Now Hiring - The Loken Group - Assistant Buyer Agent in Houston, TX

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Assistant Buyer Agent

The Loken Group is seeking an Assistant Buyer Agent to work alongside and support a top performing Buyer Agent with our team. The ideal candidate will be punctual, organized, and have great customer service skills. If you are newer to real estate and aspire to one day be a top performing agent, you should continue reading!

Our team is focused on making a difference in our clients’ lives by helping them buy, sell, or invest in real estate in the Greater Houston area. Our fast-growing company provides opportunities for long-term career growth with an abundance of training, coaching, and resources to help everyone on our team achieve their professional and personal goals. Not only have we been named as the #1 Best Place to Work in Houston (HBJ Best Places to Work in Houston, 2015, 2017, 2018), we are #1 in Texas (based on 2019 units and volume), and are #1 out of KW teams worldwide (2019 non-expansion teams, based on volume and units).

RESPONSIBILITIES

A stellar Assistant Buyer Agent must be outgoing, highly responsive, and have great interpersonal skills. As client-facing field support, you will establish rapport with clients and provide a personalized experience to help families identify the perfect purchase to meet their real estate goals, whether it's their next home or property to add to their investment portfolio. Your personality must be infectious and you must be able to communicate and connect with every type of individual. You are a team player who likes to win through others. You seek accountability and work well with deadlines.

Standards a successful performer will maintain or exceed:

• Communicate with clients in a professional and timely manner to identify top motivations/needs, including communicating via phone, email, and text message, depending on client preferences
• Create individualized property searches to identify properties matching client criteria, prepare for showing appointments by reviewing posted documents and available information (ex. Sellers Disclosures, survey, etc.) to ensure they fit client needs, contact the listing agent for additional or pertinent information, and schedule the showings
• Prepare for showing appointments as requested by Lead Buyer Specialist
• Show homes to active, pre-approved, buyer clients, as needed
• Create a positive experience for clients while showing homes
• Update Lead Buyer Specialist and co-op Listing Agent with detailed notes on showings in a timely manner following each appointment
• Attend client walk-through and closings

KNOWLEDGE/ SKILLS

• Superior goal setting, planning, accountability skills
• Self-starter and highly self motivated
• Strong people skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize activities in a highly fast-paced environment
• Proactive, positive attitude
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Learning-based attitude

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have or be willing to obtain a Texas Real Estate license (prior Real estate experience not required)
• Follow training plan as provided by The Loken Group
• High sense of urgency/time sensitivity
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Team player with a strong desire to learn from the best
• Natural competitor, possessing sheer grit and the will to succeed
• 1-3 years of customer service experience strongly preferred
• Willingness to prepare for and attend weekly accountability coaching sessions
• Will participate and engage in all meetings and training as requested, both in-person or virtual
• Commit to role-play and mastery of real estate scripts and language patterns that procure successful outcomes
• Perform all reasonable job requests from the company as available

COMPENSATION

• Someone in the role of ASSISTANT BUYER AGENT will earn compensation during training by the Company of $750.00 bi-weekly for a period of no less than 30 business days and no greater than 90 business days. During this period, no commission will be paid
• After the training period, the ASSISTANT BUYER AGENT will receive a base pay of $750.00 bi-weekly and will additionally receive earned commission of 5% from the net commission received by The Loken Group upon closing and funding for sales procurred from buyer leads provided by The Loken Group and represented by the LEAD BUYER SPECIALIST you partner with upon contract closing and funding.
• A gas allowance will also be provided to cover fuel costs travelling to showings and closings.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $375.00 per week

Experience level:

• No experience needed

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application Question(s):

• Are you available and willing to work nights and weekends?
• Do have access to a reliable vehicle and are willing to drive throughout Houston and it's surrounding counties to show homes to clients?

License/Certification:

• Real Estate License (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road