HomeVestors Franchisee Leaps from
the Corporate Merry-Go-Round to a Rewarding Life Helping Others
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anice Myers had a successful 23-year career in corporate technology and sales. At Microsoft for ten years, she was a senior commercial executive and enterprise senior licensing specialist. But as she watched her colleagues take jobs at other tech companies or endlessly bounce between businesses, she knew she wanted something more. Always trying to live life to the fullest, with passion, and love what she’s doing, she was wary of the stagnation of corporate life. She was ready for a change. “I wanted the chance to be more entrepreneurial, spread my wings, and grow,” she said. That chance presented itself in the form of franchise ownership with HomeVestors.
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The real estate investment franchisor has purchased over 13 billion dollars’ worth of houses since 1996, helping more than 140,000 homeowners out of ugly situations. HomeVestor franchisees buy properties from highly motivated sellers needing to sell their houses quickly, saving the sellers the time and stress of a traditional home sale. HomeVestors franchisees buy properties, fixing them up for sale or as rentals. While working as a real estate broker in the Seattle area, Tanice’s husband Paul did business with a HomeVestors franchisee, observing the buying and selling prices of a HomeVestors home. He saw incredible investment opportunities, and after talking it through with Tanice, he bought a HomeVestors franchise. At first, Tanice was helping Paul part-time while maintaining her corporate job. Soon, the business took off and Tanice decided to make her move. She joined her husband full-time as a HomeVestors franchisee. She left the comfort and security of a six-figure salary and
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comprehensive benefits at a leading tech company to take a chance on HomeVestors, and she hasn’t looked back. Starting over in a new field didn’t intimidate Tanice. With her professional background, she understood business and processes. What she didn’t know about the real estate business, HomeVestors would teach her. “HomeVestors provided me a ‘business in a box,’” she said. “I knew I’d be successful just by following the tools and processes they had in place.” The HomeVestors training included a weeklong training session at the corporate office, support from a local development agent assisting with sales, as well as local real estate insights, CRM systems, and methods for handling leads, answering the phone, and following up on appointments. Tanice says experience in the real estate business is not a must for being a successful HomeVestors franchisee. But two things are essential - a passion for real estate and the desire to help others. HomeVestors gave Tanice the chance to learn a new business, capitalize on the skills she developed from her time in the