The 2018 Single-Family Rental Summit brought together leading real estate experts to ask questions, discuss solutions, and engage in important conversations designed to push the industry forward. Team Roofstock returned with valuable insights and hot topics to share with real estate investors (post-conference roundup coming soon).
This year, Roofstock CEO Gary Beasley delivered the keynote address. Gary discussed the growing demand for single-family rental homes, areas of real estate that tech is disrupting, and what the future might look like.
Watch Gary's keynote address now or read some of the takeaways.
"Real Estate as a Service" - Roofstock CEO Gary Beasley, Single-Family Rental Summit 2018 from Roofstock, Inc. on Vimeo.
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"Skate where the puck is going, as opposed to where it is. If you look at the dynamics of single-family rental, it's really, really positive. If you have 10, 12, 13 million new households being formed, they have to live somewhere." - Gary Beasley
"You have a large segment of the U.S. population living in single-family homes, and it's becoming more popular. People want a quality living experience and being able to have the flexibility of renting has resonated with a lot of folks." - Gary Beasley
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"About 93 percent of our [Roofstock] buyers live as least 250 miles from where they're buying...If you think about it from a diversification standpoint, it makes a ton of sense." - Gary Beasley
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