Meet Philipp Schaedler

We recently connected with Philipp Schaedler and have shared our conversation below.

Philipp, looking forward to learning from your journey. You’ve got an amazing story and before we dive into your story, let’s start with an important building block. Where do you get your work ethic from?

My work ethic I learned early on in Austria from my first boss, Mr. Decker.
Mr. Decker was very much into being organized, having a daily routine and creating a “To Do list” for the following day. Beyond that, he always told me to strive to do the very best you can each day, and if possible do a little extra, by doing so you will feel great by the end of the day. Also, this way your clients will remember you for the extra effort you put into the project or job.

Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
Originally, born in Austria I moved to the United States in the 1980’s. First I lived in Colorado where I did property management and about 4 years later I moved to Los Angeles, California.
There are many aspects to my business and my daily routine. From helping first time home buyers with their purchase to then handing over the keys to their newly purchased home, to negotiating contracts and of course also selling someone’s property for the best price and with the least amount of hassle for the client.

While I enjoy both types of transactions, if I had to choose one it would be the selling side of real estate. One of the things I like the most about my profession is the marketing of a property and negotiating the contract with the best outcome for my client when I am representing the seller.

I always look at it this way. Much like a sports athlete or an actor needs an agent to promote them to be a super star, it is very similar for me when I sell a house. The client’s home is what we will promote to be a superstar, yet the client is the CEO.

Unlike other agents who put a for sale sign in the front yard, enter the property into the MLS just wait for buyers to come in, we proactively go out and search for buyers using a strong network of 300+ brokers and agents who each have a large qualified buyer database which we tap into on a daily basis. Our ultimate goal is to always protect the client’s equity when negotiating and getting the client their price or more! And to do all this in such a way, where it is the least amount of stress for the client.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
1 Daily Routine
2 “To Do List” for the following day
3 Discipline

In my field of Real Estate, some of the most important things are, having a daily routine and before retiring for the day, creating a “To Do List” for the next day. I get up every day at 6:30 am, start my daily workout, read for about 15 to 20 minutes, have breakfast and then start my work day.

In my opinion, if you want to accomplish your goals, having a great coach is crucial. A great coach is not only for daily or weekly accountability, my coach has me committed to a daily militant 6:30 am “rise and shine” routine.

My coach says: “If you get up at 6:31 am, you have lied to yourself. If you are lying to yourself, how can you expect others to trust you? Not only am I in agreement with my coach, but I also feel that placing myself into a system like this, helps me see my accomplishments, also polishes my character traits, improves time management, creates sharper focus and more awareness to learn from past mistakes.

My favorite saying is:


“An intelligent individual solves a problem, a clever one avoids the problem.”

Tell us what your ideal client would be like?
There are many personality traits that make a great client just like it takes many personality traits to make a great realtor.

The best client is someone that first of all gives you the chance for a listing interview. I am always extremely grateful when a client gives me 20 or 30 min of their time to interview me for the job of selling one of their biggest investments, their home. If I do my job well during my listing presentation,  I have gained the client’s trust and confidence and I end up getting the paperwork signed. Which is huge when you think about it. And truth be told, that does not happen at every listing appointment. You have to also click with the person. I have had rare situations where I chose not to take the listing, for various reasons but let’s just say because it did not seem like a good fit. With most of my past clients though, I remain great friends and in contact with even the ones that moved out of state.

To answer your question in one sentence; The best client is one that trusts me and my team, and knows that we have their best interest at heart and lets us do our job with the least amount of interference. Being guidable and displaying a teamwork spirit also very much makes a great client.

Throughout a real estate transaction there are numerous texts, phone calls and emails necessary and there are set timelines that must be kept up for legal reasons. Once a transaction is underway and Escrow is opened, there are many variables by the nature of the business and the amount of other people involved, that can quickly shake things up and make things go array. A great client is someone who responds quickly to texts and phone calls. Communication is the key, and responding back within one hour or seven hours+ can make a huge difference in steering a successful transaction. It is very important to me that the client knows and rests assured that me and my team will defend their equity with every trick in our negotiation tool box.

One reason amongst many other reasons to be represented by a realtor, is that a realtor is not emotionally involved. Selling a home can be very emotionally charged and stressful for the seller and the buyer for that matter. Having created many great memories and keeping up the home’s condition and appearance creates a strong bond to a family home. It is rather rare, but I know of a couple that sold their house 9 years ago, and yet still, every now and then they drive by their previous house and say; “Remember that place? ” I really loved this house”


This just goes to show you how much of an attachment a home can have on us. I prefer when clients focus on organizing the actual move while me and my team work on the transaction and guide our clients to the closing table with the least amount of stress and hassle and hopefully with their price or more for their house.
What also makes a great client is one that sends us referrals and great reviews.

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Image Credits
Photos shot by Philipp Schaedler myself or my assistant Ilona Grigoleit Morris

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