Real Estate Resilience: From Crash to Broker Empire with AI Twist | Omada Podcast Ep. 2

Host Thad Barnes fires up Episode 2 of Ready, Fire, Aim! with Russell Faucette, founder of Omada Real Estate, unpacking a gritty real estate saga. Dive into Russell's 2007 investor entry amid the boom—wholesaling flips—then the brutal crash: From 5-6 monthly buys to two in six months, short-sale pivots requiring a license, and partnering with law firms to juggle 250 files for Utah's top agents.

Rock bottom? Defaulted loans, caulking baseboards till 1 AM, coin jars for groceries—yet Russell rebuilt: Joined #1 Stern Team as ops director, flipped 32 homes (pandemic-proof on credit cards), and in 2021 bought the legacy to launch Omada. It's an ecosystem: Low-fee brokerage with mentorship (10% post-close), lead gen for newbies (95% dropout fix), team-lead paths, and broker opps—rev-share on real estate and vetted home services (plumbing to PM). ...