Episode 30: Success From Scratch

THE Consumer Credit Expert Doc Compton is my guest this week on Success From Scratch.

Doc is passionate about consumer advocacy. He talks about his book Credit Read In 5 Simple Steps and how it can help consumers, agents and anyone looking to make any type of major finance purchase.

Watch today’s episode and learn more about your credit.

“You’ve got to know, you’ve got to educate yourself and there’s a number of ways to do that.”
– Doc Compton, Consumer Credit Expert
JP & Associates REALTORS® Opens 3rd Austin Location

JP & Associates REALTORS® Opens 3rd Austin Location

JP & Associates REALTORS® one of America’s fastest growing real estate brokerage firms opens it’s 3rd Austin location at Penn Field.

JP Piccinini, CEO and founder said, “We are excited to expand our presence in Austin, providing more opportunity for our agents and consumers to achieve the dream of homeownership.”

Penn Field was built originally in 1918 as an air base for the U.S. Army yet in recent years it has become a hub for innovative and creative Austin businesses.

Mark Johnson, COO said, “Supporting our agents and the consumers they serve with a network of physical office spaces is a foundation of our offering. When I saw Penn Field, I immediately felt it had a lot of character that blended with our corporate personality of innovation, productivity and service.”

The JPAR location is directly across from the Gibson Guitar Showroom, where you can regularly catch up with some of Austin’s many musicians. Agents have access to “We Work” style space, private offices and meeting rooms.

JP And Associates REALTORS® (JPAR) is one of the top 100 real estate brokerages in the US. A full-service transaction fee based real estate brokerage, it has been recognized as one of the top 10 fastest growing brokerages in the country by REAL TRENDS as well as also being a back to back INC5000 nominee. It operates multiple offices across Texas and is expanding nationwide offering franchising opportunities for entrepreneurial real estate professionals. Read more about JP and Associates REALTORS: http://JPAR.net

JP and Associates REALTORS® Franchising (JPAR Franchising LLC) Announced the Appointment of Frank Gay as the Chief Executive Officer Effective Immediately

JP and Associates REALTORS® Franchising (JPAR Franchising LLC) Announced the Appointment of Frank Gay as the Chief Executive Officer Effective Immediately

JP and Associates REALTORS® Franchising (JPAR Franchising LLC) announced the appointment of Frank Gay as the Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. He will assume day-to-day leadership of the Company and will also join the parent company Vesuvius Holdings LLC Board of Directors. He will work side by side with the President/Chairman JP Piccinini, and Mark Johnson CEO of JPAR to synergize and execute the brokerage and franchise ambitious and aggressive growth strategy.

“I am confident that Frank is the right person to build on this momentum we have going within the JPAR family,” Piccinini said continued. “He is a well respected veteran leader of our industry with significant experience working with the different markets in the franchise and acquisitions arena, operating efficiently at scale, and delivering value to our franchisees. We are lucky to have him as our CEO of the franchise entity.”

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JP & Associates REALTORS® Recently Launches Its Updated Website

JP & Associates REALTORS® Recently Launches Its Updated Website

JP & Associates REALTORS® recently launches its updated website. The firm engaged the services of AgentFire. Nelson Cuesta, CEO of AgentFire said, “We are ecstatic to have delivered a modern, simple, user focused design and user experience for JPAR’s corporate website. After now having worked directly with their teams on this project, we understand why they’re growing as fast as they are.”

The updated website uses leading edge tools like BuySide to create a more compelling experience for consumers and help JPAR agents and franchisees win more listings in the marketplace. JP Piccinini, CEO and Founder said, “Simply put, data is big part of the new economy and it’s here to stay. We are excited to offer our consumers and agents more tools to manage the real estate process in this changing and complex real estate marketplace.”

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JP Piccinini, CEO & Founder of JP &. Associates REALTORS® Speaks at NYC Harvard Club

JP Piccinini, CEO & Founder of JP &. Associates REALTORS® Speaks at NYC Harvard Club

The RISMedia’s Real Estate CEO Exchange was the home of 225 of the most powerful and successful real estate leaders who hail from franchise brands and independent real estate firms from across the nation. These leaders came together on September 5 & 6 at the Harvard Club in New York City to exchange ideas and strategies to better meet the needs of today’s sophisticated consumer. Designed specifically for a select group of broker/owners, brand executives and real estate service leaders, RISMedia’s CEO Exchange is by exclusive invitation only.

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