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read below to see what people have said about working for
RE/MAX Elite.
I know when we last spoke you had expressed some
interest in learning more about how things are going for
me at Re/Max Elite. Now that I've got a little experience
under my belt I wanted to share some stats with you:
1) Property Calls vs. Floor time: This
was the main reason I made the move. This business model
directs all calls from my yard signs to me. Now all property
calls come to me, I try to sell them my listing they called
in on (which is fair to my seller since their property generated
the lead) & if then if the caller isnt interested I
convert them to buyer agency on other properties. My sellers
are very pleased with this model and 100% of them came with
me to the new broker. Get this ALL of them but 1 gave me
6 month listing extensions!!! I tracked the first 3 weeks
of property calls - this is going to blow your mind:
11 Listings
23 Calls
7 Prospects added to my database
3 New Buyers that are actively working with my Buyer Agent
Paula
2 Pendings:
a. $196,500 (my listing) 5% = $9825.00
b. $115,000 (buyers agency) 3% = $3450.00
*that's right: I have sold 2 houses in 3 weeks already
... this is HUGE!!! if you calculate that over a year
* I would have to do floor time for 6 months or more to
track these kind of conversion numbers!!!!
2) Showing Solutions: this is an outsourced
provider for appointment setting & feedback. My sellers
are loving this because they get direct feedback via e-mail
and the hours of operation are much longer (until 8pm and
including ALL weekends & Holidays) than most brokers
who use admin staff & agents to set appointments. No
busy signals, no "can't get the system to work"
etc. And if there is a problem confirming they jump all
over it and call me to get the appt confirmed. I like this
automated professionally staffed system WAY better thant
the office staff & agent model. Plus I can acces the
system remotely via internet and make changes to instructions
on the weekends if the admin folks are off.
3) Full Service Broker Admin Support: My admin,
Robin, takes care of everything. She even uploads the property
disclosures on new listings! She has already saved me on
about 3 listing where i made some sort of mistake that could
have cost me a fine. Its like having a full time assistant
as part of my team - no extra charge for her services. I've
also attached a sheet with all of the services & technology
items that are designed to take B & C activities off
of my plate so I can focus on "A" activities -
Listing & Selling Houses! Lone Wolf is an intranet based
system that does everything from billing to tracking my
listings to closing coordination tasks! Included!
4) Cost: cost to do business based on this
new model is significantly less. The Broker doesnt view
additional services as a profit center for them but a way
to free me up to focus on listing & selling houses!
Not a bunch of crazy junk fees either. This alone has decreased
my costs by nearly $4k-$6k annually off the top!!! For example:
I was on a RAPP ... the cost to do it was $1200.00 per year.
Website: $50/mo = $600yr. E&O = $300yr etc. all of this
is included in my one low monthly fee of $360!!!! No surprises,
no accounting mistakes, overbilling ... nothing! Simple
and easy.
Needless to say I am impressed and excited about how this
move is going to impact my business. I am so pleased with
this technology driven/ agent liberating business model
that I am going to help the broker tell the story to agents
who may be considering a change to a fresh business model,
looking to immediately reduce costs, improve productivity
through technology & directly increase their production
by letting them control the leads that their listings produce.
Brgds, Joe
Joe Garcia
Team Leader, The Garcia Group
RE/MAX Executive Club * Multi-Million Dollar Producer
RE/MAX Elite
5720 Gateway Blvd, Suite 204, Mason, OH 45040
Direct: 513-515-8478 * e-Fax: 513-842-4855
Joe.Garcia@REMAX.net
www.JoeGarciaHomes.com
To Whom It May Concern,
I left my previous broker almost a year ago and brought my
business to Re/Max Elite and haven't had any regrets since.
Not only did my business grow, but so did my income by double
in the first 9 months at Re/Max Elite. I have found consumers
react with confidence when you mention the name Re/Max. With
the technology now at my exposure, I am able to facilitate
better transactions for my clients. When I first began to
consider Re/Max Elite, the first thing that came to my mind
was "that monthly fee". After being with Re/Max
Elite for almost a year, I can say "the monthly fee"
goes unnoticed when I look at my income since joining the
Re/Max team. I would highly recommend Re/Max Elite to any
real estate professional who sincerely wants to see their
business grow.Warmest Regards,
Clarence Sharp
Remax Elite Realtors
clarence@myelitehome.com
Direct Line# 513-289-9888
I came
to Remax Elite because of the people there. I am getting support
from not only the broker but the owners as well. This is something
I never had at my previous broker, which I was with for 14
1/2 years.
Donna Kiser
RE/MAX Elite
I joined
RE/MAX Elite initially to take advantage of the tools and
power of the REMAX brand as well as the friendly office environment
of REMAX Elite. The management team here has just been fantastic
and bent over backward to assist our team any way they can.
They really want their agents to succeed and have been there
when we needed help.
Between RE/MAX Elite and RE/MAX International, the technology
provided is amazing. Design Center and Lead Street are awesome
and we haven't begun to use all the tools available to us
for marketing and lead generation.
Jeff Smith
RE/MAX Elite
Before
joining RE/MAX Elite I was part of a large RE/MAX office and
was feeling very isolated. I spoke with that office's owner
about my concerns. The owner was very pleasant but was at
a loss as to what to do. The office had no personality and
was a rather sterile place to be. RE/MAX Elite is designed
to be a smaller office with an emphasis on camaraderie between
agents. At Elite, I own my own business, but I am not alone.
Jim Hood
RE/MAX Elite
Making
the switch to REMAX Elite was the best decision I could have
made for my business. It was an easy decision once I sat down
with the owners and realized all the benefits of becoming
a REMAX associate.
Rhonda Bicek
REMAX Elite
Joined
Sept 06
After getting my license in December of 2005, I was a bit
nervous, at first, about committing to the RE/MAX business
plan. I weighed all the options, talked to several other brokers,
and then made one of the best business decisions of my life.
RE/MAX Elite gives me both the World’s most powerful
real estate marketing brand coupled with the personalized
attention that only a smaller office structure could offer.
The RE/MAX business structure keeps more of my commission
dollars in my pocket, which in turn allows me to provide a
higher level of service to my clients. This has made it easy
for me to compete in a changing market; even when competing
with more experienced agents.
Kim, Carla, and Jim are extremely enthusiastic about helping
agents build their own businesses, and they are constantly
leveraging technology to allow their agents to provide even
better service while keeping cost down. RE/MAX training is
on demand and to the point; just as today’s productive
agents need it to be. In addition, having my number on my
yard signs generates leads for my business instead of my brokerage.
I have to laugh when I look back on how difficult it was for
me obligate myself to a monthly fee just a year ago. Assuming
that I would have been able to produce the same 2006 sales
volume, it would have cost me over $30,000 to transact the
business at a traditional brokerage that I did at RE/MAX Elite
for under $13,000. This figure does not take into account
what I would have had to pay for internet leads that RE/MAX
offers to agents without an increased commission split. The
difference has allowed me to invest in the promotion of my
practice and build a referring database that I own. With that,
I can say that joining RE/MAX Elite was one of my best business
decisions. If you think that you can’t afford to take
the leap to RE/MAX Elite in this market, I would say that
you can’t afford not to.
Jason Bowman
RE/MAX Elite
jasonbowman@remax.net
I joined
RE/MAX Elite because I felt I was joining a team of people
who supported the work ethics and professionalism that I
believe to be important to our industry. It is a team atmosphere
and everyone encourages each others efforts and praises
each others accomplishments. To my knowledge, the technology
and continuing education available at RE/MAX exceeds anything
available at other companies. I believe in caring about
our clients and at RE/MAX Elite, it is the standard.
Tina Hipple
RE/MAX ELITE
Why
I joined REMAX ELITE
After being a traditional company for 11 years and doing
very well there, I decided it was time to take my career
to the next level. I've always admired the fact the Remax
agents are in charge of their own business and are able
to make decisions that affect their business without management
approval. Since joining Remax Elite in April 2006, my business
has been through the roof. As a lot of agents struggled
through this past year, I had my biggest year ever, (even
with the move). I can't express the importance that having
the "power of the Remax brand" has made for my
business. That's what makes Remax one of the top franchise
businesses in the world.
Lynn Murphy Dickerscheid
RE/MAX ELITE
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