The teams at Ray White North Lakes and Mango Hill are now all under one roof, with a new office opening its doors on Discovery Drive at North Lakes on the back of the major growth.
Principal Darren Suhle said the agency had grown exponentially over the past seven years, with he and wife Lisa toppling sales records in their Brisbane suburbs and expanding to manage more than 1,000 properties.
But Mr and Mrs Suhle splitting their time between two offices was no longer working, and the pair thought bringing everyone together in one office would be more efficient.
“The fact is we wouldn’t be anywhere near as successful without our fantastic team and we wanted to give them all our undivided attention,” Mr Suhle said.
“The office building on Discovery Drive was one I’d long admired and the opportunity became available to take the entire upper level and it was an opportunity we couldn’t pass on.
“We’re now all under one roof and we love being able to say good morning and goodbye every day to all the people who work so hard with us daily.”
Mr Suhle said he had always dreamed of owning his own business, and he and Mrs Suhle met with Ray White Queensland CEO Tony Warland 12 years ago to see how they could make it happen.
“The three of us devised a plan where Lisa and I could list and sell out of another Ray White office to enable us to open our own business in the future, with that subsequently paying off,” Mr Suhle said.
“We were picking up properties in the North Lakes area and continuing to build our name in that region and it got to the point where we had four sales consultants working with us at the time the office opened.
“We opened our own office doors seven years ago in North Lakes, only a very small office to keep our overheads low, and we were able to get a listing on day one and we actually ended up listing 40 properties in our first month.”
As the business continued to grow, Mr and Mrs Suhle opened a second office in Mango Hill.
“What started out as just Lisa and I, has turned into a business where we have 26 in the team, and we’re incredibly proud to see how far the team has come,” Mr Suhle said.
“A year after we opened the doors, we moved into property management and we now manage more than 1,000 properties.
“This is a milestone we’ve always wanted to reach but we’ve now reset our goals and are wanting to kick on to bigger and better numbers.
“This year, we also broke the sales record for North Lakes, with 16 Kennedy Court selling for $1,550,000 before the property could make it to auction.”
Ray White Queensland CEO Tony Warland said he was proud of how far Mr and Mrs Suhle had come and paid testament to the North Lakes team.
“What Darren and Lisa have been able to build in the space of just seven years is nothing short of remarkable,” Mr Warland said.
“The average property management rent roll is 350 properties, so passing the 1,000 mark is a real achievement.
“When you join that together with a suburb sales record, the incredible growth in their team and the impressive new North Lakes office, this is a real success story.”
