Katheen Lappe is Founder and CEO of DirectOffer, the real estate technology startup created to empower real estate brokers and their agents to differentiate themselves from the competition.
Launched in 2019, DirectOffer provides a fully mobile marketing and communication solution that allows agents to share, organize and brand more information about themselves and their listings while also enabling them to manage their business more effectively. The DirectOffer app offers the company’s patent-pending Audio Tours™ and OfferGrid™ features, which are changing the way home shoppers view and express interest in real estate.
In addition to DirectOffer, Lappe is also CEO of AuctionLook.com, a company she founded in 2015, which has grown to become the multiple listing service for residential real estate auctions nationwide.
A successful entrepreneur, Lappe entered residential real estate in 2002 as founder of Home Market Magazine, Inc., a publication she sold in 2018 after growing it to become the largest real estate listing publication in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Lappe earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Memphis.
DirectOffer – Property Search App for iOS & Android
Interview questions:
Introduction | Can you provide an introduction to Direct Offer? What are Audio Tours and Offer Grid?
Agents | What does it do? How does it help agents?
Career | From 2002 until 2018, you were CEO of Home Market Magazine; from 2015 to 2018, AuctionLook.com. Tell us about these experiences and how they lead to the launch of DirectOffer?
The Business Model | The DirectOffer does not include referral fees on buyers leads. Can you tell us about the business model? Is it a SaaS model?
Competition | Zillow, and Realtor.com are entrenched competitors. How will DirectOffer compete in this competitive landscape?
Team | Who are the key members of the DirectOffer team?
Clients/Case Studies | Are there any clients or case studies that you can share?
Marketing | What are the marketing plans for DirectOffer?
Capital | Can you provide an overview of the funding to date? Are there additional funding plans?
Growth | What are the growth plans for DirectOffer?
About DirectOffer: DirectOffer is on a mission to help agents and brokers differentiate themselves. By combining the features of a national search portal, with its patent-pending Audio Tours™ and OfferGrid™ features, in-app messaging and no-cost buyer lead generation in a single digital platform, DirectOffer allows agents to share, organize and brand more information about themselves and their listings. For more information visit http://www.directoffer.com.
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