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MANI RAVEENDRAN

Meeting with International investor group in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. MANI RAVEENDRAN Mani Raveendran, a Keller Williams to help others with their real estate Global Property Specialist, is uniq­ dreams. uely positioned to guide his clients in the Dallas real estate market. He didn’t start out in the field. After Having lived in Southeast Asia and receiving his bachelor’s degree in the Middle East, Mani developed a India, he came to Dallas in 1998 for keen appreciation for what real estate his master’s in computer science booms can bring. It makes perfect and went on to earn his MBA in sense for him to use his experience marketing and finance. He worked Copyright Top Agent Magazine

for Big Four consulting firms, where opportunity to experience growth in he got into areas such as consultative some of the high-impact, global real selling, business development and estate markets, and the constantly contract negotiations. After learning evolving landscape fascinated him. what it took to analyze deals and get He began looking at real estate as an them done, he decided to pursue real investment vehicle. estate full time. Mani is considered a subject matter With his international perspective, expert in real estate transactions. he visited SouthAmerica, Singapore, With people relying on him to help Malaysia, Dubai and India and saw them buy their biggest asset, he remarkable development over the last takes the responsibility seriously— 15–20 years. His visits gave him an it’s his passion. He believes in being Copyright Top Agent Magazine

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innovative in an industry that many estate agents worldwide. He travels perceive to have a cookie-cutter internationally to meet, network and approach and differentiates himself assist his investors with their global in a number of ways. “I’m a no- real estate portfolios. nonsense guy,” he says. “I’m ethical, always keeping my clients’ interests “Brazil’s inflation rate is exploding first. I fight for every dollar on the right now,” he says by way of table.” He has a strong pre-marketing example, “and investors are looking campaign for his sellers, marketing to move their money across borders.” first to his group of buyers, relocation Hence his recent trip. “I get to meet clients and international investors. so many people,” he says. “It’s never Many of his homes sell even before monotonous.” they get to market. He also has an eye for interior design—another passion. As one of the top producers in the Dallas marketplace, Mani has Mani’s business comprises sellers, received numerous awards and rec­­- buyers and investors, with approx­ ognition for his early accomplish­ imately a 60/20/20 break­down, re­ ments and is now engaged in men­ spectively. His status as a Global toring and coaching other agents. Property Specialist gives him access His business model includes dedi­ to an extensive network of real cating 15 percent of his time to Copyright Top Agent Magazine

Entrepreneurship program with local school district. education, both his own and others’. Despite his busy schedule, Mani He is also part of the local school enjoys spending time with his district’s entrepreneurship program, friends and family and participating which engages high school students in endurance sports; in fact, he’s in real-world projects. Additionally, aiming to complete a third triathlon he serves as a committee member in in the coming months. His business the local charter schools, the Collin goals are to continue to excel in client County Association of REALTORS® satisfaction and use technology to and the North Texas Association of get salable outcomes. “At the end Commercial REALTORS®, and as of the day,” he says, “I want to be an ambassador for the Coppell City viewed as a trusted business advisor Chamber of Commerce. in the marketplace.” For more information about Mani Raveendran of Keller Williams Central, Dallas, Texas, please visit www.Dallasandbeyond.com, call 817.312.7861 or email [email protected] Copyright Top Agent Magazine