All Forum Posts by: Eva Croasdale

Ditto.  I'd love to be added to your lists.  I'll add Seattle to the above.  

Hi Kenny, 

If you're thinking about North or South of Seattle, I'm hearing a lot of buzz about Everett (North) and Tacoma (South).  Best of luck on your search! 

Ryland, thanks for your generosity with the info-sharing!  If you ever come across a good flip in the Kenmore/Bothell area, I'm all ears.  ;)

Hi @Lori Valene.  It's great to know there are frequent meetups!  I live in Kenmore, so Lakewood is a bit far for me.  Do you know when the next Kirkland or Seattle meetup is?  

Hi Kelli,

Congratulations on taking all the right steps to getting your license!  I'm in Bothell too, so I can speak very directly to your question.

I too gave great consideration when I got my license and interviewed with a number of different brokerages.  And remember, when you are interviewing... you are interviewing the brokerage just as much as they are interviewing you (if not more).

To answer your question, it depends on what you are looking for in a brokerage. If you're looking for education and support, I've heard Keller Williams is fabulous for this very reason.  I ended up interviewing Windermere (Lake Forest Park), John L. Scott (Bothell), Berkshire Hathaway (Lake City Way) and RSVP Real Estate (Bellevue).  Even though they are the seventh largest firm in the area, I had only heard about RSVP because the broker we had used to sell our house at the time had just switched over from Windermere.  In the end I ended up going with RSVP because the cost to work there was phenomenally lower than any other brokerage I had spoken with.  Instead of traditional splits which tend to be around 50% with the major firms, RSVP charges a small transaction fee.  There is more info on the topic on their "join" page.  Also, if you ever want to know more, you're always welcome to message me.

http://rsvpre.com/join/

As a heads up, RSVP used to only allow experienced agents to join because they did not have a training program established.  They now have training, but I don't think its anywhere as hands on as a Keller Williams.  One option, if both support and cost are important to you, is to get the training while building your business at a bigger firm, and then switching over. 

Best of luck to you!

Eva

HI Brian, welcome to BP!  I'm from the Kenmore/Bothell area, so not to far away.  I'm full-time Real Estate Broker and Part Time investor with my husband.  Glad to be connected!

Welcome to BP, LaSean!  

22 for sure.  :)

Welcome to the Seattle area and to BP!  I've heard good things about Seattle Investors Club.  They have monthly meet-ups that include an educational component and speed-networking sessions.  I hope to make it to the next one, myself. 

Perhaps we'll run into each other a future meetup!

Best,

Eva