Frank Byrd is a Realtor and Senior Real Estate Agent with REDFIN Corporation, who represents buyers in the Greater Los Angeles area. Mr. Byrd has been a full-time agent with REDFIN since January 2016 and closed over 55 transactions totaling more than $35 million dollars in real estate value. These deals span from the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties), Orange County, and throughout Los Angeles County.
A licensed real estate professional since 2007, Mr. Byrd began his journey towards a career in real estate 2004 while pursuing purchase of his first home in DTLA. The process was complex and confusing as a first-time buyer, which led to a decision to take every real estate course available at Los Angeles City College (LACC). After completing the first 8 courses over 4 semesters, he sat for and passed the DRE exam for licensing. Before being hired by REDFIN, as a contractor in 2015, he completed the remaining course work and earned a Certificate in Real Estate with a concentration in Real Estate Finance from LACC in June of 2015.
As an agent at REDFIN, Mr. Byrd has been a big proponent of customer education, teaching home buying class throughout the market for the entirety of his tenure there and earned the top reengagement award for the third quarter of 2018 REDFIN Customer Education Division. This honor and recognition were earned by four presenters per year out of over 70+ markets nationwide. Frank was the first presenter to earn this award in the Los Angeles market, which is one of the top revenues producing markets in REDFIN.
Prior to being hired at REDFIN, Mr. Byrd had a 10-year career with the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. As a Recreation Facility Director, he led the training and implementation of the departments first fully realized online registration application for over 200 senior, recreation, and childcare facilities throughout the City of Los Angeles. Working closing with the Accounting and Information Technology Departments between 2005 – 2011, over 2,000 full time employees and 5,000 part-time employees were trained utilizing protocols designed by the team Mr. Byrd led.
Mr. Byrd was born in Kingston, N.Y. and raised in Durham, N.C. He studied Philosophy at Howard University in Washington, D.C, and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute. He subsequently completed graduate work earning a Master of Fine Arts in Communication Arts from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Email: frankebyrd@gmail.com