The Rise of Leasing Sight Unseen with Matt Weirich, Co-founder & CEO of Realync

"When I was looking for a place to live, I ended up driving up to
Chicago, six weekends in a row to look at properties looked at
over 40 different properties in person. And it was a pretty
painful process because at least half of those I walked in,
instantly turned around and walked out. I knew within seconds I
wasn't gonna be living there." – Matt Weirich


Looking for a place to live is never an easy process. 


You search for a place and the building, amenities, and unit
images look great online. . So you get in the car, drive there,
walk in the door, and immediately know that it's not for you. So,
you hop back in the car to start the search over again. Wasted
time. There has to be a better way to look for a place to rent
online, right? 


Thanks to people like Matt Weirich and his team at Realync, there
is. They're changing the game when it comes to video-leasing and
leasing properties sight unseen, removing the physical barrier to
property leasing. 


On this episode of Sync or Swim, we talk with Matt all
about: 


Why six trips to Chicago and 40 property viewings sparked the
idea for Realync

Why he sat on the idea for 2 years before putting together an
MVP

What COVID did for the "lease-unseen" industry

Why 63% of homebuyers in 2020 bought sight unseen, and what
that means for the industry

Best practices for showing a property over video



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