Benn Rosales

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Founder of Agent Genius Magazine, national real estate opinion site. Benn's focus has always been improving the consumer experience by working to improve the real estate industry, so needless to say he's not scared of controversy, standing out or making an impact. He dreams of a life where sleep isn't physically necessary and a Starbucks barista makes house calls in order to focus more on helping you and your startup to capture and build on the moment.

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25 Comments

  1. Nick Bostic

    Way to go!

  2. Joseph Ferrara.sellsius

    Congratulation and best wishes Jay. A broker with heart and talent. Flowers can grow in the desert.

  3. Mariana

    Best of Luck to Jay and Francy in their new business venture!

  4. Robert D. Ashby

    Congrats to Jay and Francy. I am glad to see they are stepping out on their own where they can accomplish more.

  5. KC Investments

    Jay – Congratulations. May you be blessed.

  6. Norm Fisher

    Alright Jay! Congrats and best wishes for the future.

  7. Jay Thompson

    Well thanks folks! I appreciate all the kind words and wishes. It’ll be a couple of weeks before the state bureaucratic wheels finish spinning and we’re fully separated from the C21 mothership.

    Starting a new brokerage in this market may seem silly to some, but it’s the right time for us.

    Much more to come!

  8. Charles Woodall

    Congrats Jay! While I hate to see you leave the brand, I’m positive you will be successful in your endeavor.

  9. Scott Brunner

    Congrats, Jay. Let me know when you plan to expand Virginia-ward. ;-)

  10. Shailes Ghimire

    Congrats guys! An idea whose time has come.

  11. Drew Meyers

    Congrats Jay!!

  12. Matthew Rathbun

    Congrats! Jay… yeah to freedom and free thinking!!!!!

  13. Cyndee Haydon

    Jay – Congrats – I know you’ll be very successful in any market!! Keep us posted.

  14. Mike Farmer

    Good move. You’ll never regret it.

  15. Carl Minicucci

    Congratulations Jay…I can’t think of a better time to take that step forward. I look forward to the website makeover…sorry to remind you about that but it will all be worth it. Great thing with the name of course is that your URL will still be in play.

  16. Charleston real estate blog

    All my best to you and Francy, H.

  17. Jay Thompson

    You guys rock. Your support and encouragement mean a lot to Francy and me.

  18. Jon Sigler

    Jay, Good luck! Now is a great time to be in real estate, the future is bright for Thompsons Realty.

  19. John Lockwood

    Hey Jay,

    Congratulations on being “on your own”.

    Cheers!

  20. Ginger Wilcox

    Congratulations Jay and best wishes on your new baby, I mean company! Watch out Phoenix brokerages!

  21. Calie Waterhouse

    Congratulations Jay! You just never know what a little luck and a lot of hard work will produce. I’m looking forward to great things from you (both)!

  22. Lance - Houston Texas Real Estate Expert

    Jay… I wish you all the best. Really.

    I don’t know much about C21… but, I wonder if you checked out Keller Williams? I know of a number of big companies that decided, eventually, to build their company within the infrastructure of KW due to the excellent models, mastermind groups, training, etc. etc.

    Keller Williams is phenomenal in allowing and actually supporting you in so many ways to “build your company” within their infrastructure…

    One guy that has done this is Pat Hiban (www.pathiban.com) … his “company” turns over $200 million a year. When you’re that size you can do what you want… so, ask yourself, why does he stay with Keller Williams? I have many more examples. I bet Gary Keller himself would love to talk to you about your decision!

  23. Maureen Francis

    Wooo Hoo! Great news. Congrats Jay and Francy.

  24. Joe Peffer

    Looks like I’m late to the party on this one. I’m psyched for you both to begin this thing and I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next from you. Best wishes for success from Columbus.

  25. Nouveau Riche

    Congratulations, Jay! I hope that everything will work just fine for you and I hope that I will hear as soon as posible news about you.

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