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Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Just one and a few name changes over the years to freshen things up, but love my independent company going on 32 years in November

Oct 19, 2017 05:00 PM
Ambassador
3,587,835
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Debbie well I've had my own company since 2006 and I like that. Before that I was with a big one here in the valley and it was outstanding with great brokers and lots of great agents.

Oct 19, 2017 04:52 PM
Rainmaker
2,390,549
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

I have been with 4 and will soon be joining my 5th. 3 of the 4 have been independents and so will be the 5th. The one that "stood out" the most for me was a one man show (me) under a broker who operated his own agency but thought I would flourish by myself. He was correct. However his evil stepson stole his business and everything he owned and I was not a Broker so that shop folded. I've done my best to re-create it with National Marketing Realtors but it has not ignited as well as my previous creation. November 1st I am joining some other creative minds and look forward to building a new dynasty here in Minot ND.

Oct 19, 2017 05:06 PM
Rainmaker
1,052,196
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

3-- one local independent (3 y), Prudential (2 y), and my own (12 y). All provided me with what I needed at the time I needed it.

Oct 19, 2017 05:02 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Over 37 years I have been with 5 franchises (I am back at C-21 for a second round) and at my own independent company for 10 years. I liked my own the best.

Oct 19, 2017 04:59 PM
Rainmaker
7,835,407
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I owned my own companies for 30 years, including a franchise at one time. I moved to another state and joined RE/MAX for almost 20 years. 

Oct 19, 2017 05:15 PM
Rainmaker
508,218
Joseph Domino 480-390-6011
HomeSmart - Scottsdale, AZ
Real Estate Made Easy

I have been with 4 companies (one of them twice). The first one was a local agency that specialized in mentoring new agents. They really taught you the business. Unfortunately, the split was so bad most agents left after about 1 year. But it was a good place to learn.

Oct 19, 2017 05:11 PM
Ambassador
6,393,154
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Only affiliated with one, but have worked with most of them over the last 30 years. 

Anxiously awaited the arrival of Kw in our area and am enthusiastically helping KW to dominate in Stevens Point.

Oct 19, 2017 05:00 PM
Ambassador
2,684,009
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Coldwell Banker > franchise.   Excellent.

Century 21 > franchise.   Acceptable.

Century 21 > franchise.   Very good.

My own company > independent.   Outstanding.

Oct 19, 2017 05:44 PM
Rainmaker
4,572,117
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I became licensed in 1993 and joined a boutique brokerage who had a dominant market share but not in the San Gabriel Valley area where I live and work -- I left there to join Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage(my current office) in 1996.  The original company where I first practiced as a real estate professional was later purchased by NRT(the parent company of CBRB).   

Oct 19, 2017 05:22 PM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Two.  Briefly with Re/Max and then my family started their own company and I've been there ever since.

Oct 19, 2017 10:16 PM
Rainmaker
2,220,323
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

4 different companies in 14 years. 1-franchise, 3-independent.

Oct 19, 2017 08:41 PM
Ambassador
5,229,945
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

4 - one being my own. Sold my share of the company (independent) and after interviewing MOST brokerages in Charlotte, joined RE/MAX (franchise, of course).

So far, exceptional is how I would describe my experience with RE/MAX!

Oct 19, 2017 07:00 PM
Rainmaker
634,482
Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

As of last week I am now on number three. Our franchise just merged with a different brand and most of our office has decided to go with the new-to-us company. My first brokerage was an independent, short on training but it was fine for me because I already knew how to be an entreprenuer and had been a fiduciary agent for over a decade. My second was a major franchise and I did experience a benifit from its broad, international marketing.

Oct 20, 2017 01:13 AM
Rainmaker
1,543,623
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

I only hired on to three, technically 4 when mine was bought.

Mine now, independent, entrepreneurially and cutting edge...love it!

stop zillow

Oct 19, 2017 07:11 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I started with a company and then started  my own and the last one was best

Oct 19, 2017 06:59 PM
Rainmaker
809,258
Kasey & John Boles
Jon Gosche Real Estate, LLC - BoiseMeridianRealEstate.com - Boise, ID
Boise & Meridian, ID Ada/Canyon/Gem/Boise Counties

One. Independent. Outstanding. :-) Kasey

Oct 19, 2017 06:11 PM
Ambassador
2,161,048
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Only two, the first was a large franchise, the second and the one I've been with for over 10 years, an independent. 

Oct 20, 2017 05:15 AM
Rainmaker
5,216,381
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Been with independents and national franchises. The sponsoring broker is the key! 

Oct 20, 2017 05:14 AM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

6.

Yes.

The current one - a Keller Williams franchise.

Oct 20, 2017 05:08 AM
Rainmaker
564,494
Maria Sapio
Keller Williams of Central PA - Carlisle, PA
Real Estate Agent- Carlisle, PA. Mariasapio.com

I've been with one - I have not had any substantial reasons to consider going elsewhere...  Why rock a steady moving ship ...?

Oct 20, 2017 05:07 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Four before I started my own. My first brokers were unbelievably good.

Oct 20, 2017 05:02 AM
Rainmaker
1,844,271
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

I went thru a period where we were getting bought out to make larger offices/companies. Only 2 actually.

Oct 20, 2017 05:00 AM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

5 of them... 2 independent and 3 national franchises. The two best were Halstead Property in NYC, which was independent and RE/MAX which is a franchise. (The less said about the other three, the better.)

Oct 20, 2017 04:11 AM
Ambassador
2,436,099
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Two - one franchise, one independent. I like the independent a lot better - it more closely matches my style of working.

Oct 20, 2017 02:59 AM
Rainmaker
2,182,502
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

7

Oct 20, 2017 02:54 AM
Rainmaker
1,239,801
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

All franchise.  Just 3.  

Oct 19, 2017 11:48 PM
Rainer
40,614
LaShonda Solomon
Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage - Kennesaw, GA
Serving Cobb, Paulding, Douglas, Bartow Counties

I have been with 4 brokerages in my 9 years of business.  One was a franchise, 2 were small companies, and I am loving my current brokerage. 

Oct 19, 2017 09:25 PM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Quite a few. Nothing was too outstanding. It is not the name of the broker, but people you connect there. 

Oct 19, 2017 09:20 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Two independents, and then our own.  

Oct 19, 2017 08:51 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

This is my 4th. All of them frachises.

Jun 17, 2018 08:04 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,472
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I have always been with Metro Brokers, but different brokers.  In 2009 I opened my own, and love it the best.

Oct 24, 2017 05:29 AM
Ambassador
3,164,269
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

One.  and it's an outstanding independent that I now own. 

Oct 23, 2017 07:47 PM
Rainmaker
4,936,033
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I have been with Metro Broker for 19 years but left them and started my own in May this year and it is going great!

 

Oct 22, 2017 11:10 AM
Rainmaker
599,274
Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

Two. The first one was a complete joke. Two months later, I bought an existing company and I'm still there.

Oct 21, 2017 05:38 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

3.

Oct 20, 2017 04:00 PM
Rainmaker
1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Too many to count and the best was the one I owned

Oct 20, 2017 02:02 PM
Rainmaker
711,852
Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

3 - the first an independent that became a franchise and then my own independent.

Oct 20, 2017 11:51 AM
Rainmaker
249,105
Denise Copeland
Home Sales Palm Beach - Jupiter, FL
Jupiter Abacoa Sales & Beach Front Luxury Homes

I've worked for a few franchises. And I will say that the support for a newer agent is why I stayed as long as I did. I'm now at a small boutique firm and I enjoy the friendliness of the other agents and broker compared to the ridged stiff competitive feel of the big branded brokerages.

Oct 20, 2017 11:18 AM
Rainmaker
989,652
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

3 so far:

Started with an independent - was a nightmare

Moved to a international company - was ok, but information was very dated and commission split was outrageous

Now with another international going on 10 years I think - works for me

Oct 20, 2017 10:37 AM
Ambassador
3,345,091
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Three.  A very short stay with CB when I first got started. Then I moved to another growing company and stayed with them for 9 years - different offices as they expanded but the same company.  Then, 5 years ago I went out on my own as an independent broker.  

Oct 20, 2017 09:07 AM
Rainer
509,449
Susie Kay
Ultra Real Estate Dallas Fort Worth - Plano, TX
North Dallas Specialist

I've been with a franchise, a corporate owned, and an independently owned. The corporate owned is more controlling, policing every single document and what you fill in the document. Sometimes even getting a call from the person processing the document the reason you fill out this way. They are the cheapest, though, and I think that's how they attract agents. Franchise is the most expensive. Independently owned is in the middle between franchise and corporate. It is a more relax atmosphere.

Oct 20, 2017 08:27 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

3 real estate companies in 39 years starting with Century 21; then a Mom and Pop; and finally RE/MAX (21 years here!) I loved all of them...I managed all of them....opened an office for the Century 21 owner.... I've stayed in touch with all of the broker/owners.... and I could go back to any one of them....never burned a bridge.

Oct 20, 2017 07:41 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Debbie Reynolds I was affiliated with four real estate companies. The outstanding one was my independent company.

Oct 20, 2017 07:19 AM
Rainmaker
716,049
Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR
West USA Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix Scottsdale. Sellers, Buyers & Relocations

Over all the years, 2 independents, 2 national franchises - ReMax the longest, and now Realty ONE Group for many years. I looked into owning as an independent but cheaper right now with large franchise box.

Oct 20, 2017 06:39 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I've been with three.  None of these were franchise operations.

Oct 20, 2017 06:33 AM
Rainmaker
815,253
Paul Antonelli
Antonelli Realty - Saint Cloud, FL
Broker Owner; Antonelli Realty

in my 12 years i have been with 4 - My first for 6 years was a franchise Big blue office when I learned what not to do as a broker, my next was for a year with a Pru office and learned how to do things by the book, next for about 6 months was the most illegal operation I have ever seen, many violation reports to FAR and they are still in business. Then I bought a NextHome franchise now going on my third year doing business like it should be done for the times we are in and beyond. All the tech and support one could ever want. just sayin'

www.SeeWhatYourMissing.com 

Oct 20, 2017 05:47 AM
Rainmaker
637,434
Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®
Carmel by the Sea, CA
Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea

One independent broker for just long enough to get my own license and open my own brokerage and that was in 2009 in California and 2013 in Hawaii. Love working for myself! My clients keep coming back, they like my independent spirit and they know I'm always there for them.

Oct 20, 2017 05:38 AM
Rainmaker
851,242
Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Just one.  :)

Oct 20, 2017 05:22 AM