41- Should a buyer skip doing a home inspection?
March 12, 2024 14:11 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MBOften times in a heavily contested multiple offer situation we will see some of the buyers waive doing a home inspection. But is that something that a buyer should do? And if so, what could happen?
A Course In Miracles #71 - In Order To Use The Function God Gave You...
March 11, 2024 17:35 - 3 minutes - 3 MBIn order to use the function you were given we need to forgive. Not a new message in this series but a reminder. In the course one of the lessons was that love hold no grievances. Thus the starting point of walking in love, and using the function God gave us is to reflect on if we are holding grievances.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #40 - Late Night Real Estate Work
March 10, 2024 03:35 - 1 minute - 974 KBReal estate can be a long hour business in the hotter times of the year. What are the common things a Realtor is working on late into the evening?
A Course In Miracles #70 - More On The Function We Are Given
March 08, 2024 14:48 - 4 minutes - 3.88 MBFor the current theme of these messages I am talking about the function God gave us and from a church view it would be to live like Jesus. The Course in Miracle really helps to break it down to daily lessons to help with this. We are created in Love is one thing to remember.
A Course In Miracles #69 - What is the Function God Gave You?
March 07, 2024 16:23 - 3 minutes - 2.97 MBToday I will start a small series of a few videos about our fuction God gave us and what it has to do with happiness, peace, love and other truths of God. First today I am sharing examples of what are not the function God gave us.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #39 - We Work With Most Listing Opportunities!
March 06, 2024 17:17 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBIn this update I talk about the variety of real estate listings I work with from land sales, to residential sales in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Plus the Occasional rental listing as well.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #38 - March 5th Minnesota Real Estate Market Update
March 05, 2024 21:24 - 1 minute - 1.71 MBWhat I am noticing at least for our team is a lot more inquires then January and February. This is very common historically for Minnesota Real Estate activity.
A Course In Miracles #68 - What Do You Treasure?
March 04, 2024 18:01 - 2 minutes - 1.94 MBWhere your treasure is, where your heart is as well. Sometimes we catch ourself treasuring fears, sometimes its other things like for me its sometimes basketball...and their is the things that would be more helpful to treasure.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #37 - How to Win In Multiple Offer Situations
March 03, 2024 14:12 - 2 minutes - 1.84 MBWe are starting to see more and more multiple offer situations. There is a lot of pent up real estate demand now. For buyers you need to be pre approved and ready to go to compete for a home. This video covers some options for buyers competing in multiple offer situations.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #36 - Multiple Offers Explained - Part #1
March 02, 2024 11:38 - 1 minute - 1.37 MBWhen you are a buyer and hear that there are multiple offers on the property here is an explanation of what that means and common questions we get in multiple situations. This is part #1 of two recordings on the topic.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #35 - Crazy Real Estate Stories #1
March 01, 2024 10:04 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MBOver the years of doing real estate we do have a lot of crazy and strange situations we deal with. With all the videos I am doing I will share some of these from time to time. Here is one about a very difficult and strange situation.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #34 - Contractors/Business Referrals Needed
February 29, 2024 10:44 - 1 minute - 1.72 MBWe are always looking for business contacts to refer our customers and clients too. We do have contractors we do work with an refer, but we can always expand our list of options and we are missing some business. So please send us your favorite contractors contacts! If you are a business person you think we could work with please also reach out.
A Course in Miracles #67 - The Natural Result Of Following Christ
February 28, 2024 17:39 - 4 minutes - 4.24 MBAbundance is the natural result of choosing to follow Christ. The Miracle is a sign that the mind has chosen to be led by Christ Service. To do this all shallow roots must be up rooted because they are not deep enough to sustain you or I.
2024 Real Estate Show #33- Foreclosure Purchase Examples...
February 27, 2024 10:59 - 1 minute - 1.82 MBIn the follow up to my last episode on Foreclosures, today I am talking about foreclosure purchase examples that I have done for my own home purchases.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #32 - Are Foreclosures A Better Deal?
February 26, 2024 15:19 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBI feel that years ago a foreclosure could be found that was a really good deal much more often. Now there are not many foreclosures and if they are a low price they need a lot of repair so you have to be handy and have money to make them a good deal for you!
A Course In Miracles #66- Jesus Stands at the End in Case We Fail Temporarily
February 25, 2024 15:22 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MBWe all have our bad days or difficult situations or circumstance. Its important to know any set up or failure is only temporary. Also in our Spiritual Walk Jesus stands at the end to erase our failures.
2024 Real Estate Shift Show #31 - Buyers Are Looking for Properties! Inventory Needed!
February 24, 2024 10:39 - 2 minutes - 1.82 MBIts still a good time to sell for sellers! In many of our Minnesota areas inventory is needed for buyers who are out there looking but not finding a property on the market that fits their needs. Thus, the message is Minnesota Home Sellers are needed.