Episode Summary:

Our guest today has done some truly amazing things in the real estate world. Joining us is Lindsay Dreyer, the founder, broker, and owner of City Chic Real Estate in Washington D.C. Lindsay brings an exciting approach to the relationships built between brokers, realtors, and their clients!

In this episode, Lindsay and I discuss how being a ‘true digital native’ led Lindsay into the real estate world where she did 6 million in sales in her first year! We discuss some of the early doubts of the Internet’s ability to create real estate leads and how Lindsay has been able to create such a unique real estate website. Listen in to hear how Lindsay accomplished so much success early in her real estate career.

Top Takeaways: 

• Lindsay Dreyer’s Advice for New Agents
• “You can’t do it by yourself. Get a mentor or go to a brokerage that gives you excellent training. I think compared to when I entered into the business in 2007 to now. It is infinitely harder. I think that the cost of getting into the business is a lot higher. Join a brokerage that’s like a team or join a team because that team is going to be invested in your success and will be able to give you leads or a system. It’s really tapping into someone’s previous success.”

“That’s really why I started City Chic was because I didn’t think I was an anomaly [in wanting brokerage support], and I felt like there would be other agents that would appreciate the support that I would have appreciated.” -Lindsay Dreyer [15:55]

“The biggest one [problem on a typical agent website] I think is that they all look the same. In the sea of every real estate agent and broker, there are so many websites out there. How are you going to look different, and how are you going to speak to the consumer to stand out?”

– Lindsay Dreyer [18:59]

Episode Highlights:

[00:34] Intro

[00:50] Meet Lindsay Dreyer—D.C. City Chic

[02:09] 1000Watt Reimagining City Chic

[05:11] Growing up in New Hampshire

[06:42] “True Digital Native”

[09:01] Attending University of Maryland

[11:11] Transitioning in D.C.

[14:55] Why Lindsay created City Chic

[17:35] Having a Killer Real Estate Website

[18:50] Biggest Problems with the Typical Agent Website

[20:26] Realtor for Life!

[25:50] Deciding if a realtor is the right fit

[28:32] Admin/Tech Set up

[32:05] Finding a work-life balance

[34:55] Lindsay’s advice for new agents

[36:04] Connect with Lindsay Dreyer

[36:28] Closing Thoughts

[37:01] Outro

Episode Notes: 

Joining us today is Lindsay Dreyer, the founder, broker, and owner of City Chic Real Estate in Washington, D.C. Lindsay discusses her success in the real estate industry and how her background in tech during high school has set the foundation for some of her accomplishments in her business today.

Lindsay Dreyer is the first guest of The Real Estate Sessions to be from New Hampshire and comes to prove the myth wrong that New Hampshire is all rural living. In the town Lindsay is from and throughout the state is rich culture and history. In high school, Lindsay taught herself how to code html and use Adobe Photoshop using these skills to code her very own websites. She received a two-year graphic design certification from her high school’s vocational-technical education program. She landed an internship for one of the first SEO companies in the country as a webmaster at the age of sixteen! Lindsay admits that these skills were crucial to her future and played a large part in her success.

After high school, Lindsay Dreyer attended the...