My start in real estate:

I got my start in real estate when I bought my first home as a Freshman in College.  (It was cheaper to buy a 5 bedroom house and rent to roomies than to rent a room in a house.)  After convincing a few friends to do the same, I realized I could have made a commission doing so, and got my license right after graduation. 

After a few years with Century 21, I decided to start my own company, Benchmark Realty, LLC (because I wasn't taking advantage of anything my brokerage had to offer and decided that cutting franchise fees and management splits would give me a nice little raise).  Soon after starting my own company, a few of the agents in my old office wanted to come over with me.  I decided that if I was going to manage other agents, I was going to earn my keep by making sure I never hired more agents than I could actively help find business for.  That was the beginning of Automated Homefinder - a CRM & lead generating tool that our Colorado agents use to generate over 75% of their business.