Friction. It’s a word many entrepreneurs dislike. Rob Chevez was looking to expand his powerful CAZA Group beyond the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia), but kept running into lots of friction operating within the franchise model. Then he found eXp Realty.
“What I discovered in my search for a solution was that a new model creates new rules that can change or enhance the game you are playing, and when I saw it, I knew it was the missing puzzle piece I was looking for,” Rob wrote about why he moved his 29 agents and 15 staffers from Keller Williams to eXp Realty in February 2024.
After 17 years, Rob had bigger plans that he couldn’t achieve with Keller.
“One of the reasons we moved to eXp was because there was a lot of friction trying to open expansion teams in the franchise model. Every market center owner had a different cap structure which made it very difficult to create an even playing field for our offices. When I fully understood the power of what we could build at eXp I realized I could build a virtual market center without borders,” said Rob.
Rob Is the Founder of the GRID Network
Entrepreneurs never stop at one thing – they create multiple layers and pathways to take their business ideas. So in addition to operating CAZA, a high-producing agency that sold $115 million in volume in 2023 and $1 billion since 2009, Rob also developed a powerful networking investment group called GRID, which stands for:
- Grow your network
- Relationships transform lives
- Invest in people and assets
- Develop leaders and build wealth
Essentially, it’s a network of agents, investors, rehabbers, landlords, property managers, wholesalers, lenders, attorneys, title companies, and syndicators who gather and collaborate on ideas and projects. The results are valuable opportunities for leads, commissions, referrals and information sharing in which everyone benefits. Rob turned that small idea of just one chapter with a few members into a community of 26 hyperlocal chapters in eight states, boasting more than 40,000 members. And he has expansion plans to go global.
“Our mission is to help everyday people build wealth through real estate and GRID is the vehicle that helps us accomplish that. It’s a consumer-facing experience, where we host monthly meetings that teach people how to invest in real estate and connect them with the resources they need to be successful. We lead by giving and creating community, and in return, they reward us by utilizing our services,” said Rob.
Adding Another Layer to the Cake: GAIN
Once Rob and CAZA joined eXp, he collaborated with his trusted advisors at eXp to create GAIN – Global Agent Investment Network. The goal with GAIN is to create a network of eXp agents around the globe who want to build wealth through real estate by building better businesses and buying assets that create long-term wealth.
“What GAIN allows us to do is build a massive agent network all over the world that can help serve our GRID Investment Community and help us identify real estate entrepreneurs who believe in our mission of helping communities build wealth through real estate,” wrote Rob.
Key Stats About Rob Chevez:
- CAZA Agency, based in Reston, Virginia with offices in Gainesville, Virginia, Clifton, Virginia and Knoxville, Tennessee with plans to expand across the country.
- 29 agents, 15 staff and operations
- $115 million in volume in 2023; $182 million in 2022
- Joined eXp Realty in February 2024
- Founder of the GRID Investment Network (40,000 members worldwide)
- Host of the Income Flip podcast
- Featured multiple times on the Bigger Pockets podcast
- Board of Directors for NAHREP (National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals)
- Over $1 billion sold in residential real estate
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