<description>&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Rob Thomson is part of the second generation of three generations of Thomson’s to work at their family’s business, Waterfront Properties and Club Communities. Rob’s mother, Joan is the founder and active broker of Waterfront Properties and has over 50 years of experience selling real estate in and around Jupiter, Florida. At 91 years old, Joan still reviews every contract that goes through Waterfront Properties, trains agents, and comes into the office to work. Joan has won the Luxury Real Estate Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award and played a huge role in building Rob and Waterfront Properties into being the largest purveyor of Luxury Real Estate in this market. Rob has now become the leading agent in Northern Palm Beach County for most of the last 30 years, and now mentors his youngest son Jack in the Real Estate Business.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Thomson has sold well over 3 BILLION dollars of real estate, with plenty of records, awards, and accolades throughout his career. He’s been ranked in the Wall Street Journal’s Top 100 Real Estate Professionals by Volume multiple times, Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate Master Networker, Most Referrals Award, member of the “Billionaires’ Club”, Extraordinary Philanthropy Award, and much more.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Discussed in this episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul class="ul1"&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;How Rob got started in Real Estate after watching his mother as a child&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Emerging trends in real estate that are utilizing AI&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;How marketing is different when homes are over 10 million&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Why pocket listings are never a good idea for a seller&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Rob’s Real Estate advice- don’t wait, buy now&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;What HNW clients expect&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;The biggest sale and largest listing price Rob has worked with&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Average amount of time it takes to sell a 10 million+ property&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Surprising details that have caused a real estate deal to fold&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Who influences real estate deals the most&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;How has covid affected real estate industry&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Is this a good time to become a real estate agent&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;What Waterfront looks for in real estate agents&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;What make someone a top agent at Waterfront&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;How has social media affected real estate &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;How to choose a real estate agent&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Questions to ask when you’re looking for an agent to sell your house?&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Biggest secret in the real estate game&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li3"&gt;&lt;span class="s2"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class="li1"&gt;Why magazine ads mean nothing anymore&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Connect with Karin Taylor&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p4"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.instagram.com/karintaylorofficial"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p1"&gt;Connect with Rob Thompson&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p2"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p4"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.instagram.com/robthompsonwaterfront"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="p4"&gt;&lt;span class="s3"&gt;&lt;a href= "http://www.waterfront-properties.com/"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Karin Taylor

Ep. 19 - Confessions of a Real Estate Broker: Pulling Back the Curtain on Multi-Million Dollar Waterfront Deals

OCT 3, 202338 MIN
You Should Know

Ep. 19 - Confessions of a Real Estate Broker: Pulling Back the Curtain on Multi-Million Dollar Waterfront Deals

OCT 3, 202338 MIN

Description

Rob Thomson is part of the second generation of three generations of Thomson’s to work at their family’s business, Waterfront Properties and Club Communities. Rob’s mother, Joan is the founder and active broker of Waterfront Properties and has over 50 years of experience selling real estate in and around Jupiter, Florida. At 91 years old, Joan still reviews every contract that goes through Waterfront Properties, trains agents, and comes into the office to work. Joan has won the Luxury Real Estate Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award and played a huge role in building Rob and Waterfront Properties into being the largest purveyor of Luxury Real Estate in this market. Rob has now become the leading agent in Northern Palm Beach County for most of the last 30 years, and now mentors his youngest son Jack in the Real Estate Business.

Thomson has sold well over 3 BILLION dollars of real estate, with plenty of records, awards, and accolades throughout his career. He’s been ranked in the Wall Street Journal’s Top 100 Real Estate Professionals by Volume multiple times, Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate Master Networker, Most Referrals Award, member of the “Billionaires’ Club”, Extraordinary Philanthropy Award, and much more.

 

Discussed in this episode:

 

  • How Rob got started in Real Estate after watching his mother as a child
  • Emerging trends in real estate that are utilizing AI
  • How marketing is different when homes are over 10 million
  • Why pocket listings are never a good idea for a seller
  •  
  • Rob’s Real Estate advice- don’t wait, buy now
  •  
  • What HNW clients expect
  •  
  • The biggest sale and largest listing price Rob has worked with
  •  
  • Average amount of time it takes to sell a 10 million+ property
  •  
  • Surprising details that have caused a real estate deal to fold
  •  
  • Who influences real estate deals the most
  •  
  • How has covid affected real estate industry
  •  
  • Is this a good time to become a real estate agent
  •  
  • What Waterfront looks for in real estate agents
  •  
  • What make someone a top agent at Waterfront
  •  
  • How has social media affected real estate 
  •  
  • How to choose a real estate agent
  •  
  • Questions to ask when you’re looking for an agent to sell your house?
  •  
  • Biggest secret in the real estate game
  •  
  • Why magazine ads mean nothing anymore

 

 

 

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