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Whether you are a new agent looking for the right company or a seasoned professional searching for a better opportunity, call Alfa Realty and explore the many advantages of becoming an independent agent working with the Alfa team!
Alfa's brokers are proven leaders with decades of experience from diverse backgrounds. All three brokers in the Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore County offices have served as brokers for other real estate companies prior to associating with Alfa Realty and are all past presidents of the Montgomery Area Association of Realtors.
The Alfa name is easily one of the most recognized and respected names in the State of Alabama. With more than one million policies currently in force in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi, Alfa Insurance® stands as a pillar of unwavering strength and unparalleled service to our policyholders. Founded in 1946 by what is now known as the Alabama Farmers Federation, Alfa Insurance has been named by Forbes magazine as among its 200 Best Small Companies in America. Over the years, Alfa has earned a reputation as one of the nation's most stable, reliable and affordable providers of insurance.
Our property and casualty insurance companies are rated A++ (Superior), and our life insurance company is rated A+ (Superior) by the A.M. Best Company, the foremost authority on insurance companies' financial stability. Additionally, we received Standard & Poor's top commercial paper rating for credit worthiness and financial strength. The Alfa Insurance group has also been named to Ward's 50 Benchmark Group of top performing insurance companies.
Alfa Realty services the River Region with offices strategically located in Montgomery, Prattville and Wetumpka. Alfa agents have access to multiple offices to better serve their clients and customers.
Our management and sales team are encouraged to have an active role in community involvement. As a team, we have participated in United Way, Relay for Life, Habitat for Humanity and many more. We believe in giving back to the community.
Alfa Realty currently offers the following training opportunities:
One-on-one mentoring/coaching with managers.
Professional training every month with independent trainers.
Quarterly educational/networking meetings.
A 30-day quick start program for new agents.
Co-op funds for any approved designation course such as GRI, CRS, ABR, etc.
Organized continuing education classes held on-site at local offices.
Agent Business Plan Review.
Twice per year, typically in May and December, each broker will meet individually with his agents to review goals, production, and discuss support.
Once per quarter all three offices meet together for refreshments, training, company updates and networking opportunities.
At Alfa Realty, more production can mean more commissions! Our commission schedule allows agents the opportunity to earn higher commissions as their yearly sales increase.
Alfa Realty currently utilizes the following strategies to assist in promoting our agents and company:
I. Promotion to the general public
Alfa Realty places four color ads with the Montgomery Advertiser promoting the entire Alfa Realty sales team.
The first ad is on the front page of the Sunday real estate section. This ad runs the first Sunday of every month.
The second, third, and fourth ads run the following three weeks in the Town and Country magazine.
II. Promotion to Alfa's statewide customer base
A quarterly, full-color, one-half page ad in The Friends and Family magazine. This magazine is mailed to all Alfa policy holders/Federation members. The current circulation is approximately 350,000.
III. Promotion to Alfa employees
Alfa Mutual Insurance Company employs approximately 2500 employees. To create visibility with these employees, Alfa Realty performs the following:
Promotes a list of free services on the company intranet site.
Places an ad in Alfa Bits (the company newsletter for Alfa Insurance).
Maintains a billboard location at the Alfa Insurance home office to promote our properties and services to approximately 1500 home office employees.
IV. Promotion of listings
Alfa Realty currently assists with an agent's advertising costs with Tri-County Homes magazine. A full-page, black & white ad costs $150 per month. Alfa Realty currently pays half the cost.
Alfa Realty currently co-ops the cost of a Sunday Open House ad in the Montgomery Advertiser. Co-op funds are based on the agent's commission split.
Alfa Realty promotes agents and listings on numerous Internet sites.
Alfa Realty currently provides co-op funds for any pre-approved marketing/advertising requests from agents.
Alfa-owned new homes provide our agents with many distinct advantages such as:
A larger, more extensive inventory of homes to sell.
Additional advertising opportunities since agents are welcome to include new home inventory in their personal ads.
Access to professional builders.
The opportunity to work occasional open houses.
Greater earnings potential since Alfa agents receive bonus commission income on company-listed new home sales. Currently, the company pays 100% of the sales side commission to its agents.
Alfa Realty provides office support through full-time personnel, phone systems, voice mail, business supplies and postage, toll free numbers, signage, stakes and hardware, computers, copiers, fax machines.
Top performing agents are recognized each month in sales meeting and with an award ad in the Montgomery Advertiser.
Each office will host a monthly luncheon to recognize production for the previous month.
We all recognize the growing importance of Internet advertising and ALFA is committed to expanding our influence using the following sites:
Alamls.com
MontgomeryAdvertiser.com
ALFAIns.com
CallALFA.com
ALFARealty.com
For a confidential interview, please contact one of the following brokers:
Norman Schlemmer - Broker,
Montgomery Office: (334) 213-2532
Cell: (334) 799-1574
Email: normanschlemmer@alfarealty.com
Bill Ashley - Broker,
Prattville/Millbrook Office: (334) 365-2532
Cell: (334) 224-1550
Email: billashley@alfarealty.com
Don Brewer - Broker,
Wetumpka Office: (334) 567-6800
Cell: (334) 221-0279
Email: don@donbrewer.com
This web page is for informational purposes only. The information may change without notice. This is not an offer of employment. Agents selected by Alfa Realty, Inc., are not employees, but independent contractors, which must sign an independent contractor's agreement with Alfa Realty, Inc. A real estate sales agent with Alfa Realty, Inc., does not become an employee of the Alfa Insurance Companies and does not derive any benefits therefrom. There is no guarantee of sales or commissions.
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