Anthony Marinelli

A large part of why I chose to have a partner rather than add assistants or new agents, was because I was fortunate enough to have a great partner to choose; my sister Cathy. Besides, when assistants get close to being good they become realtors and we’d need to find another trainee. Another route would have been mentoring beginner agents and using them to perform vital tasks for my clients while I went golfing. But like assistants, when the student starts to catch on they strike out on their own keeping the pool of beginner agents at a similar level of proficiency. Lucky to have a choice, in 2002 I started to train Cathy as a partner. Already a 2 year veteran Realtor at the time, she would have a vested interest in the outcome of each and every sale. And oh yeah, I never did learn how to play golf! Training someone in the field of real estate is so much more than the footwork involved. Sure finding homes, showing homes, holding open houses, following up on buyers and sellers are a p