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Partners in Real Estate // The Nugget Newspaper // July 15, 2020
Carrying on a powerful RE/MAX legacy in Sisters
Ryan and Tim Buccola under-
stand the importance of legacy.
They9re a third-generation Oregon
real estate family 4 and they have
assumed the mantle of the RE/
MAX brand in Sisters through
their Bend-based RE/MAX Key
Properties.
<RE/MAX has been an estab-
lished brand in Sisters for a long
time,= Ryan Buccola said, noting
that the agency has been a long-
time supporter of community
organizations such as the Sisters
Folk Festival.
<The whole vision really started
with Peter Storton, who built the
brand in Sisters,= Buccola said.
Buccola sees his business very
much as the torch-bearer for a
valued tradition of service deliv-
ered with diligence and integrity.
<They9re just great people,= he
said of Peter and his wife, Janet,
who now live in Arizona. <He cre-
ated a real legacy in Sisters and
we9re just proud to be part of
that.=
Integrity and service are always
the keystones.
<The only thing we have is our
integrity and our name,= Buccola
said. That puts a premium on a
simple mission: <Doing what we
say we9re going to do.=
That, for RE/MAX Key
Properties, means supporting its
brokers.
Buccola says that RE/MAX Key
Properties is <a broker9s broker-
age& Our clients are our brokers
and buyers and sellers are the cli-
ents of the brokers.=
That means engaging a full-
time, in-house marketing staff
and a board of directors that
is looking not at next quarter9s
trends, but 24 to 36 months down
the road. That means provid-
ing technical support that allows
brokers to operate in a tight mar-
ket and a pandemic-constrained
environment.
RE/MAX Key Properties bro-
kers use 3-D imaging tools like
Matterport to virtually show prop-
erties to prospective buyers. That
technology was in wide use before
COVID-19 hit, but it9s become an
even more vital tool as people try
to minimize unnecessary in-per-
son contacts. The days of lookie-
loos and tire-kickers are past.
<We don9t want to parade peo-
ple through houses that are not
already up to speed,= Buccola said.
<The benefits to the seller are
that you have qualified buyers&
that are educated and ready to go.
The benefit to the buyers is that
all of the information is available
and ready to go.
Buccola foresees a
significant and ongoing
influx of people from
the Willamette Valley,
Seattle and San Fran-
cisco who are looking to
get out of metropolitan
areas and work remotely.
Pandemic restrictions
have encouraged work-
from-home capabilities,
and turbulence has made
getting away from the big
city ever more attractive.
<It9s really a very
exciting time in real
estate,= he said. <Inter-
net is going to be para-
mount for people to be
able to work remotely. If
you have an occupation
in which you are able to
work remotely, you9re
going to take advantage
of that now& If I don9t
have to go to the office
every day, where do I want to be?=
The answer for many is Sisters
Country.
RE/MAX Key Properties is
planning a fall launch of a Ranch
& Land Division to serve those
who are looking for larger acreage
and a ranch lifestyle.
<We9re doing the groundwork
on that and we9re really excited
photo provided
about that,= Buccola said.
With a strong foundation built
up since the 1990s in Sisters, and
an eye on the future, RE/MAX
Key Properties is positioned to
serve the local community 4 a
prospect that pleases Ryan and
Tim Buccola.
<We look forward to growing
with Sisters.=