The art of “coaching” was truly a foundation in forming Open Concepts Realty. Scott Rafferty and Marc Schoff cultivated an enduring friendship while coaching baseball in and around the seacoast area for over a decade. Real Estate was the ‘hot topic’ on countless occasions after games or practices. Scott, who was a practicing, licensed REALTOR® at the time. While coaching, he often pointed out comparisons between the impact of helping his players emotionally both on and off the field, to the buying and selling procedures that he had developed with his clients, while practicing Real Estate. Each unique situation seemed to share several common goals, which included fostering relationships, building individual character, and increasing confidence.

While Scott was absorbing the “in’s and out’s” of the seacoast Real Estate market in practice, he and Marc began to brainstorm about creating a company of their own. The widely prevalent ‘big-business’ and ‘corporate’ mentality, associated with the present seacoast industry, ultimately provided a necessary motivation to both men. Scott and Marc wanted to create something different, and develop a Real Estate company that maximized their personal talents and life experiences. The end result of those initial dialogues was to develop an agency that needed to be rooted in customer service, as well as one that placed an emphasis on customer care beyond anything else. Thus, the purpose of Open Concepts Realty was established, and its mission authenticated. The company would strive to become a Real Estate brokerage that was relationship-driven, and one that would embrace a transparent, trustworthy, and thorough mode of operation. After about three plus years of careful planning and preparation, both Marc and Scott agreed that it was time to introduce their new game plan to the region. With Scott’s business management, hospitality, and marketing background, along with Marc’s own sales and Real Estate operations experiences with VRBO, the bases were loaded.

The two had no choice but to swing for the fence with their new, innovative approach toward helping people acquire and sell real property.

In the fall of 2016, Scott and Marc decided to share their Real Estate Business Plan with local entrepreneur and Principal Broker, Scott Phillips. Impressed and encouraged by what he had heard, Scott Phillips immediately decided to lead the team as the initial Principal Broker, and aimed to take a healthy swing at enhancing the concepts that were becoming a cornerstone of the company. In April of 2017,Open Concepts Realty officially became a licensed Real Estate brokerage, based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

During the late innings of the development process, a well-planned and arranged move allowed Scott Rafferty to take over the responsibilities as the Principal Broker of Open Concepts Realty. Moving forward, the company intends to expand upon a home run of a concept. This ‘home run’ concept offers premium, client-selected listing packages at commission structures that are highly competitive, and justified by the absence of corporate overhead, commission-sharing arrangements, and franchise fees.

Open Concepts Realty is steadfast in its efforts to uphold impeccable standards of practice and integrity at any cost. They continue to recruit respectable, licensed REALTORS® who are dedicated to providing clients with the best products available, and in the most honest and open manner possible.

Open Concepts Realty

A Transparent, Trustworthy and Thorough choice, for all of your Real Estate needs.

Cheers!!!