TOM & CYNDEE BROWNER QUAD CITIES REAL ESTATE WITH RE/MAX BI-STATE
SERVING THE ENTIRE IOWA AND ILLINOIS QUAD CITIES
DAVENPORT - BETTENDORF - ROCK ISLAND - MOLINE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
TOM & CYNDEE BROWNER
CRS, CRB, ABR, GRI, e-PRO, MRA
BROKER OWNER'S RE/MAX BI-STATE
OLD TOWN MALL - 901 E KIMBERLY, DAVENPORT IOWA
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKERS - IOWA & ILLINOIS
563-388-0008 OFFICE - 563-388-0083 FAX Cyndee's 563-570-7629 CELL - Tom's 563-343-1092 CELL
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Dear Agent:
If you have come this far, you have questions and I presume are looking for answers and perhaps a career change. RE/MAX is not for everyone. If you are doing a million or less and are happy with that, RE/MAX is not for you. If you have to be fed to do any business, RE/MAX is not for you. If you want a staff to do all your work, monitor your transactions and keep you set up, RE/MAX is not for you. RE/MAX is for agents who want the independence to run their own business, to manage and orchestrate their own business and want the Name recognition, tools and training to be the best they can be. In return for this dedication to excellence, they want to keep most of the commissions they earn and to maximize their income. If it was just about money, everyone in Real Estate would want to be at RE/MAX. However, money does not motivate me, and perhaps it does not motivate you either. I like the challenges. I guess that is why Cyndee and I opened up our own company. I also want to be the best I can be. You can see that from the designations I hold. Don't get me wrong, i like the money. It is better at RE/MAX than at any other company and the handcuffs are off, .
That said, RE/MAX is the best solution for agents that do 1.25 million or more in gross transaction sales. Agents that want to do more, learn more, and who want the freedom to run their own businesses. RE/MAX was founded 31 years ago and has grown each and every month for 378 consecutive months in associates, market share, offices and earnings. For 7 straight years, RE/MAX has done over a million transaction sides each year. No other company can come close to this productivity.
There are now over 90,000 RE/MAX agents and the average agent in the United States makes $123,255. In Iowa, the average earnings in commissions is $110,417 and in Illinois $118,328. RE/MAX does not charge more, the average agent just sells more than the average agent in other companies. In fact, the average RE/MAX agent sells 3 to 5 times more homes than the average agent from other major companies. RE/MAX is different. You pay a desk fee and a management fee plus 5% of your volume. You pay for and control your own advertising and expenses. You also pocket 95% of each commission dollar earned to pay YOU and those expenses. Let's face it. It is very expensive to be in the Real Estate business as an agent. The memberships, license fees, continued education mandates, advertising, company inflicted expenses, car, gas the the list goes on and on. On average, a two million dollar producer will make $9000 more at RE/MAX than a conventional company after all expenses are paid. Your expenses for the year are paid after that, so add another $30,000 for each million dollars in transactions you do over 2M. At 5M, you should be making an extra $99,000. At 1.25 million, you will break even in earnings with one of the traditional companies. If that is all you intend to make, that is your decision, and RE/MAX may not be for you. However, some agents do not want to break all the records. They want a life too! Some of these agents will join RE/MAX just for the educational programs, the mentoring, the newspaper, conventions and association with top agents. It is not all about the money. We also have a lot of fun, Circa 21, parties, picnics and more. RE/MAX is a family as well as an opportunity.
However, if you want more. More training, more opportunities, more freedom and more income, then take a look further. You control your expenses. There are no mandatory contributions for transactions, web, advertising. You choose what is best for your business. You control your business. We provide the tools, you pick and choose what you want to use of these tools. We do not tell you how to run your business. We are there to coach, answer questions, provide you with the best tools and then step aside and let you bloom. At RE/MAX You are in Business for Yourself, but not by Yourself. This makes RE/MAX agents better and more accountable to their clients. After all, they pay for service and we only get paid if we provide results and service.
RE/MAX is one of the most identified brands. Mel Foster and Ruhl & Ruhl are both good companies. However, out of this area, there is no name recognition for either of these companies. At RE/MAX we are a family. Referrals and leads are handed out as evenly as possible. There are no favorites, no selected few. Each agent pays the same to us, and in turn is treated the same. At RE/MAX from management to the newest agent, we are all equals and are treated as equals. We work, play and mutually decide on business decisions that affect the company together. It's like a condominium, we share the expenses of running the company, discuss and decide what the company needs to do to be better, and vote on any extra ordinary expenditures.
The RE/MAX satellite network brings top professional trainers right into our office daily. Everything from computer programs, data base management, promotional ideas to national designations like ABR, CRS, SREA etc.. The RE/MAX conventions are a unique opportunity to cram in 40 or more hours of training from top national trainers, motivational speakers and industry leaders. CRB, CRS, and other classes are also held and taped for the satellite network. Discounts on computers, services are in the Market for you to visualize and perhaps take advantage of. Regional conventions are also held with free hours of continuing education available for Iowa. Then there is Cyndee and I. Over 26 years of experience as agents and brokers. We usually have a solution for any problem you may have, and strive to help you to be more profitable.
If business tools are the key to success, then, RE/MAX is the front runner in providing these tools. RE/MAX is a megabrand. the 154th largest advertiser in the world. The National balloon branding where RE/MAX receives 5.11 billion impressions from $57 million in TV Advertising. Then add the ARCA RE/MAX Series Formula One Team, our charities - Children's Miracle Network, Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Run for the Cure, Coaching by Howard Brinton, Brian Buffini and Richard Robbins. Wall Street Journal adds for the RE/MAX Renowned Properties Program, The RE/MAX Long Drive International Tournement, and the list goes on and on.
RE/MAX is also different in that it promotes and wants you to promote you, the agent. The person who does the work and makes things happen. RE/MAX knew from the beginning that the agent, not the company was responsible for the sales and the dollars earned. They also knew that the reputation of RE/MAX was totally dependant on the type of agent they recruited. The average RE/MAX agent sells at least three times more then their average competitor because RE/MAX recruits the best agents who want to be the best. Real Estate is a profession, not a side line. Real Estate is not a 40 hour a week job. For many of us it is 10 to 14 hours a day, seven days a week for months on end, broken by a vacation to regain sanity. That is where support makes a real difference. Support from your family, friends, fellow agents and the company you choose to affiliate with.
Curious, call Cyndee for an appointment to discuss RE/MAX. No obligation, she doesn't even bite? We can meet at the office or for lunch at your convenience. If you are thinking of a change, you owe it to yourself to consider all your options, so call us.
Office 388-0008 - Cyndee's Cell 570-7629 - Tom's Cell 343-1092
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