Every single step in the real estate process is important, and all of them needed to be altered as the pandemic pushed the industry to innovate to meet clients’ needs. Of all those steps, a home inspection is often the most personal, most visceral and most scrutinized.
Enter Dan Steward, who in 2021 translated the emotionally and logistically complex inspection process into accessible, 21st century modes, allowing buyers and REALTORS® to browse a virtual, interactive inspection summary without ever physically entering the home.
Steward also pushed out numerous other services allowing any stakeholder to manage or delve into a home inspection.
As a leader who needs to touch every part of his business, Steward understands the home inspection process as it is seen from any perspective. This, he says, allowed him to “open opportunities for explosive growth and enduring relationships” even in the climate of a pandemic, and made 2021 a triumph for him and his company.Â
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