You spent three years building your real estate business, and now you’re forced to move to a new state. Is it possible for you to rebuild everything in a whole new market?
The short answer is yes, and our special guest, Nicole Collard, realtor with Tennessee's Elite Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, is here to tell you how! She shares her experience and story on having to rebuild her real estate business all over again.
Meet Nicole Collard
After spending a few years as a military wife and stay-at-home mom, Nicole decided to enter the world of real estate and started her career in the Fort Campbell/Clarksville, TN area.
Then one day, the military hit them with the news that it was time for them to be stationed in Tampa, Florida. Of course, naturally, a million and one things ran through her head when she found out the news.
But thanks to strategic planning and a higher power, Nicole was able to figure everything out and built a successful real estate business in Tampa, Florida.
Oh! She also shares some unexpected news with us. You’re really getting the real and raw real estate life in this episode.
Grand Entrance to the Tampa, Florida Real Estate Market
She was given the news to move to Tampa, Florida, two years beforehand, but with military life, just because you’re given the papers, you never really know when it’s going to happen.
Before she moved to another state, she started researching on Facebook to find realtors she could work with in the area. Luckily, she was able to find another realtor who she could work with and build a team with.
Also, the second lady gave her details on what she needed to do to become a realtor in another state. The program allowed her to make the transition easier to become a licensed realtor in Tampa, Florida.
Lessons Learned and Advice
Nicole shares some of the lessons she learned from having to move and rebuild her real estate career in a new market:
Don’t wait until the last minute to start rebuilding; instead, start ASAP. Get on social media to find realtors in the area to see if you can team up with them or get advice.
Take advantage of Google Maps to learn more about the new market area. This can help you avoid having to drive long distances.
Learn the new area’s market rules. For example, Clarksville, TN, is more military-based, and Tampa, Florida, is more civilian. Nicole had to take extra steps to help protect the military families in Tampa, Florida.
There’s also a difference in how the areas handle HOAs and CDD fees, which she had to learn about during her move to the new area to better assist her clients.
“Go put your feet on the ground and speak with those people that you plan on partnering up with. And just as much as my agent partner had given me personality tests, I had a list of questions for her as well to see if we aligned in that aspect and what the workspace is like. Find out what truly matters to you, and then see if wherever you're going, they have that.” - Nicole Collard
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