20 Reasons to Join the RE/MAX Team…
Benefits and Competitive Advantages of RE/MAX Affiliation
Every program and tool that RE/MAX provides is designed to enable Associates to reap the maximum reward for their efforts and to help them reach their full professional potential. From national television advertising and a global referral network to RE/MAX University and state-of-the-art electronic tools, RE/MAX offers it all.
- The RE/MAX Maximum Commission Concept & Flexible Commission Splits!
- There’s Nothing Average About RE/MAX Agents!
- RE/MAX University – The More You Learn, The More You Earn
A top producer’s core need is finding ways to increase business without increasing work time. The education provided by RE/MAX University focuses on this goal, whether delivered via the RE/MAX Satellite Network (RSN®), ATOD (Agent Training on Demand), the Global Education Center, regional conventions or at the office level via mentoring programs. RE/MAX University allows you to learn from the best real estate minds in the business right in the comfort of your office or living room at anytime of day or night through the virtual campus. Through RE/MAX University you can obtain REALTOR® designations and CE credits in the comfort of your office based on your own schedule. This is probably one of the reasons why RE/MAX agents lead the way in holding more designations than agents from all other real estate companies. A typical RE/MAX Convention includes more than 130 educational sessions, and Regional Sales Rallies include top speakers from across the country such as Richard Robbins, Howard Brinton and Brian Buffini. RE/MAX University also makes available to its members an extensive library of DVD training. DVD topics span from technology training at all levels to advanced sales and marketing sessions. These types of training opportunities are essential for new and seasoned agents to take their business to the next level.
- International Relocation / Referral Program
The RE/MAX Referral Program has proven to be more successful than any other referral system in North America. This program allows our full-time quality Associates to refer out their customers directly to a worldwide network of over 120,000 other full-time quality Associates. This gives our agents complete control over the referral process and ensures better customer service. This also means that there is no middleman or relocation company fee. With the RE/MAX referral program you are clicks away from finding an ideal referral agent for your customer and automatically generating and sending the referral forms.
- The Freedom to Negotiate Your Commission Rates
Sales agents with conventional companies work within a rate established by the brokerage – this situation can make or break a deal. At RE/MAX you have the power to negotiate and decide what to charge your clients on a case by case basis.
- Access to High End Property Market – The RE/MAX Collection Program
The RE/MAX Collection program has been specifically designed with high-end real estate specialists in mind. RE/MAX Associates who use The RE/MAX Collection have a wealth of exclusive marketing and training tools to help them serve their select clientele.
The RE/MAX Collection, formerly RE/MAX Renowned Properties, has evolved, incorporating new guidelines and a new logo to distinguish luxury properties from other RE/MAX listings - and the competition. Exclusive advertising partnerships with national and international publications ensure that property listings effectively reach a qualified market of affluent buyers and sellers.
- When it Comes to Advertising RE/MAX is #1 – When You Join RE/MAX the World Knows Your Name
RE/MAX is the largest real estate advertiser in the world - period. In 2006, RE/MAX had 47% share of voice in the real estate sector. That means that almost 1 out of every 2 real estate ads heard by the consumer were RE/MAX. In 2007, RE/MAX will spend more than $50 million in national advertising yielding 15 billion total consumer impressions (people 18+ years old) in the US. Collectively, RE/MAX International and its local associates will spend over 1 billion dollars on advertising in 2007. While other National Brands cut back on advertising RE/MAX continues to lead the way in growth!
- Freedom in Advertising
- Leads on your own listings
RE/MAX is committed to ensuring that its agents receive all of the leads on their own listings. All sign calls, ad calls and internet leads are sent directly to the listing agent. This means that only the expert answers all consumer questions about a listing – you! This provides for superior customer service experience for both buyers and sellers as well as ensuring that you receive the leads that you have earned.
- More Ads, More Signs, More Prospects, More Money!
When an office is filled with top-producing agents, the result is more yard signs and advertising throughout the market and more customers walking into the office or calling the listing agent directly. Whether a lead comes from a sign call, an ad inquiry or the internet, at RE/MAX the lead goes directly to the Listing Agent!
- Online Dominance / Premier Web Presence
- RE/MAX is Committed to Giving Back
- Have All the Advantages of Owning a Business Without the Disadvantages
At RE/MAX, you enjoy the independence of running your own business without the hassle of keeping shared equipment running, handling staff payroll, getting the brokerage bills paid, dealing with business ownership tax issues and meeting other regulations that are among the day-to-day responsibilities of the broker. This arrangement frees you to focus on selling real estate. At RE/MAX you are in business for yourself – but not by yourself. You are truly an entrepreneur.
- Access to True Group Health Insurance and Other Fortune Five Hundred Company Type Programs
Through strategic exclusive partnerships with companies such as MyBizOffice, RE/MAX is able to offer its members access to true group health coverage. This means that when you have to use your health insurance your rates won’t go up. This program also gives you access to dental coverage, disability, workman’s compensation, 401K and much more.
- Experiment and Be Creative
RE/MAX Associates are innovators. They were among the first to aggressively embrace personal promotion and buyer agency, and to adapt technology to the real estate sales process. New ways of doing business don’t depend on top-down approval. The innovations start in the field and the RE/MAX system responds with support. RE/MAX affiliates are encouraged to be the first to pioneer trends that lead to increased productivity.
- Set and Attain Your Own Goals
At RE/MAX, you create your own business plans and set your own goals. No manager will tell you how many sales you need to make or whether it’s appropriate to pursue a particular professional designation; however, you will be encouraged to have all appropriate professional designations. You schedule your own vacations and work under your own pressure, not someone else’s.
- Control Your Work Schedule
Having the freedom of being in business for yourself, you can set your own income goals at RE/MAX and plan the use of your time accordingly. Understanding that leisure time is crucial to professional success, RE/MAX encourages Associates to take time for other areas of their lives and to recharge their energies.
- Choose Your Specialty
Being in business for yourself at RE/MAX, you have the flexibility to choose your listing and sales specialties. A glance at the RE/MAX Referral Roster shows more than 20 residential and commercial specialty areas declared by RE/MAX Associates. These include auctions, buyer brokerage, condominiums, farm and land, luxury homes, military, new construction, relocation, rentals, and vacation and resort properties – the entire property and housing spectrum.
- Build a Personal Sales Team
At RE/MAX, you are free to hire licensed or unlicensed assistants, or create a sales team with members specializing in various aspects of the business – all within the overall management framework of the brokerage. This freedom enables you to build your business to any level you desire so that you are in business for yourself but not by yourself.
- Unlimited Opportunity to Succeed
At RE/MAX, your success is limited only by your ability, determination, and hard work – not by restrictions one finds in conventional real estate companies. At RE/MAX, quality people who are serious about excelling in the real estate business have the freedom to realize their full business potential. The professionalism and experience of existing RE/MAX Sales Associates contribute to the success of each new Associate. In addition, RE/MAX’s name recognition, reputation for quality service, and market strength –worldwide in scope – provide Associates a considerable advantage when competing for clients.
The name RE/MAX was coined from the words “real estate” and “maximums.” In the RE/MAX System, an agent can earn the maximum commission possible. RE/MAX Associates pay for only the cost of running their business and retain all the rest of their earnings. There are no hidden fees. Many of our offices throughout New England also offer flexible commission plans which allow agents to comfortably progress from traditional commission splits to the 100% commission program. At RE/MAX when it comes to commission plans, Everybody Wins.
RE/MAX is committed to ensuring that its agents:
If you are looking for a career in real estate, you are looking for RE/MAX.
RE/MAX encourages its agents to be creative and autonomous when deciding where and how to invest in their advertising and personal promotion dollars. At RE/MAX, it’s the Associate – not the Broker/Owner – who decides how much he or she spends on advertising and which media to use to best serve customers. The independence and creativity of RE/MAX Sales Associates are nowhere more visible than in personal promotion activities. RE/MAX supports personal promotion and advertising by providing all of its members with a personal design center. The Design Center has over 1,300 customizable brochures, web commercials, flyers, postcards, slideshows and more! It is easy to use, quick, and professional and best of all it’s free!
RE/MAX is committed to achieving premier web presence and ensuring that agents are receiving the internet leads on their own listings without a referral fee. RE/MAX’s entire $50 million advertising campaign is focused on driving as much internet traffic as possible to Remax.com. To date Remax.com is the third most popular real estate site on the internet. Only Realtor.com and Homegain.com have more real estate visitors. This means that Remax.com provides maximum exposure for sellers and maximum internet leads for its agents. Over 1100 searches are performed every minute on Remax.com, generating over 1 million leads to RE/MAX agents in 2006 without referral fees.
RE/MAX is a national supporter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and its Race for the Cure for breast cancer. RE/MAX is also the second largest contributor in the world to the Children’s Miracle Network. RE/MAX is also very proud of its exclusive relationship with Little League Baseball. This year RE/MAX kicked off a program called The Sentinels of Freedom which provides support for veterans that have been injured in war by affording them the education, housing and job opportunities that they need to successfully reintegrate into society.
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