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    Business Development Representative

    Vesta

    🇺🇸 United States
    Remote
    Real Estate
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    Posted 3 weeks ago
    $50k–$70kOTE
    Work Type

    Remote

    Vertical

    Real Estate

    Source

    himalayas

    About this role

    We are seeking polished, articulate professionals to join our team as a full-time Business Development Representative (BDR), focused on generating qualified meetings for our luxury home staging and interior design sales team.This is a high-activity, outbound-driven role that combines strategic cold outreach with inbound lead qualification.

    In this position, you will engage directly with luxury real estate agents, developers, and builders—building early relationships and creating a strong pipeline of high-quality opportunities for our Account Executives.Success in this role requires confidence operating in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.

    You should be comfortable making 40–60+ calls per day, executing consistent multi-channel outreach, and maintaining a high level of professionalism in every interaction.This role is ideal for individuals who are disciplined, resilient, and motivated by performance, with a strong interest in sales and the luxury real estate space.

    Compensation: $50,000 – $70,000 base salary, plus performance-based incentives, with on-target earnings of $80,000 – $120,000+ annually, commensurate with experience and individual performance.

    ResponsibilitiesOutbound Prospecting (Primary Focus) Execute high-volume outbound prospecting, including 40–60+ cold calls per day Conduct personalized, high-touch email outreach at scale Engage prospects through LinkedIn outreach and consistent follow-ups Identify and target luxury real estate brokers, teams, developers, and builders Build, segment, and manage prospect lists within your assigned region Receive and qualify inbound leads (approximately 7–10 per day) Qualification & Meeting Setting Lead discovery conversations to assess prospect needs and opportunities Qualify prospects based on property value, timeline, fit, and staging

    requirements Schedule qualified walkthroughs and discovery calls for Account Executives Maintain strong show rates and high-quality meeting acceptance by AEs CRM & Repo

    Tools & Tech Stack

    Outreach

    Commission Structure

    Base Salary

    $,k

    Commission

    Structure not specified

    OTE

    $80,000

    Ramp Period

    Not mentioned — clarify timeline

    Selling Motion

    Prospecting

    Hybrid

    Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting

    Buyer Persona

    Individual / End-User

    Bottom-up adoption, user-level selling

    Requirements at a Glance

    Bachelor's Degree·Required
    Prospecting·Required skill

    Typical Day — BDR

    Account research2 hrs/day
    Strategic outreach30–40/day
    Executive meetings2–3/week
    Personalized sequences15–25/day

    Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.

    Role Signals

    Green Flags

    ✓
    Inbound Leads

    Warm leads provided

    Real Estate — Interview Intel

    Typical Sales Cycle

    30–90 days (residential) · 3–12 months (commercial)

    Common Buyer Objections

    • "Interest rates are too high right now"
    • "We're waiting for the market to come down"
    • "We need to sell our current property first"
    • "The property needs too much work"

    Key Industry Metrics

    Lead-to-Close RatioAverage Days on MarketTransaction VolumeAverage Commission per DealClient Referral Rate

    Hot Topics to Reference

    • • AI-powered property valuation
    • • iBuyer market evolution
    • • Remote property viewing technology
    • • Commission structure lawsuits (NAR settlement)

    Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.

    Tags

    Business-Development-Representative
    Sales-Development
    BDR-SDR
    Outbound-Sales
    Real-Estate-Sales
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    How do you qualify inbound leads?

    Template question
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    Describe your approach to multi-threading into an account.

    Template question
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    How do you prioritize your pipeline?

    Template question
    Research Vesta's product, recent news, and key competitors
    Prepare 2-3 specific deal stories with quantifiable outcomes
    Prepare to discuss your home office setup and self-management discipline
    Review the job description and map your experience to each requirement
    Role Insights

    Expect high-volume outreach activity with success measured by meetings booked and pipeline generated.

    This remote-friendly role provides geographic flexibility while maintaining access to a real estate market.

    The compensation range of $50k–$70k OTE suggests a standard package for this market segment.

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