Keep Up With The Buzz With The
R.E.T INSIDER INTERNAL TEAM MAGAGINE 2022
Pictured here: Staff helping at the Ames Client Party
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1ST HALF OF 2022!
INSIDER
Wowza - What a
THE ELLERMAN INSIDE
SCOOP
WITH ROB 'AKA BOSSMAN' Hey Team! I’m so excited to bring to you our new internal newsletter. This will help you see what is happening within our team and you will be able to keep up in a quick look over the magazine. We have had a great start to the year in our numbers from January to April are over 15% greater than 2021. In 2021 we had sold 510 homes for $197,392,086 in volume versus 2022 which is 573 homes for $228,307,447 The market still seems to be going super strong. I always say put your head down and work hard but be prepared for a turn in the market. Some of you haven’t experienced market volatility. With the cost going up, interest rates on the rise, and super low inventory we are definitely will be seeing a different market than we’ve seen over the last few years. What I would tell you is to keep this in mind. When we went through the recession of 2007 through 2011 everyone thought the world was ending. Yet people still bought houses, people still sold houses, and overall we gained growth through that market. I remember talking to one agent that was struggling and they said nothing is selling. So we went to MLS and I said 20,000 homes were still sold in Kansas City. They looked at me and said I should be able to get my piece out of that many. Exactly. The best thing to remember is don’t let the national news be an indicator of what you can do locally. Focus on your business and your clients and block out all of the noise nationally. Back in the recession, everyone told me to stop spending money on my clients. We did not stop and that’s what led to our unprecedented growth. Do not listen to national media! On another note. We are in the process of looking at a transaction coordinator position to be filled. This will bring a cheaper option for those who want help after the contract is signed. I’m super excited about this and where it will help you take your individual business. My goal is to always look at our business and find better ways to bring you value. Please don’t hesitate to send me ideas for new options or even to upgrade current policies. I am always open to listening and continue to get better. I would also like to welcome all of our new and experienced agents that have joined the team. Welcome to our expansion agents who will inevitably help spread our brand and keep our team reputation shining bright in our outside markets. Thank you all for your trust in our system. Welcome! I am so proud of what we have built together and the future looks incredibly bright. I consistently get compliments on you all almost on a daily basis and this isn’t the norm in our industry so kudos to you. I want each of you to achieve whatever goal you’re working towards. Remember I am here to help with anything you might need. Thank you for everything you do and I’m excited for what this teams future holds.
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KANSAS LAUREN ROUSH/TC
JASMINE PLACE/TC
JULIE LAZZO/CBLVD
AMY EASLEY/TC
BROOKE MARSALLA & KAREEM RUSH/TC
WELCOME YOUR NEW
FAMILY MEMBERS JOINED SINCE JANUARY 2022
AARON CROSSLEY/TC
IOWA
GREG MILLER/TC
AARON O'TOOL/AMES
KATIE CROW/DM
JORDAN JOHNSON/DM
MISSOURI
SAMUEL RAY/AMES
ROBIN BRANTLY/SPFLD
ASHLEY NICHOLS/LSUM
KARIM MOULIOM/ SPFLD SANDY MAGYAR/BKSD
RYAN HISER/BKSD
JIM STEWART/ LSUM & SPFLD
KIM NAIL/LSUM
TRYSTEN KEENEY/LSUM JACOB HORNSBY/SPFLD DUSTIE SPEER/KCN
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CLARICE RANDALL/ BRANDON GRIESINGER/ SASHA STALER/KCN SPFLD SPFLD
KATIE VOLZ/LSUM
ALLYSON CLINE/OZK
BLAKE LAMMERS/LSUM SANDRA TOLBERT/LSUM
CHERYL FISCHER /OZK TRICIA ROOT/LSU
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BEHIND THE
SCENES WITH SUE & TERESA
Teresa has been with Rob since almost the beginning! (19+ yrs) She said some of her favorite times and memories were: Listening to Rob talk about his vision for the team and having a front row seat to watching the Ellerman 'movie' unfold... even with all of the drama filled parts! LOL Also watching him and Erin grow their family by adopting their two amazing sons!
OFFICE MANAGER KC Missouri Offices
Housekeeping Tip: KC AGENTS: Remember beginning May 1st Centralized Processing will no longer change status to SOLD in MLS, that is the listing agent’s responsibility.
Crazy to believe Sue's 1st Anniversary on our team is this month!
AGENT OPERATIONS KS & Expansion Offices
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My first year with the team has been a fun, busy, and eventful one! I am so thankful for the warm welcome and support from our incredible staff & rock star agents. I have learned a ton, made some pretty amazing friends, and found a new & fulfilling career. What I love most about this team is the comradery and the work hard/play hard mentality—there is never a dull moment around here 😊 I feel so lucky to be part of the Ellerman Team family and look forward to the exciting years ahead! Housekeeping Tip: ALL KX AGENTS: Please remember to complete the RET listing and contract submission forms in your loops before turning into us. This allows us to process faster and more accurately. It also lets us know your client source so you are paid correctly! Feel free to reach out if you ever need anything or have any questions.
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THE MARKETING
CORNER DID YOU KNOW...
DIRECTOR. DESIGNER. EVENT PLANNER.
That to reach ALL of your RET Marketing Department all you have to do is email
SOCIAL MEDIA. NEW HOMES. TRUCKS.
LISTINGS. DESIGN. WEBSITES. EVENTS.
marketing@robellermanteam.com Ex
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Watch for the 'Did you Know' monthly emails for insider tips and information to help in navigating all of the resources the team offers!
Did you know about all of the ready-made resources that are available in Dropbox? -Seller history/utility forms
(great to have seller fill out & have available for buyer)
ASK US ABOUT: Spring Pop-By's
-Multiple offer summary form (great to add to your listing supplements)
-Misc Info & How-To Videos
(setting up drips, email signatures, mobile app,etc)
Postcard, Door Hangers, Tags and More!
-New Buyer guide
Personal Yard Sign
-Supplement flyers
"I'm Not Just Your Neighbor I'm You're Realtor!"
Radius Mailings Otherwise known as 'Farming' a neighborhood..it works!
Your COI
Make sure you are giving your core COI something of value when contacting them... we have ideas! RET INSIDER MAGAZINE
SO M ANY THIN G ALL IN S ONE PLAC E!
(ready for you to personalize)
(truck,NFM,Signature listings,etc)
- DROPBOX Misc from Donna
...AND SO MUCH MORE!
Social Media Tips Have you been using hashtags? if not you 100% should start! Using hashtags helps link your posts to tons of other posts that are also using the same hashtag! Make sure to use our hashtag: #therobellermanteam (Expansion add to the end: iowa, Texas, SOMO, or Florida) PAGE 04
THE LEAD
SCOOP WITH RYAN & DONNA
My job is the best!! It’s so rewarding to see leads come in not sure what they’re doing, and then get messaged from the agent that they are under contract! It helps having an amazing team!
LEAD COORDINATOR
LEAD MANAGER
UNIC RNS EXIST...
YTD TEAM LEAD CLOSED SALES HAVE DOUBLED!!!
Success Story #1
2021 (Jan-April)
Lindie (KC Agent) worked with a lead through thick and thin. Starting with them in Summer 2021, they searched, put the search on hold waiting for inventory to grow, and a lot of leads get lost in this transitional phase. Through nurturing and staying in communication, Lindie almost a year later helped the lead get under contract for 1.2M on the selling side and 1.9M on the buying side! Just under 3M in two transactions from one lead and they’ll be using our moving trucks soon!!
Success Story #2 Julie (DM Agent) got the rarest of unicorns when it comes to leads. Julie took a vetted lead who wanted to see one property. After speaking with Julie this lead was determined he would own that home…. And Julie got him under contract after just 1 showing and 1 offer!!! Congrats Julie on the one-hit wonder!
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*ALL TEAM MARKETS
15 SOLD/ $4.72M 2022 (Jan-April)
37 SOLD/$8.6M You guys are KILLING IT! OUR RECOMMENDED READ OBJECTIONS: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR MASTERING THE ART & SCIENCE OF GETTING PAST NO! Every salesperson must endure many NOs in order to get to YES..this is an easy read and has some great tips...even if you only get one from reading it!
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THE TRAINING
ACADEMY ML
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I joined the team in 2010 as a full-time real estate agent. In 2014 I became the trainer for the team. Its been a privilege to be a part in helping the team grow to what it is today. It's been an amazing journey and I look forward to the years ahead.
S
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WITH SANDRA
TEAM TRAINER
T r a i n i n g Ti p
ITEMS TO NOTE: If your buyer is submitting a sight-unseen offer on a pre-mls listing: The buyer is to sign the following document: Offer Prior to Visual Examination (F200) Found in ReeceNichols Interactive folder in Dotloop Reece Nichols will no longer set your listings to Sold Status. The time lime for reporting the closing of a sale has been modified to ten calendar days. As of May 1, 2022 HSA no longer provides a free Seller Warranty during the listing period. The cost to a seller is $505 without HVAC coverage or $565 with HVAC coverage If they choose to decline coverage, be sure the seller is signing page 7 of the Exclusive Right to Sell And always use the H.S.A. Warranty Enrollment Form to decline or enroll. Old Republic is still offering free seller coverage, not including HVAC coverage or to include HVAC coverage $70 to the seller. Use the Old Republic Warranty Signature page to enroll a seller for coverage. *The H.S.A enrollment page and the Old Republic signature pages have been added to your loops when creating a Rob Ellerman Team loop template. RET INSIDER MAGAZINE
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THE EXPANSION
EXPOSE' WITH MISSY
A little teaser for the next magazine…we have our eyes set on another sunny location where there are palm trees and white sandy beaches.
EXPANSION MANAGER
Boy oh boy has this part of the year been a whirlwind for our expansion team! We’ve already opened two new offices, one in the Dallas-Fort Worth Texas area and then one in Ames, Iowa! Oh but wait…we just added one more! Allyson has agreed to lead the way down at the Lake of the Ozarks!! She has a great market presence in the Climax Spring portion of the lake and she’s looking to grow the team closer toward the dam. If you have any buyers or sellers looking at the lake I’m sure she would love for you to refer them down to her.
IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE LOOKING IN OUR EXPANSION AREAS THEY WOULD LOVE TO HELP! AMES: Aaron O'Tool 515-318-3474 DALLAS/FT WORTH: Maegan Cope 940-452-4412 DES MOINES: Tricia Evans 515-745-5037
OZARKS: Allyson Cline 573-873-8818 SPRINGFIELD: Doug Collins 417-300-5887
Questions on Expansion? Ask our Manager! Missy Barron at mbarron@reecenichols.com RET INSIDER MAGAZINE
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THE OFFICE
EXCHANGE WITH OUR RET MANAGERS AMES MANAGER
Hey RET Fam!! Here is a little about us...from the North. :) We kicked off the year going to the DMAAR celebration in Vegas… won an award and met Rob...that is where the year took a different turn for us! We knew that joining the team was our next move and we are so thrilled we did! We recently hosted our 2nd Annual Client Appreciation Party and we had a full house of clients with the team there to support us. IT was amazing! We are already recruiting and making moves to have 2022 to be epic...we are so stoked to be a part of such an incredible group! Go CYCLONES!
COLLEGE BLVD MANAGER
2022 has been so great for our office! We have continued to grow by leaps and bounds! We have many agents who are already more than halfway to reaching their goals they set and we are not even halfway through! After my many years in real estate I have never been happier and felt more blessed to be working not only with my RET CBLVD team but the team as a whole. You guys make this thing we call work even more fun!
DES MOINES MANAGER
Iowa has had a busy and fun first quarter of 2022. We kicked it off with the DMAAR celebration in January. In February, we celebrated our successful 2021 at the RE/MAX Concepts Awards Celebration. Our team achieved Diamond Club level! We ended the month with a trip to Las Vegas for the RE/MAX R4 convention. We are so excited to see what the rest of 2022 has in store for us!
KC NORTH MANAGER
Exciting things are happening in KC North! We are working hard to build our Team and Presence in the Northland. We have welcomed several new faces this quarter and we're looking forward to inviting a few more to join our fabulous team! We're geared up for growing our KCN RET family and establishing our team as "THE" Northland Team! We're excited about the next quarter and anxious to see what we can accomplish in this busy market!
DALLA/FT WORTH MANAGER
I kicked off the year by moving back to my home state of Texas. After my many years on the team in KC it was a natural fit that Rob and I decided to move the team to Texas also! I am settling into my new brokerage at Ebby Halliday and already working on recruiting and at the same time reconnecting with my old Texas friends to get some business rolling. I am super excited about seeing what 2022 has to bring for the newest office on the team!
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BROOKSIDE MANAGERS
Jess and Kathleen have a new home and a new member!! Our little twosome grew to a three person operation with the addition of Sany Magyar who is impressing us weekly and growing in her real estate journey. We also moved from the Plaza to Reece in Brookside, loving our new location so far settling in and making new friendships within our wonderful brokerage. The Corridor market is still making things interesting and keeping us on our toes but we're winning the battle here and there and seem to be on a steady track to having a great year. Our biggest tip in this market is COMMUNICATION and keeping a level head, 99 times out of 100 if we all work together and keep our cool the end result is what you were trying to achieve from the beginning. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!
SPRINGFIELD MANAGER
2022 has started off great in Springfield with the addition of 6 agents, 4 of them new and ready to build their business. The amount of professionalism we have is amazing and I am so honored to manage this group of talented agents here in Springfield. The rest of they year looks to be very exciting!
TOWN CENTER MANAGERS
We've had a busy 1st quarter of 2022. We've added a few new Realtors who have been doing great. We are coming off one of best months in April doing over $11 million in sales. We had a couple combined team meetings with the College Blvd office where we had an appraiser come talk to us about what they are seeing and a presentation from a home inspection company. We are looking forward to the next big team meeting in May to connect with other Ellerman team agents.
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THE ELLERMAN 2021
PROFIT SHARING After 5 years on the team, you will be added and get a percentage of the proceeds of the team. ADAM YOTTER
$229.00
JILL MURPHY
$3,002.50
BARB MURPHY
$2,254.50
JOANNA MISPAGEL
$2,543.50
BEVERLY BARRON
$9,585.00
JOLENE HENNON
$50.00
BROOKS CONRAD
$1,174.00
JW ROEDER
$5,365.00
BRANDON LOGAN
$2,119.50
KATHIE PIERCE
$9,180.00
BRENT SLEDD
$5,041.00
KELLY & CINDY HILL
$3,089.00
CHINA ARBUCKLE
$499.50
KELLY TUCKER
$3,529.00
CHUCK LEVEY
$3,745.00
KERN & TRISH WOOD
$5,689.00
CYNDI REID
$567.00
LARISA HUFFMAN
$594.00
DARREN MERLIN
$10,192.50
LINDIE VICTOR
$2,119.50
DENISE SANKER
$20,250.00
LISA WRIGHT
$918.00
DEREK RANDALL
$1,058.50
MIKKI ARMSTRONG
$2,160.00
ELLY OBERLE
$218.80
MISSY BARRON
$17,091.00
HEATHER BAYMILLER
$1,336.50
SHELLEY LEE
$3,529.00
JENNA KAUTZ
$2,530.00
TAMMY GROS
$1,147.50
JEFFRI RIMMER
$13,770.00
JENNI BRYAN
$297.00
JESSICA BINGHAM
$189.00
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THE ELLERMAN
INCENTIVE The incentive program is given out on a quarterly basis. If you bypass a level during a quarter, you still get all incentives from the $1M level up.
NUMBERS REFLECT ONLY THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2022 $1 M to $2.99M T-shirt from Team Apparel Website (You will receive a gift code from Donna to use for purchase)
JESSICA BURCH
$1,005,000.00
AARON CROSSLEY
$1,593,500.00
KATHIE PIERCE
$1,015,675.00
DEREK RANDALL
$1,701,045.00
KURTIS CHRISTENSEN$1,092,950.00
FRANK AUDANO
$1,772,260.00
JANE STEPP
$1,209,500.00
CHRIS BUNTON
$1,863,099.00
CYNDI REID
$1,230,000.00
BARB MURPHY
$1,918,247.00
JOANNA MISPAGEL $1,232,000.00
JW ROEDER
$1,983,180.00
JACI HOLT
$1,299,850.00
THERESE HINDS
$2,009,500.00
JILL MURPHY
$1,366,408.00
KATHLEEN SPIKING $2,266,000.00
JESSICA SWISHER
$1,400,579.00
TRICIA EVANS
$2,445,455.00
JENNI BRYAN
$1,424,997.00
KERN WOOD
$2,665,430.00
SUE CHAMBERS
$1,495,950.00
CRYSTAL ROBERTS $2,927,310.00
JOSH TERRY
$1,550,780.00
WENDY LINEBAUGH $2,953,997.00
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THE ELLERMAN
INCENTIVE $3M: The marketing credit can be used on the team website, for new business cards, photography, etc. $7M: At the end of the year Rob will reconcile with corporate for your dues. $10M: Easy, Rob writes you a check...BOOM! $15M - see last page for photos of this years team trip... mean I
NUMBERS REFLECT ONLY THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2022 $3M TO $4.99M $150 MARKETING CREDIT
MAJID & MELODY GHAVAMI KURT ROBERTS SHELLY BALTHAZOR MARK ALFORD JEFFRI RIMMER STACY MERRBACH HILARY PENNARTS PATTY PIERCE TRICIA KUEHN MOLLY HIPFL DARREN MERLIN
$3,033,000.00 $3,263,880.00 $3,389,744.00 $3,481,655.00 $3,614,570.00 $3,751,848.00 $3,906,154.00 $4,090,784.00 $4,445,365.00 $4,510,326.00 $4,591,715.00
$5M TO $6.99M DINNER WITH ROB ANGELA KAHLER MAEGAN COPE BRENT SLEDD MIKKI ARMSTRONG DREW SLING DANIELLE SAPIENZA
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$5,013,907.00 $5,216,184.00 $5,401,997.00 $5,502,024.00 $6,187,032.00 $6,931,290.00
$7M TO $9.99M DUES PAID DENISE SANKER
$7,589,300.00
$10M TO 14.99M $750 CASH
15+ MILLION TEAM TRIP MISSY BARRON
$23,784,941.00
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TEAM OFFICE
HAPPENINGS
BRENT 40TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
BROOKSIDE OFFICE OPENING
A COOL HIGHLIGHT FOR OUR THERESE HINDS IN TOP PRODUCER MAGAZINE!
DM TEAM EVENT
SF TEAM EVENT
BREAKFAST WITH ROB
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OUR AMAZING TC MANAGERS FEATURED IN THE TOP PRODUCER MAGAZINE!
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THE TEAM
HAPPENINGS
RET TEAM TRIP TO CANCUN
(SEE PREVIOUS PAGE FOR HOW YOU GO ON THIS TRIP...)
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THE TEAM
HAPPENINGS
DMAAR CELEBRATION IN VEGAS
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THE TEAM
HAPPENINGS
RET 2022 KICKOFF PARTY
RN 2021 AWARDS RET INSIDER MAGAZINE
AMES CLIENT PARTY
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THE TEAM
HAPPENINGS
2022 FISHING DERBY RET INSIDER MAGAZINE
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THE TEAM
GIVING BACK Last year we had fun as a team working for Habitat for Humanity on 3 different days. This was a bucket list item for many of the team and hopefully planning to do it again this year! At the end of the year due to our team's success, we had the honor of touring and donating to several local charities.
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UPCOMING TEAM
HAPPENINGS MEETINGS: - MAY 19TH - JULY 2OTH - OCTOBER 12TH - FINAL 2022 MEETING TBD
2021 Vendor Party
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WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
Donated $171K to Hope Haven in our 9th annual charity golf event. Our Darren with the Big Shot Game on Hole 8!
ER
2021 Golf
Over 30 Vendors had booths & prizes. Agents enjoyed food truck treats & chance to win $1000 with halfcourt shot....our Taylor won!
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UPCOMING KC TEAM EVENTS: - CHARITY GOLF/MAY 26TH - VENDOR PARTY/AUGUST 24TH SEE NEXT PAGE FOR MORE INFO RET INSIDER MAGAZINE
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THE TEAM
PARTNERSHIPS 2nd Annual RET Vendor Party! 1. SAVE THE DATE 2. INVITE YOUR FAVORITE VENDORS 3. TO SIGN UP, COPY THEM IN EMAIL TO donnas@reecenichols.com This event is open to any vendor you work with that you think would be interested in having a booth at our 2nd Annual RET Vendor Booth Party! They do not have to be real estate related businesses. Invite anyone you know who has a business who would benefit from mingling with all of our team is welcome... as long as you vouch for them! If they are interested you just need to send Donna an email and copy them and I will take it from there!
DETAILS FOR VENDORS: $75 Venmo entry fee: @Donna-Schultze-1 Day: August 24th, 2022 Address: 29210 E Old 50 hwy LS MO 64086 Time of Event: 9:30 – 11:30am What to Bring: a table/chair and the rest is up to you! 😊 Ideas: swag, flyers, do a giveaway drawing to gather names, treats, etc Additional info: This is a full-size gym with plenty of room to spread out, vendors will set up around the parameter. Parking is limited so please carpool if possible. Please no high heels on the floor. We will have plenty of food and drinks there so come ready to indulge and network with our agents!
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THE PREFERRED
PARTNERSHIPS PLATINUM $2,500
GOLD $1,200
PREFERRED PARTNER PROGRAM
SILVER $600
Let your vendors know about the opportunity to be a RET Preferred Partner.
Opportunity to build relationships with over 100 agents Ability to market to all agents on the team Booth at annual Vendor Party Networking opportunities with other RET Vendor Partners at RET events Vendor Information added to team website Promotional material in all new agent packets Promotional materials in each office agent centers Co-Sponsor & cross-market opportunities for community events, open houses, agent tours, etc Access to RET agent email list Sponsor and present at RET meetings Opportunity to provide lunch & learn classes to new RET agents 1 full-page ad in the RET custom magazines published quarterly and distributed across Metro KC 2023 Client Party: Honored at the Diamond Sponsor level and the opportunity to have a booth to meet clients RET INSIDER MAGAZINE
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