Do you love the exciting and fast-

paced atmosphere of real estate? Bascomb Real Estate Group is hiring a Real Estate Broker to join our team and add value to our and your business. You will be tasked with educating our clients on the homebuying process; growing our customer base by generating leads; counseling clients on market conditions; home buying strategies; and contributing to the continued growth of the firm. You will also be in charge of creating lists of real estate properties and presenting purchase offers to sellers. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to grow their career in real estate with a brokerage that is focused on the value and commitment we offer our clients.

Real Estate Broker Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and assist sellers and buyers in marketing and purchasing property for the right price under the best terms.
• Generate client leads to buy and sell property.
• Determine clients’ needs and financial abilities to propose solutions that suit them.
• Intermediate negotiation processes, consult clients on market conditions, prices, mortgages, legal requirements and related matters, ensuring a fair and honest dealing between buyers and sellers.
• Perform comparative market analysis to estimate properties’ value for sellers.
• Serve as a buyer’s agent providing the required support needed to ensure the client finds the home they seek.
• Prepare necessary paperwork (contracts, leases, deeds, closing statements etc.….) as needed.
• Create lists for real estate sales, with information location, features, square footage, etc.…..
• Cooperate with appraisers, escrow companies, lenders and home inspectors.
• Develop networks and build a list of resources to include: attorneys, mortgage lenders, contractors, inspectors and partner brokers.
• Promote sales through advertisements, marketing, open houses and listing services.
• Remain knowledgeable about real estate markets and best practices.
• Ensure continuing education is always current including state and local licensing if applicable.

Real Estate Broker Requirements

• Must be a licensed real estate broker.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Must be in good standing with the local Realtor board, or an inactive broker who can immediately move his/her license.
• Experience with sales.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of the local markets and properties.
• Possess a valid driver license.
• Must be willing to work with first time homebuyers and low to moderate income communities in addition to ‘traditional’ homebuyers.
• Must adhere to the mission and values of the brokerage.
• Must have possessed your broker license for at least one year.
• Able to work independently and in a professional manner.

Real Estate Broker Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Prospecting Skills
• Problem Solving
• Territory Management
• Legal Compliance
• Negotiation skills
• Lending background a plus
• Spanish speaking a plus

Bascomb Real Estate Group is a certified black/woman owned business committed to our communities and the positive growth of its citizens.  Our brokerage is dedicated to providing a positive and productive place to work and grow for our brokers and staff, while serving out the mission of the company.  As a growing firm, we are looking for dynamic brokers wanting to be a part of an amazing team making lasting impacts in the community.

This position offers a very competitive commission split; access to an expanding network; flexibility around scheduling including working part-time; work virtually with no desk fees; continuing education opportunities; and the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing brokerage.

We have seemingly reached the end of our summer, which we don’t need a date on the calendar to let us know here in the Pacific Northwest. Our constant companion the rain has returned to the region to welcome us into fall.

I don’t dread the rain and cold, I am a sweater, coat and boots kind of woman; but I must admit, I do like seeing the sun a time or two during the fall and winter.  But, don’t let the disappearance of the sun stop your spirit of motivation!  The coming of fall tends to start the hibernation process for folks, particularly in this region.

Don’t let the weather derail the great plans you put in place during the spring and summer. Continue to work on the to-do lists you have created and long and short term goals you put in place, including buying a home!  The fall/winter brings a slowing in the market a people don’t like to buy homes in the rain and shorter days, but this is the perfect opportunity for buye s as there is less competition in the marketplace.  Sellers, you too have an opportunity during this time to sell your property without the worry of inflated offers a lender may have a problem with or aggressive buyers and agents.  This is the time where the savvy buyer and seller thrive, so give us a call and make the fall/winter your time to act!

In my first post about #LIfeGoals, I discussed things that I needed to do but just hadn’t, because…. well….procrastination, I have to keep it real!  But, I am most certainly in the holding myself accountable phase and wanted to report I have installed my chandeliers!! Up next, bathrooms and kitchen!

In my first #LifeGoals post, we started with small goals, but that phrase can be very intimidating.  In American in general and the black community in specific, we are taught to be better.  Not just better, but exceptional just so you can be on equal footing with your non-black counterparts because, well, we live in America.

This notion framed my professional development in my youth (my 20’s and early 30’s), as I am from the generation of the serious hustle! Nobody is going to do it for you, so get out there and make it happen!  But I realized as I got older, I had no definitive goals for my life that I could articulate.  I was always and forever grinding, without a clear path for the grind; seems counterintuitive but all you grinders know what I am talking about, you just do!

Wisdom is a valuable teacher, the bible has an entire book, Proverbs, dedicated to it.  There is nothing like it, and as my wisdom enhanced through prayer, intuition and, paying attention, I realized I was on a hamster wheel.  So, I began the journey toward #LifeGoals, what was I given this life for and how can I use it to move people and live this life to its fullest?  If you sincerely and earnestly ask, The Father will answer, and for me the answer was entrepreneurship and sharing through that platform. That is my current big #LifeGoal and all roads lead to it!  I want to enrich our community with black homeownership so that we can all begin to share in the American dream! Homeownership is never out of reach, maybe you aren’t ready today, but you can be fully prepared for a year from now.  It is all about preparation and that is what I do, work with and prepare my clients for the now or later, whatever is best for you!

If we are so blessed to continue the journey, you most certainly don’t have to relegate yourself to one #LifeGoal; this is my current one not my last!  What are your #LifeGoals? Share with the community, maybe you will spark someone else’s thought process as that is how community works! Until next time.