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&“TEAM BELIEVE” KELLER WILLIAMS TRI-COUNTY Belinda Johnson, REALTOR® and Principal Team Leader of “Team Believe” at Keller Williams Tri-County, is this month’s “Teamwork Makes the Dream Work” feature. Belinda Johnson possesses an unparalleled knowledge of the real estate industry, a commitment to clients and strong interpersonal skills. Written by: Katie Kohler Photography by: Vernon Ray (Creative Mind Productions)
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worked worked for Coldwell for Coldwell Banker Banker where where she started she started to grow to grow and nurture and nurture her her clientclient base base whichwhich beganbegan with with friends friends and family and family then then expanded expanded through through re- referrals ferrals from from exceeding exceeding expectations. expectations. Clients Clients oftenoften say, “Use say, “Use Belinda. Belinda. She She understands understands whatwhat you need.” you need.” Belinda Belinda quit her quitfull-time her full-time corporate corporate job and jobbegan and began working working at Keller at Keller Wil- Williamsliams in 2009. in 2009. She’sShe’s learned learned the imthe importance portance of continuing of continuing her real herestate real estate education education and her andniche her niche of working of working with with first-time first-time homebuyers. homebuyers. Belinda Belinda also works also works with with sellers, sellers, investors, investors, contractors, contractors, and brokers. and brokers. “The“The real estate real estate industry industry is constantis constantly changing, ly changing, the market the market is changing, is changing, consumer consumer behaviors behaviors are changing, are changing, and the andlaws the laws are changing. are changing. My job Myisjob is to know to know and handle and handle thosethose changes, changes, so that so Ithat mayI provide may provide my clients my clients with with perfect perfect peacepeace in their in their transition transition from from renters renters to owners.” to owners.” Last Last year,year, Belinda Belinda celebrated celebrated her her 10-year 10-year anniversary anniversary with with Keller Keller Williams. Williams. OverOver the years the years as her as her referral referral base base grew,grew, she was she in was in desperate desperate needneed of anofassistant. an assistant. She She affectionately affectionately named named her two-women her two-women team,team, “Team “Team Believe” Believe” and and added added the phrase the phrase “Believe “Believe in Belinda” in Belinda” to her tobranding her branding and and marketing. marketing. In her In her office, office, she has shean has an open-door open-door policy policy that that fosters fosters communication communication and relatability. and relatability. She She started started to have to have moremore agents agents comecome in and in and ask her askquestions. her questions. Belinda Belinda was able was able to to answer answer theirtheir inquiries inquiries with with confidence. confidence.
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knowknow themthem up close up close and personal. and personal. We Weand we’ve and we’ve mademade commitments commitments to ourselves to ourselves that that carefully carefully vet our vetbuyers our buyers and sellers and sellers mustmust be fulfilled. be fulfilled. WhenWhen I hireIan hire agent, an agent, I lookI at look at with with a one-hour a one-hour consultation consultation that sets that setstheir their drive,drive, energy energy and personality. and personality. I’m looking I’m looking to to the expectation the expectation in ourinfirst ourmeeting. first meeting. see ifsee they if believe they believe they have they have whatwhat it takes it takes to pour to pour Our Keller Our Keller Williams Williams and team and team modelmodel is into is their into their business business to make to make it successful. it successful. that itthat must it must be a win-win be a win-win or noor deal. no deal. WhatWhat are some are some of theofunique the unique challenges challenges women women in real inestate real estate face?face? How How havehave you seen you seen your your open-door open-door Belinda: policy policy be beneficial be beneficial to the toteam the team Belinda: ManyMany women women are not areinnot leadership in leadership and yourself? and yourself? positions positions but with but with 63% of 63% REALTORS® of REALTORS® beingbeing Belinda: Belinda: women, I’m pretty I’m pretty sure sure we’rewe’re headed headed for lots for lots My open-door My open-door policypolicy buildsbuildswomen,
of changes in ourinindustry. our industry. I do think I do think therethere is a is a trust.trust. It is truly It is truly a compliment a compliment whenwhen of changes perception sometimes sometimes that female that female REALTORS® REALTORS® another another REALTOR® REALTOR® who is who notison not on perception are also are moms also moms and they and they do this do part-time, this part-time, so so your your team,team, truststrusts you with you with their their busi-busithe opposite sex may sex think may think we aren’t we aren’t as serious as serious ness ness enough enough to asktoyou askto you sitto insit onin a on a the opposite and dedicated. settlement settlement or even or even give you giveayou referral a referraland dedicated. they were they were not able not to able service. to service. In this In this business, business, you certainly you certainly get more get more bees beesWhatWhat advice advice would would you give you give to to with with honeyhoney than than you do you with do with vinegar! vinegar!new new agents agents looking looking to join to ajoin reala estate real estate team? team? Belinda: Belinda: Do your Do your homework, homework, interview interview with with teamteam leaders, be prepared be prepared to share to share your your valuevalue proposiproposiA bigApart big of part your of your message message is is leaders, and choose and choose a company a company that is that willing is willing to help to help “Believe.” “Believe.” For buyers For buyers and selland sell-tion, tion, you grow and isand technologically is technologically advanced. advanced. ers, there ers, there can be can many be many chal- chal- you grow lenges lenges alongalong the way. the way. How How important important is it for is itagents for agents to to keepkeep a positive a positive mindset? mindset? Belinda: Belinda: This is This ourisliveliour liveli-
REALREAL PRODUCERS PRODUCERS – REAL – REAL PEOPLE PEOPLE Favorite Favorite movie: movie: Purple Purple Rain Rain hood.hood. Mindset Mindset is everything is everything TV show: TV show: “Grey’s “Grey’s Anatomy” Anatomy” and the andenergy the energy you put youinput thein the Restaurant: Restaurant: Macaroni’s Macaroni’s Italian Italian restaurant restaurant atmosphere atmosphere is very is importvery import- Podcast Podcast or book: or book: BrianBrian Buffini Buffini and the and the
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Talk Talk aboutabout a powerful a powerful combination: combination: HouseCheck HouseCheck provides provides professional professional homehome inspection inspection ser- services…flexible, vices…flexible, dependdependable home able home warranty warranty plans…a plans…a sophisticated sophisticated property property information information platform…smart platform…smart homehome technology…and technology…and a a variety variety of valuable of valuable environmental environmental testing testing services…all services…all underunder one roof. one roof. In short, In short, HouseCheck HouseCheck is an is emergent an emergent superpower superpower in in the entire the entire homehome services services arena. arena. “Philadelphia “Philadelphia was awas a greatgreat placeplace to start to start establishing establishing HouseCheck HouseCheck as anas an industry industry leader leader in this inregion,” this region,” says HouseCheck says HouseCheck VP VP of Inspector of Inspector Services Services for the forNortheast the Northeast and and Philadelphia Philadelphia real estate real estate expert, expert, Laurence Laurence Elliott. Elliott. “Our“Our teamteam of experts of experts hit the hit the ground ground running running in 2019. in 2019. FromFrom homehome inspection inspection to environmental to environmental testing testing and other and other vital vital services, services, we’rewe’re doingdoing everything everything within within our power our power to en-to ensure customers sure customers have have the tools the tools and and resources resources they need they need to make to make the the mostmost informed informed decisions decisions aboutabout their their home.” home.” Originally Originally a Brooklyn a Brooklyn native, native, Elliott Elliott has lived has lived and worked and worked Laurence Laurence Elliott, Elliott, VP of Inspector VP of Inspector Services Services
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in Philadelphia in Philadelphia for the forpast the five pastdecades. five decades. AfterAfter manymany yearsyears as a professional as a professional entertainer, entertainer, Laurence Laurence turned turned his talents his talents and passions and passions toward toward real estate real estate in 1990. in 1990. “I rose “I through rose through the ranks the ranks to become to become a bro-a broker/manager,” ker/manager,” Mr. Elliott Mr. Elliott says.says. “Along “Along the way, the way, I’ve I’ve worked worked on industry on industry issuesissues on the onlocal, the local, statestate and and national national level.level. So, I So, know I know the business the business – and–the and the local local market market – like–the likeback the back of myofhand.” my hand.” In allIn that all time, that time, Elliott Elliott says he’s saysnever he’s never seen seen a coma company pany with with HouseCheck’s HouseCheck’s mix of mix products, of products, high-enhigh-energy ergy commitment commitment and unlimited and unlimited potential. potential. Born Born in Boise…growing in Boise…growing a national a national reputation. reputation.
Founded Founded in Boise in Boise in 2016, in 2016, HouseCheck HouseCheck offersoffers real real estateestate consumers consumers the highest the highest level level of transparenof transparency when cy when it comes it comes to thetotrue the condition true condition of a home. of a home. Simply Simply put, HouseCheck’s put, HouseCheck’s mission mission is to deliver is to deliver the the simplest, simplest, mostmost dependable dependable inspection inspection services services a a buyerbuyer or seller or seller couldcould ever want ever want – with – with reports reports that that are both are both detailed detailed and easy and easy to read. to read. A high-quality, A high-quality, experienced experienced inspection inspection team.team.
WhileWhile HouseCheck HouseCheck is relatively is relatively new to new thetoPhilathe Philadelphia delphia area,area, the company’s the company’s inspectors inspectors have have been been in theinbusiness the business for many for many yearsyears and are andpart are of part theof the local local community. community. “Our“Our inspectors inspectors are taking are taking course course workwork toward toward becoming becoming Certified Certified Master Master InspecInspectors,”tors,” Elliott Elliott explains. explains. “The“The designation designation is reserved is reserved for the forbest the of best theofbest the — best and —we andhave we have moremore in- inspectors spectors working working toward toward that designation that designation than than any any otherother local local company.” company.” Mr. Elliott Mr. Elliott wentwent on toon saytothat say HouseCheck’s that HouseCheck’s training training program program helpshelps assure assure that agents that agents and their and their clients clients will get willa get first-rate a first-rate inspection. inspection. An innovative An innovative bundling bundling of essential of essential homehome services. services.
On top Onoftop a professional of a professional inspection inspection team,team, HouseHouseCheck Check HomeHome Inspections Inspections comecome with with a number a number of of value-added value-added features. features. This This includes includes an uncondian unconditionaltional money-back money-back guarantee, guarantee, a freea 120-day free 120-day homehome warranty, warranty, and aand freea 90-day free 90-day HomeHome Buy-Back Buy-Back satis-satisfaction faction guarantee. guarantee. You see, You in see, order in order to relieve to relieve the stress the stress that that oftenoften accompanies accompanies the home-buying the home-buying process, process, HouseCheck HouseCheck puts puts homehome inspections inspections and home and home warranties warranties beneath beneath the same the same umbrella. umbrella. The The company company also provides also provides a program a program that delights that delights both both buyers buyers and sellers: and sellers: The Certified The Certified Pre-Owned Pre-Owned Home. Home.
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of information of information that’sthat’s very very complete complete – and–instantand instant- designed designed to help to protect help protect em- emly accessible ly accessible to an to agent an agent or broker. or broker. This This kind of kind of ployees, ployees, customers customers and busiand busiThis This innovative innovative program program takestakes the the knowledge is a powerful is a powerful tool, tool, indeed. indeed. nesses nesses from from health health risk. risk. typical typical chainchain of events of events – where – where an an knowledge inspection inspection happens happens following following an ac-an acHouseCheck’s HouseCheck’s VirusVirus Remediation Remediation Toward a healthier a healthier homehome —and—and business business cepted cepted offer offer – and–reverses and reverses the order. the order.Toward and Decontamination and Decontamination Services Services pro- pro— environment. — environment. vide businesses a range a range of capabilities of capabilities Sooner Sooner or later, or later, manymany homeowners homeowners are faced are faced with withvide businesses WithWith the Certified the Certified approach, approach, the the and options, and options, from from rapidrapid response response you might you might call an call unhealthy an unhealthy home.home. FromFrom househouse is inspected is inspected and covered and covered with with whatwhat decontamination to a general to a general assessassesstermites termites snacking snacking on your on your home’s home’s bonesbones to toxic to toxic decontamination a one-year a one-year warranty warranty before before it’s put it’son put on ment ment of environmental of environmental conditions conditions mold mold hiding hiding in your in your walls, walls, or deadly or deadly radon radon lurklurkthe market. the market. This This leadsleads to a simpler to a simpler conducive to pathogens. to pathogens. ing ining your in your basement, basement, homeowners homeowners who suspect who suspect a a conducive process process that is that attractive is attractive to allto parties all parties problem problem need need to rely to on rely a professional on a professional and accurate and accurate – buyer, – buyer, sellerseller and agent. and agent. inspection inspection service. service. EnterEnter HouseCheck HouseCheck EnvironEnviron- Always Always by your by your side. side. mental mental Services. Services. Leveraging Leveraging a deliberate, a deliberate, scientific scientific HouseCheck HouseCheck wantswants the local the local commucommuHouseFax HouseFax Property Property Reports. Reports. approach to helping to helping homeowners homeowners learnlearn if they if have they have nity to nity know to know that their that their teamteam is right is right Just about Just about everyone everyone knows knows aboutabout approach a real, health-threatening health-threatening issue.issue. by your by your side during side during this difficult this difficult time time the car thehistory car history report report that’sthat’s common commona real, in theinreal theestate real estate industry. industry. The comThe comin theinused the used vehicle vehicle market. market. HouseHouseAlways looking looking for innovative for innovative waysways to support to support the thepany pany mademade the difficult the difficult decision decision to to Fax takes Fax takes that idea that and ideatakes and takes aim at aim at Always community, community, HouseCheck HouseCheck recently recently introduced introducedstop inspecting stop inspecting homes homes until until the crisis the crisis the housing the housing market. market. EachEach HouseFax HouseFax local local Remediation Remediation and Decontamination and Decontamination Services, Services,lifts. lifts. As Laurence As Laurence puts it, puts “Houseit, “HouseReport Report provides provides a breadth a breadth and depth and depthVirusVirus Certified Certified Pre-Owned Pre-Owned Home. Home.
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Check Check felt itfelt wasitimportant was important to respect to respect the Governor, the Governor, Mayor Mayor and our andREALTOR® our REALTOR® friends friends who also who adhered also adhered to thetostrict the strict rulesrules in place. in place. Everyone Everyone at HouseCheck at HouseCheck hopeshopes the community the community staysstays safe as safe weasallwe cope all cope with with the challenges. the challenges. OnceOnce business business is is back back up and uprunning, and running, we will webe will ready be ready with with the programs the programs and and services services you have you have comecome to know to know and depend and depend on.” on.” HouseCheck’s HouseCheck’s Philadelphia Philadelphia Story.Story.
HouseCheck HouseCheck is in the is infield thein field nearly in nearly 40 communities 40 communities in andinaround and around Philadelphia. Philadelphia. The company The company is pleased is pleased to serve to serve five local five counties: local counties: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Delaware, Delaware, Chester, Chester, BucksBucks and Montgomery. and Montgomery. The Philadelphia The Philadelphia regionregion is leadisby lead area by manager area manager Dan McLaughlin Dan McLaughlin . “Not. “Not only was onlyDan wasthe Dantop theinspector top inspector at hisat his former former company, company, but his butget-it-done his get-it-done attitude attitude and customer and customer service service focusfocus also have also have others others singing singing his praises,” his praises,” Laurence Laurence ElliottElliott says. says. “Dan“Dan is a stand-out is a stand-out individual individual in theinhome the home inspection inspection industry, industry, and he and leads he leads his team his team with awith great a great workwork ethic.” ethic.” Thanks Thanks to anto expanding an expanding suite suite of innovative of innovative technology, technology, data data and reporting and reporting products, products, environmental environmental testing testing services, services, un- unmatched matched customer customer protections, protections, and the andmost the most comprehensive comprehensive homehome inspections, inspections, HouseCheck HouseCheck is a force is a force to beto reckoned be reckoned with with — driving — driving much-needed much-needed change change for the forbenefit the benefit of allof involved all involved in real inestate real estate transactions. transactions.
Dan McLaughlin, Dan McLaughlin, Area Manager Area Manager
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JIBRI JIBRIBOND BOND “Do what “Do what you say youyou say are yougoing are going to do.” to do.”
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JOHNNY JOHNNY MCDONALD MCDONALD “The“The buildings buildings we build, we build, we could we could buildbuild themthem cheaper cheaper and and faster. faster. But, we But,don’t we don’t because because we respect we respect whatwhat it means it means to put to put a building a building on the onface the face of the ofplanet the planet fromfrom an environmental, an environmental, logical logical and economic and economic standpoint.” standpoint.”
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CHRISTOPHER CHRISTOPHER SOMERS SOMERS “My “My teamteam is kind is kind of, like of, myself, like myself, a lot aoflot underdogs. of underdogs. They’re They’re people people that do thatgreat do great workwork and drive and drive for for success. success. It’s aIt’s very a very cool cool dynamic.” dynamic.”
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HARKEET HARKEETCHADHA CHADHA “Being “Being multilingual multilingual helpshelps you understand you understand people’s people’s struggles. struggles. Everyone Everyone is struggling is struggling in their in their own own way. way. It doesn’t It doesn’t havehave to to be a be language a language barrier. barrier. Everyone Everyone has their has their own own battles battles and and we’rewe’re all fighting. all fighting. Understanding Understanding we’rewe’re all inall it in together it together is theis the beauty beauty of it. of That’s it. That’s whatwhat makes makes America America beautiful.” beautiful.”
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MARIA MARIAQUATTRONE QUATTRONE “We “We knowknow whenwhen the challenge the challenge arises arises whatwhat it takes it takes to get toitget done. it done. That’s That’s why why our business our business is soisbroad. so broad. When When one of one the ofbusinesses the businesses driesdries up, we up,have we have otherother things things to keep to keep our business our business going.” going.”
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MATTHEW MATTHEWMILANO MILANO “When someone truststrusts you and “When someone you you and say youyou say are you are going to deliver whatwhat you say on—the going to deliver youyou say will you deliver will deliver on—the relationship will continue.” relationship will continue.”
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CAPRI CAPRID’AMARIO D’AMARIO DESSECKER DESSECKER phone number doesn’t change settlement. tell my “My “My phone number doesn’t change afterafter settlement. I tellImy clients if they callwhen me when a problem clients if they don’tdon’t call me they they havehave a problem and Iand I findsix outmonths six months get upset.” find out later,later, I getIupset.”
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HEATHER HEATHER PETRONE-SHOOK PETRONE-SHOOK “Longevity “Longevity in theinbusiness the business takestakes moxie. moxie. You have You have to carve to carve out your out your niche, niche, be your be your own own person, person, and not andtry nottotry keep to keep up with up with everyone everyone else. else. When When you start you start comparing comparing and getting and getting angry angry it doesn’t it doesn’t do you do any you good.” any good.”
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TIM TIMGARRITY, GARRITY,ANDREW ANDREWJANOS, JANOS, RYAN RYANGARRITY GARRITY “Building “Building a core a core teamteam is theisfoundation the foundation of a successful of a successful company; company; believe believe me, me, I’ve lived I’ve lived it. If each it. If each of usoftried us tried to build to build Copper Copper Hill on Hillour onown, our own, we would we would be be nowhere nowhere nearnear the size the and size success and success as have as have realized realized today, today, as weashave we have threethree driven driven leaders leaders all working all working toward toward the same the same goals.” goals.” (TG)(TG)
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LARA LARAERTWINE ERTWINE believe if you’re notwith left with an amazing “We “We believe if you’re not left an amazing experience, we haven’t our We job.don’t We don’t measure experience, we haven’t donedone our job. measure success through achievements or awards, but through success through achievements or awards, but through the satisfaction ofclients.” our clients.” the satisfaction of our
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GORDON GORDONSTEIN STEIN “You“You can only learnlearn this business by doing it, failing forward, can only this business by doing it, failing forward, and getting real-life experience. ThisThis industry cannot be be and getting real-life experience. industry cannot taught in a textbook.” taught in a textbook.”
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FRANK FRANKALTAMURO ALTAMURO “Without “Without a doubt, a doubt, loving loving whatwhat you do youmakes do makes you become you become successful. successful. I I havehave a great a great desire desire to make to make people people happy.” happy.”
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CELEBRATING CELEBRATING LEADERS LEADERS YEAR YEAR IN IN REVIEW REVIEW S PSEC P EC I AILA L ON O E-Y N E-Y E AER AR AN A N INVIEVRESA R SA RYRY E DEIDTIITOI N ON
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“I feel “I feel I’m responsible I’m responsible for 1,500 for 1,500 soulssouls today today at at some some level.level. HowHow can can I take I take it easy? it easy? HowHow can can I be I be responsible responsible for so formany so many families families that that are relying are relying on me? on me? People People havehave a choice a choice of where of where to work to work and and theythey decided decided to work to work in one in one of the of organizations the organizations I own... I own... It’s It’s veryvery scary scary and and emotional. emotional. It’s also It’s also motivating motivating and and allows allows me to me to continue continue to work to work hard.” hard.” THE CONDO THE CONDO SHOP/ SHOP/ KELLER KELLER WILLIAMS WILLIAMS PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA August August 2019 2019 Celebrating Celebrating Leaders Leaders Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: PLUSH PLUSH ImageImage Corporation Corporation 34 • May 34 • 2020 May 2020
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Ori Ori Feibush Feibush “I love “I love developing developing and and improving improving areas areas we can we can collectively collectively benefit benefit fromfrom as aas neighbor. a neighbor. I don’t I don’t wantwant to build to build a cool a cool restaurant restaurant 10 miles 10 miles fromfrom my house. my house. I I wantwant it to itbetoacross be across the street.” the street.” OCF OCF REALTY REALTY September September 2019 2019 Celebrating Celebrating Leaders Leaders Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Real Producers Magazine Producers Magazine Photography: PLUSH Photography: PLUSH ImageImage Corporation Corporation
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Edward Edward Rogers Rogers “Everybody “Everybody that that knows knows me knows me knows the type the type of energy of energy I I have. have. Every Every day day we wake we wake up we upshould we should be happy be happy we we are alive are alive and and happy happy that that we have we have these these opportunities.” opportunities.”
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Greg GregDamis Damis “I love “I love real real estate. estate. I really I really do. do. My dreams My dreams havehave beenbeen fulfilled fulfilled in real in real estate estate and and I want I want to trytototry to passpass that that on toonother to other people.” people.”
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“I’m “I’m not selling not selling something. something. I’m not I’m telling not telling you you to buy to buy this product. this product. I’m literally I’m literally telling telling you you whowho I am,I am, this is this what is what I believe, I believe, these these are my are my values values and and principals, principals, and and come come join join me!”me!” @realproducers @realproducers
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“Obviously, “Obviously, the money the money can can be really be really good. good. But, But, if you’re if you’re doing doing it foritthe for money, the money, you’re you’re not going not going to betosuccessful.” be successful.”
STACIE STACIEsteinbrecher steinbrecher “Be “Be the person the person that that youryour clients clients can can trusttrust because because that’s that’s where where you’llyou’ll get your get your referral referral business. business. There’s There’s no better no better compliment compliment youryour clients clients can can provide provide in this in business!” this business!” HomeSmart HomeSmart Realty Advisors Realty Advisors July 2019 July 2019 Star Featured RisingRising Star Featured AgentAgent Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Real Producers Magazine Producers Magazine Photography: Vernon Photography: Vernon Ray Ray
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“I think “I think as far asas farclients, as clients, theythey like me like because me because I’m aI’m very a very goodgood ‘hand ‘hand holder.’ holder.’ And And I’ve I’ve beenbeen goodgood at figuring at figuring out out whatwhat first-time first-time homebuyers homebuyers KellerKeller Williams Williams Philadelphia Philadelphia are looking are looking for and for and whatwhat theythey August August 2019 2019 are afraid are afraid of...”of...” RisingRising Star Featured Star Featured AgentAgent Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Real Producers Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: PLUSH PLUSH ImageImage Corporation Corporation
GREGG GREGG kravitz kravitz OCF OCF Realty Realty September September 2019 2019 “I work “I work in a in business a business where where it’s all it’sabout all about RisingRising Star Featured Star Featured AgentAgent relationships relationships and and helping helping people.” people.” Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Real Producers Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray
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JUSTIN JUSTIN kane kane “I would “I would prefer prefer to make to make less less money money and and do itdo theit right the right way.way. It makes It makes you you feel feel better. better. When When I look I look at my atkids my kids and and my wife, my wife, I’m trying I’m trying to build to build something something to pass to pass down, down, to to teach teach themthem a craft a craft whilewhile building building a legacy.” a legacy.”
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“Every “Every day day is anisadventure. an adventure. My future My future is in is my in my hands. hands. I getI excited get excited when when I meet I meet newnew people. people. It’s one It’s one of my offavorite my favorite things things about about this business.” this business.” realproducersmag.com realproducersmag.com
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“The“The fear fear of losing of losing everything everything motivated motivated me to mework to work tirelessly. tirelessly. Failure Failure was was not an notoption.” an option.”
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“Know “Know youryour client. client. You You havehave to build to build trusttrust and and a long-term a long-term relationship. relationship. I always I always put my put my clients clients first.first. As long As long as they as they make make money, money, I I make make money.” money.”
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“A lot“Aoflotpeople of people havehave ideas, ideas, but there but there are are few few whowho decide decide to dotosomething do something about about themthem now.now. Not Not tomorrow. tomorrow. Not Not nextnext week. week. The The true true entrepreneur entrepreneur is a doer, is a doer, not anot dreamer.” a dreamer.”
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“I enjoy “I enjoy educating educating clients clients objectively objectively about about the real the real estate estate process process and and assuring assuring them, them, sometimes sometimes to their to their surprise, surprise, that that theirtheir goals goals are are attainable.” attainable.”
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“Trust “Trust and and building building a relationship a relationship is allisabout all about intention. intention. People People havehave to know to know that that you you havehave that that positive positive intention. intention. If that If that getsgets cloudy, cloudy, thenthen people people startstart to not to trust not trust you.”you.”
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“In this “In business, this business, to beto be the best, the best, you you needneed to get to get people’s people’s attention. attention. When When people people thinkthink about about real real estate, estate, I’m the I’m name, the name, and and our team our team is the is team the team this is this is talked talked about.” about.”
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“I’m “I’m a process a process guy. guy. If I do If I do anything anything moremore thanthan twicetwice I create I create a process a process for it.for it. As we’ve As we’ve gotten gotten bigger bigger we spent we spent moremore timetime
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“My “My mainmain motivation motivation has always has always beenbeen to create to create the ultimate the ultimate clientclient experience. experience. What’s What’s moremore important important thanthan beginning beginning a new a new chapter chapter of your of your life inlife theinperfect the perfect home?” home?”
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JONATHAN JONATHAN FINK FINK “I’m a “I’m concentration a concentration junkie. junkie. I don’t I don’t thinkthink about about anything anything else when else when I’m flying. I’m flying. I don’t I don’t thinkthink about about my problems. my problems. I getItoget to concentrate concentrate on this on thing. this thing. There There is a part is a part of it where of it where you you are controlling are controlling this big thismachine big machine and it’s andait’s thrill. a thrill. You’re You’re part part of this of this whole whole network network up there.” up there.”
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“To REALTORS®, “To REALTORS®, I would I would say, get say,involved. get involved. YourYour voicevoice matters matters a lot...REALTORS® a lot...REALTORS® are are muchmuch closercloser to actual to actual people people on the onstreet the street and and actual actual voters, voters, and hearing and hearing fromfrom thosethose voices voices is is whatwhat the council the council members members care care about.” about.”
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CORWIN CORWIN JACKSON JACKSON “It’s “It’s important important to ustothat us that our clients our clients are are educated educated on what on what typetype of house of house theythey are are buying. buying. We don’t We don’t just give just give themthem the scary the scary truths, truths, but we butadvise we advise themthem on how on how to get to get the issues the issues resolved.” resolved.” CORECORE Inspection Inspection Group Group May 2019 May 2019 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray
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JEFF JEFF TINNEY TINNEY “I think “I think the level the level of professionalism of professionalism is is paramount. paramount. When When The The HOME HOME Team Team handles handles youryour transaction transaction you you become become part part of our of family. our family. YourYour loanloan will be willclosed be closed on on timetime and and the experience the experience will be willtop-notch.” be top-notch.” The HOME The HOME TeamTeam of Freedom of Freedom Mortgage Mortgage June June 2019 2019 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray
PETROZIELLO PETROZIELLO “When “When we receive we receive a referral a referral fromfrom a REALTOR® a REALTOR® or Loan or Loan Officer, Officer, theythey can be canconfident be confident that that theirtheir clientclient is in is good in good hands. hands. We’re We’re going going to spend to spend time,time, and and we’re we’re going going to find to find out what out what theythey reallyreally need. need. It’s an It’sexperience—not an experience—not just ajust phone a phone call.”call.” Allstate Allstate Insurace Insurace July 2019 July 2019 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray realproducersmag.com realproducersmag.com
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“When “When you you leave leave the house, the house, you you will will know know the house the house better better or asorwell as well as the as the person person whowho ownsowns it.” it.” Abundant Abundant HomeHome Inspection Inspection Services Services August August 2019 2019 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray
PAUL PAUL D’AURIA D’AURIA “It gives “It gives me satisfaction me satisfaction when when someone someone callscalls and and I canI can fix their fix their problem. problem. Especially Especially when when theythey tell me tell another me another customer customer has has recommended recommended them.” them.” D’Auria D’Auria & Son& Heating Son Heating and Air andConditioning Air Conditioning September September 2019 2019 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray 56 • May 56 • 2020 May 2020
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REBECCA REBECCA OLLER OLLER “We “We havehave a fabulously a fabulously engaged engaged teamteam of of professionals professionals at TCS at TCS whowho are energetic, are energetic, enthusiastic enthusiastic and and completely completely dedicated dedicated to our to our mutual mutual success success and and the satisfaction the satisfaction of our of our clients. clients. It’s aIt’s very a very unique, unique, supportive supportive and and happy happy environment. environment. I celebrate I celebrate it every it every single single day.”day.” TCS Management TCS Management October October 2019 2019 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray
“Our“Our company company culture culture is phenomenal. is phenomenal. We We understand understand we make we make commitments commitments to our to our referral referral partners partners and and clients. clients. It’s important It’s important that that we meet we meet those those commitments.” commitments.” CrossCountry CrossCountry Mortgage Mortgage November November 2019 2019 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: PLUSH PLUSH ImageImage Corporation Corporation realproducersmag.com realproducersmag.com
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“Our“Our job at job Surety at Surety TitleTitle is to ismake to make our agents our agents and and lenders lenders looklook like rock like rock starsstars at closing at closing so so repeat repeat business business is achieved is achieved for all. forI all. couldn’t I couldn’t do do this without this without my amazing my amazing teamteam in the in office.” the office.” Surety Surety Abstract Abstract Services Services December December 2019 2019 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray
RICK RICK RUDMAN RUDMAN “What “What makes makes us unique us unique is our is our ability ability to defer to defer payment payment and and scalescale at the at same the same time.time. This This is notis too not good too good to betotrue. be true. We We are aare venture-backed, a venture-backed, techtech approach approach to real to real estate estate that that will make will make pre-sale pre-sale renovations renovations better better for everyone.” for everyone.” Curbio Curbio January January 20202020 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Real Producers Producers Magazine Magazine 58 • May 58 • 2020 May 2020
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KYREE KYREE TERRELL TERRELL “I know “I know where where I could I could be and be and should should be be statistically statistically had had it notit been not been for my formentality. my mentality. When When going going through through adversity, adversity, you’re you’re either either going going to rise to rise fromfrom it or itit’s orgoing it’s going to crumble to crumble you.you. If you If you can can use use the negative the negative as fuel, as fuel, it can it can helphelp you you pushpush yourself.” yourself.” MyNEWPhilly MyNEWPhilly February February 20202020 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray
SHAPIRO SHAPIRO “The“The home home is where is where you you spend spend mostmost of of youryour life and life and should should be the be place the place you you lovelove most. most. There There is nothing is nothing moremore comforting comforting and and safesafe thanthan being being in a in space a space that that fits fits youryour life and life and make make you you feel feel happy.” happy.” (ES) (ES) roomroom service service 360 360 February February 20202020 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray realproducersmag.com realproducersmag.com
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“People “People seem seem to love to love the fact the that fact that I’m known I’m known as as The The Mortgage Mortgage Mom. Mom. Sometimes, Sometimes, they’ll they’ll ask ifask I if I havehave a lotaoflotchildren. of children. I justI say, just say, ‘No, ‘No, but Ibut have I have a a lot oflotclients of clients I treat I treat like family.’” like family.’” “The “The Mortgage Mortgage Mom” Mom” at Greentree at Greentree Mortgage Mortgage Co LPCo LP MarchMarch 20202020 Preferred Preferred Partner Partner Highlight Highlight Philadelphia Philadelphia Real Producers Real Producers Magazine Magazine Photography: Photography: Vernon Vernon Ray Ray
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“Funding “Funding is not is one not one size size fits all. fitsThere all. There are aare lota lot of ways of ways to fund to fund a real a real estate estate deal,deal, sometimes sometimes it’s just it’s a just matter a matter of thinking of thinking outside outside of the of box. the box. Whether Whether it’s helping it’s helping themthem get the get GAP the GAP funding funding that that an investor an investor can can use use withwith a hard-money a hard-money lender, lender, a private a private lender, lender, theirtheir ownown cash,cash, or mortgage or mortgage lenders lenders we have we have the ability the ability to work to work in conjunction in conjunction withwith all ofallthem.” of them.” (EM)(EM) 60 • May 60 • 2020 May 2020
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