RPAC MAJOR INVESTOR SPOTLIGHT: KRIS MAGBY Who are you in your professional career?
Why did you decide to become a Major Investor?
I’ve been a REALTOR® with Muldoon Associates since 2001. I received a degree in computer sciences, but the economic downturn caused me to shift directions and focus on real estate full time. At first, I started working with a lot of bank-owned properties and foreclosures and learned a tremendous amount about the business in those years. That knowledge has helped me build my business into who I am today and has made me a better REALTOR®.
I’ve always made contributions to RPAC, but it’s been the usual $25 with my dues, $50 here or there for RPAC fundraisers. I knew it was important and I really wanted to contribute. But everything changed for me during this COVID-19 pandemic. I saw firsthand how hard the advocacy arm of NAR, CAR, and my local Association were working to keep real estate listed as an essential service and keep us in business. My broker and his brother are both Major Investors and they’ve always talked to me about becoming one. But what really sealed the deal for me was how hard RPAC and all of the people involved in our advocacy programs worked for us through all of this. Without RPAC, our efforts would not nearly have been as effective as they are today.
I love working with first time homebuyers. Their passion, their excitement, their nervousness…it’s all so fresh and invigorating to me. I recently helped a 73-year-old Vietnam Veteran purchase his very first home, and I’ve never been prouder of a transaction. I absolutely love helping people realize the American dream of home ownership.
So it was easy for me. I researched a bit more about what RPAC does, I called Tess Pickerel at the Pueblo Association of REALTORS® for some direction and guidance, and then I went online and made my contribution. It was easy and it felt like the right thing to do.
Who are you outside of your professional career? I collect animals. I have three horses, two dogs, and two cats currently on my six-acre ranch. I love spending time with my animals. Just being with them, feeding them, hanging out with them is my way of decompressing and dealing with life’s challenges. Nothing is better to me than coming home after a long day and just spending time with my two Thoroughbred/Quarter Horse mixes and my one Paint. They bring me peace.
What would you tell your colleagues about why they should invest in RPAC? I think everyone should do it. If I can put it in very plain terms, RPAC saved our butts not only during this pandemic but beyond and into the future as well. RPAC and our advocacy program are out there fighting for us and working to prevent government actions that would hurt us, hurt our business, and hurt the dreams of our clients and consumers. I strongly encourage everyone to become a Major Investor to RPAC, or at the very least to contribute what you can and do our part to help fight for our industry.
Tell us something interesting about you that people might not expect or know? I’m a bit of an introvert and one of the things that surprises people about me is that I’m a real computer nerd. I‘m a big online gamer. I love spending time playing games like Fallout and Call of Duty just having fun.
Major Investors invest at least $1,000 in RPAC annually. For more information click here. 37
