310: Tommy Sowers: The Collapse of the Real Estate Agent Commission

Prior to SoloPro, Tommy Sowers served as the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and as a McKinsey & Company management consultant. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Missouri’s 8th congressional district and is a former U.S. Army Special Forces officer. In 2015, Sowers, along fellow founders Shayne Sowers and Narayan Krishnan created SoloPro, Inc. the first pro-agent, pro-buyer online marketplace of real estate services. Named by CNN as one of the five startups “changing the real estate game”, SoloPro rose over $1.6M of venture capital and has launched in the Raleigh-Durham area.

Join us as Tommy shares his Realtor mindset and a glance at his journey to becoming a Real Estate Rockstar by changing the real estate game for buyers and sellers.

Quotes to Live By

  • “We are a marketplace, and marketplaces compete on different rules.” – Tommy Sowers  Click To Tweet
  • “Our enemy is inefficiency.” – Tommy Sowers  Click To Tweet

Tommy’s Tools

  • SoloPro: Commission Free Real Estate

In this Episode, We Also Talk About

  • What SoloPro is.
  • Understanding the fee structure with SoloPro.
  • What a consumer can get and what would it cost.
  • SoloPro services.
  • Marketplace model vs. Commission based model.
  • How to break through your goals.
  • Plus so much more!

Thank & Connect with Tommy

If you enjoyed this interview and would like to connect with Tommy and thank him for his rock solid advice, you can do so easily by following the link below.

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