The artificial intelligence revolution is not leaving any industry behind. Two years ago, a Bahamian citizen, Tim Rodland, Founder & CEO of Rodland Technologies Inc., started a transformative software company for the real estate industry. The real estate AI “RoRo” has been recognized in the US market, helping realtors minimize their reliance on excessive support staff and streamline administrative tasks. It is no secret that the Bahamas is a staple location for investors’ vacation homes. This makes real estate a high-demand sector for the country, and in this new age of technology, Rodland’s innovation provides solutions to problems everyday investors may not even see.
Tim Rodland identified that the industry needed a way to reduce manual work, enabling agents to transition from operators to business owners. However, his vision did not initially align with his skillset as a professional realtor. His company is now known as a technology-focused platform, but he admits that wasn’t the original idea for him and his team. The business model changed as they learned more about the market’s demands, and he acknowledged that his first few months were filled with “trial and error.” He told Wybe Magazine in a one-on-one interview, “It’s not easy. You’re going to go through a lot of persons that say they can do this, they say they can do that. When you put them to the test, they can’t do it.”
This disappointing cycle did not deter the industry revolutionist, as he noted that every failed attempt taught him more about what he was looking for. It pushed him to take a deep dive into the global demands of the market, revealing the differences across every location and giving him the knowledge he needed to provide real relief. His team recognized that core real estate functions such as listing agreements, marketing materials, and analyzing property comparables are universal problems rather than location-specific ones.
His product has changed the AI narrative and helped members of the industry embrace the market’s shifting landscape. Developing technology in the Bahamas for American brokerages represents a shift from the typical model of keeping local tech internal a shift that stemmed from identifying universal bottlenecks in the real estate sector.
He encourages young Bahamians not to give up, noting that it won’t be easy. “It’s who can push through the pain and come out on the other side. It’s not going to be easy. It’s going to be hard. But if you make up your mind that I’m not going to give up, you will find your way.”
