Sunday, June 8, 2008

MY MEETING WITH DAVE LINIGER

I had the privilege of meeting Dave Liniger and Margaret Kelly last week at RE/MAX International Headquarters in Denver.

For the uninitiated, Dave Liniger is the President and Founder of RE/MAX International, and Kelly is his CEO. The RE/MAX organization manages and supports over 100,000 agents worldwide from its Denver HQ.

What Dave Liniger has built in 30 years is truly amazing. The RE/MAX model was groundbreaking for agents in the industry. It basically boils down to hiring agents who have the talent, confidence and ability to write a hefty check each month for the privilege of using the RE/MAX name, with the tradeoff being that agents keep more of their commissions.

If you don't sell, you starve. Therefore, RE/MAX agents work!

In my office, agents average over 13 years experience. For RE/MAX nationwide, agents average over eight years of experience.

If you want to be the best, you get around the best, which I why I chose to affiliate with RE/MAX. Jim Wanzeck, Kim Wermerskirchen and the management team behind my office run an efficient, profitable and professional operation.

Spending time with Dave Liniger and Margaret Kelly last week only solidified my thinking about the RE/MAX brand - it's where serious, full-time agents come to excel.