Ep. 44 Ted Wight of StLouis.Style

In this episode, Realtor Adam Kruse and Realtor Shannon St. Pierre talk to Realtor Ted Wight from StLouis.Style . Find out how blogging helped Ted find his niche with mid-century modern homes.   Email questions to [email protected]   Host - Adam Kruse https://hermannlondon.com/realtor/adam-kruse/ Shannon St. Pierre https://hermannlondon.com/realtor/shannon-st-pierre/ Ted Wight-https://www.stlouis.style/ ITUNES-http://goo.gl/rs1q9X Producer - Joey Vosevich Theme Song by Trastornobeats 0:45 Hermann London just had their mid-year business planning event. An agent won an award at a golf tournament. The property managers are incredibly busy. A couple new agents have joined the team. Call Hermann London if you are interested in joining the team (314) 802-0797 1:35 Adam introduces Ted Wight from Dielmann Sotheby’s. 2:50 How long has Ted Wight been a real estate agent? 3:25 How did Ted Wight get the reputation as someone who sells unique properties? How did starting the St. Louis Style Blog help Ted Wight become a successful realtor? 4:34 How did Ted Wight become interested in mid-century and contemporary homes? 5:06 How does having a niche help realtors become successful?  6:08 Who are William Bernoudy, Harris Armstrong, Ralph Fournier, and Isadore Shank? 6:55 Why is it so hard to find mid-century/modern homes on the MLS 7:15 What is ModernSTL?  8:45 What is so unique about Ted Wight’s marketing remarks/descriptions for his listings? 9:50 Moynihan & Associates may be St. Louis’ best landscape architect 10:30 How does Ted Wight research his properties? Who is Frederick Dunn? 12:20 How does the MLS’ character limit inspire creativity with marketing remarks? 16:40 Is there an age limit to being a real estate agent? When should a real estate agent retire? 18:10 How do helicopter rides help buyers get a feel for the area? 18:40 What real estate shows does Ted Wight watch? 19:45 What kind of a team does Ted Wight have? Does Ted use assistants and marketers? 20:25 Why does Ted Wight have 5 Instagram accounts and how does he manage them? 21:10 Ted manages Ladue Style, Clayton Style, CWE Style, and his personal Ted Wight Instagram 22:30 How often does Ted Wight post on his blogs? 22:38 Does Ted Wight outsource his marketing or does he have full time employees? 25:00 How many hours a week does Ted Wight work? 26:30 What happened when Ted Wight found a maggot covered bag of meat on the hardwood floors of a CWE condo that’s supposed to close soon? 28:38 What kind of advertising does Ted Wight do? Print advertising? Postcards? Video? 29:30 When does Ted Wight create a video for his listings? 31:15 Why are wealthy people a little quieter with their money in St. Louis compared to other cities? 32:56 Ted Wight lives in a William Bernoudy designed house that Bernoudy lived in 34:29 Contact Ted Wight at TedWightRealEstate.com, StLouis.Style