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About Vince Parente
QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
*Proven Top Producer and Closer; generated $66.8 Million in new home sales from 2003 though 2012.
* As a Licensed Realtor for the past 26 years, offer an extensive realtor network and existing book of business.
*Served as an on-site sales consultant with Vitale Companies, selling homes in the $250K - $700,000 range.
* RE/MAX International 200% Club, Top Agent, 2002 - 2012.
*Awarded RE/Max Hall of Fame Award in 2008 for extraordinary sales performance with grossed closed commission sales of $1,000,000.
*Centurion Agent $100,000 annual grossed closed sales commission, 1994 - 1998
* Team Leader, Top Dollar Volume and Top Lister with Floyd Wickman - 1994
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REMAX First, Shelby Township, MI Associate Broker, April 2002 - present
*Confer with escrow companies, lenders, home inspectors to ensure that terms and conditions of purchase agreements are met before closing dates.
*Develop close relationships with area realtors, boosting referral network and promotion of neighborhoods and builders.
* Evaluate mortgage options to help clients obtain financing at the best widespread rates and terms.
*Review property listings, trade journals, and pertinent literature, and attend conventions seminars, and staff and associations meetings to remain knowledgeable about real estate markets.
*Produce my own lead flow, through personal referrals from fulfilled buyers/sellers, personal marketing website, and network of partner realtors.
*Develop an exceptional rapport with custom builders, leading to new opportunities for development.
*Create a steady flow of new sales leads through personal referrals from satisfied buyers/sellers, personal marketing website, and network of partner realtors
*Promote sales of properties through advertisements, open houses, and participation in multiple listing services.
Bellaggio Homes, Shelby Township, MI Real Estate Broker, October 1999 - present
Century 21 Associates, Clinton Township, MI Manager, 1994 - 1996
Trainer, 1991 - 1994
Chamberlain Real Estate, Clinton Township, MI Sales Associate, 1987 - 1990
BUILDER SALES
Sales Manager, Vitale Companies, 2003 - 2013
Sales Manager, Delta Homes, 1996 - 2003
Sales Manager, SAL-MAR Homes - Towne & Country Homes, 1992 - 1996
Sales Manager, Premiere Homes, 1991 - 1992
LICENSURE
Real Estate License, 1987 - present
Builders License State of MI, 1992 - present
Licensed Notary of Public, 1994 - present
Quality Service Certified, 2007 - Platinum, 2008
Certified Distress Professional Expert Certification, 2010
ADDITONAL SKILLS
*Data base reporting software - Internet based MLS database software, National Association of Realtors online Database.
COMPUTER SKILLS
* Microsoft Outlook
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft Excel
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Real Estate Advice
Home Seller Tips
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Real Estate Glossary Terms
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Measure of the value of all goods and services produced by the economy within its boundaries and is the nation's broadest gauge of economic health. GDA is often a measure of the state of the economy. Experts look upon other measures such as housing and construction activity, unemployment rate, corpo ...
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Installment Sales
A way to sell and finance property by which the seller keeps title but the buyer takes possession while installment payments are being made. The gain is taxed while the mortgage principal is collected. A sale of real estate involving periodic cash receipts. This is different from an immediate c ...
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Real Property
Rights, interest, and benefits inherent in the ownership of real estate, as distinguished from personal property ...
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Net Income After Taxes
Total of operating income plus realized capital gains (losses) from investment and underwriting operations minus federal income taxes. ...
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Surety Association Of America (saa)
Association whose membership is composed of surety bonding companies. The association's primary purpose is to act as a rating bureau for member companies by collecting statistics and developing rating tables. ...