FIRM AIMS TO BE EASY REALTY SHOP.BUSINESS NAME: Help U Sell on the Boulevard boulevard Broad landscaped avenue that typically permits several lanes of vehicular traffic as well as pedestrian walkways. The earliest boulevards originally followed the city walls (the word originally meant “bulwark”) and were built in the ancient Middle BUSINESS ADDRESS: 20259 Ventura Ventura (vĕnt  `rə), city (1990 pop. 92,575), seat of Ventura co., SW Calif., on the Pacific coast in a farm and oil region; inc. 1866. Blvd Blvd abbr (= boulevard) → Bd ., Woodland Hills
PHONE: (818) 347-3000 WEB SITE: www.redreamteam.com OWNER: Gil Azcarate ESTABLISHED: 2004 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: Six DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are a flat-fee real estate company. We help anyone who wants to save money selling their home and get top dollar, without having to pay outrageous commissions. We do anything as low as $4,950. IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? Yes WHY DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS? I worked with Re/Max for many years and saw a great opportunity to capture this growing market of sellers tired of paying high commissions. WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA? When I was in front of my client at the kitchen table doing a cost breakdown. The commission was $45,000. HOW LONG WAS IT FROM CONCEPT TO OPENING? Six months. WHAT DID YOU DO DURING THAT TIME? Sold traditional real estate. WHAT WERE YOUR STARTUP (STARTing UP) "At startup" means when the computer is first turned on or when a program is first loaded. See Startup folder. COSTS AND HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE BUSINESS? $85,000, through a home equity line of credit. WHO DID YOU RELY ON FOR ADVICE? My experience. WHAT HADN'T had·n't Contraction of had not. hadn't had not hadn't have YOU CONSIDERED BEFORE OPENING? I knew the business very well before I got into it. WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTED REVENUE THIS YEAR? $750,000 WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE COMPANY? To be the best service and lowest price option for real estate, to open other offices and to bundle all services under one roof. CAPTION(S): Photo: (color) Gil Azcarate, a real estate veteran, is owner of Help U Sell on the Boulevard in Woodland Hills. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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