Why I Work With a Team
“Frank Sinatra never moved pianos.”
That in a nutshell is why I prefer to work with a team. The number one goal at my real estate services company is each member of The McAllister Team doing what they do best at all times.
Frank Sinatra was a great singer, but I’m pretty sure he would have been the first to tell you, he wasn’t much of a piano mover.
Chris’s Unique Ability
My unique ability is creating business opportunities and strategies designed to support and add value to the lives of real estate professionals and clients. In other words, I enjoy assessing situations, identifying problems, creating solutions, and working with my clients (including agents) in implementing those solutions. This for me is ‘more fun than fun’. I enjoy designing workflow systems, writing job descriptions, creating marketing plans, researching, negotiating, writing and communicating.
I LOVE putting deals together, I LOVE seeing my clients get what they want.
All the rest? The day to day administrative things that have to happen to keep the business running and serve our clients such as entering MLS information, uploading contracts, creating listing packages, scanning, faxing, emailing, writing checks, putting up signs, scheduling appointments and a myriad of other things – I am simply not equipped to do. Ok, I can do it, but it literally sucks the life out of me.
The Traditional Model Does Not Work For Me
I was never happy with the single-agent, go-it-alone model. When I first earned my real estate license in 2001, I tried to do everything myself. I did it, and enjoyed ‘success’ quickly, earning sales awards and Rookie of the Year accolades, but I was miserable. I am simply not wired to work that way and I thought my clients deserved better.
As time went on and I opened my own brokerages, I was slowly able to build a team around me that complemented what I am good at. I learned to hire people to ‘fill in my blanks’, people who enjoyed doing the things I did not. This freed me up to focus 99% of my time on the things I enjoy, and am good at.
Every agent has a team whether they realize it or not. Their broker, the office support staff, their lending partners, title people, and fellow agents all work together to get transactions completed. I simply decided to be more intentional about it and take it to the next level.
The McAllister Team
All together we have 12 people on our team. 6 are licensed and 6 are hourly employees. The size of our team is dependent on the type of real estate work we do. Not only do we work with buyers and sellers, we do commercial sales, property management, and work with over 20 different banks and asset management clients marketing their foreclosed property in Dayton, Springfield and seven surrounding counties. Consequently, each of our team members has a specific specialty that they like, and are better at than anyone else.
If it was not for the individual team members we are so fortunate to have, we would never be able to do the volume or be able to serve our clients the way we do. Most days my job is to point the way, lay the tracks, and stay out of the way of the on-coming train. That makes me happy and keeps me motivated.
If you need the services of a real estate professional, or know someone who does, I hope you will think of The McAllister Team. Call 937-390-3715 or email me at Chris@RealEstate2.com.
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