[Note from the Editor: This is a sample Geek Estate Mastermind Newsletter (#37), which was published for Mastermind members last week. It’s the second newsletter we’re publishing publicly on the blog, the first was the analysis of Knock a few months ago. We’re making this…

In the spirit of our Independence Day, and the veterans who make our freedom possible, the topic of last week’s Geek Estate Mastermind Newsletter #36 focused on Housing for Veterans and the GI Bill. Greg Fischer, a veteran himself who is clearly more qualified on the…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Steven Wynands from Peer Reputation. Steven is another recent addition to the Geek Estate Mastermind. Without further ado… What do you do? I am the Co-founder and CEO of Peer Reputation. We’ve created something…

The topic of Geek Estate Mastermind Newsletter #35 was Car Buying, and the VIP Buyer/Seller Real Estate Experience. For the first time since 2012, I’m a car owner again. I shared some observations from the car buying process, and added a real estate lens to the…

In our latest real estate tech founder interview, we’re speaking with Rob Chrane, the founder and CEO of Down Payment Resource. Without further ado… What do you do? I’m the founder and CEO of Down Payment Resource. We’re the nation’s leader in providing homebuyers and professionals…

About a decade ago, I was having a conversation with a luxury broker out of Malibu, when he said something that I’ve never been able to get out of my head: “I hate my website leads” He went on to tell me that just about…

Working in a luxury market like ours in Southwest Florida offers some unique challenges. Selling high-end properties, especially when the housing market cools off, requires strict adherence to carefully designed online marketing strategies. To succeed, we’ve had to market our listings and ourselves with precision….

In our latest real estate tech founder interview, we’re speaking with Amro Naddy, founder of SolarStory. Without further ado… What do you do? I’m the founder of SolarStory, a data-rich residential solar marketplace — think Zillow meets TrueCar for solar. What problem does your product/service solve?…

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with my friend and former colleague Jon Boller, co-founder of Grid Consulting. Jon and I worked at Zillow together “back in the day”. He was one of the first 5 inside sales representatives Zillow hired in 2008,…

I’d like to congratulate one of our Geek Estate Mastermind members, Jennifer Kjellgren (previous interview here) for her new partnership with Nest Realty. Intown Expert Realty is rebranding as Nest Realty Atlanta. With 11 offices throughout North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee — and now Georgia —…