Mike Schneider is the CEO & Co-founder of Acre Homes. Acre combines the ease of renting with the financial upside of owning. Acre is available in Raleigh-Durham, and will be launching in Atlanta and Nashville soon. Previously, Mike served as the VP of Technology Strategy at RE/MAX, and Co-founded First, a real estate tech company that leveraged machine learning to help agents win more business.

(2:12) - Acre: Breaking the Renting or Home Mortgage paradigm

(7:13) - Acre's model during variable interest rate environment

(8:59) - Opportunity residents & investors

(10:19) - Market growth

(10:54) - Taking the Tesla approach: 10x better than mortgage

(12:48) - Buying a home with a partner

(15:28) - Acre Homes price point

(16:47) - Feature: Blueprint 

(17:52) - Rent-to-own, buy before you sell, Home Equity products.

(21:41) - Challenges of mortgages & bias in home appraisals

(25:07) - Generating returns in Single family homes

(25:42) - North Carolina ecosystem: Raleigh-Durham Research Triangle

(29:51) - US cities transport options

(33:26) - Collaboration Superpower: Steve Jobs

(38:57) - Discomfort Zone: Is Built-to-rent overrated?

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