Welcome to From The Ground Up
Welcome to From the Ground Up, where NextHome LoneStar Living co-owner Dennis Popperwell shares insights, lessons, and perspective gathered from years in the real estate industry.
This series explores the ideas that help build a successful and sustainable real estate career, from developing meaningful relationships and earning trust to communicating effectively, serving clients well, and navigating the realities of the business. These aren’t step-by-step formulas or promises of overnight success. They’re honest conversations about what Dennis has learned along the way, including lessons from successes, mistakes, mentors, clients, and experience.
Take your time, think about the ideas, and consider how they apply to your own business. Because extraordinary careers aren’t built overnight. They’re built one relationship, one conversation, one decision, and one act of service at a time.
Foundations, Conversation 3: Building Relationships
Our Philosophy "People do not care how much you know until they know how much you care." - Often attributed to Theodore Roosevelt Good Morning Can I tell you something that has always made me smile? In real estate, people often call someone walking through the front door an "up."...
Foundations, Conversation 2: Don’t Confuse Motion With Momentum
Our Philosophy "Success is never owned. It is rented, and the rent is due every day." - Rory Vaden Good Morning Can I ask you something? Have you ever gone home after a busy day and wondered what you actually accomplished? Not what you worked on. Not how many emails...
Foundations, Conversation 1: Be The Name They Remember
Our Philosophy "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." - Wayne Dyer Good Morning Can I ask you something? When people hear your name, what do they think? Not what you hope they think. Not what your business card says. Not what...
Foundations, Conversation 0: Welcome
Our Philosophy "Every meaningful relationship begins with a conversation. So does every extraordinary career." Welcome First of all... Welcome. Whether you're brand-new to real estate, joining the NextHome LoneStar Living family, or simply looking for a different perspective, we're glad you're here. Before we talk about branding, relationships, trust, communication,...

