Thanks to Mickie and Tom Andrews for their time on sales meeting day and just before our Sales Rally in Nashville…We were able to meet with Jason Grissom and their team of lead specialists. They really have their stuff together! They are attracting more and more buyer leads and some that need additional help qualifying. Our office in Memphis also operates benchmark Mortgage and PumpUpMyCreditScore.com to assist buyers with credit challenges. We hope to help the Andrews Group Qualify a few more buyers.
As we meet with different Weichert offices we want to give them the opportunity to talk about their market, there office, and their staff. Jason was nice enough to take the time to follow a short outline and provide us something to post here from the Andrews Group. Thanks Jason!
From Jason:
Why Weichert?
Training and accountability. I’ve never seen a company so dedicated to ensuring their agents are equipped and ready to represent their clients. Even scheduling time to use the training room is rough because our calendar is so packed.
And while knowledge is vital, it does nothing without accountability. Every day, the agents are outside my door working, taking each other to task, and helping when it’s needed. While our brokers do an excellent job of guiding and establishing a culture of responsibility, they often don’t have to – the agents know they have to answer for their actions and they strive for nothing less than 100%.
Our company strengths are:
Culture. I see veteran agents and brokers helping new agents navigate all the pitfalls of real estate daily. I’ll see those same veterans admit when they didn’t know something and embrace every chance to learn.
We have a culture in this office that draws people in and makes them want to work. It’s impossible to hold people accountable for their efforts and actions, or to celebrate their successes, when being in the office is more burden than boon.
Positives and negatives in our market:
Oddly, it’s the same thing: Nashville is incredibly hot right now.
Your first time buyers are having a tough time finding anything, and are disappointed time and time again by every home being under contract. While seller have it easier, a “hot market” attracts agents that aren’t always trained or qualified to navigate multiple offers and tense negotiations, making for a lot of failed transactions and unhappy clients.
The positive is that well-trained agents thrive regardless of the market conditions. We find our buyers homes before they hit the market, and get creative in how we can generate inventory for them. With our sellers, we make sure they are fully educated so they can accept the RIGHT offer for them, not just the first or the highest.
What’s great about your city?
The easy answer is music, but Nashville is way more than cowboy hats and guitars. What truly makes Nashville great is how it’s become a melting pot of art and creativity, melded with a history of hard work and determination. You don’t see people flocking to “get discovered” like in New York or L.A.. Instead, you’ll find entrepreneurs, song-writers, chefs, writers, craftsmen… people from all walks of life giving it their all to make their dreams a reality.
Biggest local festival?
CMA Fest is surely the largest, spanning 4 days and 70+ hours of live music from big name stars. Passes demand a premium, but people will still flock to downtown, as bars, venues, and restaurants all hold companion events. It’s truly when Nashville comes alive.
Favorite driving or road song?
“Have Mercy – The Judds.” Picked by Christina, our assistant in the Murfreesboro office. It’s the song her mom used to wear-out on long drives through Ohio. The best road songs are the ones tied to a near and dear memory.
Watch it here!
What do you love about real estate?
Everyone has their own reason for getting in to real estate. Of course we all want to make a good living and take care of our families – but people often come in to for the freedom, the opportunity to build something themselves, or chase a dream.
Regardless of your reasoning, we all value the moment when all your works comes to a head and you get to hand the keys over to an excited family. It sounds cheesy – and it sounds exactly like what you’re supposed to say – but knowing that you just helped make someone a home owner justifies all the late nights, frantic phone calls, and miles on the odometer it took to get them there.
Anything else you would like to post?
I think it’s telling of what makes working for Weichert great that this blog even exists. Few people would go on vacation and think “You know, I want to see what our other offices are like.” But that’s just it – no matter where you come from, you know you can stop in to a local office and there’ll be someone waiting with good stories, and invitation to good food and drink.
Ric and Susie – we’ll get dinner any time you’re in town!
I assume this is the evidence or our failing economy over the last decades. Even so, there was evidence of renovation and reinvestment in the areas. Hopefully, those markets will see continued recovery like our own but it looks like it will be much slower.
The following youtube video seems to fit especially this close to a presidential election!
Mississippi river rushing below. And then they lit the new bridge. What a sight. I still enjoy the feeling of coming back from any trip west of Memphis, driving across that bridge, seeing the Memphis skyline, and knowing I’ll be back home soon.
downtown Memphis. A grand place then and now. Roof top parties, the march of the Peabody ducks, Chez Phillip restaurant and 2 story suites. Then the Pyramid arena was built, Peabody place, AutoZone Park. The FedEx Forum eventually replaces the pyramid for basketball and concerts leaving it useless. It was purchased last year and turned into one of the largest Bass Pro shops with indoor lake and an observation deck offering an entirely new view of the bridge.
High end homes with river views, the monorail from downtown to the amphitheater for outdoor concerts, and the river walk. a duplicate of the river done on a small scale in the sidewalk that the kids can follow all the way to the swimming pool made to look like the gulf of Mexico.
Miss Polly’s Chicken and Waffles, Rum Boogie Café, and Doe’s Eat Place. 
The “Mid America Mall” added cobblestones and a trolley to main street many years ago and now serves as a path to restaurants, Beale Street, condos, and South Main art galleries, and the Loraine Motel and Civil Rights Museum.
On the personal side, 2015 brought Susie’s daughter, Kendall, her husband, Mark, and grandson, Coleman from Nashville back to Memphis, her son Bailey is moving up in the restaurant biz, my daughter Bailee landed a big job in Atlanta, and my son Tyler and Kendall got their real estate licenses.
and Kyle Beard. Tyler had a listing that sold while we were gone and Kyle is close to taking his test. These young guys got a lot of attention at the convention. Tyler spoke to Jim Weichert twice! What a trip they had! A beach house, 4 days at a golf resort in Panama city, Weichert convention and the Alabama Arkansas game in Tuscaloosa on the way back to Memphis. No flats, no running out of gas, or lost keys…which if you know these guys that is a successful trip!
We visited with Brokers and owners from Connecticut, Michigan, Nashville, Knoxville, Huntsville, Miami, and Houston, just to name a few. It is always great to exchange ideas with others that reinforce Weichert’s ongoing efforts to support our owners, agents, and clients.
On the Yellow Brick Road 