An Insider's View Of The Behind The Scenes

If you want to sell real-estate, be prepared to schlep stuff from your storage space, into your car, down the street, through condo lobbies, up elevators and down long hallways. Feeling all that education and work experience is paying off at this moment!

Though we hustle with the best of them, it’s possible for us to have some fun along the way too. And despite being the most polished of the bunch, Jessica’s photo bombing skills are out-matched.

As the latest and greatest Fox Marin rookie, Reuben always has the team's full support (even when it comes to styling his clothes and keeping those natural curls in check).

Someone pass Emma a phone and she will get the job done. There is a reason we have nick-named this Irish firecracker our in-house office whip!

When we go to tour properties to determine valuation and a staging plan, we bring out the troops (and, our masks).

That time we spent three days filming original video content with our new gimbal, lighting and mics only to realize that our audio was captured twice (on the iPhone AND on the mics - so, it sounded terrible when it went to editing). We were super sad and demoralized because we tried so hard (and, the videos were good despite the freezing + wet weather).

Emma & Kathy are always working behind-the-scenes to make the impossible happen - movers, storage, trades, contractors, window washers, cleaners, landscapers and the list goes on. And when the going gets tough, all you can do is laugh sometimes!

When all of your staging inventory is out at various properties…what do you do? You run out and buy some more. We wonder how many last minute trips we have done with only hours on the clock before the photography arrives? Maybe 100+ at this point. More.

Not everyone feels wide eyed and bushy tailed at 5:30am. Our coffee requirements can be somewhat ruthless (but so can our wine intake as well).

When Fox Marin officially incorporated and established itself an an independent brokerage under the Sage umbrella. There were a few papers to sign - and, we’re pretty sure we have that hard copy somewhere?

When Kori’s and Ralph’s pup Draper needed some extra TLC due to a cut on his ear - we brought in Auntie Jess & Emma to look after the big guy for the day! Spoiled for life.

That time Kori and Ralph decided to take their Harvard Negotiation Certificates during the pandameic never expecting the real-estate market to take off while the course was relentless and seemingly never (ever) ending.

When an offer comes in on Ralph’s phone in the middle of our team photoshoot, everyone wants to find out what the offer price is! Can you blame them? This business is fun!

If you want to truly know what real-estate looks like? It’s this photo here. Always driving somewhere. East End. West End. And, back again. Toronto traffic. And lots of coffee. No power suits here.

On occasion, we decide to turn off our phones and take a moment to celebrate the wins along the way. This was snapped at our team holiday party - a few months before the pandemic hit. Little did we know what was about to unfold!

If you’re going to negotiate a new car lease, there is no-one better in your corner than Papa Fox. Nothing makes us happier than to see Jessica bombing around the city and brokering deal after deal in her supped up Mini Cooper!

When Kori tells Ralph every single detail about her client, her walk-thru, her pricing analysis, her presentation, her zoom call, her workout AND her My Fitness Pal macro breakdown.

If you ever decide to join the Fox Marin team, be prepared to always be taking photos (in front of the camera and behind the camera)! It never seems like we have enough for seemingly never ending content?