Maryland’s Tom Atwood partners with PLACE to reignite his team
“Time is our most precious commodity, and PLACE has built a support system that would otherwise take us a decade to build.”
BALTIMORE, Md., May 2023 — PLACE, the industry’s only all-in-one business services and technology platform for top teams at any brokerage, announced today that Tom Atwood and The Atwood Team are now powered by PLACE. PLACE improves profitability and production to make running a real estate business easier.
Tom Atwood is the owner and operator of The Atwood Team based in Baltimore. The Atwood Team recently ranked in RealTrends’ America’s Best Teams list with 217 units and $66 million sold over the past two years.
For 15 years, Atwood traveled the country working in automotive sales and retail. When Atwood burned out in the automotive industry in 2006, he became a Realtor® and joined a friend’s established team. “When the time was right, the opportunity was there,” Atwood said.
Atwood sold 40 houses in his first year alone and worked through the Great Recession before joining a new brokerage in 2012. For the next decade, Atwood focused on learning and expansion. New, bigger challenges arose, and Atwood needed more support, so he paused his growth goals in 2022. Atwood and his team felt whiplashed by the new market and worked tirelessly to adapt.
Atwood feels aligned with PLACE’s thought leadership and culture. “I look at sales with scientific, psychological, and technical perspectives with some artistry thrown in,” said Atwood. “I admire what PLACE thinks about business, agents, and clients. I’m excited for us to get as skilled in talent conversations as we are in listing conversations.”
“Tom is a high-energy, skilled salesman who is generous with his knowledge,” said Ben Kinney, co-founder of PLACE. “I’m happy to partner with him as he grows his business and helps his agents build big careers.”
“Tom is passionate about serving his community, clients, and team,” said Chris Suarez, co-founder of PLACE. “This partnership will allow him to embed new processes and systems, recruit agents, and have time to focus on his favorite parts of his business.”
“PLACE will reignite our confidence and recenter our direction.”
