Tom Schulze
- Role Broker / Owner
- DRE #01264592
- Based Aliso Viejo
Tom got his salesperson license in 1999 and his broker's license in 2009. In between he managed one of the largest private brokerages in Orange County — exactly the background you'd want before starting a flat-fee brokerage.
He also spent five years as a director of the Orange County Board of Realtors.
Over the last five years he's closed 154 sales worth $164.6 million. They ran from $615,000 up to $3.2 million, and most of them sat in Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, and Rancho Santa Margarita. He still lists houses himself. The broker signing off on your file is the same person walking it.
If you're selling, Tom tells you exactly what the flat fee covers before you sign anything. If you're buying, he's the reason there's a rebate at all. Part of the commission comes back to you at closing.
Tom's own account of why we started this way is on the about page.
Reviews
What clients said.
Unedited, spelling and all.
WOW!!! Tom Schulze is the guy you want to go to if you want to sell your home. Contacted Tom on a Tuesday had a open house on Saturday and had an offer that we accepted on Monday. We expected our home would be on the market for a month or so, boy we're we surprised. Great guy to work with.
I have bought and sold more than a handful of properties over the years. My experience with Tom recently as a buyer exceeded all my expectations! Look no further for real estate needs. I know I won’t!
Tom was great! We couldn't do any lifting, painting, or restage the home. Tom had everything done within a week. Tom 1st came to see us on Friday, on Monday someone came to paint, remove personal stuff on walls and then clean for open house. He had an open house on Saturday. It sold on Tuesday. We got our top price. Tom sent people in to do miner changes the buyer wanted. The pictures, videos. and post on the internet were outstanding. People we knew asked for Toms' photographers. The advertising was beyond our imagination. We needed help with signing documents on the computer. Tom was right there helping us I can't say enough about how smoothly it went. If your ready to move call Tom.
Tom's service was consistently above and beyond. His follow-up was meticulous. I had many questions throughout the process and he answered them all. He responded to each text, email, and phone call very quickly! I initially interviewed 2 realtors. One who specialized in my community and Tom. Tom priced my listing 35k over the other realtor and that's what I sold for. His vendors are great too. His termite company was less expensive than my previous quote. His photographer is amazing. Tom really listened to what I needed and delivered results for me. His commission was less than half of traditional realtors! If you use him, you will end up saving so much money and getting great service too! I highly recommend Tom Schulze for selling your home.
Tom is amazing! We’ve never sold a house before and we’re unsure of who to select in the beginning, but we are so thankful we chose Tom! He went above and beyond in every way. Amazing communicator, very trustworthy and delivered on everything he said he would. If you’re in OC, there’s no one better who you could choose.
I have rewritten my first sentence so many times because I can’t express how much I enjoyed working with Tom. Tom sold our first home purchase for us and helped us find the perfect home to continue making memories in. Our process was fast, big and supportive. There are a ton of logistics that came into play but the greatest thing was I constantly felt supported by Tom. He listened to questions, he educated us, he processed about the impact of moving our family and so much more. Whether you are just starting a conversation on a sale or purchase or deep into your search, I strongly encourage you to have Tom on your side. Now I’m going to go to sleep in our new home we officially moved to today!:)
