Above, Matt Mick Growing up in a small Nebraska town, Matt Mick developed an interest in real estate while he was still in high school. “My girlfriend’s father was a real estate agent,” he said, “and my aunt and uncle had a small real estate company on the outskirts of Omaha.” Mick went on to…
Born and raised in Southern California, Chrisian Stubbs went to work selling recreational vehicles just one week after earning a degree in business administration from California State University, Monterey Bay in 2015. When he became the company’s top performer within his first 60 days in the industry, he was offered the position of finance manager,…
Above, Dan and Jill Peterson Jill and Dan Petersen married in 1995, when he was in grad school, and she worked in corporate sales. “We were on our own, dirt-poor, and relatively new to Atlanta,’ Jill said. “For some reason, I was drawn to real estate, and I started working part-time, mostly nights and evenings,…
Above, Michael Mazzei Michael Mazzei was a young father when the company he worked for went bust. With little in his background besides conventional sales, he took the advice of a friend of his father’s and went to work in his real estate office in the wealthy enclave of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. On his mentor’s…
Above, Andy Allen Andy Allen is living the dream. As a youth, the Austin, Texas team leader thought bodybuilding would provide the pathway to his success. But a suggestion 32 years ago from his investor parents led him to the world of real estate, and his competitive spirit did the rest. Last year, with a…
Above, Jennifer Wauhob Jennifer Wauhob pulled up roots from her native Texas to travel because of her husband’s job. But as their family grew, she was happy to settle down in the Houston suburbs, where the former teacher, then a stay-at-home mom, began to consider her options. “I had always had an interest in real…
Dee Evans worked for a Texas mortgage company to help put her husband through dental school. By the time he was in practice, she had decided to take the leap into sales. She was licensed as a REALTOR® in 2003. By 2005, she was a top producer for Ebby Halliday in Rockwall, Texas, and four…
Above, from left, Shane McCullar, CEO and Operating Principal of KW Metro Center and Kate Papkin, general manager. Shane McCullar is on a mission. As CEO and operating principal of KW Metro Center in Northern Virginia for nearly two decades, McCullar has grown his brokerage from 35 agents in one office in 2007 to over…
Above, Matt Fetick Matt Fetick loved being a police officer. Helping is in his DNA. But when he realized that his REALTOR® friends were earning more money than he could ever earn as a cop, he traded in his ‘cuffs for a CRM. Licensed in 2004, he still does a shift as a paramedic now…
Above, Kendall Bonner, VP of Industry Relations for eXp Realty LLC Kendall Bonner did not expect to co-found a Florida real estate team–much less one that works in a virtual environment. The licensed attorney, motivational speaker and entrepreneur never saw real estate in her plans. “My mom, who died in her early fifties, taught me…
In most states, homesellers are legally required to disclose any known material defects or issues with the property. But that can be a slippery slope, with iffy problems that might have been masked. Read more.
