As a successful real estate team leader, you
may feel you have yet to reach your full potential and are ready to take the
next step forward in your career: owning your own brokerage. For many, the move
from team leader to brokerage owner can seem daunting. Here are a few thoughts
from the experts at Weichert® to help you understand whether taking your skills
to the next level is the right move for you.
This is Evolution, not Revolution
It turns out that making the leap from team
leader to brokerage owner is not that big of a step from the skill set you
developed as a team leader. This is not to say that there aren’t things to
learn and new challenges to embrace, but many of the most important management
skills of a successful broker/owner may already be part of your
experience. For example, you already spent time leading and motivating
your team members to set and achieve ascending goals. You understand the
importance of creating a positive customer service experience for buyers and
sellers. You also have the experience of recruiting new members, establishing
individual roles within the team and delegating tasks based on the personal
strengths of each team member. All of this experience will come into play as a
broker, but on a progressively larger scale.
You Don’t Have to Take the Leap Without a Net
It is a good thing that you already
understand the fundamentals of operating as a leader because as you make this
next step, there is no shortage of milestones you will need to complete.
Although requirements vary on a state-by-state basis, it is typical that you
will have to do the following to become a broker:
- Get your broker’s license
- Establish a physical office
- Decide what tools and technology you plan to use
- Set a budget for expenses like daily operations, recruitment, training, and marketing
- Write out a formal business plan
- Decide between being independent or
affiliating with a national franchise
Aligning yourself with an franchise can
provide you with a roadmap, alleviate these growing pains and allow for a
smoother transition. For example, joining the Weichert franchise, gives you
access to professionally designed sales and marketing materials, powerful
technology to market and service clients and extensive training support to
continually keep your agents sharp. With personalized websites, CRM and
libraries of marketing resources already at your fingertips, you can focus on
continuing to build and manage your business. As a broker/owner, you benefit
from Weichert’s strong culture of support, from its collaborative network of
owners to your personal business coach and service team. You won’t have to go
it alone. Find out how Weichert can enable you to do more as you graduate from team
leader to broker/owner.
Real Estate Team Leaders Make Great Weichert Broker/Owners
Not only will affiliation allow you to
eliminate the time-intensive guesswork of trying to develop your own systems,
but it will provide you with the hands-on coaching, education and mentoring
that you need as you continue to grow your team to reach your full potential.
If you are ready to truly run your own business
and want the tools, resources, technology and coaching support you need, bring
your team over to our team. Contact
Weichert Franchising today.
Original content posted on https://www.weichertfranchise.com/blog/youve-built-a-successful-real-estate-team-whats-your-next-move-2/
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