How Zoodealio Helps Agents Generate Leads as an IBuyer

Kala Laos joins Byron Lazine to discuss Zoodealio, the future of iBuying, and how the Zillow-Opendoor partnership will likely affect agents and the real estate industry.

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Now that Opendoor has partnered with Zillow, it’s fair to ask some of the questions burning in the minds of real estate agents:

Will Opendoor be more agent-friendly in its marketing?
How will this partnership impact real estate agents?
How big will iBuying become?

This week on the Byron Lazine Podcast, Kala Laos is here to answer those questions, among others. As the co-founder of Zoodealio — a groundbreaking online tool that allows agents to act as iBuyers and protect their clients’ equity – Kala knows the iBuying business better than most.

She’s found a way to include real estate agents in the process from day one. Her insights into the future of iBuying, and what it can do for agents, make this a conversation you won’t want to miss.

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Click on any of the timestamps below to watch:

00:00–00:28 Intro

00:28 iBuying is a dirty word in real estate

01:06 How Zoodealio includes the agent in the process from day one

02:21 Kala’s take on the Zillow–Opendoor partnership

03:07 Is the agent allowed to make an offer themselves?

10:00 What’s in it for the agent?

13:28 The iBuying slice of the pie

17:00 iBuying and buyer side commission

22:17 How can agents protect their business?

Click here to watch the full episode.

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About the Author

Byron Lazine

Byron Lazine is the Co-Founder and CEO of BAM and co-founder of the #1 total transaction team in Connecticut with over $1B in residential real estate sales. He appears daily on the Hot Sheet and weekly on The Real Word and Knowledge Brokers Podcast. You can also find Byron speaking at industry events across the nation.

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