The individuals who currently own sub-franchise rights to Exit Realty for Kansas, Washington, Oregon and Missouri are Bruce Caruth and his wife. They only joined Exit Realty back in 2003, which means that they did not have much manpower. In fact, there were only a few thousand real estate agents back then. This also led to having only less than fifty percent of the regional rights sold.
Bruce Caruth shares that other people might have taken a more careful or cautious approach with their ventures. But he asserts that he, and his wife, Joanne Caruth, are not one of those cautious ones because they truly knew that Exit Realty’s business model guarantees productivity the most within the country, with benefits aimed at both the franchisee and the agent.
Bruce Caruth surely knows what he is doing. In fact, he was the Magna Cum Laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. After graduating, he joined Price Waterhouse where he spent ten years of his life mastering audit engagements and consulting work for numerous corporations under Fortune 500. Having such vast experience in business, Bruce Caruth can then tell whether a corporation is a sound investment or not.
Mr Caruth even shares that he immediately knew that Exit Realty would dominate the real estate industry someday. And with a business consulting career such as the one he has, Bruce Caruth certainly knows what he is saying.
Wednesday February 10th, 2010 in Bruce Caruth | No comments »
Bruce Caruth and his wife Joanne own the sub-franchise rights for EXIT Realty in Kansas, Missouri, Oregon and Washington. EXIT Realty Bend in Bend, Oregon has found a niche. “Jim opened his EXIT Realty Bend office 10 years to the day that EXIT Realty was founded,” said Bruce Caruth. “I knew I wanted my opening to be special, and opening on the 10th Anniversary of Exit Realty’s opening seemed perfect,” said Mazziotti.
In February of 2008 Jim received a webinar invitation from EXIT. The webinar was offering an opportunity for agents to begin taking advantage of the influx of REO properties nationwide. Jim and the three agents attended the webinar. “Jim had the foresight to see that things were different in real estate so he took action and changed directions. Not all realtors have that quality,” says Bruce Caruth.
After watching the EXIT/REO Renegades webinar, Jim, and three of his agents decided to “pool” their money, already in short supply, to purchase $500 REO Training Course and at least try something…anything…that might help their business Mazziotti said, “we threw the dice and hoped for the best..” Jim knew that without a new diversified plan for his office and the commitment of EXIT agents Bruce Carne, Linda McKissick and Rian Palfey, it would be only months before drastic measures would need to be taken to keep his office open. “Was I scared? Are you kidding me? You bet! But I knew it was time.”
The REO materials arrived and Bruce Carne and Linda McKissick formed an REO Team. Rian Palfrey decided to go alone. They followed the steps carefully in the REO plan and suddenly, from almost nowhere orders for BOP’s & REO’s started coming in. One here, one there….and then…two here and three there. The REO properties started selling, almost flying off the shelves!
In October Jim recognized Bruce Carne, Linda McKissick and Rian Palfrey with a special EXIT Realty Bend designation of REO Specialist after meeting stringent benchmarks set and exceeding all expectations. “The goal is to expand our REO business,” said Mazziotti. “Agents in Central Oregon look to EXIT Realty Bend as a leader in the REO business and are constantly asking how we did it!” Jim said that he plans to use the success of three of his best to recruit….and to survive and excel in this challenging marketplace.
Jim’s attitude and ingenuity are what allowed him to make the changes necessary to adapt to a new and changing real estate environment,” said Bruce Caruth.
Wednesday November 11th, 2009 in Bruce Caruth | 1 Comment »