Great experience and trust gained I just closed on my first home sale to Flock end of December in NC. The process was easy with all document signing being done on-line and the notary coming to my home for final signatures. Earlier in the due diligence phase, Sean answered many questions from me, connected me with a Flock owner and the CEO, and was extremely transparent with all information. This built a lot of trust with me and I'm very happy with my decision to join Flock.

My Story with Flock Homes My story: I had a nothing-fancy, well-kept, simple-to-maintain, easy-to-rent brick duplex in a very convenient in town Atlanta location. I had had it for nearly 30 years and was ready (if reluctantly) to let it go. After difficulty in getting a solid credit-worthy tenant (for the first time ever: scammers!), run-arounds with tire-kickers and developers wanting to buy, I decided to pursue the Flock option. This capable, young, bright, accessible, energetic and financially astute team made it easy. Given the market in early 2023, I probably didn't get as much as I would have if I had had a realtor sell it. But, then you never know unless you put it out there and are willing to wait and negotiate. The upside in Flock not overpaying is that since you are partnering with them, you don't want them to. That would be bad business. You want them to be fair to you (and others) and not lose money on their purchases. They have a formula you can respect and you want that formula to keep working. Nope, I am not netting as much a year as I was, but I also am not managing it, paying and appealing high taxes, meeting with various contractors/handymen, overseeing the work, or worrying any longer about marketing, move-outs and move-ins, the age of the water heater or the roof. I've happily done my share of 1031s in the past, but this time I wanted to try a different approach. I had an opportunity to speak with the founder and CEO (AR/Stanford Business) and with other investors. Every encounter has been so positive. All questions have been welcomed and answered promptly and thoroughly with interest, care, and straight-forward integrity. How rare! Once I made the decision, things moved along at a fast clip. The process was virtually seamless and when there was a hiccup, there was always (and still is) one great person or two on the other end of the line to walk me or talk me through it. You can feel the pride the Flock team takes in what it does and is building. And, you are as much a part of it as you want to be. Transparency. Integrity. Humanity. When you are ready to let go, maybe let go with Flock where you still have a piece of the action, yet complete peace of mind. It's been a win-win for me.

A Great Investment I became interested in Flock about six months before I met with Ari and Deepa. Those two are so sincere and I sensed immediately that they had my best interests in mind. The process after that meeting was without stress and my townhome became part of the Flock on September 1st. Jeremy was a great help on site as I completed paperwork with the notary. Chad is the best. He will totally take care of you as you wind your way to completion. I'm not taking distributions but reinvesting in the company.

Trust is the most important ingredient Trust is the most important ingredient, but not the only ingredient needed. Honesty, integrity, insight, foresight, persistence, knowledge, communication skills, management skills, accounting skills, etc. Companies will have problems, but can they persist and beat the odds? Can they properly adjust? Flock Homes has these. Thinking of the set-up, the idea of gaining share by relieving landlords of their assets in a least taxable and most futuristic way is paramount. As landlords, we've experienced housing values go down and go up, but we knew long term, properly managed, these values will go up. For landlords, this is a way into retirement while still keeping future gains, all else being equal. I started this journey in the 1980s, and finished in January'2022 with Flock Homes. I don't think about my rentals now, I do get proper quarterly payments, and I concentrate on other investments as I wish.

A young company filled with brilliant, passionate people We got involved with Flock early enough that they were stretched pretty thin as they scrambled to outfit their aircraft in mid-flight. Still, the attitude and competence of every person we dealt with convinced us to go for it even as the prudent decision might not have gone that direction. Now, almost six months later, already there is a growth in the capacity the company can handle. New employees are diving in to achieve greater bandwidth. As an early adopter, I am excited to see the positive growth and look forward to enjoying the results of our investment in Flock.