by Joe Stampone | Sep 14, 2013 | Career, Entrepreneurship, Market News, Passive Investing
I’m back from my two week European vacation and I have lots of great content lined up for the next few months. I’ve found that it’s extremely important for me to shut down the engines every once in a while, as challenging as that may be. I always return full of...
by Joe Stampone | Aug 21, 2013 | Career, Entrepreneurship
I actually wrote this post a few months ago, but was hesitant to publish it. After giving it some deeper thought, I believe this to be true. In my first blog post ever, I said “real estate is a great business and career because of the people.” Working in the business...
by Joe Stampone | Jul 17, 2013 | Entrepreneurship
Earlier this week, the Atlas team met with Ben Miller(ise), the co-founder of Fundrise and Popularise. Although I’ve known this for a while, meeting Ben in person showed me first-hand that he’s a real estate thought-leader. He continues to innovate through his...
by Joe Stampone | Jun 25, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology
In real estate, we often do things because that’s just the way it’s done. But that doesn’t mean it’s the best or most efficient way to do things. Evolving technology and greater acceptance of tech solutions among the real estate community has created a flurry of new...
by Joe Stampone | Jun 9, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology
This week I had the opportunity to catch up with Jilliene Helman, the visionary behind the real estate crowdfunding site, Realty Mogul. While the sharing economy has exploded for tangible goods, the sharing of capital is a relatively new concept. We’ve seen...
by Joe Stampone | Dec 15, 2012 | Career, Entrepreneurship
How many times have you heard successful investors say, when you’re in a deal and something goes wrong, trust your gut. I look at a lot of deals. Typically, a deal will come across my desk through a broker or friend and I’ll do a quick back-of-the-envelope analysis....