ALISO VIEJO, CA, February 5, 2007 – Since its inception seven years ago, iSucceed has continued its quest to find the most innovative, well-spoken and successful agents in the industry to join its elite team of faculty members.  Today they announced the addition of four new Superstars: Yvonne Bonner of Martha Turner Properties in Houston, TX; Maxine Dumas of RE/MAX in San Carlos, CA ; Jeff Firnstahl of RE/MAX Associates Plus in Andover, MN; and Ralph Isola of USA Best Realty in Wellington, FL.

Yvonne Bonner
Yvonne Bonner is a native Houstonian and lifelong resident of the Riverside Terrace area.  Yvonne entered the real estate market in the year 2000, and has been a top producing agent from the very start. Her career began with a small niche real estate firm where she quickly accelerated into a high-volume producer and top residential sales agent within the first year, reaching gross sales of over $4 million.  Excelling in the areas of residential, commercial and investment sales, Yvonne’s skill and knowledge have allowed her to assist her clients’ with their personal home purchases and sales as well as investment leases and sales.  Many of Yvonne’s satisfied clients have consulted her on the purchase of multiple properties. Having successfully entered the builder niche, Yvonne currently represents several builder clients with their new home sales.  Since recently joining Martha Turner Properties, Yvonne focuses on high-end resale and new home construction and development, and continues to be extremely technology oriented; developing techniques that embrace efficient and paperless real estate transactions.

Maxine Dumas
Having successfully sold properties in California’s Mid-Peninsula area for the last 30 years, Maxine Dumas of RE/MAX shows no signs of slowing down.  As a RE/MAX Top 10 Agent from 1982-1990, she honed her craft and developed a loyal client base. In 1991, she became Broker/Owner of Re/Max Mid Peninsula, which she ran successfully for another 10 years. Ready for another challenge, she then opened her own brokerage firm “Dumas and Company”, which is the only independent woman-owned brokerage in the Mid-Peninsula.  Maxine and her team of 10 dynamic professionals bring a high level of professional ethics and customer service to her existing client base, of which 90% of her transactions come in the form of client and agent referrals, as well as past clients.  A firm believer in education, Maxine continually strives to increase her knowledge of the industry and her customers, currently holding CRB, CRS, GRI, designations, and most recently adding an SRES to the list.

Jeff Firnstahl
Jeff and his wife Koreen head up Team Firnstahl from Andover, Minnesota, and combined they’ve got a healthy 49 years of combined Real Estate experience. A strong believer in self-improvement, Jeff re-examined his real estate practice back in 2000, and after making some specific changes he went from grossing $3million a year to $34 million in just 4 short years.  As a team on the job, Jeff and Koreen combine their skills and talents to achieve their clients’ goals and meet their individual needs. They have created an innovative team of eleven that works together to cover every aspect of a real estate transaction, and strive to turn every single customer into a “raving fan.” This is so important to the Firnstahls, that every member of the team has read “Raving Fan” by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles.  

Jeff’s 29 years of solid real estate experience make him a seasoned realtor. His hard work and dedication have earned him several recognitions including the Lifetime Achievement Award (2005) and an induction into the RE/MAX Hall of Fame (2003). Jeff’s knowledge, personality, and sense of humor help make every encounter for his clients enjoyable. In 2004, Team Firnstahl finished top five in transactions throughout all RE/MAX teams in the state of Minnesota.  Their goal for 2007 is to reach over 150 transactions totaling $45+ Million in Sales Volume. While this  couple stays busy with their careers, they are always saving time for their family as parents to six children, family is Jeff and Koreen’s pride and joy. 

Ralph Isola
Ralph Isola, founder and CEO of USA Best Realty, LLC has helped hundreds of real estate professionals become “The Best” they can be.  Coming from a corporate background, Ralph was a sales leader in corporations such as Honeywell and Motorola. In 2000, he decided to take his corporate sales skills and knowledge and apply them in the real estate industry. His concept was to first create a sales training program he named “Winning Edge.”  Then he surrounded himself with a team of professionals and trained them thoroughly in sales psychology and all aspects of real estate. His concept has been paying off and last year USA Best Realty, closed 269 transactions with a sales volume of $64,835,582 and in 2006, closed approximately 210 transactions with a sales volume of $57,500,000. USA Best Realty, with thirteen current franchised offices, has begun an aggressive, nationwide franchising campaign.

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