Kevin Krzykowski of the Sandlin Team at RE/MAX Results Realty, member of The Marco Island Area Association of
REALTORS® and Naples Area Board of REALTORS,® completed the curriculum required to achieve the highly acclaimed GRI designation.  He joins other top producers in the residential real estate industry who hold the designation across the nation.  Kevin earned the "Graduate REALTOR® Institute" (GRI) designation by attending a specific, intensive series of a minimum of 90 hours of classroom instruction, covering a variety of subjects including:  contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance, and risk reduction.  In addition, he has learned the fundamentals of brokerage and other areas of real estate specialization.  With this designation and through increased awareness of current topics important to the real estate professional, such as legal issues, Mr. Krzykowski can better serve prospective clients and customers.
     The REALTOR® Institute is designed to educate practitioners about local, state and national real estate practices that affect them, their clients and customers.  The Institute is taught by leading real estate professionals from around the country. The GRI designation sets Mr. Krzykowski and the other individuals who have attained it apart from other practitioners because it indicates to the public that the individual has obtained a professional educational foundation on which to base the services they provide and that they are a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. 
     Obtaining the GRI designation is a beneficial way for a REALTOR® to advance their professional image.  The extra measure of knowledge and prestige achieved by completing this course work is a tool that will advance a career in real estate on attracting and building new business.  Customers and clients of a REALTOR® who has obtained the GRI designation benefit by increased referral sources as many REALTORS® seek out GRI designees when referring their customers to resort and second home markets.
     To find out more about the Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation or how it allows REALTORS® to better serve their customers, contact Kevin Krzykowski with the Sandlin Team at RE/MAX Results Realty.