The Pursuit of Home with Scott Harris

This week's buyer, Dana, and her husband pursue a home in Chicago's tony Northern Shore suburbs. What didn't they count on? The cost of their home's smart technology.We unpack their experience with master AV installer Michael Stellmann of Stellmann Electronics). What should you pay to maintain your home systems? What should you look out for? How do you undo your seller's customizations? All of this and more in this week's episode of The Pursuit of

Do you buy a home for all the practical reasons, or do you go with your gut? Is buying based on your feelings a luxury reserved for only some? Or is all the discussion of the practical and rational just giving yourself ammunition to make the emotional decision you are going to make anyway? Let's put it another way. How do you figure out what you want? Today's buyer gives us great tools to do just that as she and her husband talk about the home they bought in New York.And since it's all about making

What does it take to start your home buying journey? Is it money? It courage? Or are you going to take a different path? Our buyer today opens his heart and mind for you. Listen in to the mindset of a long-time renter in New York City. We unpack this mentality with business coach and founder of i2 Leadership Laura Schwarz. Is there anything that might help you achieve liftoff? Find out on today's episode.Filmed at Brown Harris Stevens’ Studio 1873 and online via Openreel. The Pursuit of Home is part

The home search doesn’t always happen because you want it to, or when you want it to. And even when the news is great—wedding bells, positive pregnancy tests, empty nests—it isn’t any less scary. But today’s episode takes scary to the extreme. You'll meet Christina, who not only lost her house to a fire, but then had to go through a divorce on top of it? How would you handle that? Would you go and find a new house, or would you rebuild? What might you learn if you had to through this experience?To

You might feel like an outsider when it's time to buy. But in this episode of The Pursuit of Home, Host Scott Harris discusses the experience of an actual immigrant to the United States and the challenges buying a home here vs Europe—and what you might learn from her. Scott also brings on immigration attorney and host of "The Immigration Lawyers" podcast, John Khosravi. From this episode, you'll gain valuable insight into what steps you can take to avoid feeling like an alien.Filmed at Brown Harris

In the premiere episode of The Pursuit of Home, Host Scott Harris discusses the topic that every seller dreads: decluttering. How can you look at this all-too-imporant task in a different way? His guest who tried a new path to letting go of stuff is none other than his mother, Lois. His featured expert to give you more tips is Instagram influencer and well-known Home Organizer Jordan Marks of It's Organized.Subscribe To The Podcast here: