Today we’d like to introduce you to Alyssa Olivarez.
Hi Alyssa, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I’ve always been someone who is driven, organized, and naturally drawn to business, but I don’t think I realized growing up just how much my environment would shape the career I have today.
My dad is a builder, so I grew up around construction, real estate, and entrepreneurship. I was exposed early on to what it actually takes to build and run a business, the exciting parts, but also the long hours, problem-solving, relationships, and constant moving pieces behind the scenes. At the time, I didn’t necessarily think, “This is what I’m going to do one day,” but looking back, so much of what I learned simply by being around it became the foundation for what I do now.
I’ve also always been someone who moves pretty quickly once I decide I want something. I went to college year-round and graduated with my bachelor’s degree in May 2017 after just three years. After pushing myself through three straight years of school, I decided to give myself that summer to relax, enjoy life, and figure out what I wanted my next chapter to look like.
By August, I was ready for the next thing. I enrolled in real estate school, earned my license shortly after, and began my career as a Realtor with JPAR. I stayed with JPAR for nearly eight years, while simultaneously becoming more and more involved in my family’s businesses.
Over those years, I gained experience that went far beyond the traditional role of a Realtor. I became heavily involved in the accounting and operations side of our family construction business, as well as managing our real estate investment portfolio. That gave me the opportunity to understand real estate from so many different perspectives, including residential sales, new construction, investment properties, property management, finances, tenants, maintenance, vendors, and all of the little details that come with actually owning and operating real estate.
In May 2025, after nearly eight years with JPAR, I decided it was time for another new chapter and made the move to Compass, joining the Platinum Group. That transition gave me a new environment, new resources, and a renewed sense of excitement about what I wanted to build within my real estate career. It really reignited something in me. I wanted to take everything I had learned over the years and become much more intentional about growing my real estate business, building my personal brand, creating content, and establishing what I wanted my own place in this industry to look like.
One of the best parts of this chapter has been getting to work alongside my best friend and real estate partner, Ellen Del Rio. We have completely separate lives, clients, experiences, and personalities, but we work incredibly well together and have learned how to lean into each other’s strengths. We work independently while also collaborating on clients, marketing, content, and now building something together within real estate.
Today, I wear quite a few hats. I’m a Realtor with Compass, I handle accounting and operations within our family construction business, I manage our investment properties, and I even have a fun side venture with my dad renting out two Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans on Turo. I’m continuing to build my own business and brand, and while there are a lot of moving pieces, I genuinely love that no two days look exactly the same.
When I look back, I can see how much of what I’m doing today connects to the world I grew up around, but I’ve also learned that I don’t have to simply follow the path that was already laid out in front of me. I can take that foundation, build on it, and create something that feels like my own.
More than anything, I’m incredibly grateful for my parents, who have always inspired me through their own work ethic and entrepreneurship while pushing me to work hard, think bigger, and create a life and career that I’m proud of.
I’m proud of how far I’ve come, but I also feel like I’m just getting started!
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
I wouldn’t necessarily say it has been a rough road, but it definitely hasn’t been a perfectly straight one either. I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have a supportive family and a strong foundation, and I never want to overlook how much of an advantage that has been. For me, many of the challenges have been more internal, figuring out exactly where I fit, what I want to build for myself, and how to balance all of the different roles I’ve taken on.
I got my real estate license very young, and while I’ve been in the industry since 2017, it took me time to really figure out what I wanted my career in real estate to look like. At the same time, I’ve continued to take on significant roles within our family businesses, manage our investment properties, and build my own real estate business. I still do all of those things today, and managing everything at once is probably one of my biggest challenges.
There’s always a question in the back of my mind of whether there will eventually come a point where I’m forced to choose. Do I narrow my focus? Do I continue helping grow what my parents have built, or do I completely branch off and focus on building something of my own? The truth is, I don’t really want to give any of it up. Each role is important to me for a different reason, and letting go of something simply because I’m doing “too much” has never really been in my nature.
Instead, I’m learning that the answer for me may not be doing less, but learning how to do it all better. I’m very much a “figure it out and get it done” type of person, but I’m realizing that growth also means learning to delegate, building better systems, using the resources around me, embracing new technology, and evolving with the world around us. I know the way I manage everything five years from now probably won’t look the same as it does today, and I think being willing to adapt is what will allow me to keep growing without feeling like I have to choose one version of myself over another.
Real estate has also taught me that you can do everything right and things still won’t always go according to plan. Deals fall apart, clients change direction, markets shift, and sometimes you put a tremendous amount of work into something without seeing an immediate result. Learning not to take every setback personally and instead focus on what I can control has made me much more resilient.
More recently, another challenge has been stepping outside of what is comfortable and allowing myself to be more visible. Building a personal brand, creating content, putting myself out there, and really claiming what I want my career to become has required a different kind of confidence than simply being good at my job behind the scenes.
I’m still figuring out the balance, and I probably always will be to some degree. But I’m becoming much more comfortable with the idea that I don’t have to choose one path just because it would be simpler. I can continue evolving, adapting, and finding better ways to make all of the pieces work together.
As you know, we’re big fans of Precise Realty & Investments Group. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
Precise Realty & Investments Group has been my personal real estate brand for several years and really represents the different sides of real estate that I’ve grown up around and built my career within. While residential buying and selling is a large part of what I do, my experience extends well beyond a traditional real estate transaction.
Because I grew up with a builder and have continued working within our family construction and investment businesses, I have a strong understanding of new construction, investment properties, property management, renovations, and what actually happens after someone owns a home. I’ve managed rental properties, worked directly with tenants and vendors, been involved in construction operations and finances, and helped solve plenty of problems that never make it onto a closing statement. That experience allows me to look at a property from several different perspectives and help my clients think beyond simply getting to the closing table.
I think one of the things that sets me apart is that I’m very resourceful. If I don’t immediately know the answer, I’m going to find it. Over the years, I’ve also built a strong network of trusted contractors, subcontractors, vendors, lenders, and other professionals that I’m able to share with my clients. I want to be someone they can continue calling long after the transaction is over, whether they need a contractor recommendation, have a question about their property, are considering turning their home into a rental, or are ready for their next move.
I’m especially passionate about new construction and helping buyers understand that process because it’s something I’ve been around for most of my life. I also really enjoy working with first-time buyers. Real estate can feel intimidating when you don’t know what you don’t know, and I love being able to break the process down, explain the “why” behind things, and make clients feel comfortable asking questions.
More recently, my brand has also been evolving. My best friend and real estate partner, Ellen Del Rio, and I have been working together more and more, and we’re currently developing A&E Real Estate Group. We each have our own experience, clients, personalities, and strengths, but we’ve realized how much stronger we can be when we combine our resources and collaborate. We want A&E to feel knowledgeable and professional, but also approachable, creative, and reflective of who we actually are.
That includes leaning more into social media and content as a way to educate, market properties, connect with our community, and show the more human side of real estate. We don’t want our presence to feel like a constant stream of “just listed” and “just sold” posts. Real estate is intertwined with people’s lives, finances, families, goals, and communities, and we want our brand to reflect that.
Ultimately, what I’m most proud of is that I’m building a career and brand that doesn’t fit into just one box. I can bring together my background in construction, investing, property management, operations, and residential real estate while continuing to evolve and create something that feels authentic to me. Precise Realty & Investments Group represents the foundation I’ve built individually, and I’m really excited about A&E Real Estate Group being part of what comes next.
What has been the most important lesson you’ve learned along your journey?
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that business, and especially real estate, is much more emotional than people realize. You’re not just dealing with contracts, properties, and numbers. You’re working with people through some of the biggest and most personal decisions of their lives. Buying a first home, selling a home filled with memories, dealing with financial stress, moving because of a major life change, or navigating an investment that isn’t going as planned can bring a lot of emotions into a transaction.
Because of that, I’ve learned that being good at real estate requires more than simply knowing the market or understanding a contract. You have to know how to communicate with different personalities, listen to what people are really telling you, manage expectations, and sometimes be the calm person in the room when emotions are high. You can care deeply about your clients while also recognizing that you can’t carry every emotion or problem home with you.
That has led to another huge lesson for me: boundaries. Real estate can very easily become a 24/7 career if you allow it to. There will always be another call, text, email, showing, problem, or deal that feels urgent. I’ve had to learn that being dedicated to my clients doesn’t mean I have to be available every second of every day. Boundaries with my time, availability, energy, and even my own thoughts and emotions have become incredibly important. I’m still working on this one, but I’ve learned that protecting those things actually allows me to show up better for my clients and for the other areas of my life.
I’ve also learned to trust my ability to figure things out. I’m never going to know everything, and there’s a lot of confidence in being able to say, “I don’t know, but I’ll find out.” Being resourceful, asking questions, leaning on the people around me, and continuing to learn have gotten me much further than feeling like I need to have every answer immediately.
Ultimately, I think my biggest lesson has been that success isn’t just about how much you can accomplish or how available you can make yourself. It’s about learning how to work with people, protect your own capacity, use your resources, and continue evolving without losing yourself in everything you’re trying to build.
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