This is not an easy message to share. After the passing of our beloved co-host, Aaron Norris, it is time to close the chapter on the Data Driven Podcast.

Aaron’s passion, brilliance, and kindness made an immeasurable impact on all of us, and his legacy will live on in the insights he shared and the lives he touched.

But as Aaron would say, "The Show Must Go On." We’re excited to introduce a new podcast, carrying forward the spirit of innovation and knowledge that Aaron believed in.

With that being said, please join us for episodes of the Local Leverage Podcast, where we explore the power of data, marketing, and business strategy to help entrepreneurs and real estate professionals grow and scale. We’ll be bringing actionable insights, expert interviews, and the latest industry trends to help you stay ahead.

Local Leverage Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ZBbp1XsEVTQhn8PgIusrA/featured/featured

Thank you for being part of this journey with us. We hope you’ll join us for what’s next. 💙

Spencer Rascoff is a serial entrepreneur and company leader who is now the chair and co founder of Pacaso, dot.LA, and Supernova. He also is co-founder and general partner of 75 & Sunny, a VC firm that focuses on early stage startups and he also serves on the board for Palantir. But most of us watching or listening to this show know Spencer from Zillow, which he co-founded in 2006, and served as CEO for a decade.

00:00 The Data Driven Real Estate Podcast Welcomes Spencer Rascoff, Co-founder and former CEO of Zillow, Co-founder and Chairman of Pacaso, dot.la and Supernova, Co-founder and General Partner of 75 & Sunny and Board Member of Palantir
00:54 Briefly mentioning the state of DDRE
1:10 How did Spencer get involved in so many industries?
3:37 Spencer's wide breadth of investing and investing philosophy
8:55 What is Pacaso and how does it work?
20:00 Supernova, Offerpad, SPACs and iBuying
20:31 What excites Spencer about Offerpad?
31:00 Spencer's past, present and future with iBuying
34:00 Can Wall Street and property technology survive another downturn?
44:02 What data does Spencer wish he had and the future of real estate
49:45 Spencer's favorite software collaborators
51:53 What technologies could we see changing the state of real estate?
55:04 The current state of the DDRE Podcast and its future

Tommy Christy is CEO of Alpine Holdings Inc. and Owner of ilovehouses.com, an asset acquisition platform aimed at facilitating property purchases nationwide through digital advertising and online media platforms. Tommy has over a decade of real estate investor experience and over $500 million in investment activity. He helped acquire, renovate, and lease over 2,700 homes in Northern California working with Invitation Homes. He's also done over 1,000 foreclosure and distressed flips personally.

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00:00​ The Data Driven Real Estate Podcast Welcomes Tommy Christy, CEO of Alpine Holdings, Inc. and owner of ILoveHouses.com
01:19​ Who is Invitation Homes?
03:41​ How did Tommy started in real estate?
12:25​ What were Wall Street institutional investors, like Invitation Homes, chasing during the foreclosure crisis
14:07​ Key lessons from Invitation Homes that transferred ilovehouses.com
29:20​ What key markets is Tommy focused on
40:29​ Land development, flipping, and rentals?
45:45​ How can investors scale their business? What role is the BRRR model playing in his business?
49:50​ What data is important when selecting properties
53:52​ What KPIs are important for digital marketing? Why Tommy may be going back to direct mail marketing.
56:22​ What opportunity is ahead in 2021for real estate investors?