Preferred Success
Aline Ouellette of Preferred Realty Executives in Port St Lucie is a vibrant, energetic business woman whose real estate career spans nearly three decades and includes a degree in interior design, earned in 1991.
Prior to opening Preferred Realty Executives (PRE), Aline was President for Exit Realty for two years and before that, was the top producer for Remax, New Hampshire
for ten years - which
included being top
producer for Remax
International in 1996.
With her team of 32
agents, 7 staff members,
an in-house Title company,
in-house Mortgage comany,
property management
company and an in-house
attorney, Aline Ouelette
and PRE, provide a property 'Superstore' to buyers and sellers, that specializes in foreclosures, short sales, investments properties, first time homebuyers, luxury homes and executives condos on Hutchinson Island!
She bases her success on sheer persistence, tenacity and positive thinking. "I believe this is the first time in the history of real estate that agents are truly needed." she said.
"Because there is so much diversity in buying and/or selling real estate, knowledge is power and a realtor must be aware of every
nuance that occurs in a real estate transaction in order to be successful...I have those agents. My agents are informed agents... informed agents are successful agents."
Most of PRE's agents have been with the company since its inception two years ago, and asked what kept them there, Aline said: "Loyalty...my agents stay with Preferred Realty Executives because PRE is one of the few companies in the area where a broker does not compete wth its agents. My agents are my most valuable asset...if I
take very good care of them,
they will in turn take good care
of their clients which reflects
upon my company...it's a win/win
situation."
Sound advice from an owner who
says that the biggest challenge
in today's marketplace is an
agent's ability to gain the
confidence of the buyer/seller.
"For investors," Aline says, "it is the best real estate market ever...this is the time that millionaires are made. For a first time home buyer, prices have never been lower and interest rates are more attractive than ever in the history of mortgages . For the seller who has no alternative but to sell short, their realtor is their savior. The experienced agent can walk them through a sale without added stress. For the conventional homebuyer, their realtor can find them an unbelievable opportunity to purchase. Realtors are teachers....if prepared, a realtor can teach his client to waltz through a real estate transaction and "be glad they did it".
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