Exclusive Interview by Tim Houghten
The Founder of Rodeo Realty,
the largest single-owner firm in
the nation with 12 branch offices,
1,200 REALTORS ® , and annual
sales and listings exceeding $5
billion, shares how he went from
operating out of his garage to list-
ing homes for $150 million.
W
hat does it take to achieve
elite success, at the top of
the ultra-luxury real estate
market, in the most exclusive
community in the world?
Rodeo Realty is a name not just associated
with celebrity real estate, but with dominating
the ultra-elite markets of Los Angeles and
The KEYS to
Unlocking
ELITE Success
in Real Estate
Beverly Hills, California. The Rodeo Realty
brand has been ranked the largest single-own-
er firm in California, with 12 branch offices,
1,300 REALTORS ® , and annual closed sales
exceeding $5 billion. What does it take to
obtain, and own this level of success?
Syd Leibovitch is the president and leader
of the Rodeo Realty empire, and has been
championing the crème of the crop of top-end
international real estate, year after year, for 30
years. No matter what you aspire to achieve in
real estate, it’s clear that Syd just might have a
tip or two on how to get it.
In an exclusive interview, Syd Leibovitch
gives us a peak behind the glass to see what it
takes to get to the top of the real estate world,
and stay there. Want elite success? Where do
you start?
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BLAZE YOUR OWN TRAIL
Rodeo Realty’s founder has been breaking through barriers since he
got into real estate sales during college. Starting at 23 years old Syd says,
“I sold three houses in my first month. I only went into real estate as a job
for winter break. I fully intended to go to law school. But when my first
sale closed, and the buyer hugged me and told me how excited she was to
own a home, I was hooked!”
Syd says his family, who thought becoming a doctor or lawyer was a
far better career choice, were disappointed when he began pursuing real
estate. Yet, by the time he was 25 years old, he was a top-selling agent
in Los Angeles. In just three years he opened his own firm. Today the
world’s leading doctors, lawyers, and hottest celebrities come to Leibo-
vitch’s firm for help in selling and securing the globe’s finest estates.
HARD WORK
During his time studying economics and banking at California State
University and UCLA, Syd ran for the relay team, track and cross coun-
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