Licensed Real Estate Agent

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Job description

About Orchard

Orchard is radically simplifying the way people buy and sell their homes. For the average American, the home purchase and sale process takes months, creates anxiety, and is filled with uncertainty and hassle. Orchard has reimagined the end-to-end experience of buying and selling, from innovative home search tools to find the perfect home to the ability to buy a new home before selling your current one. Orchard customers manage the entire experience through a personalized online dashboard, while also getting the support of best-in-class Orchard real estate agents.

Headquartered in New York City and with offices throughout Texas, Colorado, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia, Orchard has over 500 employees and growing. We've recently raised $100 million in Series D funding at a valuation over $1 billion and have financing from top-tier investors including Revolution, Firstmark, Accomplice, Navitas and Juxtapose. Our investors have also backed the likes of Pinterest, AirBnb, Shopify and Sweetgreen. Orchard is proud to be recognized as part of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work.

About the Role

Orchard is looking for a customer-focused real estate agent to join our team as a Home Advisor. At Orchard, Home Advisors partner with our customers to accomplish their Real Estate buying and selling goals. All leads are generated and provided by the company so you can enjoy the freedom to focus solely on your clients and be rewarded for delivering outstanding customer service. You will receive a competitive base salary and critical expenses (ie mileage & dues) are covered. This is a full time role that will report into the Regional Sales Manager and be based in our growing Portland market.

What You'll Do Here

* Present, coach & sell Orchard customers through the Orchards various products and services from start to finish.
* Conduct listing presentation meetings to help close new customers on working with Orchard.
* Identify and schedule homes to show prospective home buyer clients after conducting a thorough needs analysis and ensuring that the buyer is pre-qualified.
* Serve as local real estate market expert - advising customers on local market dynamics & home prices.
* Write and submit all offers for buyer clients.
* Negotiate offers to purchase and oversee the entire negotiation process to enable our customers to move into their dream home.

We'd Love to Hear From You if You Have

* 2+ years of experience delivering exceptional customer experience with a transactional volume of 6-8 deals per year.
* Strong communication skills - both written and oral - and a sincere enthusiasm for helping others
* A drive for results balanced with strong collaboration skills and humility.
* Demonstrated ability to effectively manage & prioritize your time.
* An active Oregon Real Estate license and a deep understanding of the home buying and selling process and the Portland Market.
* A driver's license and car.
* The willingness to adapt to client's schedule and work various hours as needed, including nights and weekends (for home tours/showings).

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Why Orchard

We're proud to be recognized by Glassdoor, Inc. Magazine, Fast Company and Forbes on their lists of best places to work. We also have a 4.8 Glassdoor rating! Orchard is building the first one-stop-shop in real estate and we're bringing together the most innovative professionals across real estate, business, marketing, technology and design. We also have some pretty great perks:

* Equity participation
* Flexible PTO
* Up to 18 weeks of paid family leave
* Employee discount on Orchard's services

We're continuing to work from home until it's safe for all employees to return to the office. Our offices are open for our team members who would like to come in on a voluntary basis and for all team members who work in essential in-office roles. As part of our commitment to health and safety, all employees currently working in our office spaces are required to show proof of vaccination. We anticipate making an official return to the office on a hybrid basis of two days a week in January of 2022 and are excited to see one another in person. Until then, your interviews will all happen virtually. If there is anything we can do to make your process easier, don't hesitate to let us know!

Orchard is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.