For press & partners
The Format.
18 Holes to Home is a consultation format, not a brokerage. The 18-Hole Round pairs a real estate agent and a mortgage lender for a single conversation — golf, coffee, Zoom, or office — built around the actual decisions a buyer is making. This page is for press, partners, and operators evaluating the model for new markets.
How it works
Four operating principles.
The format isn't the golf. The format is the conversation that becomes possible when an agent and a lender stop selling long enough to actually answer questions.
See the round agendaPaired, not relayed
Agent and lender are in the same conversation. The relay-and-wait pattern between two siloed offices disappears.
Conversation-paced
Four to five hours of unhurried context beats a thirty-minute pitch deck. Buyers ask better questions when they aren't being sold to.
Format-flexible
Round, coffee, Zoom, or office. Same agenda, same outcome — the venue scales with how the buyer wants to engage.
No-pitch posture
The hosts are paid the same whether the buyer transacts now, in six months, or never. The conversation isn't compensation-shaped.
Active markets
Pacific Northwest
Rounds and off-course sessions are active in the Washington tri-county service area.
- Seattle
- Bellevue
- Tacoma
- Kirkland
Research-only comparisons
- Portland
- Boise
- Spokane
Format-ready markets
Where the model travels
Cities with the right golf density and buyer base for the same playbook. Listed for partner-evaluation purposes; not active markets.
- Phoenix
- Scottsdale
- Charlotte
- Tampa
- Naples
- Austin
- Denver
- San Diego
Press & partner inquiries
Get in touch.
For press, partnership, or market-expansion conversations, email contact@jalenbuilds.com.
For consumer questions about booking a round, the The 18-Hole Round page is the right entry point.