Pivot. The turn that moves your real estate journey forward.
Humans, patience, and zero corporate nonsense.
First-time buyer specialists Compassionate help with difficult transitions Full residential service
LocalTEMPLE, BELTON & BELL COUNTY
DirectWORK CLOSELY WITH A PIVOT AGENT
PatientEDUCATION-FIRST GUIDANCE
HonestSTRAIGHT ANSWERS, NO PRESSURE
WHERE WE SHINE
We meet you exactly where you are.
First-Time Home Buyers
Buying your first home should feel exciting, not overwhelming. Your Pivot agent walks you through every step —
no jargon, no rush, and no pushing you into something that isn't right — with a support team
keeping the scheduling and paperwork moving behind the scenes.
Personalized education at your pace
Honest pre-approval guidance
The right home for your needs, never a sales quota
Difficult & Important Transitions
Selling a longtime home — or one full of memories — deserves care, not pressure.
Your agent guides the decisions and our support team handles the logistics with respect, so you
can move forward on your timeline.
Patient, compassionate guidance
Coordination with family & movers
Clear timeline & next-chapter planning
COMING SOON
Investors
Flips, rentals, and portfolio moves. Looking for a dedicated Pivot agent who reads a spread
the way you do? Book a call with the broker and we'll find the right fit.
Looking to increase your margin?
Want full service without the hassle?
Need marketing baked into every deal?
Investor Services — coming soon
RECENT WORK
A few recent homes
Serving Temple, Belton, and surrounding communities.
Temple, TX • Sold — first-time buyer represented
Guided first-time buyers through their first purchase with patience and zero pressure.
Central Texas • Sold — seller represented
Helped a longtime owner navigate the emotional process of selling their home with care and respect.
THE PIVOT PROMISE
Real estate that finally feels human.
Transparent from the start
You'll always know where we are in the process with frequent updates — and no surprises at the closing table.
Real humans, real answers
Call or text us. We pick up. We reply. We don't hide behind portals.
Your timeline, not ours
Whether you need to move in 3 weeks or 8 months, we match your pace.
A NOTE FROM THE BROKER
"Pivot was built around one promise: you'll always know where you stand, what things cost, and what happens next. Our job is to hand you the information you need to make the best decision for your situation — not to steer you toward one. Whoever you work with here, that's the standard."
What you can expect from us
Straight answers before you commit to anything
A brokerage that keeps your plans in motion, start to finish
Our broker flipped houses before he got licensed and still buys his own deals. When you call Pivot,
you're talking to people who read a spread the way you do — not an agent who needs the numbers
explained.
20–30 minutes • Rate, timeline, and whether we're a fit for how you do business
170+
TRANSACTIONS CLOSED
Listings, off-market deals & personal investments since 2015
2015
INVESTING SINCE
2018
LICENSED IN TEXAS
TBBOR+SABOR
MLS ACCESS
You work with your agent. Our team works the file.
Investor listings are handled by a licensed Pivot agent — pricing, negotiation, offer strategy, and
every decision that requires a license. Behind that, a support team keeps transactions moving:
coordination, paperwork, marketing production, and closing logistics.
That's the whole structure. Direct access to a licensed agent, without the bottleneck that usually comes with it.
Broker guidance on anything requiring a license, with admin support from my team keeping the rest moving
We're selective about the investor work we take on.
Every investor listing gets a licensed agent's full attention on the parts that move the number
— pricing, negotiation, offer strategy — while our support team handles the scheduling,
paperwork, and closing coordination, so nothing sits waiting on one person.
Being selective is what keeps that real: direct access to your agent, and the same agent on your
deal from listing to closing. Schedule a call and we'll work out whether Pivot is the right fit for
how you do business. Either way, you'll get a straight answer on the first call.
Every condition. No retail theater.
As-is, wholetail, cleaned out or untouched, mid-renovation, or finished and staged — we list all of
it. No lectures about paint colors, no pretending a flip is a retail-finish home. Whatever the condition,
we handle it without the extra agent drama.
Every listing includes:
Professional photography coordination
Branded print and digital flyer
Paid social ad set with A/B variants
Agent-to-agent email blast to the local board
One rate. No tiers, no thresholds.
On investor listings the broker handles, Pivot works at a single reduced rate — one number, from
the first deal, not a tier you climb into. We'll give it to you on the call. It reflects what the work
actually is: repeat business, properties that don't need retail-level hand-holding, and a seller who
already knows what their number is.
If your deal is a better fit for one of our agents, we'll make the introduction and you'll agree terms
directly with them — they run their own business and set their own fees. Either way, you'll know
the number before you commit to anything.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE
Investor pricing is a personal arrangement with the designated broker on a limited number of
listings. It is not a brokerage-wide program and does not automatically extend to transactions
handled by other Pivot agents. All fees are negotiable; buyer-broker compensation is separate and
determined per transaction.
COMING SOON
Investor Agent Network
Private access to other investor agents, off-market deal sharing, and preferred vendor relationships. Not live yet — ask about it on the call.
Ready to talk?
Schedule a call. We'll cover the rate, your timeline, and whether Pivot is the right fit for your next listing.
Licensed, and running your own listings?
If you've already got the license and a handle on your own deals, you don't need to hire a
broker — you need a bigger margin. That's what sponsorship is for. Keep your full
commission and pay flat, published fees instead of a split: $99/month plus a per-transaction fee
that steps down as you close more.
A brokerage built for agents who want to maximize their commissions without the corporate overhead. Whether you flip houses, work part-time, are between deals, or you're full-time looking for something new, get a broker who's there when you need one and published fees with no percentage split.
No desk fees No sales quotas No percentage splits
Already a sponsored Pivot agent?
TBBORMLS BOARD WE SUPPORT
No splitsFLAT-FEE PRICING MODEL
$99/moSPONSORSHIP FEE · E&O INCLUDED
DirectBROKER ACCESS WHEN YOU NEED IT
SABOR joining soon — MetroTex, ABOR & HAR to follow
WHAT WE OFFER
Simple services. Agent-first pricing.
Just the support you actually need.
Agent Sponsorship
A clean, reliable brokerage to sponsor your license — with a broker who's available to help and none of the corporate overhead. Keep your commission — no percentage split, just flat published fees — and work on your terms.
Simple, transparent terms →
A Slow Year Costs You Less
Go twelve months without a closed sale and we refund $400 of the sponsorship fees you paid — because a no-transaction year draws on fewer of our services, and we don't charge you for services you didn't use. No plan to sign up for, no status to apply for; it's standard for every agent. Eligibility and terms apply — see your Commissions & Fees Addendum.
$400 refunded →
Agent Support
Full brokerage backing when you need it: contract review, compliance checks, tutorials and education videos from the broker, and direct communication and support when you need it. Newly licensed? You'll be coached and trained hands-on through your first three transactions.
Flat fee per closed transaction →
COMING SOON
Investor Agent Network
Private access to other investor agents, off-market deal sharing, and preferred vendor relationships.
Coming soon
TRANSPARENT PRICING
Every fee, published up front.
STANDARD SPONSORSHIP
$99/ mo
Simple flat monthly sponsorship, billed on your enrollment date — no desk fees, no quotas.
License sponsorship & a broker available when you need one
E&O coverage included — subject to the policy's terms & limits
Broker support and communication
Agent portal — CDAs, documents & notices
No desk fees, no quotas
Included: E&O coverage. Also required: a one-time, non-refundable $100 onboarding fee at signup. Per-transaction fees at right.
FEES THAT ONLY GO DOWN
LIFETIME CLOSINGS WITH PIVOT
1 – 5$300
6 – 20$200
21+$100
How it works: your per-transaction fee is set by your lifetime closings with Pivot and only steps down as you grow — it never goes up while you're actively sponsored. Leases are a flat $100 and don't count toward your tier. Mandatory monthly and per-closing fees apply.
Slow year? Twelve months with no closed sale and we refund $400 of your sponsorship fees — you don't pay for services you didn't use. Leases don't count.
All sponsored agents remain subject to TREC rules and renewal requirements, broker supervision, and Pivot Real Estate Company brokerage policies.
THE DIFFERENCE
Why agents finally feel free here.
No pressure, no forced production.
We don't care about desk time, team meetings, or stats. We just care about helping you on your real estate journey.
No commission splits.
We never take a percentage of your commission — just the flat monthly sponsorship and a published per-transaction fee.
Real support when it matters.
Pick up the phone and talk to your broker for real guidance and ideas. We're here to give you straightforward support, honest feedback, and practical help.
"I was an investor before I was a broker, so I built the brokerage I always wanted to hang my license with: published flat pricing, no split games, and a broker who actually picks up the phone. That's the whole model."
What sponsored agents can expect
Published flat pricing — every fee on this page
A direct line to the broker, not a help desk
Step-by-step onboarding, handled for you
No desk time, no meetings, no quotas
OUR STORY
We got tired of the old way too.
Pivot Real Estate Company was founded by a full-time real estate investor who was frustrated with traditional brokerages.
We kept watching agents who knew exactly what they were doing — people closing their own flips, managing small portfolios, or simply needing a clean place to park a license — get nickel-and-dimed by big shops that offered nothing in return.
So we built the brokerage we actually wanted to work with: low overhead, high integrity, and zero busywork.
Founded and run by active investors
We know the grind because we live it. That's why our model rewards production instead of punishing it.
START TODAY
Ready to get sponsored?
Fill out the form below. We review every submission personally and follow up as soon as we can.
Thank you. Application received.
My admin team logs your application and gets it in front of the broker. Every application is reviewed by the broker personally — sponsorship is his decision — and we work diligently to get back to new applicants quickly.
A problem-solver at heart — prior military, investor, and broker — Chris has seen many
sides of a real estate transaction, and he brings all of it to your corner.
Chris Zakraysek
Designated Broker · Pivot Real Estate Company
Buffalo, NY → Temple, TXAttended trade schoolPrior militaryFormer federal agentInvestor since 2015Licensed since 2018Dad of 2
THE STORY
The right move for what's next.
Chris Zakraysek was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, where he learned to work with his hands early and came to enjoy building things. Four years of vocational training, six years in the military, and a stint as a federal agent all taught him the same thing: what drives him isn't a badge or a toolbelt — it's helping people tackle real challenges and pivot in the direction that fits their future.
He got his start in real estate the hands-on way, flipping homes alongside his brother in 2015 and learning the business one deal (and one hard lesson) at a time. By 2018 he'd made Texas home and earned his license. More than 170 transactions later — personal investments, client sales, and off-market deals — he is investor minded and client focused, which means he understands both sides of the table: the numbers and the people sitting across from them.
That's the whole idea behind Pivot. Whether it's a first home, a hard goodbye, or a smart investment, Chris has probably been there himself — and he'd rather help you move forward than sell you anything. Off the clock, he and his wife are raising their two daughters, Polly and Mildred, in Temple, turning houses into the kind of spaces worth staying in.
REAL PEOPLE, REAL HELP
Real people who keep it all moving.
No portals to hide behind, no rotating reps. A licensed agent handles the advice and the
negotiating, while a support team handles scheduling, paperwork, marketing, and closing
coordination — so you get someone who genuinely cares about the right outcome, and a file
that never stalls. Because to us, your move matters.
Rooted in Central Texas
Boots-on-the-ground knowledge of Bell County neighborhoods.
Problem solvers
Creative options for whatever your situation calls for.
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ONE STEP LEFT
Activate your portal
You're approved and your login is set — welcome aboard. Your portal unlocks when your $99 monthly sponsorship payment clears. Brokerage activity may begin once TREC's records show your active sponsorship with Pivot Real Estate Company.
