Real Estate Assistant

We are searching for a sharp and detail-oriented Real Estate Assistant in Lakewood Ranch, FL, to play a pivotal role in helping our clients, John and Anja Buetergerds, with Keller Williams, establish systems and processes to scale the business. This may be the job for you if you have an entrepreneurial mindset and a proven history of streamlining businesses!

Your Future Employer

With a proven track record of success, John and Anja have built a referral-based business through their commitment to customer satisfaction and straightforward approach to cultivating lifelong relationships. They wholeheartedly embrace personal and professional development while thriving in collaborative environments.

Does this sound like you?

You are looking for a position where you can utilize your leadership skills and your ability to bring positive energy to stressful situations. You’re the person who embraces challenges and enjoys being the steady hand that keeps the business and your team running smoothly. You’re confident, and intelligent, and understand the importance of efficiency, attention to detail, and effective communication.

You have a natural sense of urgency, and your organizational skills and ability to prioritize are the envy of others. Rather than feeling micromanaged, you prefer to take ownership of your work and keep your team informed. You are incredibly tech-savvy and enjoy taking the initiative to create, implement, streamline, and manage systems that drive the business forward.

As someone who values exceptional service, you enjoy providing customer service with empathy and care.

Experience

Applicants seeking a position as a stepping-stone into sales---this is not the job for you.

• You know your strengths are in supporting others and have 2 or more years of experience supporting a Real Estate agent, team, or office in a similar capacity. We are also open to those who have supported another entrepreneur and enjoy wearing multiple hats or have worked as an assistant to a top-producing loan officer.
• An active FL Real Estate license is preferred but not required; however, you must be willing to obtain your FL Real Estate license shortly after hire to support your agent, not sell Real Estate.

A little bit about the role

Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve managing phone and email correspondence, organizing their calendar, client care, managing the sales process, and project management. You will also prepare your team for initial buyer and seller consultations.

Operational Support: You will play an essential part in continuing to build the business. You will create systems, checklists, and procedures to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the office. In addition, you will take ownership of the contact database, nurture its growth, and use it to support your agent with lead generation follow-up. You will also assist in onboarding as new agents are added to the team.

Manage Deal Flow: You will project-manage all transactions from Listing Appointment to Close. This includes preparing your agent for listing appointments, overseeing the pre-listing prep and marketing process, scheduling showings, helping your team prepare for open houses, providing seller feedback, and managing all paperwork. In addition, you coordinate with the transaction manager and keep all parties informed during the contract-to-close process. You will be visiting properties from time to time to meet with various vendors or drop off supplies and collateral.

Marketing Support: You will coordinate marketing materials for the agent, including marketing listings and managing the marketing calendar. You will work with staging companies and photographers, and manage the listing marketing checklist.

Client Care: You’ll serve as the first point of contact for buyers and sellers and guide them through the closing of the transaction. By doing the heavy lifting for them, you’ll put their minds at ease and help earn the team their referrals and 5-star reviews.

Ideally, you are familiar with or can easily master….

• CRMs
• MLS
• Google Suite
• Real Estate specific programs, Real Estate Contracts, DocuSign
• Project Management Software

The Details

Salary: $50,000 - $65,000 plus an opportunity for a regular bonus

Benefits: Vacation Time, Holidays, Contribution Toward Medical Benefits

Hours: 8:30-5:00, M-F with flexibility during the evenings and weekends from time to time for urgent business needs

Location: (Bradenton) Lakewood Ranch, FL. You live within a 40-minute commute to Lakewood Ranch. You have daily access to a personal vehicle that you can drive for work-related tasks. You have a driver's license, and you carry insurance.
This is a full-time, direct-hire placement with our client. Candidates that reach out to the client directly may be disqualified from consideration. If you want more information about Your Realty Leverage and other open positions, please visit www.yourrealtyleverage.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.