Episode 137 - James Roy, James Roy and Associates

Episode 137 featuring James Roy, Broker/Owner of James Roy and Associates, was a long time coming. Last year at a Greater Tampa Realtor tech event, I met James and asked him if he would like to be a guest. He agreed and I dropped the ball and never got back to him. Fast forward to the 2018 version of the event, and James and I reconnect. After apologizing, I scheduled James for Episode 137.  Listen in as James shares his story, including growing up in Michigan, pond hockey, the auto industry and moving to Tampa to begin a career in real estate. 03:00 - Growing up in Michigan 06:30 - Any thoughts on starting up the hockey career again? 07:40 - Was a career in real estate on James' radar in school? 09:30 - What started the real estate career? 11:45 - Starting the career with Coldwell Banker 13:30 - Moving on to Yellowtail Realty 14:50 - Starting up James Roy and Associates 18:20 - Discussion about the company websites, internal, and external 22:00 - Video and how James sees it working for his company 26:50 - Thoughts on the value of an agent's database 29:45 - Is James ready for the growth to a larger operation? 33:25 - One piece of advice for a new agent getting started in the business.