Pleasanton, CA — December 29, 2018 — NextHome is proud to announce our newest addition to the franchise, NextHome My Way – Longwood Branch. The brokerage represents the 52nd location opened in the state of Florida for the NextHome franchise.
Based in Longwood, the company will be owned and operated by business partners Pedro Rivera and Angel Pabon. The top-producing REALTORS® will each have specific roles within the company. Rivera will serve as the CEO and handle the day-to-day operations for the company, while Pabon will handle transaction supervision as the Broker of Record and work on company growth and talent acquisition.
The brokerage will provide real estate services such as single-family residential sales, first-time home buyers, investment, luxury, condos, relocation, land deals, and military/veteran services to the areas of Longwood and the surrounding Orlando Metropolitan Area.
With an already successful NextHome My Way location in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pabon’s relocation to Florida opened the door for a branch location.
“When we started NextHome My Way in Milwaukee in March 2018, we expected a great result, but never could have expected what actually happened,” said Rivera.
What happened was that the team at NextHome My Way went from selling 71 transactions in 2017 to more than 130 transaction sides in 2018.
Rivera credits the increase in business to the commitment to growth and education by the company’s 11 agents.
“We are fortunate to have agents who are career oriented and committed to being the very best representatives for their clients,” he added.
The business partners met through collaboration in previous business dealings. Even though Pabon has been licensed since 2015 and Rivera since 2016, they have quickly excelled in real estate due to their vast business knowledge from their previous careers.
Rivera has an extensive background in the IT field, specializing in marketing and graphic design. Pabon worked for many years as a promoter and high-level representation for musical artists.
Both men worked at Shorewest Realtors in Wauwatosa, WI. During that time, they both sold a lot of real estate with Pabon selling an incredible 50 transactions in his first year. The high volume of sales earned Pabon the award for Rookie of the Year for the company.
When Rivera joined the brokerage in 2017, he teamed with Pabon, as they built a sales team of four members named “My Team of REALTORS®.”
With a well-rounded team using expert marketing, online advertising and local connections, Pabon and Rivera felt 2018 was the right time to go out on their own and open their own brokerage.
“We wanted to expand and grow,” said Rivera. “The model at the brokerage where we were couldn’t support what we were looking to do, so it made sense for us to go out on our own.”
“We loved the high-level technology NextHome provided us,” added Pabon. “The value we received as brokers far exceeded the cost involved with joining a franchise. We’ve had a very successful 2018 under the NextHome brand and we can’t wait to bring the NextHome My Way branch to the Longwood community.”
When not selling real estate, both men focus on spending time with their families.
Rivera and his fiancé, Jexayra, have four children aged 10 months to 8 years. He enjoys cooking and being a father. Pabon and his wife, Esther, also have four children – ages 10 to 17. Pabon describes himself as an admitted workaholic, but never at the expense of being there for the family.
Please join us in congratulating Pedro, Angel, and the rest of the team at NextHome My Way on the opening of their brand new NextHome office in Longwood, FL!
Interested in being a part of the NextHome Real Estate Franchise? Contact VP of Sales Charis Moreno at Charis@NextHome.com.
Each office is an independently owned and operated business.