Jesse Gonzalez is a highly accomplished and respected real estate professional with a wealth of experience in the industry. With a career over 15 years, Jesse has established himself as a leading real estate sales and marketing expert.
As a licensed real estate agent since 2005 and a broker since 2008, Jesse has a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of the market. In 2013, he founded his firm, Liberty House Realty, LLC demonstrating his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to delivering exceptional service to his clients.
Jesse's expertise extends beyond traditional real estate transactions. He obtained his Registered Appraisal Trainee in 2019, providing him with valuable insights into property valuation and market analysis. Although he decided to focus primarily on sales, his appraisal background gives him a unique advantage in understanding the intricacies of property values and trends.
With a dedication to excellence, Jesse consistently achieves outstanding results for his clients. Last year alone, he closed over $20 million in sales and received the prestigious Sapphire Award from his local association, recognizing his exceptional achievements in the industry.
Beyond his successful career in real estate, Jesse is passionate about education and personal growth. He is completing his undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology, with plans to attend Law School in the fall of 2024. Jesse's ambition is to become a real estate litigator, focusing on real estate consumer protection law and advocating for the rights and interests of homebuyers and sellers.
As the owner/operator of the nation's largest social network for REO professionals, <a href="http://www.REOProNetwork.com">www.REOProNetwork.com</a>, Jesse has positioned himself as a thought leader and industry influencer. Through this platform, he fosters collaboration and knowledge-sharing among REO agents, attorneys, asset management firms, and other professionals in the field.
With a commitment to professionalism, integrity, and providing a personalized experience for his clients, Jesse Gonzalez is a trusted advisor and a driving force in the real estate industry. Whether assisting clients with buying or selling properties, he consistently goes above and beyond to exceed expectations and ensure successful outcomes.
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As for my own personally testimony, I have both experience and the education, but how I have gotten most of my REO listing was not so much as a result of my experience nor all the money I've spent on training to get certified, nor all of the money I spent on advertisement, it has been because I built a rapport with a particular Asset Manager.
Developing a good business relationship/rapport with an Asset Manager oftentimes will go farther than experience and/or certifications. I am of the opinion this can be a good thing or a bad thing for two reasons; some Asset Managers that will have you jumping through unnecessary hoops on the possibility of getting a listing and in my opinion this is neither ethical nor professional. Secondly, the Asset manager could have less knowledge and/or experience than the Realtor, which could be a tremendous challenge for both of you. So my advice to you would be, depending on your market area, you might contact some of the local banks in your area to find out how/who handle their REOs and see where that will take you.
Please keep me posted and let me know how you are doing...If you would like you can contract me personally my personal email is howellglenda@sbcglobal.net.
I think we are both saying the same thing in just another manner. I have not called My Board of Realtors, or My Mom and Dad.. but I know Agents that have called their Mom and Dad and their Congressman about the way they are treated by some lenders. If the lenders had been doing a little better job on the mortgages they were selling we would not have this opportunity. We as a Nation have come to a point where "To Big To Fail" is creating "To Small to Suceed". Why does a small bank get taken over when a big bank is given TARP Funds?
Me, I am just going to keep calling and handing out my team Brochures, I love these blogs and have got some great information off them. I have even had Asset Managers call me for Services and a favor every now and then off the blogs.
Are you going to run to to the Board Office, NAR, or Mom and Dad when they list with one of your competitors. NO Way It is exactly the same. No different.
I spend at least an hour or more a day marketing my team. I the past year I spent $5,000 on professional brochures, $1000 a month on postcards to banks, $2000 on calendars, 5000 business cards a year, at least $12,000 on conferences, ads in the REOREDBOOK, 16 websites, 7 blogs, press releases to the wire services, interviews with local and world TV and print media (try google.com search "mike shannon landlord nation"). I do REO for real.
The doors are open, look harder. I published the names and websites to over 300 banks and outsourcers on several of my REO Agent blogs, and I published the names of who you need to contact to help out other agents trying to get into the business. I also teach FREE classes on the REO/BPO business every 90 days to hundreds of agents in Michigan. I give them everything they need to get business.
All real estate is a fair playing field. I just market better that the majority of my competitors in Michigan (yet some of my competitors do better than I) and I am not jealous, envious or whiny.
Every time the FDIC seizes a bank, we research the bank, who is going to buy it, and sign up with all parties before it goes through and guess what, we get business. The business is there, and I go get it every day. Ask my staff. It isn't luck, rather perseverance and sheer determination to succeed. Nothing less will do.
By the way, FSBO's understand that. It's the last agent still there that gets the signed listing.
As you have built your business over the last ten years you may not be aware of what it is like to have the Asset Managers and Banks hang up the phone or even refuse to give you the opportunity to submit a resume. That is part of what is going on in the Market.... No matter how much people get off their BUTT as you say many of the doors are closed. This is what people are upset about. They don't feel like it is a fair playing field. This is just an observation but many people feel that in Bailing out the BANKS , Fannie and Freddie the system the work should be a little more distributed. Again just an opinion but I think the FDIC, and Congress is listening.
Taking a class or two, or ten, does not make you experienced enough to deal with REO. My team closed 423 REO's last year, and we have closed thousands in the past 10 years. That experience far outweighs any class or REO designation. When a bank assigns a listing to my team, they know with certainty that the asset will be managed exceptionally well. Our track record speaks for itself.
There is no secret door. We started working with banks 10 years ago, and regular listing agents laughed at us. "Why would you want to deal with (dirty, cheap, horrible - You choose) bank owned homes", they would say. We it was a choice we made, and we became really good at it. Now, those same agents claim it not fair that we have all the houses. Fair, what's fair? We started small, cut our teeth, and signed up for 100's of banks and outsourcers. We marketed ourselves via email, phone, direct mail, web, conferences and by personally visiting the banks. I have spent thousands doing so.
If regular agents want to get into the REO business, then get off your lazy butts and go get it. Stop whining, and just do it. Google the banks, sign up for the conferences, join the trade groups, mail your business cards and brochures, market yourself. It's just like competing against another agent for a local listing. There will be only one winner.
http://reopro.ning.com/profiles/blogs/apprenticeship-experience-and
As for education, most Asset Managers look at a REO Certification / Designation with a very doubtful eye. Simply put, it's all alphabet soup to them. Until our industry comes together and agrees upon a standardized knowledge base, a REO Certification is as only good as the business it can directly bring to the agent. I haven’t met an agent yet that can say, “My REO Certification made me rich” and, lets all be honest with each other, that is what we want, right?
My point is, it’s all about Apprenticeship, Experience and the Referral, read the blog link posted above to understand more.