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Left to right: Noel Lawrence, Sina Azimi, Ferro Payman, Jonathan Choi, Helia Pirzadeh, Sahand Haghighi, Dave Briggs Photo by: Babak Khairi
staff, and agents who were willing to guide us in the right direction. We started doing open houses, generating leads and closing successful deals – going above and beyond for every client we had. The key to being effective in your new profession is to stay consistent, treat it like a job where you set the hours you will work and do your research every day. JONATHAN CHOI I’m humbled, honoured and thankful that everything in business has been nothing but success. With 18 years of prior experience from QSR, my attitude, skill set and effective execution made becoming a successful Realtor so much easier. I met (RE/MAX Infinite President) Levon Nazarian in Las Vegas long before I had considered selling real estate. I can honestly say he works even harder than he plays. After a casual meeting with Levon, he confirmed a move into real estate would be a great one for me.
If you’re just starting out, just know that everywhere you go, you’ll probably come in contact with your share of mediocre salespeople, brokers and brokerages. Do your research. Take the time to meet the team supporting the brokerage and speak to their Realtors. Get the cost breakdown and be ready for your first deal – negotiating your contact. If you’ve failed here, you’ve already failed your future clients. I attribute my success to my loving wife, two children, Levon and all the staff constantly working in the background, indirectly assisting all my clients. NOEL LAWRENCE As a child, I always found myself in the back seat of my parents’ car, staring out the window and admiring the different homes and their landscaping. After high school, when I was working in retail part time, I felt very comfortable dealing with different kinds of customers and personality types. I decided
to take my new passion for customer service and my admiration for homes and pursue this wonderful career. My advice for younger agents just starting out would be threefold. Surround yourself with good people. Patience is key. Don’t be discouraged when things don’t go as planned – you need to persevere every single day. Choosing the right brokerage is important because you want to feel comfortable and be in an environment where you are happy and excited by the work. The right brokerage can help you learn more about the business and will provide guidance when you’re taking on different challenges with different clients. I chose RE/MAX Infinite because I felt the brokerage was a family setting with good energy. What led me here was not done alone. My success is a combination of mentorship, hard work and the support of family, coworkers and friends. Each has played a major role in bringing me to where I am today. REP
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