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How to Start a $50 Million Trade Association | Jason Haber & Mauricio Umansky

There is a real estate business that is currently raising $50-100 million using the OpenAI playbook: combining non-profit and for-profit entities. This real estate business isn't a brokerage though. It's a trade association! A competitor to NAR, but without NAR's drama. In today's episode of Axiom Alpha, I interview Jason Haber about how he teamed up with a celebrity cofounder to launch the American Real Estate Association (AREA). We talk about his PR strategy, how he plans to overcome NAR's network effect, and how AREA is building a community to attract new members.

How One Guy Built a 6-Figure Consulting Business in 5 Months (from 20k Twitter Followers)

Aleksey Chernobelskiy built a 6-figure consulting business for real estate investors in less than 5 months, using only his Twitter audience of 20k people. This is the story of how he did it.

Crowdfunding $1.3 Million to Start a Real Estate Brokerage

Charles Schwab has a market cap of $116 billion, but it was only created in 1974 when the SEC de-regulated stock trading commissions. Charles Schwab the man took advantage of that opportunity to create what is now the largest discount stock brokerage in the U.S. A few months ago, the real estate industry had an early warning signal that its SEC moment may be coming. The National Association of Realtors and all the largest brokerages lost a multi-billion commissions lawsuit. I started looking around for startups that were already positioned to take advantage of this lawsuit, and I found SimpleShowing -- a discount real estate brokerage which, unlike redfin, is actually profitable. So I interviewed SimpleShowing's founder & CEO, Fred McGill, about how he built his business, and especially about how he raised almost $1.3 million through crowdfunding when all the VCs turned him away.

Building a One-Man $50 Million Asset Management Company in Tennessee

Gabe Pincus was a not-so-successful entrepreneur when he got engaged. Ten years later, he is running a $50 million investment management business that is largely automated through software. He makes money while he sleeps, has 3 kids, and is looking for his next business opportunity. In this podcast, he talks about how he built his business, how he manages his own money, and how much he spends to maintain his lifestyle.

From Flipping Homes to Flipping Websites to Building a Startup to Replace Realtors | Amanda Orson

Amanda Orson is "the most interesting woman in the world" -- She's flipped both websites and houses, built & sold multiple businesses, advised venture capitalists, lived on a Farm amongst Amish neighbors, and her entire latest startup rests on a bold bet against the entire real estate brokerage industry. Amanda's startup: https://galleon.io/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUd3Y1k5T3lGOFlOUi1nWjdzcW5ZVjItU2IxZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttbTlTX3JWX3dzYlpCVy1ncms1dDRkNzhKd3NXT09PNWN0QnFuSVN3Q1lZM1V1c3ptMWJXUEk1RGQ3dzA2b1pKdVhPTFM1TjhvYVFzLXRPWHoyQl9QTW55Um5xallDMm5LelNKYTdkV01PeVA1RW9qVQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgalleon.io%2F&v=DLI7qUoBs1w] Read about more interesting companies: https://axiomalpha.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVJxVWJDZEJQRU9NQ1AweHFNTW5qeTRSVUVtd3xBQ3Jtc0trRTNGRFFBUENiSzJHVGxQWXVsNnJTUXBET2traVhiaTk3SXNRcE1FRW5WVHNXUVBWTnFCU0QzaTV1WlRzem13a1pVell5bEZXQUozQnJWb1V1RlpFeEx2cWRrTnFVYXl1WnVqVXJOUndwQVNIdmtmMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Faxiomalpha.com%2F&v=DLI7qUoBs1w]