Welcome to Diamond Dwellings Realty- Brandon, Florida
By way of an introduction, my name is Dave Tipton, also known as "Big Dog". My partner in this venture is my high school friend and idol Rick Frissell. More about us and who we are later.
Rick and I have both been in the residential real estate business for many years. In the past couple of years we have both seen the industry struggle and believe it is undergoing massive changes. These changes are affecting how the real estate industry does business, how they find clients and the services they provide. Many things are influencing these changes, the real estate bubble, financing, the economy and the internet. Rick and I both agree that traditional real estate brokerage has to change with the times and we have been exploring how best we can fit into the "New Real Estate" era. We became interested in the concept of Web 2.0 which takes real estate marketing to a much higher level. This also gives smaller boutique type brokerages a level playing field with huge national companies.
During our studies and exploration, we came upon Diamond DwellingsTM and its driving force and guru Matt Fagioli. What we found was that Diamond DwellingsTM is the first truly scalable web 2.0 real estate brokerage. They've got a model that will create market leaders & extend market-share for its affiliated agents & brokers.
Internet main stay Inman News has recognized Diamond dwellings innovation when they announced June 16, 2008 the finalists for its 11th annual Inman News Innovator Awards. Winners will be announced in a July 25th ceremony during Inman's annual Real Estate Connect SF technology conference, held July 23-25 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
Twenty-five companies are finalists for awards in five categories: brokerage or franchise; new technology; Web service; blog; and media site.
The Inman Innovator Awards recognize companies that use technology and innovation to enhance the real estate transaction and experience for consumers and real estate professionals. In addition, an annual award honors one individual who embodies the spirit of real estate innovation.
The 2008 Inman Innovator Awards finalists for the Brokerage or Franchise categories are:
Chase International
Diamond Dwellings
Sotheby's International Realty
Redfin
Sawbuck Realty
Whether Diamond Dwellings wins or not, this is a huge honor for the company and all of its affiliates and it will bring a national spotlight to the company and it's affiliated agents and brokers.
Rick and I have recently signed with Matt Fagioli and Diamond Dwellings to start with the first market area in Florida, Brandon Dwellings. Please stay tuned for our Brandon Dwellings Blog. In this blog we will cover varying topics from the real estate market in Brandon, Valrico and Fish Hawk to school information to what the youth soccer teams are doing in the area. Our regular readers and subscribers are encouraged to ask questions and contribute ideas for future blogs.
We are looking for agents & broker/partners in many US markets. We've got a model that will create market leaders & extend market-share for lots of talented agents & brokers. If you are looking for a "better way" -- or you're just looking for a sweet business opportunity, please check out Diamond DwellingsTM. Feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have.
Thank you.
Dave Tipton, Broker- Diamond Dwellings Realty
813-653-1241
e-mail: DiamondDwellings@Verizon.Net
LOCALISM: Brandon, Florida
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Dave, glad to have you aboard. I'm going to be doing a Series at some point in the VERY near future for the Diamond Dwellings group on jumping into hyper-local blogging.
I'm really stoked about the potential of this business model. Matt has created something VERY cool.