Jeff Corbett

Author, The XBroker Blog

Inspired by Redfin.com’s ‘Wall of Shame’ blog category, Jeff started TheXBroker.com in August of 2006 as a vehicle to express his industry knowledge and provocative opinion. Never one to shy away from a good debate and in constant need to have the last word, he’s been an active adversary (and friend) to many who visit his site and within the Active Rain social network as well.

Born in 1971 in Buffalo New York, Jeff was a 7th grade school system ‘computer experiment’, learning and teaching computer science to college professors at the University at Buffalo at the age of twelve. Formally educated in the biological sciences at Syracuse University and Barton College, once Jeff discovered how little entry level research science paid, he started his post collegiate career working for Branch Banking and Trust in The Triad area of North Carolina. From the inside, he learned about the worlds of finance and real estate and began to personally purchase property at the courthouse steps in hopes of raking in the riches.

Dealing with independent real estate, mortgage and contractor professionals in order to turn his real estate portfolio required far too much money and time. As a result, in 1999-2000 Jeff decided to start his own companies within these respective industries. With a technologist’s mindset, his goal was to streamline the expensive and inefficient process of property acquisition and sale. As a result, Jeff owned and operated a mortgage brokerage, real estate brokerage, and custom construction firm. In early 2006, he sold his respective businesses to create transparent mortgage and real estate technologies for consumers through real estate and mortgage professionals.

Jeff currently resides outside of Dallas Texas, in a not so small suburb called Plano and suffers from constant entrepreneurial seizures..