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McGuire purchases real estate business
Scott Wagar
02/19/2013
Effective February 1, Leonard McGuire purchased Turtle Mountain Real Estate from Roger Nelson, who made the decision to sell his business due to health reasons, but will continue to work as a sales person for the company.
“We will be doing the same thing at Turtle Mountain Real Estate as before,” McGuire said. “We will be doing residential, commercial, agricultural, recreational, real estate sales and listings.
“We will also be keeping the same name and I do not foresee any changes in what we do and how we do it,” McGuire added.
Presently, McGuire has five sales people in the firm, and is looking to hire more employees in the future.
“I have five people under my brokerage license,” McGuire said. “Besides myself, Roger and ElRita (Nelson) here in Bottineau, I have one person in Rolla and one in Towner.”
Turtle Mountain Real Estate has conducted business through the area and has sold property in Bottineau, Rolla, St. John, Rolette, Willow City, Gardena, Kramer, Newburg, Westhope, Souris and Lake Metigoshe.
“We try to stay in an area that we can physically handle,” McGuire said. “I feel if you are going to list a piece of property you better be prepared to show it. When you get 70 to 80 miles away it is not easy to show on a timely basis.”
McGuire has been in real estate for the past nine years and has worked exclusively for Turtle Mountain Real Estate. As the new owner, he plans to hold to the same values Turtle Mountain Real Estate has held since it opened its doors.
“I’ll use the same philosophy as we did before,” he said. “We will take a listing all the way through the closing, do the work and see that it is done in a timely basis, as timely as we can make it happen.
“And, we will try to make everybody real estate’s experience a positive experience for the buyer and the seller.”
Turtle Mountain Real Estate is located at 605 Thompson Street (south of Pride Diary).
Individuals can also reach the company at (701) 228-3316 (office), (701) 263-4184 (home) (701) 201-0555 (cell), 701-228-3368 (fax) or at mcguire@utma.com.
Individuals looking for real estate through McGuire’s business can also visit the company website at TurtleMountainRealEstate.com.