I just became aware of Give Back Homes via a post in a private FB group I’m a member of. It linked to “Can Social Entrepreneurship Transform House Sales?” Giveback Homes is dedicated to creating effective relationships between families in need of a home and a…

Those that read this blog regularly, know building community is something I’m more than slightly passionate about. I’ve convinced, regardless of what industry you are in, to succeed in business long term — you need a community. If you don’t want to do what it…

I often wonder why the lists of important numbers people keep on their fridges seldom contains a realtor’s information. Granted, it’s not like someone needs to call their realtor every day. However, it would still be nice to achieve that trusted professional status, wouldn’t it?…

You’ve got the next breakthrough in the real estate industry. The product idea has been bubbling around in your head for months. You’ve validated it with customers. You’re 75% SURE (nothing is ever 100%) it will work. Maybe you’ve even built a MVP (minimum viable…

Automating your business processes can help you be more profitable, efficient and scalable.  It does so by using software or outsourced labor to take care of some of the work you have to do, so that you can focus on other pieces of work that…

The listing. Buyers won’t come without them. Sellers won’t come if you don’t have buyers. Buyers pay everyone’s bills. The elusive listing, the hook every consumer real estate startup must focus on. If you are focused on one market, just grab an IDX or RETS…

First, think through what your community members want. News Events Insider knowledge And they want to be connected to great… activities people professional service providers local establishments …all specific to their lifestyle. How do you deliver that? 1. Content / News. If you care deeply…

So, you are “in” when it comes to building community? You’ve got the tools. Now, the strategy (Note: I’m splitting “strategy into two posts – setup & ongoing communication & engagement. So, now it’ll be a 4 part series)… First things first: define your lifestyle community….

So, you are “in” when it comes to building community? What do you need to make it happen? The Tools Fortunately, there isn’t a grand expensive toolset you need to implement a solid lifestyle community building strategy. It consists of: A private Facebook group (not…

Search is a lost cause (IMHO), at least for the industry. Just like it took outsiders like Zillow & Trulia to overtake Realtor.com, it’ll likely take another outsider to make a serious run at Zillow & Trulia sometime down the line. So, what’s the next…