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Written by Jess Wellar<br />
Photography by Madga Hernandez<br />
Now Broker-Owner of Realty<br />
Home Advisors, with two offices<br />
and roughly 200 agents under<br />
her leadership in Boca Raton and<br />
Delray Beach, it turns out Eileen’s hunch was<br />
right.<br />
NY: The Early Years<br />
Eileen grew up in Long Island and graduated<br />
from the New York Institute of Technology<br />
with a degree in business administration.<br />
Fresh out of college she worked for an entertainment<br />
company in Manhattan but quickly<br />
grew frustrated by the limited opportunities<br />
for advancement.<br />
Craving a career with greater flexibility and<br />
limitless potential, Eileen also knew she<br />
wanted to raise a family and help others<br />
succeed. Real estate provided the opportunity<br />
to have it all.<br />
Eileen recalls, “I signed up for a real estate<br />
salesperson’s course that same week that I<br />
bought my fourth house and joined Prudential<br />
Long Island Realty (now Douglas Elliman)<br />
after passing the test,” Eileen continues,<br />
“I loved that I could be an entrepreneur and<br />
be in charge of my own destiny. My first year<br />
in the business, 1986, I was “Rookie of the<br />
Year” with 38 closed transactions. Subsequently,<br />
I was also Top Producer of the year.”<br />
The Florida Move<br />
“In 2002, my husband and I moved to Boca<br />
Raton with three young children in tow,” Eileen<br />
continues. “I always stayed active in sales<br />
but my most cherished prize are my three<br />
children, all grown up now.”<br />
Eileen opened Realty Home Advisors in<br />
Boca Raton in 2017 and credits her daily<br />
presence in the office as one of the primary<br />
reasons agents love working at RHA.<br />
“As an owner, I wake up every day feeling<br />
gratitude that I can be there to help my<br />
agents and be their biggest cheerleader. I am<br />
very hands on for a broker and I think the<br />
agents appreciate that personal touch, the<br />
one-onone. I am always there for them 24/7.”<br />
Eileen notes Realty Home Advisors also<br />
offers a growing number of learning opportunities<br />
for agents, veterans and rookies alike,<br />
that really help retention and growth. “We<br />
do business planning, coaching, role playing,<br />
consulting, contract guidance and disputes,”<br />
Eileen explains. “Every Wednesday we have<br />
a team call at 9:30 am where I will pick a<br />
different topic to discuss followed by a Q&A<br />
session afterwards.” Last year, Realty Home<br />
Advisors sales volume was $512 million, and<br />
according to Eileen, <strong>2022</strong> seems to be on a<br />
similar pace with families flocking to the east<br />
coast of Florida from the Northeast. Not one<br />
for the spotlight, Eileen is quick to give credit<br />
to her hard-working team for RHA’s success.<br />
Eileen<br />
MCNAMARA VECCHIO<br />
REALTY HOME ADVISORS<br />
Leading with A Personal Touch<br />
“Today is the first day of the rest of your life.”<br />
“I was always fascinated by the real estate market and bought my first house<br />
when I was 25… I actually owned four houses myself by the time I was 28.”<br />
Eileen McNamara Vecchio recalls. “I rented the houses out… and while looking<br />
for investment property, I remember thinking I could be good at this.”<br />
“I couldn’t do this without my amazing<br />
staff… All the right people are in place<br />
and agents often remark how everything is<br />
running like a welloiled machine. We have six<br />
Personal Business Coordinators that manage<br />
the REALTORS® transactions and every<br />
agent is paid within 24 hours of closing.”<br />
When pressed for details as to why she thinks<br />
her agents stick around, Eileen points out<br />
there’s absolutely no red tape at her brokerage.<br />
Eileen says, “I try to listen to my agents<br />
when they express a need and adjust accordingly.<br />
I know my agents also enjoy the fact<br />
that we are an independent brokerage; we can<br />
be flexible when needed without having to go<br />
through layers of management… I can make<br />
the decision right there on the spot.”<br />
When Eileen isn’t at her desk, she enjoys<br />
traveling, being in nature and spending time<br />
with her family and three kittens, two of<br />
whom she rescued. Eileen plans to eventually<br />
scale back her time in the office to focus on<br />
her family, but she never plans to stop doing<br />
what she loves – helping others succeed.<br />
With a father who is also a real estate broker,<br />
a son who is a practicing real estate attorney,<br />
and a daughter who is a commercial property<br />
manager, Eileen would not be surprised if one<br />
of her children eventually took over RHA.<br />
“When they were growing up, my kids heard<br />
me on the phone talking about real estate all<br />
day long because I was doing sales back then,”<br />
Eileen laughs. “So we shall see… but that would<br />
be wonderful if it all works out some day.”<br />
Eileen looks forward to cheerleading from<br />
her broker desk and offers some sage advice<br />
to owners and agents alike: “It’s always<br />
important to have a business plan and to set<br />
goals, have a great attitude and live every day<br />
with a schedule to achieve those goals.”<br />
COPYRIGHTED<br />
AS AN OWNER, I WAKE UP<br />
EVERY DAY FEELING GRATITUDE<br />
that I can be there to help my agents<br />
and be their biggest cheerleader.<br />
Eileen@RealtyHomeAdvisors.com Eileen M Veccio 561-289-3698<br />
www.<strong>Atlantic</strong><strong>Ave</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.com | may <strong>2022</strong> | 15
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