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How to Disrupt the Real Estate Industry

How to Disrupt the Real Estate Industry

I read some posts recently on Entrepreneur.com and GeekEstate about disrupting the Real Estate Industry. Disrupting the industry is a polite way to say, we are getting rid of Real Estate agents. In my opinion, there is only one way to disrupt the Real Estate industry….

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GeekEstate Facebook Group for RE Technologists

GeekEstate Facebook Group for RE Technologists

We tried our own forums as part of Geek Estate Pro several years ago — but they didn’t stick. We’re going to give them another go, but this time inside of Facebook as a closed group. If you would like to talk shop with other…

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Price Per Square Foot in Real Estate: When Data Makes Us Less Informed

Price Per Square Foot in Real Estate: When Data Makes Us Less Informed

As professionals, we’re often as fascinated by real estate statistics as consumers are. Price per square foot is one of the metrics that is frequently quoted in attempting to value homes for sale, and it has become a ubiquitous stat on real estate websites. While it’s…

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A Complete House that Can Be Had for Less than the Price of a BMW

A Complete House that Can Be Had for Less than the Price of a BMW

I’m a minimalist. But I would totally dig this house. Who wants to front me $33,000? More details can be seen at the website, tinyhousebuild.com. [Via Distractify]

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Upcoming Travel Schedule

Upcoming Travel Schedule

You all know I’m a travel addict. And news flash: that isn’t changing anytime soon. In a couple weeks, I’m headed back out on the travel trail. Well, more like the “moving” trail since I’ll be living in Santiago, Chile for 6 months as part of the Start-up…

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A Little House Keeping: The Future of Geek Estate

A Little House Keeping: The Future of Geek Estate

I’ve been thinking a bit about the future of Geek Estate recently…and I’d like to get some feedback from the readers here. I’ve never spent much time trying to monetize this blog, but the fact of the matter is that it does take time to…

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When?

When?

Seth provides another good reminder: there is no perfect moment. Get off your butt, and do something (as I’ve said before). Not when you have $20k in savings. Not when your kids go to college. Not once you hire 5 more agents. Not once you…

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Which Web Browsers Are You Using, And Which Ones Are Going Away?

Which Web Browsers Are You Using, And Which Ones Are Going Away?

This isn’t particularly an opinion piece, just personal experience looking for your insights.  I use multiple web browsers simultaneously to stay logged into different user accounts on Google etc. for business and personal.  None of this is ground-breaking but I thought some of you in…

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Can Art Change the World?

Can Art Change the World?

Warning: This has nothing to do with real estate technology. My friend Monica clued me into this TED video the other day, which I’ll leave you with today… So, CAN art change the world? You can learn more about the Inside Out project here.

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Who is Your Arch Nemesis?

Who is Your Arch Nemesis?

Virtually every individual who reaches greatness has an arch nemesis. Of course you likely think of super heroes when you hear the term “arch nemesis” (or maybe that’s just me?). Superman has Lex Luthor. Batman has the Joker. Spider-man has the green goblin. Etc. As a…

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