Richard Gootee

• Richard has spent the last eight years of his professional career as a B2B real estate marketer and writes pieces full of current market insights and home tips/trends every day.
• He is a former newspaper reporter who has participated in journalism exchange trips to, Japan, South Korea, and Pakistan.
• Richard and his young family will be preparing to sell - and buy - a home in the near future, and he'd be happy to pass along any knowledge he gains from this process in the coming year.

Experience

Richard Gootee is an experienced journalist and communications professional with more than 15 years in journalism, content marketing and brand strategy. He started his career at a daily newspaper in Evansville, Indiana, before joining a digital marketing startup that specializes in the real estate marketing space.
Richard is excited for the opportunity to share his talents and real estate knowledge with the House Digest network because he is truly a storyteller at heart. He believes everybody – and everything – has a story worth sharing, but it's up to him as the writer to find it and present it in a way that is both informative and entertaining for the audience. He and his wife bought their first home in 2019 and have experienced both the highs and lows of homeownership. While he could talk to you about anything real estate market related, Richard is not too handy himself but hopes that some of his future pieces assist the DIYers out there during their pursuits. Richard and his young family live in Indiana. They enjoy exploring a new park, spending time at the zoo, rooting on their favorite sports teams (Go Cubs) and watching home improvement shows.

Education

Richard has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Franklin College, which is a small college in Central Indiana.