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Jack has been teaching the Real Estate industry for over 20 years. He is an unequalled expert on Internet for Real Estate. See a list of his course offerings on the left. He has adjusted to the current economic conditions by making his seminars a tremendous value for both the hosts and the attendees. He has unique methods to help both get lasting benefits from each of his events. Contact Jack today to find out how you can economically book Jack - the best authority on Social Media for Real Estate, Real Estate Websites & their content and how the Internet should be used in the industry. No one currently teaching has more hands-on experience than Jack...His resume is as impressive as any around:
13 Years in the field of Real Estate as an Agent, Broker and General Contractor
Robert Allen Nothing Down Graduate 1984
Real Estate Salesperson License - 1985
G.R.I. Designation - 1987
CREA (Certified Real Estate Appraiser) Certification in 1987
Real Estate Broker's License - 1991
Member of the Real Estate Advisory Group (Reported market activities directly to Mayor of Minneapolis)
HUD/VA Certified 1992
General Contractor's License - 1993
Apple Computer Partner
St. Paul Board of Realtors® Member in good standing (1985 - 1997) and served as a Professional Standards and Grievance committee member
Floyd Wickman Sweathogs® Graduate in 1994 (Earned Top Lister Award)
Helped rewrite GRI program for NAR in 1994
Feature in Realtor® Magazine July/August 1994
In that time, Jack mastered:
FSBO's
Expireds
1st Time Homebuyers
Foreclosures - VA, HUD and Private Bank
New Construction - representing other builders and becoming a builder himself
Buyer Brokerage - Jack was one of the first - in the early '90's - to get retainer fees with a signed buyer broker's agreement!
Creative Financing - Jack reached a level few do... he was able to buy over 30 of his own properties without ever using his own money. He proved that speakers such as Robert Allen were right about what they taught.
Notable Accomplishments:
Jack helped the National Association of Realtors® rewrite their G.R.I. program - specifically the technology and new construction modules. This was shortly after being featured as a "tech savvy' agent in Realtor® Magazine (printed in the July/August 1994 issue)
Jack sat with the President of the largest homebuilder in the State of Minnesota and shared his research on building materials, cost savings and production efficiency from his own 4 years of being a General Contractor and impressed him so much he tried to hire Jack on the spot as a consultant.
Since 1998, Jack has moved to Internet solutions for Real estate
Created AgentsPlanet, a portal site for real estate agents peaking at over 20000 daily users and almost 1 million monthly page views
Created RapidLead, a real estate website platform that combined TTS technology with real estate content.
Consulted with many of the major website platforms
Consulted with several real estate vendors to help them make their offerings more real estate friendly
Written several books, using his long-establshed strength of relating technology to practical activities for agents and brokers on the street. His first was Facebook for Real Estate followed by LinkedIn for Real Estate. You can see a complete list under the "books" tab above. These books sell hundreds of copies every month including being sold by the National Association of Realtors® on Realtor.org and at their many conventions.
Notable Accomplishments:
Met with Professors at the prestigious Wharton School of Business at the Ivy League School University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and traded research and ideas about the Internet.
Was flown in to GooglePlex for collaboration on new search tools Google was developing for real estate.