Kaeti Bancroft, of Bancroft Properties, joins us from the Metro Brokers 2011 REALTOR® Rally at the Colorado Convention Center.

Kaeti enjoyed the speakers at this year's REALTOR® Rally.  "We had a great Economic Summit this morning, Governor Hickenlooper was there.  We had some great speakers on what's going on nationally, as well as locally.  It was wonderful." recaps Kaeti.

Kaeti has been a Metro Brokers agent since 1998.  "I decided Metro Brokers was going to give me more freedom than I had anywhere else." she said.

Kaeti and her husband,Mike Bancroft are the team behind Bancroft Properties specializing in rental properties and, of course, buying and selling in the residential real estate market.

Interviewer:  Hi, I am Scott Shields with Metro Brokers, and I am joined here today with one of our members Kaeti Bancroft.  Katie, thank you for coming down and joining us today.

Kaeti Bancroft:  My pleasure.

Interviewer:  What do think of the rally so far?

Kaeti Bancroft:  I am thoroughly enjoying it.  I have been here all day.  We had a great economic summit this morning.  Governor Hickenlooper was there, we had some great speakers on what's going on nationally as well as locally, its wonderful and classes this afternoon, and this trades show where Metro Brokers has been really good, really good.

Interviewer:  And speaking on how long have you been with Metro Brokers?

Kaeti Bancroft:  Oh, since 1998.  And I decided Metro Brokers was going to give me more freedom than I had anywhere else and you know, just it was the right thing for me, so that's what I am doing

Interviewer:  And what office are you with the Metro Brokers?

Kaeti Bancroft:  My husband and I are Bancroft Properties, so we started this in '98, and we do rental properties, we do help people buy, we help people sell

Interviewer:  So you do everything, did you do any commercial or...?

Kaeti Bancroft:  Very little, we are mostly residential.

Interviewer:  But if need be you can...

Kaeti Bancroft:  Or we can refer somebody to Metro Brokers who is a commercial realtor, happy to do that.

Interviewer:  And what are, what do you think is the best thing about Metro Brokers?

Kaeti Bancroft:  You know, the freedom of choice, the very professional organization the website is wonderful, the classes that are offered are great but the freedom of being able to list things the way I want to do them, to charge what I want to charge, I can run my business in my way and not have somebody else tell me how to do it, that's the best.

Interviewer:  That's great to hear.  So definitely you are loving Metro Brokers.

Kaeti Bancroft:  Oh, it's the right way for me.  I don't think I am going to go anywhere else.

Interviewer:  Well that's what we love to hear

Kaeti Bancroft:  Yeah.

Interviewer:  Thank you Katie for joining us today.

Kaeti Bancroft:  Your welcome, it's been fun.

Interviewer:  For other great stories just like Katie's, check out metrobrokerstv.com

You can reach Kaeti Bancroft at 303-525-2226 or at MetroBrokersOnline.com.

Posted in Industry Events, Metro Brokers Agents, Real Estate Trends

Bill Rozich, founder of Amber Alert for Pets tells us about a new association called the Pet-Friendly Realtor Group.

This group of 10,000 member Realtors have given memberships to homebuyers with pets at closing.  The Amber Alert for Pets program is a gift to the new homeowner in case their pet, who isn't familiar with their new surroundings, wanders off.

The Realtor Members get the alert and help to look for the missing pet in their neighborhoods.

Amber Alert for Pets is offering a special rate for Metro Brokers of $9.95 for a lifetime membership.  The usual cost is $9.95 a year.

Interviewer:  Hi, I am Scott Shields with Metro Brokers, and I am sitting here today with one of our major sponsors at Metro Brokers, Bill.  Thank you for your continued support of Metro Brokers.

Bill Rozich:  I am delighted to be here.

Interviewer:  So tell us about your company?

Bill Rozich:  Well we, we just started Pet Friendly Realtors Group, a division of Amber Alerts For Pets.  Pet Friendly Realtor Group is an association of realtors who give a membership as a house warming gift to the home buyers who own pets.  They give an amber alerts for pets membership.  The membership protects the pet in the new home while it adjusts to its surroundings so in the event that it would get lost one of our ten thousand members on the Front Range would find it.  We send out an alert, and they go out and look for it in their neighborhoods.

Interviewer:  And what is, I know you got some special rates for Metro Brokers to sign up?

Bill Rozich:  We sure do.  Metro Broker Realtors can sign up for $ 9.95 for a lifetime.  Everybody else pays 9.95 a year.  Its not much money but it's a very powerful tool.  Pets are no longer just pets, they are members of the family, and if a pet is lost it's a tragedy.

Interviewer:  Yes.

Bill Rozich:  So that's how our program work we send out our alerts.  Realtors who give this as a house warming gift find themselves in the heart and off top of mind.  Top of mind is fine but if you are in the owner's heart, the new home owner you are really in a powerful position to extend that relationship.

Interviewer:  And if the people want to find out more information, well how can they get a hold of you?

Bill Rozich:  They should go to petfriendlyrealtorgroup.com or they can call me at 719-217-3776.

Interviewer:  Well, Bill Rozich, with Pet Friendly Realtor Group and Amber Alert for Pets, thank you for coming down and joining us today here at the Realtor Rally.

Bill Rozich:  Thank you Scott, it's a pleasure to be here.

Interviewer:  For more great other partners with Metro Brokers and discounts, please check out metrobrokerstv.com

To Find out more information, go to PetFriendlyRealtorGroup.com or call Bill Rozich at 719-217-3776.

Posted in Industry Events, Marketing

Mike Hammond from the Metro Brokers office, Realty Oasis, takes advantage of his first Realtor Rally to learn about social media strategies and connect with the great resources that Metro Brokers offers to their agents.

Mike just recently joined Realty Oasis and says he's seeing great opportunities in real estate all across the Colorado Front Range communities.

Interviewer:   Hi, I am Scott Shields with Metro Brokers TV reporting to live today from the 2011 Realtor Rally down at the Colorado Convention Center.  I am joined here today by one of our newest member Mike Hammond.  Mike thanks for taking the time to talk with us today.

Mike Hammond:  Happy to be here.

Interviewer:   So Mike, you just joined Metro Brokers correct?

Mike Hammond:  I did, I joined Metro Brokers just a few months ago, and we are new to Colorado and the Colorado real estate business.

Interviewer:   And how is that experience going for you so far?

Mike Hammond:  You know, it's a great community with great opportunity.  I think we are seeing incredible opportunities all over the Front Range right now and it is a good time to be involved in the business.

Interviewer:   And which Metro Broker's office are you associated with?

Mike Hammond:  I work out of the Realty Oasis office in the Inverness area over at Englewood.

Interviewer:   Awesome.  Do you specialize in any niche marketing or do you have certain type of real estate foreman?

Mike Hammond:  You know I do, I work in the residential arena in the mid-priced range area and then I also work with investment property owners and people that want to build small retirement portfolios through real estate, and so that's an area I spent a lot of time in.

Interviewer:   So being so new especially to Colorado this is probably your first Realtor Rally?

Mike Hammond:  It is this is my first Realtor Rally, it's been amazing.

Interviewer:   And then what do you think about it so far run to classes?

Mike Hammond:  Yeah I have been to classes, I learnt some great things on social media which is a nice avenue, it's just really exploding on our industry, that's something that's really required I think.  We have a lot of good resources here, a lot of great people around, all the connections you could possibly want they are here, and they are here for us to take advantage of.

Interviewer:   Well great, thank you for coming down.  And for more information about Metro Brokers check out metrobrokersonline.com

Mike can help you with your residential homebuying needs and investment properties to build your retirement portfolio.

Contact Mike Hammond online at MetroBrokersOnline or call him at 720-445-1121.

Posted in Industry Events, Movers and Shakers, Metro Brokers Agents

In this video, Ron Herdt tells us about his company, Cityscape Real Estate, a property management company and a Metro Broker affiliate.

Cityscape Real Estate specializes in helping rental property owners achieve their goals of profitability, low maintenance and low tenant turnover. They ensure that the property is well managed to attract and retain good quality tenants

They manage some of the areas most desirable rentals in the area.  In recent years, their tenant turnover has been less that 3% due to the quality of servicethey provide to the tenants.  Their tenants fare assured that 24 hours a day, 7 days a week they will be able to reach Cityscape with any maintenance issue as it relates to their safety or the integrity of the property.

Interviewer:  Hi, I am Scott Shields, and I am with Metro Brokers and I am joined here today by one of our members Ron Herdt.  Ron, thank you for coming down and joining us here today at the 2011 Realtor Rally.

Ron Herdt:  Thank you Scott.

Interviewer:  So you are actually one of our office owners, you own a physical Metro Brokers office that's correct?

Ron Herdt:  Yes that's correct.

Interviewer:  Tell us where that location is and what are you specialized in and....?

Ron Herdt:  Our office is about four miles north of downtown Denver near the Boulder Turnpike, in I-25.  We specialize in property management.  We do real estate sales also but our forte is property management.

Interviewer:  And how long have you been with Metro Brokers?

Ron Herdt:  Close to 10 years now.

Interviewer:  And you are loving it so far.

Ron Herdt:  Very much yes.

Interviewer:  What keeps you with Metro Brokers?

Ron Herdt:  The idea that we're, we look bigger than life, for our little company to be a Metro Broker affiliated company just makes us look bigger than the normal.

Interviewer:  So, so your own independent company that you have your own brokerage can be a part of a bigger and have the brand recognition is that.

Ron Herdt:  Yes, the brand recognition, that and I can recruit agents and I also can recruit other companies to come at our location.

Interviewer:  And join your office location.

Ron Herdt:  Yes.

Interviewer:  That's great, so what do you think of the rally so far?

Ron Herdt:  Its, its good, good turnout, lot of vendors, lot of good ideas.

Interviewer:  Have you been in the educational classes.

Ron Herdt:  No I am working a booth for the property managers.

Interviewer:  Okay, so if they, if you have a website or how do people get a hold of your office?

Ron Herdt:  Our website is cityscapedenver.com

Interviewer:  Alright, well Ron thank you for joining us here today, we truly appreciate it

Ron Herdt:  Thank you Scott.

Interviewer:  To find out others success stories just like Ron's, check out metrobrokerstv.com

For more information, call Ron Herdt at 303-380-8500 or online at CityscapeDenver.com.

Posted in Industry Events, Join Metro Brokers, Headlines

photo credit: Keith Williamson

Metro Brokers continues its 13th year in partnership with the Volunteers of America, helping to make a difference in the lives of children in Colorado. Metro Brokers distributed toys on December 20th to deserving children during their 13th Annual Toy Drive Event. 

View the full story in the Denver Post and in the DenverHub.

Metro Brokers, Inc. has been Colorado's leader in real estate, technology and services, for more than 30 years, offering independent real estate professionals a framework to succeed. Our network of nearly 1,500 highly experienced real estate professionals specialize in residential, commercial and investment properties and have access to ground breaking technologies, continuing education courses, and innovative marketing that help buyers and sellers make the most of their real estate transactions. Unlike most other real estate companies Metro Brokers, Inc. is actually owned and operated by its brokers.

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