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Rhonda Duffy:
From By Owner to BUSINESS OWNER
Rhonda Duffy built a business from the ground up and transferred it all to her employees. Find out more about this ambitious real estate professional and mom of two. 35
Lives of Real Estate
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o say that Rhonda Duffy is a go-getter is an understatement. In 1993, she entered the real estate business, working at a by-owner company in Atlanta. “They were very hands off from real estate; they were an advertising company,” says the CEO of Duffy Realty of Atlanta. “I became a top salesperson and then manager. “I left in 1997 because I felt like my role as manager was a lot of responsibility but not a lot of authority,”