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Are you thinking about a real estate career? Or are you an experienced associate looking for a company that may offer more opportunities? Sales associates with Mel Foster Co. know the advantages of working with the largest real estate company in the region that provides them a significant edge over other companies.
Our Career Director, Ken Spranger, is available to answer your questions. Contact Ken at 1-800-665-3031 ext. 252 or kspranger@melfosterco.com. |
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| Career Seminars | |||||||||||
| We invite you to attend one of our Career Seminars where we'll give you an overview of a career in real estate. (click here) | |||||||||||
| Licensing | |||||||||||
| Getting your real estate license may be easier than you thought. Click below for schedule of classes and enrollment information. | |||||||||||
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| Why Choose Mel Foster Co. | |||||||||||
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| A career in real estate is truly exciting and rewarding. You will have the opportunity to provide a valuable service for your clients while you build a business that provides a good living. As the dominant real estate company in this area, there are many reasons to choose Mel Foster Co. as your business partner:
Outstanding Reputation Marketing Tools Superior Training/Continuing Education Cutting Edge Technology One-Stop Real Estate Services Top Sales Associates Errors and Omissions Insurance Provided |
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| Outstanding Reputation | |||||||||||
| In 1921 one man in one room created what was to become the largest real estate company in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Founded on setting the standard for excellent real estate service, the Mel Foster Co. name is well-known and well-respected. Recently, Mel Foster Co. received the Quad Cities Better Business Bureau Integrity award. We were honored to receive this award as a display of our commitment to customer satisfaction.
The Mel Foster Co. "Making it Happen" and "Made it Happen" signs dominating our market areas are a testament to the repeat business and referrals from past clients. |
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| MARKETING TOOLS | |||||||||||
| Whether you are new to the business or an experienced sales associate, Mel Foster Co. provides tools to help you promote your business and generate new prospects. | |||||||||||
| T.V. Show - a full half-hour program, twice a week, of up to 60 listings per week - excellent ratings that make your phone ring! | |||||||||||
| Personal Website - features automatic e-mail of listings to prospects, follow-up e-mails, request for showing appointments, personalized "Featured Home" and biography options. | |||||||||||
| Company Website - user-friendly property search, links and information for all of our market areas, Home Services (convenient links for utility, phone and maintenance services), weekly open houses. | |||||||||||
| Full Color Printing - Xerox equipment to generate personalized marketing pieces, business cards, brochures (templates provided!) at a fraction of the cost of retail printers (and no minimum). | |||||||||||
| Newspaper Advertising - new listing, open house and "Shown by Appointment" ads provided at no cost to sales associates (Sunday open ad in color). Area newspapers offer discount rates to Mel Foster Co. associates for personal marketing ads. | |||||||||||
Pre-Printed Marketing/Mailing (no cost to associate):
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| Monthly Reimbursement for Personal Marketing | |||||||||||
| Prominent kiosk at the Quad City International Airport - space for agent personal promotion or product ads (rotate as often as you like!) | |||||||||||
| Mel Foster Co. pays for your yard signs, open house signs, and name riders! | |||||||||||
| Mel Foster Co. Homes Magazine - Our own monthly 80-page issue - cost for ad space for personal or product ads is supplemented by the company. | |||||||||||
| Superior Training/Continuing Education | |||||||||||
| Mel Foster Co. helps our associates stay up-to-date on real estate information and trends. We are committed to the professional development of our sales associates. We are the only company in our market areas that offers a School of Real Estate to provide pre-licensing and continual courses of education for our sales force. Our programs are organized and facilitated by a full-time Director of Training and Education. Every class or workshop is taught be experienced instructors with the purpose of providing associates with the information and training to reach their full potential. | |||||||||||
| Our Career Development program, for new sales associates, is a two-week program that includes: | |||||||||||
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| Experienced associate-mentors are available to work with new salespeople through the first few business transactions. | |||||||||||
| Cutting Edge Technology | |||||||||||
| Mel Foster Co. has the latest technology in place that helps sales associates produce outstanding printed materials (at a significant savings from commercial printing costs), maintain contact with clients, organize files, and to let buyers and sellers follow their transaction from start to closing. The capabilities available are exclusive to Mel Foster Co. and are a great asset to our associates in their personal sales business. | |||||||||||
| The Internet www.melfosterco.com offers a powerful tool for your real estate business. Each associate has a personal domain address, e-mail address and website that include prospecting features and access to all local MLS listings. |
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| An Intranet System Our in-house intranet provides continuing education enrollment, company information and a transaction tracking system. |
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| Technology Solutions Our recent investment in Xerox multi-function units and Dell computers and networking is providing Mel Foster Co. with an efficient and cost-effective means to provide exclusive tools to our sales associates. Network features include: |
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| One-Stop Real Estate Services | |||||||||||
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Residential real estate Commercial real estate sales and leasing Full-service Relocation Center Land development Insurance Homebuilding Home services Construction services Farm sales Auction services Rental real estate TMI Home Warranty E-LOAN® |
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| Top Sales Associates | |||||||||||
| Winners attract winners. Mel Foster Co.'s reputation and our investments in our associates' business attract and retain outstanding salespeople. Our Realtors have produced sales that have placed Mel Foster Co. in the top 100 real estate firms in the United States for more than 10 consecutive years.
Successful associates of Mel Foster Co. believe in: |
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| Agent Testimonials | |||||||||||
| "Being a REALTOR® is something I'd always wanted to do, but it really took some courage to actually quit my job. As a mother of two, I wanted flexibility and more income. As I completed my first year in the business, I believed that joining the Mel Foster Co. team was one of the smartest moves I ever made! Call Mel Foster Co. today, you'll be glad you did." | |||||||||||
| - Dawn Nielsen |
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| "It is an honor to serve the Quad Cities area as a bi-lingual specialist with Mel Foster Co. Their reputation combined with hard work and excellent service has allowed me to give back to the community and become a top agent in a short period of time." | |||||||||||
| - Dolce Gomez |
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| "Choosing a career in real estate was the toughest decision I have ever made. Deciding on which company to work for was the easiest. Mel Foster Co. has offered opportunities that far and away exceed any of my expectations." | |||||||||||
| - Chris Holvoet |
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| CONTACT US | |||||||||||
| Ken Spranger, Career Director, Mel Foster Co.
1-800-665-3031 Ext. 252 kspranger@melfosterco.com |
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