Dallas, TX –September 25, 2006-Entrepreneur and investor Brian McMeans, a financial services specialist and former Director of Operations for a well-known Irving retailer, has opened RE/MAX Empire Realty, at 4709 Highway 121 in The Colony.   Veteran local REALTOR Melody Botting has signed on as McMeans’ Broker of Record.

“We’ve captured an outstanding location in the Albertson’s Shopping Center at the corner of 121 and Main Street,” said McMeans.  “This area has a great mix of existing properties that are turning over, as well as numerous new developments.  With construction underway to expand 121, we’re going to have terrific accessibility for servicing Frisco, Carrollton, Little Elm, and neighboring communities.”

“Our goal is obviously to grow and build a successful office, offering the resources, facilities and services that will help our agents be good producers, but we also want to create an environment that will allow our Sales Associates to spend more time with their family, while still earning the kind of living they want,” McMeans explained.  “The RE/MAX business model is exactly that kind of atmosphere.”

“I was aware of the brand, obviously, from the enormous national advertising campaign and dominant market share in the DFW area,” McMeans continued, “but as I researched RE/MAX and its competitors, I learned of the industry leading technological resources, educational programs, and other marketing advantages RE/MAX offers.”       

McMeans further noted that the past two houses he’d purchased were handled by a RE/MAX agent, who exhibited an exceptionally high level of professionalism and responsiveness in handling all steps of the negotiating process.

“We’ve created a first-class facility, and are staffing it with motivated sales professionals who want to take advantage of the high level of training RE/MAX offers,”  McMeans noted. “This is a very lucrative industry, our market in this area is very strong, and with our location, we’re presenting a great opportunity for agents to build a prosperous business.”

RE/MAX Empire Realty offers the industry’s most comprehensive variety and depth of REALTOR-specific training, with programming from the RE/MAX Satellite Network® streaming 24/7 to agents’ desk or laptop.

“With the new Lead Street system on remax.com, our agents receive property inquiries immediately via cell or PDA, keeping them constantly in contact with clients, buyers, and sellers,” said McMeans.  “Our agents are able to place their clients’ listings on the largest real estate portal in the state (remaxtexas.com), and that simply translates to more potential buyers.”

For more information, contact RE/MAX Empire Realty at 469-362-3360, or write bmcmeans@remax.net.