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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? Realty411Guide.com 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- PAGE 56 • 2016 reWEALTHmag.com