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Best Broker - MAK
MAK bought a home and would recommend using Lorraine for your home purchase.
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"We were so fortunate to have a dedicated broker such as Lorraine to assist us in our..."
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"We were so fortunate to have a dedicated broker such as Lorraine to assist us in our search for a beautiful Newburyport home. Her experience and patience was miles above the rest -- due to her experience and connections -- she found us a home before it came on the market -- thanks, again, Lorraine!!!!!"
Saludos - JORGE
JORGE bought a home and would recommend using Gina for your home purchase.
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"Sra. Gina
Le mando fraternos saludos, para usted, su esposo,y su hija,,espero que esten..."
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"Sra. Gina
Le mando fraternos saludos, para usted, su esposo,y su hija,,espero que esten bien de salud,y muchas gracias al señor por haberla conocido, mi hija y yo nos encontramos muy bien, trabajando en el Peru, Que Dios derrame bendiciones a su hogar. atte Jorge Chumpitassi "
"I started to work for Boardwalk Properties when the company consisted of five people..."
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"I started to work for Boardwalk Properties when the company consisted of five people using four workstations in a room of approximately 200 square feet. Over the following two years, I watched Boardwalk expand into a larger office space and I was asked to be co-manager of the second office, NextGen Realty, which opened after Boardwalk's first year. As such, I am well positioned to evaluate the business, its critical success factors, its business model, its people, and its management.
My first Real Estate job was at a small office in Brighton, MA, which failed to provide training, support, direction, advertising, websites, etc, etc."
"Frustrated and unable to close business transactions, I looked for employment at a..."
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"Frustrated and unable to close business transactions, I looked for employment at a different office and landed an interview with Demetrios at Boardwalk. I recall explaining my situation to Demetrios as he interviewed me over lunch and watching him shake his head in disbelief. Demetrios then went on to describe Boardwalk. Boardwalk had one of the largest data bases of apartments and landlords in Boston and multiple websites for advertising. The collective advertising of all the agents provided a steady stream of clients and the community spirit was such that we all provided ancillary support to one another. In short, one would have had to try - and try hard - to not be successful. Demetrios assured me that Boardwalk did more to facilitate the success of its agents than any other office. Although the training was challenging and often time consuming, it made me a much better salesperson. I began to thrive."
"As Tony, Kate, David and I worked to close our first few deals in our tiny office,..."
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"As Tony, Kate, David and I worked to close our first few deals in our tiny office, Demetrios overheard every aspect of the communication we had with landlords, clients and other offices. We were given real time feedback - often taking the form of silent suggestions over instant messenger - while we worked the phones. He would note: sound more positive, say thank you more, let them finish their sentences before jumping in etc. I basically had a real time success training coach in many aspects of communication. Demetrios also took the time to review closely our behavior on showings and our interaction with landlords out in the field: "If you don't have enough clients, put up more ads in other areas and bedroom sizes". "You should be maximizing your time through showing apartments all day and doing your paper work at night.", "
""If a place is vacant, go ahead and show it to them anytime they want! - they'll be..."
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""If a place is vacant, go ahead and show it to them anytime they want! - they'll be impressed", "Always ask for definitive dates on payment". "You are skilled at talking to landlords - you should be asking about listings every time you speak with them.", "Stop asking clients so many questions when you screen them - you don't need to know every exacting detail about them - you're making them feel defensive.", "You have to be an inspirational leader both within and outside of the office, clients and fellow workers respond well to that." and so on. Such real time feedback and training resulted in vertical learning curves and engendered a culture of growth, training and tenacity. Demetrios lead through example, typically arriving first to the office and staying very late until the last agent would leave. He was always there for us and he was always available. You could call him seven days per week early and or late and he always answers the phone or calls you back quickly."
"Boardwalk significantly expanded during the summer of 2003 and we grew into the office..."
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"Boardwalk significantly expanded during the summer of 2003 and we grew into the office space we had been sharing with another sales office to bring our total square footage to around 600 square feet. We could still overhear each other's phone calls and we soon found ourselves giving real time feedback to ten or so new agents as Demetrios had done with us. In a very real sense, the agents at boardwalk worked and operated as one body, with many parts. We shared every shred of knowledge and facilitated the closing of deals for other agents whenever possible. We understood that helping others meant being helped and we gladly acted on this principle. "
"This attitude aligned perfectly with the Boardwalk's use of information technology. Being..."
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"This attitude aligned perfectly with the Boardwalk's use of information technology. Being a former information technology professional, Demetrios had a keen sense of how to incorporate information technology into the real estate business - our system of knowledge management was far more advanced than anything I have since experienced in my professional life. We were constantly making improvements to the IT systems and Boardwalk soon had two other IT / computer science professionals working in the office on a full time basis. Boardwalk probably had (and still has) more IT and computer science knowledge behind its agents than any other real estate office in the country. My point is here is that the IT aspect of the business along with the culture of growth, training and tenacity described above has proven to be unstoppable. I participated and watched firsthand how we outperformed other offices in the area and subsequently throughout Boston."
"Boardwalk's second summer was buoyed by the opening of NextGen Realty - a second office..."
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"Boardwalk's second summer was buoyed by the opening of NextGen Realty - a second office with nearly 10 times the amount of office space. We soon had between 40 and 50 agents working together on the Boardwalk model. With this growth came new challenges. The two offices needed to be tied together and the knowledge management system required full time attention to maintain data integrity. Weekly meetings supported teamwork, training and knowledge sharing. More rigid protocols took form in accounting processes and the training of new hires. A new operational model emerged with corporate training of middle managers. These elements of growth did not detract from the culture in any way. On the contrary, these elements further supported the agents' needs and further engendered the company's entrepreneurial spirit. "
"In fact, all of Boardwalk's success seems to have been borne out of 'Demetrios' effort to..."
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"In fact, all of Boardwalk's success seems to have been borne out of 'Demetrios' effort to create an environment that empowers, enables and supports the success of every agent. NextGen and Boardwalk were successful in terms of growth and new relationships with all types of property owners both large and small all throughout the Greater Boston Area. Real estate offices that had been in the neighborhood for years (and that were doing business the same way for decades) were losing significant ground. The business model created there was an exemplary model of how to clean up and corporate an industry that had for many years been devoid of structure, training and to a lesser degree professionalism in general. Witness the appearance of a professional dress code and identification badges and I knew that this company was going to make the entire leasing industry move its standards upwards as it had little choice in order to compete. "
"I left boardwalk late in 2004 to pursue graduate study but I have kept in touch with..."
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"I left boardwalk late in 2004 to pursue graduate study but I have kept in touch with Demetrios and my former co-workers. I know that Boardwalk has grown over the years to include a third office, Jacob Realty and other horizontal business models such as property management, snow removal, and cleaning. I am certain this growth has entailed positive change. Most likely, there are further mediums that support knowledge sharing and more specialized training programs. Whatever the case may be, I can provide here the same pledge that Demetrios gave me on my interview: Demetrios will do more to facilitate the success of its agents than any other office. My experience at Boardwalk was the experience of being on a winning team. I learned, I grew, I helped, I taught, I worked hard, I was promoted and I was successful. I recommend the experience strongly."
Absolutely terrible experience - susan.xturner@yahoo.com
susan.xturner@yahoo.com bought a home and would not recommend using Michael for your home purchase.
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"He was trying to sell me a home, and it reeked of cat urine. Obviously the previous owner..."
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"He was trying to sell me a home, and it reeked of cat urine. Obviously the previous owner had cats who urinated on the carpet. Although the carpets were removed and the wood floor underneath was cleaned, it was still terrible. Micheal was absolutely non-understanding. He even told me that he did not smell anything. Completely unprofessional. He was not at all sympathetic to my needs and basically ignored my complain; he even suggested that he didn't smell anything and that it was only I that was smelling it."
"I worked for demetrios. He was too demanding. had to do reports and look at homes we..."
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"I worked for demetrios. He was too demanding. had to do reports and look at homes we didnt even want to sell. Some of the apartments he made his agents look at are too expensive and some are too cheap. Made us all dress like we were on a job interview.
I would only rent apartments in Boston for Demetrios if he were less demanding on his agents. Too many apartments to rent anyway."
"Scott & Kriss,
We are so happy we chose you to sell our father's house! You both did..."
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"Scott & Kriss,
We are so happy we chose you to sell our father's house! You both did an incredible job handling the transaction. I am so happy to have my dad out here closer to me. We could not of done it without you. Thank you for getting the job done,
Barbara Anagnos
(Nick's Daughter)"
You made it happen!!! - Joe Lovetere
Joe Lovetere bought a home and would recommend using Kristine for your home purchase.
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"Kriss & Scott,
You made it possible to pay a mortgage than pay rent. Now, I own my..."
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"Kriss & Scott,
You made it possible to pay a mortgage than pay rent. Now, I own my home and I am so thrilled. I could not have done it without you! Your Great! Thank you,
Joe"
"Kriss & Scott,
It was a pleasure working with the both of you. You were always..."
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"Kriss & Scott,
It was a pleasure working with the both of you. You were always available and very knowledgable. I never thought I could ever buy my first home and you made it possible. Thank you so much,
Donna"