William Raveis

REAL ESTATE

Agent Elite Spotlight

1.  What drew you to the real estate industry? I truly love buying and selling property. Every home is different, which means every day at work for me brings something new and exciting. Not many jobs offer that much variation from day-to-day.
   
   
2.  Where did you grow up and where do you live now? I grew up in Peabody, MA and currently live in Bellingham, MA. Had stops in   Needham and Norfolk along the way.
   
   
3.  Name one celebrity, dead or alive, who you would like to sell a home? Ken Griffey Jr. I got to meet him once when I was a kid; he was my favorite player and idol growing up.
   
   
4.  Name 5 things that most people don’t know about you. I’m a self-proclaimed bbq pitmaster; I can use a blade of grass to make a horrible screeching sound that would probably attract predators in the wild; I’m a nerd (videogames, superhero shows/movies, Star Wars, etc.); I’m half-Canadian (that’s where you get your love for hockey from, eh?); I play the drums (doesn’t everyone?).
   
   
5.  You are stranded on a deserted island for one year, you get to bring 3 things – Tell us what A water-purifying water bottle; a tarp; an axe (I’ve been watching a lot of the show Alone lately).
   
   
6. Most used feature on Raveis365? Most used app on your phone? Tell us why! I use MoxiWorks on Raveis365 almost daily to keep up with my current and past clients, send them e-mails, follow up with phone calls, etc. SkySlope gets quite a bit of use as well, hopefully a lot more in the future! Most used app on my phone is definitely YouTube. There is so much amazing content available for free in the real estate space alone; it allows me to learn and grow as an agent at any point I feel like it throughout the day.
   
   
7. What is the best advice you received from your parents or loved ones? Get into real estate, you’ll be great at it! They were probably just being nice because they could tell I was so passionate about it, but I’ll take it!
   
   
8. If you weren’t in real estate, what would be your dream job? Owning and/or managing a pro sports team. I don’t really care what sport; any of them would be amazing.
   
   
9. What are your favorite local activities that you participate in? I don’t know how local it is, since it’s a bit of a drive, but I love heading to the beach with the family either in Newport, RI or anywhere on the Cape. We just took a trip to Dennis and had an awesome time.
   
   
10. Fill in the blank: Your day cannot begin without? COFFEE!!! French press with a splash of half and half and a pinch of cinnamon.