Inman Welcomes Jay O'Brien of RE/MAX Prestige as Online Contributor

    NEWPORT BEACH, CA, August 31, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jay O'Brien, REALTOR and Managing Partner of REMAX/Prestige in Costa Mesa, California has joined the elite selection of industry insiders at Inman. As an industry thought leader, and having just been named one of REALTOR Magazine's Top 30 Agents Under 30, Jay is helping agents and consumers alike re-think their real estate reality. With unprecedented candor, Jay and his broker partner Sammer Mudawar challenge agents from all generations to take a fresh look at industry norms that may be holding them back and under serving their clients. Cultivating a team of innovators that fuses together quality work ethic with the latest industry advancements, forget the neon flyers, outdated postcards, and desperation for commission. The dynamic philosophy rivals traditional industry business practices, and results in agents being able to provide an almost unheard of caliber of service for each of their clients. An innovator at heart, Jay focuses on developing ways to offer highly effective real estate experiences from start to finish. Read Inman's latest article written by Jay O'Brien here: http://www.inman.com/2015/08/21/why-real-estate-agents-are-not-salespeople/

"I feel blessed to be able to share my shrewd outlook and industry foresight on such an incredible platform like Inman. My goal is to offer a fresh perspective on age-old industry practices in an effort to change agents and consumers perspectives alike on what they should expect from a modern day agent." - Jay O'Brien, REALTOR and Managing Partner at RE/MAX Prestige

About Jay O'Brien, REALTOR and Managing Partner at RE/MAX Prestige:
In 2011, Jay was driving home from his unfulfilling, corporate job that he had desperately been trying to escape when a friend of his suggested he contact Sammer Mudawar (Broker/Owner RE/MAX Prestige) who was opening up his own real estate brokerage. In doing so, he quickly identified with Sammer's drive and desire to create a platform for other like-minded entrepreneur's to pursue their goals. This candid conversation, in which Sammer shared his vision for his company, inspired Jay to commit to joining Sammer's team with a goal of becoming the #1 agent within a few months.

Devising a plan of action to segue into the real estate industry, one which is commission-based, meant Jay had to leave the comfort of his salaried position and make sacrifices in order to gain traction in his new career. However, these sacrifices allowed him to pursue his passion and offered him the opportunities for wealth development he'd been seeking. Over the next few months his commitment was tested as he declined two 6-figure income opportunities, humbly reclaimed his old retail management job for stability, and worked tirelessly around the clock for almost a year. Jay recalls setting up his schedule on the weekends at his "day job" to be 2pm-10:30pm in order to fit in an 8-hour day of real estate prior to his shift, beginning at 6am. These 12-16 hour workdays eventually came to a halt when he realized he was running to his car every 20 minutes to fire up a laptop, power on his internet card, and tend to a real estate deal while clocked in at his retail job.

During those initial months of grueling hard work, Jay closed 3 transactions. Soon after leaving the safety net, he closed a further 14 transactions in just over 6 months. In less than a year, he had finally earned his desired 6-figure income, doing something he loved. Today, he is proud to be paving the way for a new generation of REALTOR , cultivating new industry standards and best practices for the industry's evolution.

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