This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh sit down with Ashton Hines, North Texas realtor, podcast host, and proud queso defender.

In this People You Should Know segment, Ashton breaks down the current real-estate circus: interest rates, flipping disasters, and the emotional trauma of selling a house with your ex (yep, he went there). From the myth of the “forever home” to the reality of “Mary wants a beach house for $300 a month,” we’re unpacking housing, hope, and HGTV-level delusion.

They also wander (on purpose) into the sacred art of Chili’s queso, the economics of home maintenance (“learn to love Lowe’s”), and why owning real estate isn’t the only definition of success.

Other highlights:
Real-estate therapy: market trends, mortgage hacks, and “subject-to” deals explained without charts.
Renting vs. owning: emotional math for millennials who feel stuck.
Creative financing 101: buying down your rate vs. buying another latte.
Cultural crimes: Chili’s changing their queso recipe — we riot at dawn.

If you’ve ever yelled at HGTV, googled “how to afford a house in 2025,” or just need permission to not have a Pinterest kitchen, this episode’s your emotional escrow account.

Links Discussed:
Ashton Hines, Keller Williams: https://ashtonhines.kw.com
Ashton Hines on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dallasrealestateguy/
Ashton Hines on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhines/
Ashton Hines on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hinestein/
The Real Estate Heavyweights podcast:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H45V1MNNhTI0bodUQfaTu?si=d00eeaeafdef4ee0
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/the-real-estate-heavyweights/id1708576916
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateHeavyweights
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-the-real-estate-heavyweig-134893792/
Wild Common Tequila: https://www.siptequila.com/collections/wild-common

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