Julie O'Donohue and the Next Address Story
It was a cold August later afternoon and as usual, I was walking my dog, Tilly. I was reflecting on a friend's real estate experience: it wasn't a really good scenario - poor service, minimal communication, no control or trust and high costs.
One other major problem had been the property valuation- the property had been overvalued by more than 20% and then marketed by three real estate agents at this price. This had resulted in the home being on the market for over 6 months.
I was pretty angry on her behalf. She was stressed, anxious and had bought another home. All this made me reflect on how the real estate industry should look ...
I had an idea and was driven by these thoughts. What if you just connected people directly? How many people would "sell my home without an agent". And if there were a lot of people asking this question then how could you streamline the sales processes making the concept of "selling my home privately" an easy choice.
As I walked the idea grew. How could I
I also thought the business could give back as soon as it could to society.
By the time I got back home, I announced to anyone who wanted to listen (just the dog listened) that I thought I had come up with a pretty good idea:
"What if there was a way to match and connect buyers and seller, a website with virtual tours, a communication dashboard and really clever automation"
Essentially reducing all the friction and empowering the buyers and sellers to communicate directly with each other. And just use a real estate agent if and when needed. Was this possible? It would be like a ride-sharing or accommodation booking website.
I got pretty excited by the idea. I sat around my kitchen with my kids and brainstormed the idea and name. I registered the domain name www.nextaddress.com.au that very night.
I continue to be very excited about what we are and can achieve for buyers and sellers with Next Address.
For more about my journey https://nextaddress.com.au/blog/julie-and-the-next-address-story
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