We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Neal Oates, Jr.. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Neal below.
Neal, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear a story from back when you were an intern or apprentice. What’s a memorable story you can share with us?
I began my real estate career in the role of listings manager in 2007 for the International Realty Trust (IRT) Group. As the year might suggest, this was a time of tremendous uncertainty in the south Florida real estate market. Fortunately, I was under the tutelage of two tremendous personalities.
My first 18 months in real estate seemed like a single day stuck on repeat. The clients who bought properties only a few months prior were now represented by us to market and resale their units in an oversaturated market where fear was the flavor of the day. Having to explain to international property owners that their sound investment in U.S. real estate may not yield the immediate returns desired was an uncomfortable, but familiar occurrence.
The lessons I learned during that first 18 months in real estate keep me grounded 15 years later and are foundational in my pillars of success. Possessing the ability to skillfully deliver unpleasant news proactively made all the difference in my experience during that tough market and resulted in us retaining and selling 100% of our listing inventory when the media days on market were 400+ days. Holding fast to values, honest communication, and w0rld-renowned service positioned me to advance through various positions over 8 1/2 years before opening my own bespoke brokerage serving global buyers and affluent home sellers.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
World Renowned Real Estate is a bespoke brokerage servicing high-net-worth individuals and global real estate buyers. By specializing in the luxury single family home niche market in Broward & northern Miami-Dade counties World Renowned professionals provide true “white glove” service to their clients; setting the new standard for excellence. Built around a client-first philosophy, each step of the home-selling and buying process has been meticulously crafted with one purpose in mind. Exceed Client Expectations. The company’s four foundational principles (Excellence, Service, Leadership, & Growth) have resulted in its emergence as one of South Florida’s prominent real estate brokerages and lends to the credibility of its slogan “Locally Known, Globally Recognized.”
World Renowned Real Estate was birthed in 2014 when Neal Oates, Jr. saw a void in client-centered, professional real estate services. Understanding the needs of affluent clientele and global buyers led Neal to immerse himself in “on the job” and formalized training to obtain designations and certifications in the areas of strategic pricing, global real estate, luxury sales & marketing, relocation practices, and negotiating. To his loyal clients, this assures them that they have a dedicated professional working for them to achieve their real estate goals.
With his insights and expertise in the luxury and global niches, Neal is often contacted by national news sources and continues to be cited across various media platforms. With 15+ years of experience and a yearning to share his knowledge, Neal recently became an instructor for the National Association of Realtors and has presented to thousands of his peers across the country. Through these endeavors, Neal can broaden and deepen his network of like-minded, luxury agents creating opportunities to learn and access pools of buyers that might otherwise go unnoticed to the average agent.
Any advice for growing your clientele? What’s been most effective for you?
Providing world-class service throughout every interaction with a prospect or client has allowed me to grow my business more than any other activity I can track. My goal with each transaction is multiplication. Our marketing strategy follows the same premise as Walt Disney. If World Renowned Real Estate can transform a transaction into an experience worth telling others about and make them want to experience the same quality of service, we have succeeded.
I am a firm believer that it is unprofessional to ask for referrals before actually earning that referral. My standard for “earning a referral” is exceeding at least one expectation during each phase of the transaction. When we execute at this level consistently, we keep our raving fans telling colleagues, family, and friends why they can only use World Renowned Real Estate for their luxury home marketing needs.
Any stories or insights that might help us understand how you’ve built such a strong reputation?
My reputation rests entirely on authenticity and market knowledge. I have learned that clients, colleagues, and affiliates appreciate knowing who they will interact with regardless of the day, circumstances, or market conditions. Additionally, having an understanding of market statistics and trends has been a tremendous benefit to ascending within my market and the industry. Being able to research, compile, and disseminate relevant data in ways my clientele can easily understand is one of my greatest skills.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://worldrenownedrealestate.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrworldrenowned/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neal.oates.7
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealoates/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrWorldRenowned
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/NealOates
- Other: https://www.nealoatesjr.com/