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A Tax-Deferred Exit from a Rental Property

A Tax-Deferred Exit from a Rental Property

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Flock Homes] Flock Homes’ offers a retirement solution for landlords by seamlessly exchanging their home for shares in a diversified property portfolio. By leveraging a 721 Exchange, a…

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Secure Digital Assets that Are Easy to Share and Access

Secure Digital Assets that Are Easy to Share and Access

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Prisidio] A cloud-based vault to securely store, organize, and share all life’s essential documents and information, Prisidio provides cybersecurity and data protection solutions that protect users’ sensitive data…

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Unlocking Property Potential with Home Renovations

Unlocking Property Potential with Home Renovations

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Plunk] While real estate is an appreciating asset, homes often have untapped equity potential. Upgrading a home’s curb appeal, features, and systems while owning the home builds its…

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Ownership In Eighths

Ownership In Eighths

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Pacaso.] Nearly ten million second homes sit unoccupied for 11 months a year in the U.S. while millions of people dream of owning and vacationing at a second…

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The Single-Family Rental Property Manager

The Single-Family Rental Property Manager

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Onerent.] Onerent offers contactless rentals and property management for over $1.4 billion in residential rental properties, managing 7-10% of single-family rentals in 7 major west coast markets; serving over…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Austin Allison from Pacaso

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Austin Allison from Pacaso

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Austin Allison of Pacaso. I’m hugely bullish on the fully managed LLC co-ownership model for second home ownership, which he co-founded along with Spencer Rascoff, Zillow’s former CEO who I worked under from 2007-2010….

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Uncovering Hidden Hail Damage

Uncovering Hidden Hail Damage

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: WeatherCheck.] WhetherCheck monitors severe weather conditions (mostly hail) so that insurance carriers, mortgage companies, and property owners can take action–for 20 homes or 2,000. Monitoring assets from $45,000 to…

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A Brokerage with Financial Superpowers

A Brokerage with Financial Superpowers

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Flyhomes.] Flyhomes is a tech-enabled real estate brokerage that boosts the financing power for its clients with products such as Cash Offers and Guaranteed Offers, as well as Trade…

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Power to the DIY Landlord

Power to the DIY Landlord

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Avail.] Avail enables DIY landlords to easily manage their properties. Their product streamlines online rental listings, applications, lease templates, rental payments, maintenance requests, and tenant vetting. Scales with landlords…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Naman Trivedi from WattBuy

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Naman Trivedi from WattBuy

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Naman Trivedi from WattBuy. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Naman Trivedi and I’m the CEO of WattBuy. I founded the company to help millions of Americans choose cheaper,…

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