Derigging the Real Estate Game

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Jes and Rob interview Eve Picker of Small Change about Impact Investing in real estate. Eve is the founder and CEO of Small Change, a real estate investment crowdfunding platform.

• 0:00 Episode starts
• 2:09 Rob’s check in
• 5:13 Jes’s check in
• 8:56 Eve joins the conversation
• 9:20 Jes introduces Eve
• 10:50 Eve’s check in
• 14:30 Jes asks about Eve’s work
• 17:15 Eve talks about the wide range of people that are real estate developers
• 21:16 Eve talks about new laws that allow a shift in crowdfunding from donations to investment
• 23:54 Eve talks about the unfairness of exclusivity
• 25:44 Eve explains accredited investors and the lack of access to real estate
• 27:37 Eve describes the ways Small Change protects investors
• 28:52 Interlude
• 29:04 Jes asks about the impact of Eve’s work, specifically around gentrification
• 31:19 Eve talks about a possible tool to protect people from gentrification
• 34:34 Eve talks about the differences she sees between cities like Pittsburgh and Atlanta
• 36:20 Rob asks Eve about fusion friendships she’s experienced
• 38:00 Eve explains that part of the reason for Small Change is to explain real estate in plain English
• 39:53 Jes offers some show up moments
• 41:13 Debrief begins
• 41:22 Rob’s takeaways
• 44:55 Jes’s takeaways
• 48:56 Outro

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Our sponsors:

• ReCity Network
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Our hosts:

• Jes Averhart, cofounder of Black Wallstreet Homecoming
• Rob Shields, executive director of the Recity Network.

Our Producer:

• Ben Azevedo, owner of Bear Cave Audio

Our Editor

• Chris Pappalardo