Tampa Bay News and Lifestyles. Trinity Magazine. Vol. 16, Issue 08, August 2020

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Star One Realty Group Provides 5-Star Experience from Start to Closing By Deborah Bostock-Kelley

Jeff Meyer and Michele Ream love their jobs. Friends for over two decades, the two have made a life of buying and selling homes for clients in every stage of life, from newlyweds looking to put down roots, expectant parents needing more space, to empty nesters looking to downsize. A family-run business, Jeff founded Star One Realty Group in October 1999, and in 2001, Michele came aboard after retiring from a career in education.

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Her family joined soon after. In May 2020, Star One Realty Group closed on its 3,000th transaction, which translates to 3,000 satisfied clients --- or a little less as the same buyers and sellers are consistently returning to Jeff and Michele to help them through the process. Nearly 80% of their business comes from word-of-mouth referrals and returning business. The business partners relayed a story of a client that bought and sold three different homes through Star One Realty Group. When your reputation precedes you,

it’s easy to see why clients consistently return. “If we represent both the seller and buyer of a transaction, the commission is only 3%, and you can cancel if you are not happy, at any time,” said Jeff. “Everybody that calls us either knows somebody we sold a house to or sold their house. We’ve been working together long enough that Michele and I have it figured out.” With two offices – one in North Pasco and another in North Pinellas, not only to Jeff and Michele cater to the locals, but they also

provide service to clients in different states and even different countries. “We have a lot of people from England, Germany, and Canada. We just helped a client sell their home from New Guinea,” said Jeff. While the average realtor sells 8-10 houses a year, and the average team of 12 people, up to 80 houses, Jeff and Michele do the listings and contracts themselves and have sold 2% of all homes in Pasco County (1 out of every 50). “Our clients call us because they know we are

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