SUSIE GRANT GRANT

A Local Touch

Written by: Zachary Cohen • Photos by: Cruz Acevedo, StudioUSA

Before launching her real estate business in 2015, Susie Grant had three successful careers, and what she’s learned in her prior roles has been crucial to her real estate success. Every step Susie has taken has prepared her to become the top REALTOR® she is today.

Susie’s first job out of college was as a customer service rep for Proctor and Gamble. That role instilled in her a commitment to exceeding customers’ expectations. She learned what it took to deliver service that went above and beyond.

Susie then moved into education. She obtained a master’s degree in gifted education and spent nine years teaching elementary school, where she coached, mentored, and guided countless students. In this role, Susie sharpened her ability to work with various personalities and problem-solve under challenging circumstances.

Susie then became a business owner. She owned and operated Swankie Blankie, a baby products manufacturer, for 17 years. Here, she learned how to run a business, negotiate, and give her clients the attention they needed.

Susie’s prior experience culminated with her entry into real estate in 2015. By then, she had been running Swankie Blankie for over a decade and a half, and she sensed her time leading the company had come to a close. There were challenges with deadlines, distributors, and a changing market beyond her control, and Susie wanted to spend more energy doing what she loved most — serving her clients.

Susie worked in real estate part-time until selling Swankie Blankie in 2017. She couldn’t be happier with her choice.

“This is it. This is my last career. I’m going to take it to the end,” she says emphatically.

A Local Touch

Susie prides herself on being a relationship-based REALTOR®. She desires a fair transaction for all parties involved, always seeking to put others first.

“Having a servant’s heart means putting my clients’ needs ahead of my own and serving with the right motivation,” Susie explains. “I’ve found that in doing that, I can find success.”

Susie is an Austin native and has been in Dallas since 1987. Her sphere of influence is extensive, allowing her business to flourish quickly. Eight years later, she continues to leverage her role as a local and her broad network in Texas. The result is a thriving business; she closed $18 million in

2022. Yet, for Susie, the numbers don’t mean too much. She’s much more interested in how many friends she gains along the way.

“I’m a friend. It is a business transaction, but I’m a friend, coach, and mentor first,” she says.

Beacon Property Group

Susie formed a team, Beacon Property Group, in 2022. She’s building a culture of hard work, collaboration, and fun.

“I freakin’ love my team,” Susie beams. “It’s four of us now — Will Hummel, Carole Moore, and Amy Borja. We get along fantastically. Each team member has a unique role and brings something a little different to the table to keep us on the top of the PenFed leaderboard in volume and units every month. As a result of our 2022 successes, we were recently awarded Chairman’s Circle Platinum, a prestigious award given to the top 1% of Berkshire Hathaway agents worldwide.”

“It is so fun to share my knowledge about the state and the Dallas area with clients coming from out of state or out of the country,” she says.

Family First

Susie is passionate about her work in real estate, but her heart remains at home. She has two daughters, Claire (24) and Madeline (23), both Texas A&M graduates. Susie’s greatest passion outside real estate and family is travel. She enjoys everything from the beaches to the mountains, local to international travel. Sometimes she travels for pure fun, while other times, she goes on mission trips with two of her favorite nonprofits, Orphan Outreach and Homes 4 Homes.

Nonprofit Spotlight

Orphan Outreach (orphanoutreach.org) is a Plano-based nonprofit that conducts mission trips to serve children in nine different counties. Homes 4 Homes (homes4homes.org) is a nonprofit that engages the real estate community to give a portion of their income to build homes for families in developing countries.

“The joy on the faces of the people getting these homes is indescribable,” Susie beams.

“I love to travel, and that’s an understatement,” Susie laughs. “I love finding new places to go and doing new things. I love immersing myself in the culture and learning about food, architecture, and history in each destination. I learn so much about my own life when I experience how other people live. It gives me a greater appreciation for what I have.”

A Bright Future Ahead

Susie is also part of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices PenFed Realty Texas’ Relocation and Referral Team. As a Texas native and a long-time Dallas resident, she’s seen the tremendous growth in North Dallas first-hand, making her the perfect choice to welcome new residents to the area.

Despite a challenging 2022 for the broader real estate market, Susie is excited about the future of North Dallas real estate. She envisions continued growth and many more years of personal success. She remains passionate about serving others through real estate regardless of the market conditions.

IT IS SO FUN TO SHARE MY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE STATE AND THE DALLAS AREA WITH CLIENTS COMING FROM OUT OF STATE OR OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

“What we have recently seen in the past few months was not a crash but a market correction. There are 99 people per day moving to Collin County. With those numbers, we need over 9000 new dwellings in Collin County to cover the people moving in. It appears that the runaway market is over, and we are returning to normal. Economic forecasters are predicting prices to rise as we move toward the summer months. There are still people flooding in, so home sales are not going away.”

And neither is Susie. As she says, she’s taking her real estate career “to the end.”