Blogpost by Drew Kirk – Member of Kirk Realty Team
The real estate industry often feels wildly transactional. We believe it should be more relational. This is because we perceive the real estate as a service industry, not a sales industry. If we approached real estate as a sales industry, our clients would just become a means to our personal ends. Our expertise would shift based on what benefits us at the expense of our clients. Instead, client servant-hood ensures that our clients’ needs remain our top priority. Our counsel is based on the best information available combined with prioritizing the best interest of our clients.
Business in general and real estate in particular is often viewed as a zero-sum game with a fixed set of available opportunities. This mindset can produce unhealthy competition and greed. We operate on the basis of an abundance mindset. We believe that there are unlimited opportunities, resources, and solutions available to the people we serve. Because of that, we can be generous with our clients, our team, and the city.
For decades, Indianapolis has been one of the most affordable major cities in the country. Explosive growth, supply and demand, and organic business development have all contributed to rising housing prices. Despite what many may hope, we believe these higher prices are here to stay. As a result, median earners face grave challenges when purchasing a home. This burden felt by our team has led us to provide affordable and attractive housing for median and below earners in the city. Our private-funded flips develop the city while minimizing the displacement of lower income individuals and maintaining attainability.
As Realtors®, we offer the best expertise available concerning the housing market. While some agents view their work as checking off boxes and closing the sale, we believe our work is just beginning! We have a partnerships with design specialist that are able to help you maximize the value and functionality of your home. If there is construction work you want to complete, we have a list of general contractors we trust that we can refer to you. If disaster strikes, we can help point you to a solution and provide you with peace of mind.
As a real estate team, we have made incredible strides in conscientiously developing our city. Our ability to provide exceptional service has less to do with us as individual contributors and more to do with the meaningful partnerships we have engaged throughout Central Indiana. We actively partner with organizations focusing on fair housing, conscientious development, aging safely in place, and providing resources to some of Indy’s largest needs. We believe in generously giving back to our community in ways that challenge the status quo.