Erika George Email & Phone Number

Friendswood, Texas

Collaborating with clients to understand their specific needs, market condition implications, mortgage and legal requirements, pricing, timelines, and budgets and then developing specific marketing strategies tailored to their individual needs is what I most enjoy about being a real estate broker.We market residential and commercial properties using cutting-edge virtual tours, drones, social media, and online platforms to most competitively promote properties.Negotiating and communicating with agents, lenders, appraisers, inspectors, and title on behalf of client to ensure the smoothest possible transaction.

Texas, United States

• Opened branch title office in Huntsville, Texas and developed office procedures, recruited employees to staff office, planned and hosted grand opening events, CE classes, and marketing plans. • Marketed to local real estate agents, brokers, and investors to recruit business and build loyalty for our newly opened branch office.• Trained new hires, including escrow officers and escrow assistants across all branch offices.• Opened files, ordered payoffs, HOA and tax statements, reviewed/ordered surveys, reviewed title commitments, cleared title exceptions (including resolving title defects and liens and encumbrances to property and persons), assembled closing packages, prepared, and reviewed closing documents, CDs and HUD-1s, coordinated funding approval and disbursements, and filed documents post-closing. • Familiar with HELOCs, refinances, cash-out refinances, short sales, bankruptcies, 1031 exchanges, residential, commercial, and private lending transactions.

San Antonio, Tx

• Worked with in-house design team, outside vendors, planned email marketing schedules, reviewed/approved email marketing advertising, collaborated with marketing team, obtained RFPs, and analyzed/evaluated data for future marketing campaigns and decisions.• Planned company-wide events, managed company’s non-profit work with United Way, ordered and maintained supplies company-wide. Coordinated and booked travel for board of directors and executives as needed.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

• Increased sales from $6 million in 2005 to $16 million in 2006, a 166% increase.• Drafted real estate contracts and counseled clients on the pros/cons of contractual obligations. • Provided client guidance throughout transactions and communicated daily with inspectors, lenders, title companies, and other service providers to ensure important dates and deadlines were met.• Formulated and implemented marketing action plans and communication systems for more efficient client interaction.• Maintained and updated detailed databases of active, pending, closed, and prospective client information for future reference and communication.• Conducted market research for builders, including land acquisition, absorption rates, market analysis, and buyer profiles/trends.• Presented listing presentations to an average of five prospects per month with a capture rate above 90%.• Managed calendar, all written correspondence, and communicated with clients via phone, e-mail, and in-person daily.

Coldspring, Texas, United States

• Organized and planned office events, maintained office inventory and supplies, prepared direct mailings, and individual correspondence with clients.• Assisted in all aspects of seller representation with an average of $10 million (30+ properties) in listing inventory. • Provided new employee training covering performance expectations and all office procedures.• Presented marketing activity reports including competitive market conditions, buyer activity, and promotional marketing for individual clients weekly.• Designed and distributed all marketing materials and managed marketing production for print, radio, television, and virtual advertising.• Scheduled, coordinated, and facilitated all aspects of real estate transactions from contract to closing.