Army Veteran and Former First Responder Joins Forces With Century 21 Real Estate

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June 05, 2024 // Franchising.com // HUNTSVILLE, Al. - Century 21 Real Estate LLC. is proud to fortify its presence in Northern Alabama with its latest affiliation of a veteran-led group of real estate professionals based in Huntsville, now doing business as CENTURY 21 Home Team.

The start-up company is spearheaded by Shawn Guzman, a military veteran with 12 years of service in the Army Reserve, as well as nine years of service as a police officer, and five as a SWAT team member. Before Shawn was putting his life on the line for his community, he spent his early professional career in sales where he learned he was a natural communicator. In 2016 he left his career as a first responder behind in favor of a safer line of work – real estate. Shawn’s career change was met with immediate gratification, as he was quickly named Rookie Agent of the Year in 2017.

Joining Shawn in this venture is his wife Misty, who transitioned from nursing into real estate after the COVID-19 pandemic in order to spend more time with Shawn and their three children. Together, Shawn, Misty, and their affiliated sales professionals are proud to assist residents of Madison, Limestone, Morgan, Marshall and Jackson counties with all of their real estate needs.

Now doing business as CENTURY 21 Home Team, the Guzmans and their team of relentless affiliated sales professionals will have access to the CENTURY 21® brand’s technology and marketing, lead generation, agent learning and coaching and innovative productivity platform to help deliver the highest quality of service to buyers, sellers and investors.

The Guzmans have already developed meticulous growth plans with these new assets in mind. They plan to attract and onboard a minimum of ten agents per year before eventually opening three additional offices in the next five years, specifically in Cullman, Fairhope and Gulf Shores.

“The CENTURY 21 Brand has an international presence that’s felt everywhere,” said Shawn. “We’re a homegrown group of professionals with deep roots in our current market, but this affiliation allows us to spread our reach across state lines, and even across country lines. To be able to attach our strong local reputation in the community to a brand that’s most respected in the industry will present us with plenty of opportunities that we can’t wait to pursue.”

Many of these business-to-business relationships were formed thanks to CENTURY 21 Home Team’s involvement in community events and non-profit organizations. The Guzmans have been long-time supporters of Kids to Love, Rocks and Locks hair donations for cancer patients and Stars Dancing for HEALS. The company is also a proud sponsor of Huntsville Havoc Hockey, Buckhorn Baseball and other nearby youth athletics programs.

“Our company is all about relationship-building,” said Misty. “Real estate is a people-driven industry, and that’s why it’s so easy for Shawn and I to love what we do. In my time in this field, I’ve discovered that taking a people-first approach allows things to come easily, and nothing is more rewarding than helping a friend or neighbor successfully take such a big step in their lives.”

“Community involvement is at the core of everything that the CENTURY 21® brand does,” said Mike Miedler, president and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate LLC. “Shawn and Misty come from past careers where they were sacrificing everything in the name of their community, and now in the next phase of their professional lives, the CENTURY 21 System is fortunate enough to be the franchise of choice for a family as committed to giving back as the Guzmans are.”

Visit The Guzmans at 109 Jefferson Street North, Suite 10 in Huntsville, AL 35801.

SOURCE Century 21 Real Estate

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