Chicago Real Estate Company Assistant Position

[Chris Titcomb]

NXT REALTY, LLC

Real Estate Assistant

Part-Time Position Profile

Overview

Responsible for: Developing real estate sales opportunities for NXT Realty, LLC's real estate business. Primary duties include management assistance, including but not limited to outbound calling, appointment setting, handling customer inquiries, e-mail communication, and drafting correspondence. Additional primary responsibilities include updating customer database records and executing off-market deal sourcing to assist management in achieving its acquisition and disposition goals. The ideal candidate performing at a high level in this role will ultimately manage the principal's deal pipeline through the entire transaction process, including the purchase, financing, closing, development, leasing, and sale process. The ideal candidate is someone that has strong communication, organizational skills, motivated and eager to learn the real estate development business. A candidate with social media and online marketing skills will be considered as a plus to the company. An Illinois real estate broker license is preferred but NOT required.

Job Expectations

• New hire will be responsible: for inbound and outbound calls and to set appointments for our principals to meet with clients, stakeholders and venders.
• Respond to inbound sales inquiries / off-market leads.
• Become an expert on the evolving North Chicago multifamily real estate market (exclusively the following zip codes: 60618, 60622, 60647, 60625) and accurately present NXT Realty LLC's unique value proposition to prospective clients and expertly handle and overcome objections
• Maintain rigorous prospecting for new business and equally rigorous follow up with leads in your pipeline.
• Organize paperwork and systems for current and potential deals.
• Conduct market analysis to help establish property values for new deals
• Prospect new deals through various off market opportunities / deal sources.
• Qualify potential sellers for appointments with principals by assessing motivation and goals
• Accurately track and convey productivity and sales metrics to principals and expect regular accountability meetings with owners.
• Maintain contract compliance with current new development projects.
• Participate in regular training and education requirements
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Passion for real estate
• Passion for selling
• Enthusiastic and self-starting approach
• Demonstrable record of sales success against quota: commit fully to achieving and exceeding significant daily, weekly and monthly productivity and sales quotas
• Knowledge and experience in real estate and B2C sales (Real estate industry experience preferable but NOT required)
• Extremely strong communication skills: ability to set and close appointments over the phone, willingness and ability to spend majority of workday on the phone, organizing data, and assisting with management tasks.
• Ability to use or quickly learn Google Apps/Calendar, web based dialers, real estate specific CRM and marketing technology, Multiple Listing Service and other technologies as needed
• Be a team player who thrives working with a tight knit company where their activities directly affect the bottom line

*$15/hour plus commission (if a licensed broker) and bonuses for productivity quotas.

*Currently part-time with potential for full-time within 6-month trial period.

*State of IL real estate broker’s license preferred (must be willing to obtain).