Zolve is the newest real estate social network, launched today, that allows real estate professionals to do all the things other social networking sites allow you to do, plus the ability to create and accept digital contracts for real estate transactions. The site was created by Brian Wilson of Colorado Springs, CO. He has been a real estate broker since 2001 and says "I was thinking it would be really neat to build a transaction-based platform for real estate professionals". Wilson’s goal was to create a site specifically for professionals rather than consumers.
He claims “Zolve goes a step further in facilitating actual online contracts for real estate services among the members of the community. A series of pull-down menus allow members to specify the services they are seeking or offering, and to establish a level of compensation”.
Users set up a profile and then keep track of referrals, feedback, blog posts, invitations they have sent for others to join the network, and other communications. All users also belong to a “sphere of influence”; a network that other close members of their profession also belong to.
There are a few fees involved, but they seem like very minor drawbacks in comparison to the doors that this site opens for real estate professionals. Brian Wilson has found a way to not only open up channels of communication between real estate professionals around the globe, but has also come up with a safe way to help these people initiate business and close deals and contracts. It is a specialization of social networking. In essence, Zolve takes the best aspects of social networking and combines them with the business-like characteristics of ebay.com. It is creative, innovative, and a brilliant way to connect millions of people.
This post is in response to the article found at http://www.inman.com/inmannews.aspx?ID=64834
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