broker spotlight By Jane K. Asher, Ph.D.
INKED MICHIGAN REALTY
Making a Deep, Discernible Imprint on the Industry Inked Michigan Realty is not your ordinary real estate team, which isn’t surprising because its ambassadors — founder Chris Hubel and co-founders Tony Rodriguez and Ryan Milo — are far from ordinary … and purposely so. Intent on ushering in a new age in real estate, the Inked team has built a powerful brand steeped in a unique style, humor and viral marketing. In doing so, they’ve also cultivated lasting relationships with their clients.
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“We all differ on how we run our own personal business, but together we have one goal, and that is client satisfaction,” Chris said. Chris established Inked Michigan Realty, which is brokered by eXp Realty, in 2018 after having spent a year in the real estate industry and 12 years in retail management at a bicycle shop. About a year later, childhood friends Chris and Tony reconnected at a listing and decided to go out for coffee and catch up. Their conversation evolved into Chris inviting Tony to join Inked as a co-founder. At the time, Tony, who had previously ventured to California where he landed a job auditioning foreclosures, had already fallen in love with real estate and was working with Ryan Milo at RE/MAX Suburban.
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