The MAX Team

The MAX Team

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Over 18 years ago, Marlene Maxon leftthe real estate business to begin a luc -rative career in marketing. After movingto Austin to do marketing for a start-up,Maxon moved back to Colorado in2009 and found herself once againdrawn to the industry she had leftbehind. “I just jumped right back in.Because of my experience in marketing,I knew that who I surrounded myselfwith would be key to my success. That’swhy I went with the best in my area,RE/MAX Alliance. I’m a true believerin the fact that the culture you immerseyourself in, dictates your outcome.”By the end of her second year back inthe business, Maxon was a top pro -ducer in her office and has been in thetop 5% ever since. Maxon was re -cently named one of Real Trends Top1000 REALTORS® in the country.

Maxon’s remarkably fast rise and herrapidly increasing business, led to herdecision to start building a team, onceagain applying her philosophy to alwayssurround herself with the best. Sherecently partnered with one of the mostrespected names in high end new con -struction development, Peter Gee. “Mybusiness had grown to the point where Ihad more than I could handle, and I wasunwilling to hand my clients over to just

anybody. Pete and I share many of thesame attributes and he operates with theutmost integrity, which is critical in apartnership. I would feel just as com -fortable turning over a luxury propertylisting to Pete, as I would a first timehome buyer. I know they’ll get the samelevel of service that they would from me.Obtaining that level of trust is criticalwhen building a team.

Gee chose to go with Maxon after beingheavily recruited by other top agents.“It was a hard decision to leave, but theopportunity to work with Marlene wastoo good of an opportunity to pass up. Iwanted to align myself with an agent atthe forefront of the industry, and she’sthe ultimate complete package. Movingover has been a very enriching exper -ience, to see Marlene in action has beeninspiring, this is the place for me.”

With a diverse background that includesregulatory affairs, engineering & con -struc tion projects and project manage -ment, Gee is exceptional with clients inpresenting market data, communicatingthe transaction process and account -ability. That, in combination with hisexper ience in real estate investmentsand new construction sales, it seemsthat Gee was almost tailor -made to be a

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top-producing agent. Gee’s distinctionand reputation, though, is his ability toconnect with his clients, his enthusi asticenergy and his passion and compassionfor helping people. “I naturally desire togo above and beyond, I have a strongwork ethic, especially when the focus ismy client. They can reach me sevendays a week and it’s really true. Myavail ability and communication, werewhat made Marlene really take noticeof me when we first met. We definitelybring different things to the table, butulti mately for both of us, it’s about sur -passing client’s expectations. Whateveris best for the client, that’s how we’regoing to serve them. We reallycomplement each other perfectly.”

Maxon has also recently brought onAnne Stratz as an assistant, who is acritical component to the team, makingcertain that the client’s experience isalways seamless and timely.

The whole team shares Maxon’s uniqueand innovative take on client service.

“We do everything with the utmostintegrity and part of that is settingvery real expectations for your clientsfrom the start. Frustration occurs whenyou tell clients what they want to hear,which inevitably leads to unmet ex -pec tations. Our whole team takes the‘slowing down, before you speed up’approach. When we meet with clients

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we make certain they know how theprocess works and then we do every -thing we can to make sure thoseexpec tations are met throughout thetrans action. The cohesiveness of ateam is key, and that’s just one thingthat really sets us apart.”

Another way Maxon and her team setthemselves apart is their comprehensivemarketing strategies and their uniqueapproach to real estate sales. “92% of allthe people buying a home, find it onlinefirst. That’s why it’s critical that themoment a property is listed, all of theadvertising has a consistent voice and isshown at it’s absolute best the moment itgoes out there. Because clients are ableto find those properties themselves, ourteam takes the approach that they cometo us to be their trusted advisors. The

advisory role we offer as REALTORS®

is incredibly important.”

Maxon is excited about the future andthe amazing possibilities in store for herteam. By surrounding herself with thebest she is confident her business willcontinue to skyrocket, but the priorityfor her and her entire team will alwaysbe providing their clients with the un -surpassed service that they have builttheir reputation on. “When we first meetwith a client we always tell them thatwe don’t make our livings off of onetransaction, we make our livings bydoing an absolutely incredible job forthem and then having them refer us toother people. We genuinely care abouthelping our clients. If that’s your focusin this business, then success willusually follow.”

For more information about The MAX Teamof RE/MAX Alliance in Arvada, CO

visit www.HomesInColorado.com/MarleneM call 303-456-2168 or email mrlnmaxon@gmail.com

“We genuinely care about helping our clients. If that’s your focus in this business, then success will usually follow.”