Justin DeMarre Review of Keller Williams Eastside
So I worked here twice over the last 7 years. Rece...
So I worked here twice over the last 7 years. Recently as a independent licensed agent (amazing experience) and once as part of a luxury team 7 years ago (not a bad experience but not amazing).
I was going to write and leave a 5 star review but went to read the other reviews first. My first thought upon reading some of those other reviews is that they don't belong on this page. There are good and bad agents at every location and at every type of competing real estate brokerage. Those bad reviews belong on that individuals review page (preferably their zillow profile). Those bad apples are usually discovered quickly and told to move along BUT your bad review doesn't move with them allowing them to repeat what they did to you to someone else at some other firm.
Right or wrong I view THIS type of page as one for agents by agents. It's main funtion isn't intended for consumer helpful insight. They have 300+ agents here with most of them being really great at their jobs.
So for the agents reading this. The current leadership is stellar. Most of the teams there are great and helpful (especially the City Home Team- I am not affiliated with them).
The caps haven't changed in years and is one of the lower caps for KW offices.
But it is the tools and resources that set it apart. Sure there are more expensive firms and less expensive firms but the value you get here is unmatched.
Take for starters Keller Mortgage- Game Changer if you know how to leverage it. This particular office being a Ben Kinney office has rolled out an identical but local mortgage firm called BKCO mortgage. Then KW is rolling out a national mls platform that allows your clients who are relocating to have some of the most accurate data without going to competing sites (ex- Z) who still have brokerages blocking them listing inventory syndication access making them a poor choice for your prospective buyers who may potentially miss out on their dream home as a result of the different firms syndication drama. Then you have exclusive listing agent zillow sidebar status so you don't have competing "premier" agents unintentionally misrepresent your sellers home or worse redirect prospective buyers to other listings than the one you are selling (Brilliant for your sellers)! Training is good but for better more personalized training join their productivity coaching. If I hadn't moved across the country this would have been a phenomenal benefit. KW Command (their tech side) is good and getting better (it was in its infancy when I was there). The website you get is beautiful and insightful but doesn't offer any valuable SEO (but with the millions of dollars being spent in this space is that even important these days unless you are hyper focused on one small city or one large subdivision?)
What else???
Commute??? Ingress/Egress- It's really easy to get on and off 405 with great back road options should 405 be gridlocked.
I say if you are looking for a brokerage to hang your license then you can't go wrong with picking the largest in the history of the world. If trying to pick which KW office to hang your license then this one should be on the top of your list to visit.

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