Nēv Schulman has been hosting the MTV series “Catfish: The TV Show” since 2012 and along with honing the skill of internet stalking, the 40-year-old star has learned a thing or two that he’s putting to use in his new career as a licensed real estate agent in New York City.
Schulman tells CNBC Make It that the No. 1 skill he’s learned from hosting the show is really listening to people when they are talking.
“A part of that is also being able to ask the right questions and help people, in some cases, to discover what it is they are trying to say. When it comes to buying a home, it’s very similar in many ways to falling in love or choosing a partner,” he says.
“There are so many boxes to check and sometimes you have to compromise but understanding what really matters and what your core values are and what the core characteristics of a partner or home is and being able to help someone discuss that and discover it for themselves and community it to me is a very meaningful bonus, having done it for the past 15 years.”
Schulman says hosting “Catfish: The TV Show” taught him how to find workarounds that he is using now to do things like get appointments for his clients.
