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AssetRover helps new real estate investors estimate their ROI fast
Investing in real estate is a dream for many, but limited resources and the fear of another real estate bubble keep many from following through on that dream. Cedar Rapids-based startup AssetRover is hoping to simplify the process for on-the-fence investors with its Rental Property Analyzer. The idea for AssetRover came from co-founders Jeri Frank…
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iEmergent offers market intelligence for mortgage lenders
Did the mortgage crisis of the late 2000s save the real estate industry? iEmergent CEO Laird Hedlund Nossuli thinks it might have. She also thinks her company’s Mortgage MarketSmart app might be laying the groundwork for a more stable real estate market in the future. “Lenders are realizing that if they don’t change and meet more…
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Hookline wants to transform the property management industry
Three years ago Zane Jones was managing apartments when he decided to take an IT innovation class at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. “[The class] wasn’t about coding or doing technology, it was more about figuring out the right things to build and being more creative,” said Zane Jones, founder and president of Hookline.…
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ClikHome helps renters find the perfect place to live
The tedious act of apartment hunting can break even the strongest-willed people. But for Junjie Shi and Nick Kljaic, searching for places to live inspired them to develop a website that streamlines what was once frustrating into an easier, more personalized process. Shi and and Kljaic met while working as finance professionals on Wall Street…
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Rentping Media CEO saved his company–because the Bible
With a floundering website and staff layoffs, David Watson turned to his faith–and it changed his whole approach to business. Rentping Media CEO David Watson and his wife moved into their first apartment in Omaha sight unseen. “We both had full-time jobs and didn’t have time to look around at places to live,” Watson said. “I thought…