75,426
My own William... Manhattan Miami Real Estate
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
8,153,136
I prefer a large office where you are surrounded by highly successful professionals.
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Anthony Kirlew
Gilbert, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,488,359
I sell boutique services under the umbrella of a national brand.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
15,791
I have only worked at local boutique brokerages. I had enough corporate BS in my previous work life. I just feel my opinion is heard at a smaller brokerage and it feels more like family.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,522,402
I prefered Me,Myself, & I. No personnel headaches that way.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
373,967
Interesting question. I have worked at both national franchises and at local independent brokers - both styles have a place and a purpose depending on agent goals. New agents looking to learn the business might benefit from a franchise with structure, strong lead generation and technology systems. Be prepared to make a time commitment to those systems. A mature agent with established niche market may no longer wish to pay franchise fees or deal with "red-lighting" or an out-of-state corporate office "imposing" commission rates. But the options now extend beyond boutique vs larger companies. eXP for example with over 400,000 agents is both virtual and huge. Virtual offices have definitely gained over brick and mortar in recent years.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
519,824
I spent the first 17 years in the business in a boutique office. I did well and never gave serious thought of leaving. Our company was then absorbed into KW and I'm learning things and gaining resources I didn't have before. Both have benefits.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
3,245
I'm a boutique style guy. I first jumped around between Berkshire Hathaway and Realty Executives, and now I'm at a small neighborhood brokerage. There's benefits to each, but being a new agent at the larger brokerages I found was very frustrating as they all seem to basically operate on a warm bodies approach. My broker is great now and I can actually get him on the phone.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,538,744
Boutique that I own. No red tape that way. :)
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
3,430,532
I did the big box for 9.5 years. I am just not into Walmart, Kmart, or Target shopping ...Bigger is not better.
I am boutique all the way ... I've never looked back.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
1,713,581
I am a boutique.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,484,994
Depends on the situation. I have done both and each served its purpose!
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,650,542
A small boutique now, after rolling through large brokers.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,113,509
I've been with both a big box national franchise and local independent brokers and each was the right choice at the time.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,708,363
"Boutique" sounds too feminine. I prefer the terms Independent, Locally Owned, and Non-Franchise.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,774,100
William,
I recommend companies that are agent centric! Those are broker centric are often competing against their own people. A
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
564,544
I've always been with a larger brokerage -
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
921,504
I 'prefer' the brokerage that ACTUALLY empowers me to create my own business.
I 'prefer' the brokerage that brings something to the table, you know, like a brand name synonymous with real estate. No need to explain what REMAX is.
I 'prefer' a brokerage that gets out of the way instead of creating 'self-serving' obstacles.
I look for a brokerage that has a vision for what is coming and possesses the courage to prepare.
Today, ALL brokerages are looking to preserve the past and their sandbox. They have proven to be the obstacles of change and not the catalyst to change.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
5,116,842
I prefer working with ready, willing and able clients.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
133,394
Started with large firm but prefer the boutique
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,313,834
I've done both and prefer a large company where I offer highly personalized "boutique service" under the umbrella of a major national brand.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
1,262,452
Makes no difference. It is take home pay that counts.
Never had a brokerage where leads are not handed out to relatives. You like sales meetings where they offer doughnuts or begels as inducement?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
6,689,680
Have operated a small company for the last 30 years, now I am really enjoying the immense resources available to me at Keller Williams.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
4,434,227
554,600
I've only worked at Coldwell Banker so I can't compare but I love it. My broker and my colleagues make it a wonderful place to work!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
922,444
1,045,965
It depends specifically on who is running the show and their business model rather than the Large vs boutique'
157,788
Larger usually means more resources, which is why I love Keller Williams.
5,201,981
6,006,114
3,986,473
I would not call my agency a botique, but I would never work under a large corp where I am a number
1,444,598