Residential Real Estate Agent

Who You'll Work With
As a Residential Real Estate Agent, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of real estate professionals. This team will include other agents, brokers, and support staff who will help you navigate the housing transactions process. You will also have the opportunity to build relationships with clients, local businesses, and other real estate agents.

Who You'll Impact
As a Residential Real Estate Agent, you will have an opportunity to impact the lives of individuals and families in your community. You will be the one helping them through the process of finding a new home, selling their current home, or helping them make an investment in real estate. You will be their trusted advisor in the process and help them make a significant decision.

Goals You'll Strive Towards
As a Residential Real Estate Agent, your main goal will be to facilitate successful real estate transactions. You will develop a network of clients that you can assist with their housing needs. You will also strive to increase your knowledge of the local market and continue to build relationships with potential and current clients.

Responsibilities You'll Have

• Interact with customers via phone, email, social media, and in-person meetings
• Advise clients on the state of the local real estate market
• Answer questions about contracts, terms of sale, and other parts of the real estate process
• Utilize computer technology to manage a database of customers and prospects
• Proactively reach out to clients to initiate or follow-up on real estate transactions
• Manage marketing and advertising through websites, mail-outs, and open houses

Core Competencies You'll Need

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Knowledge of the local real estate market
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in computer and technology systems
• Strong attention to detail

What Does Success Look Like
Success for a Residential Real Estate Agent looks like completing successful real estate transactions and building a network of satisfied clients. It also means staying up to date on the local real estate market and building relationships that will lead to future success. You will also need to be able to work independently and be comfortable with the idea of self-promotion and networking.

How You'll Know if You're Not Cut Out for Real Estate
If you prefer to work with a strict set of instructions and dislike dealing with uncertainty, then you may not be well-suited for a career in real estate. As a Residential Real Estate Agent, you will need to be comfortable working independently and dealing with the unpredictability of the real estate market. If you don't enjoy networking and self-promotion, it will be difficult to build a successful real estate career.

As the #1 independently owned Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchise in the country, we pride ourselves on building lifelong relationships with our clients and customers. Our award-winning real estate agents are dedicated to servicing our sellers and buyers by maintaining an open line of communication, providing information on market data and trends, and creating that all-important trust between client and agent.

Everyone dreams of having a remarkable career. We dream of providing them. At Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty & Stouffer Realty, we pride ourselves on helping those new to real estate. We offer training, marketing tools, business coaching and the benefits that come with the Berkshire Hathaway brand.

Working Here

As an office, we will...

• Coach you through the licensing process for becoming a real estate agent.
• Provide you with training and support for best practices within our local real estate market.
• Offer you a flexible schedule so you can have a healthy work/life balance.

Our Equal Opportunity Promise

We are committed to fair hiring practices and operate as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sexual orientation, age, marital status, religion, or nation of origin. We pride ourselves as being exceptional leaders and members of our community and we're committed to treating all our potential employees with the same level of care and respect.

Regulatory Notice: While a real estate license is not required to apply, you must obtain a real estate license before officially being hired. To earn a real estate license you will need to complete real estate classes (online or in-person) offered by an accredited learning institution and pass a state licensing exam. To learn more about the real estate licensing process, apply now and our recruiting team will provide additional details.