How Smart Home Tech is Revolutionizing Real Estate with Danny Linenger

Danny Linenger is the Director of US Operations at Swidget, a company that provides cutting edge smart home technology. He has over 21 years of experience in building products and over 10 years in the single-family rental space, and he is with us today to talk about his journey and what brought him the success he has today. Listen now to learn more about Danny's journey, Swidget's approach to smart home technology, and how technology is impacting the real estate world today! Key Talking Points of the Episode 00:00 Introduction 01:25 What is Danny's background? 04:12 How important has networking been to Danny's success? 06:23 How much has the single-family rental market changed since Danny started? 08:23 What is a Modular Smart Home Device from Swidget? 10:36 What is the customer feedback process like for Swidget? 12:17 What is Danny's advice for people who want to succeed in real estate? 14:15 What has it been like for Danny as the Director of US Operations for Swidget? 15:50 How is networking different for Danny at Swidget? 16:45 What are the trends in construction and renovation that investors should be aware of? 17:50 What challenges is Swidget encountering in terms of innovation and AI? 19:09 What does the future of smart home technology look like? 20:55 What is the biggest deal maker or deal breaker for Danny? 21:52 What has been the most rewarding part of being the Director of US Operations at Swidget? 23:26 What is Danny's advice for people who want to succeed in the smart home tech space? 25:21 What is Danny passionate about outside of Swidget? 27:29 How can you connect with Danny and learn more about Swidget? Quotables "The biggest thing I've learned in this industry is really not to burn bridges. It's a really small but connected network." "If you've built relationships with other folks, they're happy to make those introductions to the right people." "Coming from a big company to a smaller company, just the ability to actually listen to a customer, understand the problem, develop the solution, build a solution, and implement a solution all within a matter of weeks or months – I still can't get over that." Links LinkedIn: Danny Linenger https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-linenger-3637ab25/ Website: RCN Capital https://www.rcncapital.com/podcast Instagram: RCN Capital https://www.instagram.com/rcn_capital/ Website: REI INK https://rei-ink.com/ Email: RCN Capital [email protected]