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Injecting the Human into Tenant Reviews

Injecting the Human into Tenant Reviews

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Whose Your Landlord] A SaaS platform connecting renters with landlord reviews and community insights, Whose Your Landlord (WYL) allows “home providers” (landlords and property managers) to track how…

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Incentivizing Renters With Cash Back

Incentivizing Renters With Cash Back

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Stake] A fintech company and loyalty network, Stake enables multi-family owners and operators to reduce delinquencies, increase leads, and generate more renewals. Serving more than 40,000 units, they…

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Optimizing Rental Applications

Optimizing Rental Applications

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Matrix Rental Solutions] A tenant analysis fintech platform, Matrix Rental Solutions has built a tenant scoring model called MAIA (Matrix Asset & Income Analysis) that allows landlords and…

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Trendy Ways Landlords Can Attract and Retain Tenants

Trendy Ways Landlords Can Attract and Retain Tenants

As the real estate industry continues to change rapidly, it is imperative for landlords and real estate investors to stay competitive in the rental market, ensuring they keep properties occupied and bringing in rental income. A large selling point for many potential tenants surrounds the…

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Spreading Rentals Far and Wide While Keeping Leads All in One Place

Spreading Rentals Far and Wide While Keeping Leads All in One Place

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: TurboTenant] The ever-evolving rental world can be daunting for the DIY landlord. From marketing properties online to automating rental payments to screening tenants and more, TurboTenant centralizes tools…

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Market Map: 275+ Real Estate Technology Companies Transforming Today’s Housing Market

Market Map: 275+ Real Estate Technology Companies Transforming Today’s Housing Market

[Editor’s note: Originally published on the Thomvest Ventures blog.] I’m excited to release Thomvest’s 2022 real estate technology market map, which includes more than 275 companies operating within the residential real estate segment. This is the fourth update to the market map and includes over 70…

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The Simple Tech Tools That Have Saved Me The Most Time As A Landlord

The Simple Tech Tools That Have Saved Me The Most Time As A Landlord

They say time is money, which means time is our most valuable resource as landlords. In addition to being a real estate investor and landlord myself, I’m a CEO, an entrepreneur, a husband and a father. I am always, always, always looking for tools and…

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Property Management Software is Dead: Welcome to REM

Property Management Software is Dead: Welcome to REM

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 226th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to the inbox of more than 600 GEM members on September 8th, 2022.] In spite of new software innovations, the property management industry continues to focus on the number of…

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A Fee Free Rental Platform

A Fee Free Rental Platform

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Dwellsy]With rent prices getting higher than most tenants can keep up and an application process for good units that feels more like applying for a job than a…

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Modern Convenience for Tenants, Protection for Owners

Modern Convenience for Tenants, Protection for Owners

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: SmartRent] The idea of a Smart Home has been an awe-inspiring staple in portrayals of the future. Although we don’t have completely autonomous homes that can make a…

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