Joey Stanbery is a man on the move, and he’s moving in all the right directions. After years in youth ministry, he moved into real estate. He makes his vision come to life daily by relying on his foundation in faith and his belief that behavior that is recognized and rewarded is often repeated. He’s doing something very right as with only two full years under his belt, he has racked up an array of awards, including 2020 Rookie of the Year, Agent of the Year for Kaufman County and Forney, and been named a a Real Producer Top 500 in North. Dallas.
Daltxrealestate: How did you end up in real estate?
Joey Stanbery: I was a youth pastor for ten years. I grew up in the church, and at 19, I took over the youth group. By the time I was 21, a pastor friend in Rockwall had asked for my help. Then I went to a church in Mesquite in 2014.
CD: Do you think the skills you learned in ministry were helpful in real estate?
JS: Absolutely. I feel like it prepared me for real estate. You have to have people skills, and ministry certainly gives you those.
CD: When and why did you move from ministry to real estate?
JS: We had adopted a child after nine years of marriage, then my wife got pregnant after 15 years of marriage. In addition to ministry, I worked in distribution for a sanitizing company and got furloughed. I was making ends meet working with DoorDash and knew I had to decide on the future. My brother had always told me I’d be great at real estate. I passed my real estate test in 2019 and hit the ground running. I had my first deal in a few months.
CD: What prompted you to move to DFW RE/MAX Associates Frisco Starwood?
JS: I had a vision of having a team. I like encouraging people, and RE/MAX DFW Associates seemed like the right fit.
CD: You’ve been in real estate for about two years full-time and have already built a team!
JS: That was always my vision. Alicia Underwood had been waiting in the wings when I made the move and was the first TBR Property Group team member.
CD: And it’s just moved at warp speed since then?
JS: Yes! I sold a house to Robbie Shelton. He was so intrigued by the process that he got his license in July of last year. He joined us in January. Then I was discussing real estate at my daughter’s soccer games with Charles Bryant. He had been in real estate. He got out of the profession when I entered it but decided to come back and be on the team. That was about three months ago. Our most recent addition is Taran McKenzie. When he was a teenager, I was his youth pastor, and I officiated his wedding a few years ago.
CD: What’s next?
JS: Our team prides itself in helping others, so we will be rolling out a program where a percentage of everything we close goes to a charity our client chooses.
CD: It sounds like you’ve found your fit!
JS: I love real estate and helping people. Years ago, I watched a cartoon with my daughter about a boy who invented a robot to help people. The robot said,“ See a need, fill a need.” It resonated with me, and I’ve lived life and conducted business with that mindset.
