Jeff Thomsen, Realtor with his one-year-old rescue pup, Skylar. Photo by Musaweron Photography
Jeff Thomsen, Realtor: Full Service, Lower Fees, and Phenomenal Results By Suzanne Driscoll If you’re looking to sell your home for top dollar while saving thousands in commissions, Jeff Thomsen is a clear choice. Offering full-service real estate services, he charges less in fees, helping his clients keep more of their hard-earned equity. Thomsen started his career in real estate while working as a teacher and school administrator in Denver. He began to remodel houses in his spare time and enjoyed designing spaces, updating homes, and selling them for a profit. But he grew frustrated paying 5 percent to 6 percent in commissions and additional miscellaneous fees. “I thought this was outrageous,” he says, “and it was cutting into my profits.”. He figured there must be a better way and jumped into real estate full-time. Thomsen made the move to Tampa Bay to shake things up in the real estate industry. “High commissions and extra junk fees have been the mainstay for too long,” he says. “I offer a better model – full service for less. My clients pay a total of 4 percent commission to sell their home, and
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only 3 percent if I find the buyer myself. I never charge any extra fees, either. Most clients save $10,000 to $20,000, if not more, and I love that. My lower fees make sellers happy and also generate a lot of referral business, so it’s a win-win.” Clients can be assured they will get the best service possible from beginning to end. “I am their one point of contact because I never hand them off to an assistant,” Thomsen says. Services include professional photos, top-notch marketing including social media, inclusion in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), strong negotiating, regular communication, open houses, and even reaching out to neighbors to personally find a buyer. “It’s all included,” he says. As a real estate investor himself, Thomsen still flips houses and manages his own short-term rentals. This experience gives him helpful insights into working with investor clients as well as other buyers and sellers. He also has a long list of great service providers such as local banks, home inspectors, repair people and more.
