MetroBrokersTV : Metro Broker founder Larry Carr, says The concept is still as good now, as it was ever was. We are privileged today to really have an industry icon, Larry Carr. Larry Carr is with Metro Brokers and I wanted to do this interview with Larry, because Metro Brokers is in fact a very well known company in the State of Colorado here and you were one of the original founders some 30 odd years ago. So, why do not you tell us really what got in you to start something like Metro Brokers?

Larry Carr: Well, the Metro Brokers concept was designed to allow us as individuals to work in a big company environment and yet maintain our individuality. So, we patterned the Metro Brokers concept after what some of the attorneys and CPAs and doctors do, which is an office sharing arrangement and ours became office sharing, experience sharing situation that enabled us to present a big company image and yet have the individuality of being our own broker, and that became the foundation of Metro Brokers.

MetroBrokersTV : Well, how long have you been in the business Larry?

Larry Carr: I have been in the business 34 years.

MetroBrokersTV : 34, so, back then it was contracts were on napkins right? You did do them on napkins? [Phonetic]

Larry Carr: The first contract that I signed was one page and half of that was a signature line.

MetroBrokersTV : Now, back then, how many were you? There were six of you that started the company. You remember the names?

Larry Carr: Yeah, Mark, actually there was... we had one agent who was Mark Channon, we had Jake Carell, we had Bill Anderson, John Bagnal, Bill Solensky[phonetic] and myself, I think that is it.

MetroBrokersTV : Well, I think a lot of people don't know that really Metro Brokers started out as a commercial entity. You guys were tired of paying the high fees to the Grub and Ellis and whoever else, right?

Larry Carr: Right. Right. It is and it works so well, because not only is it the expense sharing valuable, but it gives us more buying power in the market in terms of advertising. We get good rates from The Post and The News and other vendors and I think the real key in the Metro Brokers concept is the experience sharing.

MetroBrokersTV : Did you ever think or you never really planned for Metro to be around, how many years now 32 years, 32 - 33 years, what did you think when?

Larry Carr: It was just setup as a system to accomplish our goal, which was just to earn a living and we had no anticipation that Metro Brokers would grow to the level that it has grown, but that says a lot for the system for one thing and then secondly, it says a lot for the fact that we have over the years had tremendous flexibility in adapting to the different markets and we operate with an all volunteer board and we have people donating their time without compensation to help further the Metro Brokers concept.

MetroBrokersTV : What about the future? What are you hoping from Metro Brokers in the future? What do you see?

Larry Carr: I see Metro Brokers continuing to expand. The concept is still as good now, as it was ever was. We are constantly striving to improve not only our technology, but our ability to deliver the final product to the consumer.

MetroBrokersTV : Great. Well, it has been a real honor talking with you Larry and I appreciate you stopping by for the interview today. Thank you very much.

Larry Carr: Thank you.

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