Meet Antonio Gastelum

Broker/Owner, Advent Realty Elite, Las Vegas, Henderson

Antonio Gastelum's Story 

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As a resident of Las Vegas since 1994, I have seen this city grow to what it is today.  I went to high school here, started a family, and I am raising my children here.  

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In 2007, at 27 years old, I acquired substantial equity in my home, and with no one to guide me, I only knew what I learned from myself, and the few purchases I made at that time.  In 2008, everything changed, I lost all the equity in my home when the real estate market crashed and then I lost my job.  I always wanted to get into the real estate business years earlier, but I could not focus on it as I had family obligations.  

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In 2009, I was facing foreclosure and financial ruin, so I decided I was never going to work for someone else again and I needed to do it all on my own as I had nothing else to lose.  After experiencing both the good times and the bad, I decided to get my real estate license.  I passed the real estate exam, was issued my license, and joined a real estate brokerage.  The only knowledge I received from my broker, was I needed to do a short sale on my home, so I let them manage my short sale for me, on the condition that they teach me how the short sale process worked.  Although it was not easy, I quickly learned, working long hours, making telephone calls all day long, and endured endless frustration from the bank representatives informing me they never received paperwork I sent to them numerous times.  That is when it hit me, that if I am going through this as a licensed Realtor, what are all the other people going through that are not in the real estate business??   I decided I would invest in learning everything I could to help homeowners avoid foreclosure as I had avoided by doing a short sale on my own home.  I worked long hours, walked miles throughout neighborhoods, knocking on doors, and talking to people.  This helped me work smarter, faster, build connections, and I managed well over 200 short sales in those early years, and I still bring that commitment to learn with everything I do.

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The real estate market has since recovered, and properties have accumulated more equity than ever before.  I study the market, analyze the trends, read financial news, and I love sharing my knowledge with my clients to give them the most information to make the right decision in one of their largest assets.  

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Today, I own my own Real Estate Brokerage, bringing tenacity, tools in technology, and sell the smallest of homes to the largest luxury mansions, and I could not have done it without making the move into working for myself.  Year after year, I have consistently remained in the top 3% of Realtors in Nevada!

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