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Meet Clifton Harness, the mastermind behind TestFit.io and one of the most innovative thinkers in real estate tech today. I came across Clifton’s work on LinkedIn, where he shares some seriously impressive images of TestFit’s capabilities. What TestFit does is simple yet mind-blowing: plug in a land parcel, add your development criteria, and boom – it’ll show you what’s possible and churn out real-time design options, including optimizing the parking configuration for you, tailored to your investment goals, all in seconds. It’s highly visual, super intuitive, and it’s saving developers and architects hundreds of thousands — even millions of dollars — in pre-development costs. Clifton gives us a look under the hood of TestFit, explaining how it combines real-time AI with zoning data to make site planning as streamlined as possible. This isn’t just about filling in some details and hoping for the best; TestFit allows for customization down to specific unit layouts, parking configurations, and even zoning quirks. It is a truly next-level development tool. Here are some EasyWins with TestFit.io: Generate Site Plans Fast: Input specs, get multiple optimized layouts in seconds. Perfect Your Parking: Automated layouts reduce wasted space and effort. Stay Zoning-Compliant: Seamless zoning data integration. Customize to Fit: Tailor designs for specific unit and building needs. Preview in 3D: Realistic visuals for streamlined stakeholder buy-in. If you’re in real estate and haven’t tuned into AI-powered solutions yet, this episode will be an eye-opener. Clifton’s insights on what TestFit can do are nothing short of revolutionary and trust me (I’m a doctor ) this is one tool you’ll want to use.
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The only Podcast you need on for raising capital in real estate - enhanced by AI.
Get immediately actionable strategies and tools to find more deals, connect with accredited investors, raise more capital, and scale faster – with podcast guests who are taking the real estate industry to the next level with AI.
And walk away with something you can actually use in every episode.
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I have another amazing CRE guest using AI to help real estate pros up their game to introduce you to this week, Thomas Foley, co-founder and CEO of Archer.re If you’re tired of the long, slow grind of underwriting deals, you’ll love this episode. Archer.re is leveraging AI in the deal underwriting process, taking it from taking hours down to just a few minutes. Imagine pulling in all your data, dropping it into your model (yes, your own model – no forced software here), and watching Archer make it happen. Whether you’re in multifamily or another asset class, Thomas’s platform will open your eyes to what’s possible. Plus, you’ll see how Archer is using AI to automate not just underwriting but also deal sourcing. Picture this: predictive factors alerting you when an off-market property is likely to hit the market before it’s listed. Skeptical? Well, see how Archer has clients like Marcus & Millichap and Starwood using the platform. Here's what Archer.re helps you do: Data-Driven Insights: Access deep, AI-powered analysis for smart property and investment decisions. Market Trends & Predictions: Stay ahead of trends with advanced forecasting for commercial real estate (CRE) markets. Automated Valuations: Get instant, accurate valuations on target assets, saving you time and increasing precision. Portfolio Optimization: Manage, track, and optimize your own assets in real time. Streamlined Decision-Making: Make faster, data-backed investment decisions with customizable reports and real-time analytics. Archer is another company that will cause you to rethink everything you know about deal analysis – and help you find, evaluate, and buy deals before they even come to market.
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Rod Turner, CEO and founder of Manhattan Street Capital is one of those rare folks who isn’t just talking about AI in finance—he’s making it work. Rod has embraced the use of Reg A+ (yup, that’s “mini IPOs” to us mortals) to raise capital, including for real estate sponsors. Most recently, he’s taken it a step further with “RodBot,” a custom AI chatbot, bringing a whole new layer to investor interactions and support. Rod breaks down how AI is transforming capital raising. From compliance-minded chatbots that stay in line with securities laws to sophisticated systems that predict investor interest, he’s sharing the good, the bad, and the sometimes hilarious challenges (hello, hallucinating bots!). Plus, you’ll get insider tips on how AI can streamline responses to those endless investor inquiries and even suggest optimally crafted email replies. Key Things You’ll Learn: How to use a custom chatbot to enhance investor engagement and compliance in capital raising. The unique benefits of Reg A+ for scaling and attracting non-accredited investors. Insights into AI-driven strategies for streamlining investor inquiries and email responses. The challenges and successes of integrating AI in highly regulated securities environments. Why staying competitive means adopting tech innovations—or risk getting left behind. Rod and I dig into everything from the quirks of training AI to why Reg A+ might be the ultimate funding vehicle for sponsors looking to scale while keeping it accessible for everyone. If you’re in real estate, finance, or just fascinated by how tech is reshaping capital markets, tune in. Rod’s journey through the nuances of capital raising—and how he’s harnessing AI to make it all a little smoother—is something you won’t want to miss.
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
Ever get frustrated by all those endless spreadsheets, PDFs, and emails cluttering up your workflow? This week, I’m exploring the world of data automation in commercial real estate with tech mastermind Parag Goswami, CEO of Clik.ai. Parag’s got an incredible backstory — from building credit risk systems to founding a firm that revolutionizes the way CRE pros tackle back-office work. Now, he’s all about Clik.ai, a tool that does the heavy lifting for you with data consolidation, underwriting, and reporting, leaving you with more time to focus on actually running your business (with less stress). If you’re bogged down by endless Excel sheets or spending hours on financial reviews, this episode is just what you need. Parag breaks down how Clik.ai helps you stay on top of your portfolio quickly, efficiently, and accurately. You’ll discover how their “human-assisted AI” integrates seamlessly into your existing systems (no need to reinvent the wheel here) and can even handle messy scans and data formats from multiple sources. Here’s what you’ll learn: How AI can streamline financial modeling and speed up your deal analysis. Ways Clik.ai automates those mind-numbing manual processes and saves hours on reporting. What "human-assisted AI" really means and how it adds precision to Clik.ai’s automation. The potential of Clik.ai's new "deal dashboard" for effortless deal comparisons and portfolio analysis. Why even small shops can gain huge benefits by automating their back-office tasks. Listen in, level up, and get ready to work smarter, not harder!
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
Get Ready to Supercharge Your Sales with Pipedrive’s AI-Powered Magic In this episode, I had the chance to chat with Peter Harris, the powerhouse COO behind Pipedrive, the customer relationship management platform (CRM) that’s quietly revolutionizing sales teams everywhere. If you’re looking to close deals faster, with less hassle, Pipedrive is the tool you didn’t know you needed. Peter shared some jaw-dropping insights on how Pipedrive’s AI-Powered Sales Assistant is transforming sales workflows. Imagine having a smart assistant that not only organizes your chaotic processes but predicts your next move—before you even realize it. This is AI at its best, turning guesswork into precision. You’ll also discover how Pipedrive is using AI internally in ways that are truly game-changing – from automated meeting summaries (yes, finally!) to crafting personalized marketing emails that actually convert, Peter gives a behind-the-scenes look at the tech that’s simplifying sales teams’ lives while driving results. The best part? Peter keeps it real. There’s no fluff, just practical advice on how to harness AI’s potential without getting lost in the buzzwords. If you’ve been hesitant to embrace AI, this conversation will push you over the edge—in the best possible way. Here’s what you’ll learn: How Pipedrive’s AI-powered Sales Assistant helps you prioritize leads and finance deals faster. The power of ‘activity-based’ capital formation for turbocharging your raises. Pipedrive’s "secret weapon" for handling internal tasks like meeting summaries and automated emails—saving your team hours every week. Simple, practical AI tips for generating new leads and converting them to investing – without overwhelming prospects and investors. So, if you want to take your capital raising to the next level, streamline your workflows, and inject a little AI brilliance into your raises, this is an episode you can’t afford to miss!
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
Want to dominate the off-market real estate game? Stash Geleszinski, the mastermind behind nedl.us, is transforming how investors and brokers find multifamily opportunities—by predicting the market before it even knows what’s coming. Imagine this: you’re identifying properties ready to sell before the owner even thinks about listing. With nedl.us, powered by AI and machine learning, you’re not just finding deals; you’re staying ahead of the curve. Stash's platform takes in massive amounts of real-time data—loan maturities, occupancy shifts, rental spikes, and more—and churns out hot, warm, and cold off-market leads, directly to your inbox. It’s like having your own real estate fortune teller. Hot leads: Properties poised to hit the market. Warm leads: Properties gearing up for a sale. Cold leads: Properties that might need some warming up but are still on the radar. Whether you're a broker, asset manager, or multifamily sponsor, this tool is your secret weapon to supercharge your deal flow and get ahead of the competition. Stash will show you how to leverage nedl.us’s AI to spot trends and capitalize on opportunities, even if you think "Python" is just a snake (trust me, he breaks it down for everyone). Want the edge in today’s hyper-competitive market? Tune in to the podcast and hear how Stash and his platform can take your off-market deal hunting to the next level. Don’t just play the game—own it. Catch all the details and listen to Stash’s groundbreaking insights!
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
Yardi is value add for multifamily real estate. Period.
‘Value add’ and ‘forced appreciation’ are usually tied to exterior upgrades, paint, carpets, kitchens, and amenities to drive net operating income (NOI).
Yardi is redefining that.
You can buy a building where the traditional value add has already been maxed out, implement Yardi’s systems, and—Presto!—you’ve just added more value, boosting NOI.
If you’re not using Yardi’s AI-enhanced systems, you’re falling behind.
My guest today, Paul Yount, Industry Principal, Residential, shares how Yardi helps you dominate your competition and increase returns for you and your investors.
Here’s what you’ll learn about:
Virtual Assistants for Leasing: Yardi’s AI chatbot, Chat IQ, automates responses to prospective residents via email, text, and voice. It provides faster, more effective responses than human interaction, helping you lease up quicker, convert more leads, reduce vacancies, and drive profits.
Maintenance AI: Yardi's AI doesn’t just log maintenance requests; it diagnoses and suggests solutions proactively, cutting maintenance requests by 17%. This streamlines operations, reduces costs, and improves resident satisfaction.
Virtuoso Assistant: Designed for internal use, this AI assistant allows property managers to request and analyze performance data—like rent rolls or occupancy reports—via simple commands, optimizing decision-making and boosting management efficiency.
Bottom Line: If you’re a multifamily operator facing property management challenges, this podcast is a must-listen.
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
Discover the future of real estate with AI: AI is not just a trend. It's a game-changer. This week, Sally Johnstone from Altus Group (from whence the Argus software we all know and love comes) reveals how AI is revolutionizing commercial real estate. Consider this: AI-Driven Insights for NOI Predictions: AI models now predict net operating income (NOI) with pinpoint accuracy. This helps investors make smarter choices about buying, holding, or selling properties. Gentrification Indicators: AI can identify future gentrification indicators, like the presence of flower shops (of all things!). These indicators signal areas ripe for growth and investment. Tailored Market Insights: Altus Group’s Market Insights Premium uses machine learning to provide fair market NOI predictions. This helps you know if your property is underperforming or overperforming based on factors like population growth and home values. Overperforming Properties: Properties near open spaces like parks or trails can overperform in NOI by 20-30%. This offers a hidden gem for savvy investors. Leverage AI to optimize your real estate investments. Don't miss out on these actionable insights from Sally Johnstone at the Altus Group, one of the true pioneers in real estate data analytics.
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
Learn about the intersection of AI and real estate with my guest this week, San Eng, founder of Skytian Capital and HappiNest, real estate innovator and 'investopreneur.' San talks about how he's leveraging AI to drive efficiency, scale operations, and uncover new opportunities in real estate. For example: AI-Driven Property Management: Discover how AI is poised to replace traditional property management tasks, reducing costs and increasing operational efficiency. Maximizing Lead Conversion: Learn about SalesWiz, an AI tool that ensures no potential tenant or buyer slips through the cracks, optimizing lead management 24/7. Brand Building with AI: Understand how AI-powered tools are helping properties stand out in competitive markets, enhancing brand presence and investor appeal. Future-Proofing Investments: Explore the potential of AI and robotics to revolutionize property maintenance and management, providing a glimpse into the future of real estate operations. This is a great episode for learning how to leverage AI for smarter, faster, and more profitable real estate investments. Enjoy!
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
If you’re looking to leverage AI to find the best real estate deals faster than ever, today’s podcast is for you. Olivia Ramos, founder and CEO of Deepblocks, shares how her AI-powered platform transforms months of real estate analysis into mere seconds, enabling you to instantly spot prime investment opportunities nationwide. Here’s how Deepblocks helps you find opportunities: • AI-Driven Zoning Analysis: Quickly narrow your search by consolidating zoning data across 250 cities. • Custom Investment Algorithms: Identify prime opportunities using tailored algorithms based on your specific criteria. • Real-Time 3D and Financial Modeling: Instantly create and adjust 3D models and financial projections for initial feasibility insights. • Market and Demographic Insights: Analyze population trends, housing prices, crime rates, and more to refine your investment strategy. I’m often asked how AI can help sponsors, brokers, and other professionals analyze large datasets to find deals. Deepblocks is your answer. Tune in to discover how Olivia built this groundbreaking platform, how it works, and how you can secure deals before your competition even wakes up.
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
My guest this week, Chris Pollinger of RE Luxe Leaders, is one of the most advanced users of AI in real estate of anyone I’ve interviewed yet for this series and in today’s episode he provides a roadmap for AI best practices. For example, you’ll learn how AI powered tools can pinpoint gaps in your content, enhance your personal brand, and even pre-qualify leads. You’ll hear how AI is streamlining tasks we never thought possible including everything from content creation to matching clients with their dream properties. Here are some of the ways you’ll learn how to leverage AI in real estate: Content Strategy & Ghostwriting: AI identifies gaps in and ghostwrites content that perfectly matches your voice. Lead Pre-Qualification: AI sifts through data to qualify leads and customize outreach. Property Recommendations: AI uses behavioral and financial data to buyers with properties. Social Media Management: AI tracks trends, creates content, and schedules posts. Multilingual Video Translation: AI translates videos while keeping the original tone and style intact. The most exciting part? AI isn’t just for techies. As Chris says, if you can order coffee from an app, you’re more than capable of using AI. By the end of our conversation, if you’ve not already done so, you’ll be wondering why you haven’t already integrated AI into your real estate business. This is a very cool episode that highlights not just how powerful AI is and can be in real estate, but how you can put it to immediate use today.
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
Today’s guest is Jordan Wilson of the Accelerant Agency and Everyday AI, who is not only a content production machine (daily podcasts, daily newsletter) but who makes AI accessible to everyone, tech enthusiasts and beginners alike. I asked Jordan to run through some AI applications for AI in real estate that you can immediately use – and he does not disappoint. Here’s what you’ll learn to do: Data Analysis with Claude: Use Claude.ai to process and analyze vast amounts of real estate data quickly, creating interactive dashboards (wow) that can be customized through simple natural language commands. AI for Custom Applications: Exactly how to use AI to automate time-consuming tasks, enhancing productivity and efficiency. Castmagic for Automated Transcriptions: We use (here at GowerCrowd) and Jordan loves the platform Castmagic to streamline video production, analysis, and repurposing into dozens of smaller content pieces you can use to expand your visibility and be recognized as an industry leader. Jordan is passionate about making AI accessible to everyone, and in today's episode, you’ll be guided through some easy wins you can implement right away. Plus, he'll share insights into how even the rocket scientists are leveraging AI, giving you a sense of just how scalable its benefits are.
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
Meet Avi Solomon and his company Pulse CRE who can make your pitch deck sing (not literally, of course, though, who knows where AI is going to take us eventually…) I came across Avi on LinkedIn, noticing his interesting posts and dry wit and so decided to learn more about him and his company. (If you want to find more clients/investors, LinkedIn is the place to be – ask me how ). Avi provides bespoke landing pages for deal pitches that are easy for users to navigate, increasing conversions. Avi and his company’s use of AI includes: Copilot for Data Visualization: Pulse CRE uses AI copilots to create interactive and dynamic graphs quickly, making the presentation of data within the deck more engaging and easier to understand. Coding Assistance: AI is used as a coding copilot to develop your deck, ensuring it is dynamic and detailed, improving the overall user experience. Future AI Chat Integration: Pulse CRE is working on integrating an AI copilot for investors, which will allow them to ‘chat’ with the deal using natural human language (a really cool feature). Image Upscaling: AI tools, such as image upscalers, are used to enhance the quality of images in the presentations, making them more professional and appealing. We build similar pages for our clients here at GowerCrowd but what makes Avi and Pulse CRE different is they build deal pages for sponsors as a standalone service (at a very reasonable cost). Avi is a bright guy and, in a world moving as fast as it is in prop-tech and AI where youth is an advantage, offers insights and ideas we can all learn from.
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
In this episode, Jaime Pfeffer, COO of GSH Real Estate, delivers a total firehose of tips and tools you can use to power your real estate investing with AI. Before we recorded the episode, I asked her to send me a list of the ways she uses AI and she sent me a 7-page list! Jaime has leveraged AI to help GSH build a $1 billion portfolio of multifamily real estate and shares some of her closest kept secrets in this episode. Our conversation is filled with tangible, actionable ways you can use AI immediately to bring value to your daily life and greater success to your real estate investing. Here are some examples of what you’ll get out of today’s show: You'll learn how to: Automate Routine Tasks to free up your time for more strategic initiatives. Create Comprehensive Training Programs: Develop and deliver training across all teams, from management to operations. Become a more effective negotiator: Use AI to strategize and practice to negotiate a specific acquisition, sale, lease (anything). Enhance Productivity: Leverage AI tools to maximize your time management and volume and quality of your work output. Drive Greater Value: Understand how to use AI to enhance financial returns for you and your investors. Key Insight from Jaime: "AI is like a rocket, propelling our efficiency and capabilities to unprecedented heights. It allows us to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and ultimately deliver greater value to our investors." - Jaime Pfeffer, COO, GSH Real Estate Jaime shares which AI tools, like ChatGPT and others, have become personal assistants to her in her daily operations. From automating routine tasks to analyzing performance data from across the GSH portfolio, AI has enabled Jaime and her team to increase operational efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase company profitability. Why This Matters: The integration of AI in real estate is not just about staying competitive; it's about embracing what's possible. By leveraging AI, Jaime explains how to take on complex challenges you may have struggled with before and overcome them by leveraging AI - and how this actually leads to increased profitability and even better returns to investors. This is a do-not-miss episode.
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
If you are planning a 1031 exchange or are just 1031 curious, this episode is for you. Jon Hilley, founder of 1031 Specialists, has built a game-changing AI chatbot that answers any question about 1031 exchanges. Yes; any, question. Test it out on the podcast page, here: https://easywin.ai/podcast/1031-exchange/ Plug in any question you have about 1031 exchanges and see how it works. Jon and his team trained their model on 808,000 words of data, including policy regulations, field notes, opinion letters, technical memoranda, and more. In theory, the model has near perfect knowledge of this highly complicated area of the tax code. It’s very cool and we did a screenshare test of it during the podcast so, if you have a chance, watch the video on the podcast page. Or, better yet, test it with your own questions. And… each week I ask my guests the same three questions. Here are Jon’s responses: 1. Why should real estate professionals pay attention to AI today? AI is an empowering tool that helps professionals close more deals, be more responsive, and get more business by increasing efficiency and maintaining momentum. 2. How do you use AI on a daily basis? Uses the custom-developed Mr. 1031 AI tool for answering client questions quickly and accurately. Utilizes ChatGPT for writing assistance, such as drafting press releases. Exploring Arcades for creating social media ads efficiently and cost-effectively. 3. Any easy wins with AI that listeners could try? Recommends the Khan Academy app, developed in partnership with OpenAI, for personalized and patient math tutoring for children, which enhances their learning experience.
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
My YouTube show/podcast guest this week, Chris Christensen, NAR's Director of Technology Policy, is particularly interesting (not that other shows are not!) because Chris handles ‘policy’ which means much of his daily life is spent on or around The Hill in DC. Though representing the National Association of Realtors, so very much a real estate focus, Chris deals with a broad range of issues pertaining to the implementation of AI – many that go way beyond plain ol’ real estate applications. Watch (or listen) to this episode to hear Chris discussing, through the lens of policy making at the highest levels, (can you discuss something through a lens?), copyright and privacy issues amongst other things, stressing how regulation is evolving to keep up. He talks about how the NAR is actively exploring AI use cases, focusing initially on enhancing internal tools. how AI models streamline data accessibility on the NAR website, aiding in underwriting guidelines, and for member resources. There are some incredibly powerful housing data and predictive analytics that emerge as key areas where AI can provide significant value and Chris explains how NAR members will be able to access this wealth of data. Here are some highlights we discuss: AI in Real Estate: Chris explains how AI can enhance customer experience, streamline operations, and provide competitive advantages to agents who use it. Regulatory Landscape: AI’s impact on bias, copyright, and privacy, and the need for robust regulation. Practical Applications: AI's role in transaction management, zoning, tax policy, and data accessibility on the NAR website. Housing Crisis: AI's potential to improve housing affordability and liquidity (this is a biggy). And to wrap up, I ask all guests the same three questions. Here are Chris’s answers (the 3rd one is gnarly!) 1. Why should real estate investors or professionals be paying attention to AI today? Embrace Change: AI is fundamentally changing core principles of real estate. Ignoring it will be perilous, while embracing it can lead to personal and business advantages. Competitive Edge: Using AI can help you differentiate yourself among your peers, giving you a significant competitive edge. Inexpensive Solutions: Many AI solutions are not expensive, offering easy and cost-effective ways to stand out and increase efficiency. 2. How do you use AI daily? What tools and apps do you use? Note-Taking and CRM: AI tools are used for taking notes and managing customer relationships. Presentations and Writing: AI assists, like Gemini, in creating presentations and writing white papers. Image Generation: Various image generation tools are used to visualize concepts. 3. One easy win using AI for listeners/viewers to try immediately: OpenAI Covert Influence Operations Report: Chris recommends reading the recently released report on how AI is used for covert influence operations on social media. It makes for intense reading: https://openai.com/index/disrupting-deceptive-uses-of-AI-by-covert-influence-operations/
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The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI -
Here’s how AI is directly driving up real estate values. My YouTube show/podcast guest this week is Derek Daniels, Regional Research Director for Colliers in the Bay Area. Derek is a San Francisco office market expert and see first-hand the significant impact of AI on San Francisco's commercial real estate market. This is a great episode if you are anywhere near an AI hub of activity (San Francisco and environs, of course, Seattle, Boston, NYC, and Austin). You’ll learn about the evolving dynamics of the commercial real estate market driven by AI and get insights into opportunities for adaptation, growth, and investment. Get this. In San Francisco along, AI companies have leased (at time of recoding) 1.5 million square feet of office space, representing 25% of new leases amidst a backdrop of 35 million square feet of vacant space. Might not seem like a huge proportion – but for the owners of those office building…! Listen in to learn about the variety of spaces AI companies are leasing, from Class C to high-end Class A offices, light industrial spaces, and why flexibility and hybrid work models are crucial for these companies. And, as always, Derek was the proud recipient of my weekly three questions I ask of all guests. Here are his answers: Why should real estate professionals pay attention to AI today? AI tools can significantly enhance efficiency by automating routine tasks, allowing professionals to focus on high-impact activities. AI will create efficiencies and drive changes, some positive and some challenging, influencing the broader economy.
Practical AI use for real estate professionals:
Use AI to consolidate notes, generate report outlines, and craft social media posts. AI can also assist in writing emails by organizing thoughts and adjusting formality levels. Here are some easy win uses of AI that listeners can immediately try.
Use AI tools to help write emails. Generate messaging for clients or prospects with paraphrasing models or text generators. Input your thoughts and let AI rearrange them for clarity and effectiveness. Adjust formality levels with AI to match the context [love this one. AG]*****
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What a pleasure it was to speak with L.D. Salmanson, Co-founder and CEO of Cherre, for this week’s podcast. Cherre is dramatically transforming real estate investment and management by leveraging cutting-edge data science and AI to consolidate massive amounts of data (including users’ own data – it’s NOT easy to do but Cherre have done it), so they can find opportunities across all aspects of their operations in seconds. L.D.’s use case examples are crazy: ‘I am looking for this kind of asset, with these exact demographics, with these kinds of tax breaks, in this type of market’ – and boom! out comes a selection for you to look at. You won’t believe what Cherre can do and, if you are anything like me, you’ll want to set up an account as soon as you finish listening! Alas, however, the tool is only being used currently by some of the top institutional investors but, L.D. assures me, making it available for mere mortals like thee and me is on their horizon. Spend a few minutes tuning in to hear one of the foremost leaders in moving real estate into the future in this episode with L.D. Salmanson. Cherre's core functions: Building detailed asset models to reduce expenses while increases revenues. Creating sensitivity tables so investors can identify optimal investment (or divestment) strategies. Connecting disparate data with advanced tools to detect anomalies and find opportunities. Key Points Discussed: Advanced Tools: Data retrieval, integrity, conversational bots, GPT Omni model for omni-channel interactions. AI Capabilities: Vision, voice, text interpretation; future potential for smell interpretation. Platform Functions: Builds asset models, sensitivity tables; connects disparate data using entity resolution engines, knowledge graphs, machine learning, AI to detect anomalies. Data Processing & Visualization: Uses Snowflake, Google, Microsoft, Power Bi, Click, Tableau. Technological Highlights: Autoregressive models, attention mechanisms, large language models (LLMs) in natural language processing. Don't miss L.D.'s insights on the inevitable integration of AI into real estate, the efficiencies it brings, and his use of GPT Omni to streamline presentation prep. Cherre stands as a visionary leap in data-driven real estate management. From L.D. Why should real estate professionals be paying attention to AI today? AI is set to revolutionize real estate similarly to how it transformed financial services, automating intermediary processes and enhancing decision-making. Those who adapt early will gain significant advantages, while late adopters risk falling behind. How do you use AI daily? What tools and apps do you like to use? I use GPT Omni extensively for preparing weekly company presentations, reducing preparation time from 8-10 hours to 2-3 hours. I also use Claude for interactive idea discussions and refining presentation content . Can you think of an easy win that somebody could do immediately after listening today? An easy win is building asset models with AI. By inputting an assumptions table into a model, AI can populate the inputs and create sensitivity tables, reducing manual errors and saving significant time. ***** The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI
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My guest today is Zach Gorman who co-founded the RealReports platform, which consolidates dozens of data sources into one easy to use platform, provides an AI assistant to trawl through it, and that is giving agents who use it an unfair competitive advantage. This is a really cool tool. I tried it on a couple of properties that I own and, OMG, instead of having to go to a dozen different websites to grab the data I need, bingo! it's all there in one place with one click. Love it! RealReports has raised $2 million in seed funding, is aiming for profitability in the coming months, and is scaling fast. For sure, one of the biggest challenges anyone in the residential market faces is due diligence and the challenge of having to search around in the hopes nothing is missed. Here are some of the data points that RealReports consolidates (of dozens more) in their property reports: Permits Zoning Rental income projections (long and short term) Remodel prospects Utilities Climate risk Liens Tax history Zach explains how RealReports surpasses Zillow and Redfin (and other similar sites) in their analytics and talks about their AI-powered assistant, Aiden, (also, really cool – like having an assistant out on the road with you in real time, answering questions about every property you see). Aiden analyzes documents, photos, videos, and all the disparate information sources that RealReports consolidates and allows you to ‘chat’ with it by asking questions. Imagine driving around a neighborhood and wanting to know everything there was to know about a property… just ask Aiden – and then ask Aiden to give you the owner’s phone number so you can put in a call right then and there. From Zach: Why should real estate professionals pay attention to AI? Agents and brokers who use AI will replace those who do not – because AI enhances productivity, speeds up processes, and allows professionals to provide value faster, thus setting them apart from those who do not use AI. What AI tools do you use daily? Zack uses several AI tools, including ChatGPT, DALL-E, Bard, Leonardo, Copy AI, and Lex. These tools help him manage tasks like content creation, graphic design, and social media, significantly reducing the need for additional hires. What is an easy win with AI for listeners? Zack recommends using AI to incrementally learn about a complex topic. Start by asking AI to explain a concept as if to a preschooler, then progressively increase the difficulty level to a PhD level. This method makes understanding complex topics more manageable and less frustrating. ***** The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI
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If you are a commercial real estate broker you need to listen to this conversation with newly appointted Chief Executive Officer Helen Calvin, of the AI driven platform, Buildout. Helen, at the time of recording, held the role as chief growth officer. You'll discover how Buildout is dramatically changing CRE broker marketing methods, both to find deal flow as well as to sell properties, by providing innovative tools that streamline broker workflows, save time, and boost productivity. Power users of this platform will gain a very significant competitive advantage over brokers who maintain 'old school' ways of conducting business. Don't kid yourself. Buildout is definitely a case of 'you won't be replaced by AI, you'll be replaced by someone who uses AI.' Check out this episode; Helen is a great guest and compelling to listen to. Here's what I've got for you in this episode: Key Topics Covered: Brokers’ Workflow on Buildout: Efficiency: Reduces non-revenue generating activities (AKA grunt work). Features: Property research, owner contact info, AI assistant (Al) for task management. Tools: Buildout mobile app for real-time property information and communication. AI Capabilities: AI Assistant (AL): Helps with property valuation, likely to sell scores, and task management. Predictive Analytics: Enhances decision-making by identifying high-probability sales opportunities. Technology Integration and Competitors: AI's impact: Accelerates CRE early adopters’ competitive advantage in the industry. Competitors: Buildout competes with platforms like Costar and LoopNet. Innovation: Emphasis on rapid technology adoption and industry-specific solutions. User Experience and Benefits: Power User: Maximizes efficiency and productivity using Buildout tools. AI's role: Automates routine tasks, allowing brokers to focus on high-value activities. From Helen: Why should real estate professionals be paying attention to AI today? AI is advancing rapidly, making it crucial to find a partner who can leverage it. Ignoring AI can lead to becoming obsolete. How do you use AI daily? Uses ChatGPT and other AI platforms for writing and as a better search engine. AI excels in cross-entity searches, providing comprehensive solutions. What is an easy AI win for viewers? Download Buildout's app (buildout.com), available for free with a $59/month promotion for the first three months. Contact current technology vendors and ask how they are addressing AI and its benefits. Evaluate their responses to decide if they are suitable partners. ***** The only Podcast you need on real estate and AI. Learn how other real estate pros are using AI to get ahead of their competition. Get early notice of hot new game-changing AI real estate apps. Walk away with something you can actually use in every episode. PLUS, subscribe to my free newsletter and get: • practical guides, • how-to's, and • news updates All exclusively for real estate investors that make learning AI fun and easy and insanely productive, for free. EasyWin.AI
