Real Estate Unlocked 2026: Growth Hacking Your Real Estate Empire
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You have been waiting for the right moment. This is it.
You have Googled it. You have watched the videos. You have told yourself "next year." But the market keeps moving and you are still on the outside looking in.
Real Estate Unlocked 2026 is the day that changes.
On July 25th, Thumbprint Realty — New England's most trusted brokerage — is bringing the top real estate professionals, attorneys, lenders, and investors in the region into one room in Boston for one full day. No fluff. No theory. Real answers, real strategies, and real people you can talk to.
Last year's event sold out and changed lives. This year is bigger, bolder, and more comprehensive than anything New England has ever seen.
If you are serious about real estate — this is the room you need to be in.
YOUR HOSTS
Alex E. Edwards — CEO and Principal Broker, Thumbprint Realty. Author, TEDx Speaker, and globally recognized motivational speaker. Alex has dedicated his career to turning real estate dreams into reality for communities across New England. When he speaks, people buy homes.
Host Valcin (Charldyn Valcin) — CEO of Host Valcin LLC and V.E. Entertainment, professional master of ceremonies and one of the most electrifying event hosts in the region. Host Valcin brings the energy, the laughs, and the heart that keeps a room fired up all day long.
10 PANELS. ONE DAY. LIFE-CHANGING INFORMATION.
Panel 1 — First-Time Homebuyer Class You will leave knowing exactly what to do next — the process, the programs, and the first steps to take today. Featuring: Nathan Johnson (Real Estate Specialist) · Starlene Alves (Attorney, Alves Law Group) · Tikal Matthews (Real Estate Advisor) Moderated by: Tanisha Pomare · Ismaelite Lamarre
Panel 2 — Wealth Starter Grants You will learn how to stack up to $100,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance — and walk away knowing exactly which programs you qualify for. Featuring: Daisha (Real Estate Advisor) · Chantae Turner (Multi-Family Specialist) · Anthonina Fenelon (STASH) Moderated by: Joanna Edwards
Panel 3 — Debt to Mortgage You will learn how to turn your credit score, your student loans, and your debt into a mortgage — with real timelines and real numbers. Featuring: Whitney Miller (Executive Business Strategist, Tax and Wealth Strategist, The Financial Rib Cage) Moderated by: Jeremy Brandon (Real Estate Asset Strategist)
Panel 4 — Pathways to Ownership You will discover every Boston Home Center program, VA benefit, and city resource available to buyers right now — most people in this room will not know these exist. Featuring: EJ Wilkerson IV (VA Specialist) · Jessica Celia (Branch Manager, LoanDepot Hanover Branch) Moderated by: TBD
Panel 5 — Real Estate for Entrepreneurs You will learn how to buy property without a nine to five — non-traditional financing, landlord law, and what lenders actually want to see from self-employed buyers. Featuring: Huguens Pierre-Charles (Commercial Advisor) · Jessica Morson (Real Estate Advisor) · Attorney Jay (Zaheer Law) Moderated by: Nicky Allen (Commercial Real Estate Advisor and Miss Stoughton USA)
Panel 6 — Money, Power, Prenup You will walk away knowing how to protect your real estate assets before and after marriage — trusts, estate planning, reverse mortgages, and the conversations most families never have until it is too late. Featuring: Chanise Anderson (Managing Attorney, MarkSetGo Law) · Alex E. Edwards · Joanna Edwards (Real Estate Advisor) Moderated by: Andribeliz Franck
Panel 7 — Buy The Block You will hear from single women and men who have already done it — how they bought alone, how they qualified, and how homeownership changed their financial picture forever. Featuring: Clorissa McGregor (Real Estate Agent and Investor) · Patrice Williams (Real Estate Advisor) · Emmanuel Jean-Gilles Jr (Real Estate Advisor) · Jeremy Brandon (Real Estate Asset Strategist) Moderated by: Chantae Turner · Alex E. Edwards
Panel 8 — Boston While Black You will learn how to build Black wealth through real estate — how to build it, protect it, and pass it on — with the people who are actively doing the work in Boston right now. Featuring: Sheena Collier (Boston While Black) · Demark Davis (Currency Trader and Real Estate Investor) Moderated by: TBD
Panel 9 — Real Estate for High Earners You will learn the loan products, luxury rental strategies, and portfolio moves that most high earners never hear about — because no one thinks to tell them. Featuring: Jessica Morson (Real Estate Advisor) Moderated by: Stacey Nwachukwu (Real Estate Advisor)
Panel 10 — Build and Scale — Fireside Chat You will get an inside look at how the real players think — finding deals, funding them, building in Boston, ADUs, short-term rentals, and creating wealth that outlasts you. Featuring: Gaeyelle Desimeau (Real Estate Advisor) · Kattia (Real Estate Advisor) · Erica Davis (Real Estate Advisor) · Alex E. Edwards Moderated by: Don Vilme (Real Estate Advisor)
More Than a Summit — A Live Experience
This is not just a day of panels. This is a day of access.
Throughout the event you will have the opportunity to connect directly with real estate agents, lenders, attorneys, and investors. Visit resource tables. Ask questions specific to your situation. Build the relationships that will help you make your next move.
The energy will be set all day by DJ Alcide of Off The Wall Entertainment — keeping the vibe right from doors open to closing.
Food available for purchase on site by Cinsentional Dining.
Who Should Be in This Room
- You have been thinking about buying your first home and do not know where to start
- You are renting and ready to stop
- You own a home and want to protect it, leverage it, or pass it down
- You are an investor or want to become one
- You are a landlord who wants to do it right
- You are an entrepreneur who wants to buy property but does not have a W2
- You want to build a career in real estate
- You are ready to stop watching and start moving
VIP Experience — Limited Availability
VIP is not just a ticket. It is a full experience.
- Exclusive entry and priority access — no waiting in the general admission line
- Preferred seating — the best seats in the room, reserved for you
- 1 complimentary meal courtesy of Cinsentional Dining
- 2 complimentary non-alcoholic drinks
- $1,000 Thumbprint Realty closing cost credit — transferrable, so you can gift it to someone who is ready to buy
Only select VIP spots remain. Once they are gone, they are gone.
Getting There
The Substation · 4228 Washington Street, Roslindale, Boston MA 02131
Parking options nearby:
- Street parking in the surrounding square
- Municipal Lot on Taft Hill
- MBTA Commuter Lot — $2 on weekends. Head to the upper level for the best availability during Farmers Market hours (9:00 AM to 1:00 PM nearby)
The venue is also accessible by commuter rail and 4+ bus routes.
The market is not waiting for you. The room is being built right now — for people who are ready. Grab your seat before prices go up.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 0.00 to USD 108.55



















