HomeVestors, the "We Buy Ugly Houses®" Company, Honors Franchisees With Top Performance Awards for 2010

DALLAS, March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HomeVestors of America, Inc., known as the WE BUY UGLY HOUSES® company, honored the accomplishments of its team members with Top Performance Awards announced at its annual convention in December.  With about 200 franchises in 33 states, HomeVestors® is the #1 buyer of houses in the U.S.

For the 12-month rankings period, the top 20 HomeVestors franchises bought 1,072 houses.  For the same period, the top 20 franchisees sold 995 homes with a total sales volume of $99,943,901.

"Our top-performing franchises are remarkable businesses that demonstrate every day that even in a tough national real estate market, local opportunities abound for profitable investment in ugly houses and sales of lovely homes," said David Hicks, Co-President of HomeVestors.  "The success of HomeVestors real estate franchises is the best evidence there is of the effectiveness of our franchise model, which includes powerful marketing strategies and world-class systems, training and support."

HomeVestors Top Performance Awards

HomeVestors "Top Closers" (Most Ugly Houses Bought) – Major Markets:

1. WFI Properties, Inc. (Houston, Texas) – closed on 88 properties
2. C&C Residential Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas) – closed on 82 properties
3. SNL Realty, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) – closed on 66 properties
4. Evolution Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas) – closed on 61 properties
5. Cifaldi Property Investments, LLC (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – closed on 57 properties
6. GT Equity, LLC (St. Louis, Missouri) – closed on 57 properties
7. Alliance Realty Services, LLC (St. Louis, Missouri) – closed on 55 properties
8. Hi-Land Properties, LLC (West Palm Beach, Florida) – closed on 50 properties
9. Kingsgate, LLC (Brevard County, Florida) – closed on 50 properties
10. Mull Properties, LLC (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) – closed on 49 properties

HomeVestors "Top Closers" (Most Ugly Houses Bought) – Junior Markets:

1. Kingsgate, LLC (Brevard County, Florida) – closed on 45 properties
2. Abbott Real Estate Investment Group, Inc. (Ft. Walton Beach, Florida) – closed on 28 properties

HomeVestors "Top Sellers" (Most Homes Sold):

1. C&C Residential Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas) – sold 80 properties
2. SNL Realty, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) – sold 65 properties
3. Advantage House Buyers, Inc. (Houston, Texas) – sold 55 properties
4. Cifaldi Property Investments, LLC (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – sold 55 properties
5. Evolution Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas) – sold 54 properties
6. GT Equity, LLC  (St. Louis, Missouri) – sold 54 properties
7. Alliance Realty Services, LLC (St. Louis, Missouri) – sold 53 properties
8. WFI Properties, Inc. (Houston, Texas) – sold 51 properties
9. Mull Properties, LLC (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) – sold 50 properties
10. CityScape Properties, LLC (Kansas City, Kansas) – sold 47 properties

HomeVestors "Top Sellers" (Highest Sales Volume):

1. SNL Realty, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) – sales volume of $10,512,101
2. Corporate Properties (Denver, Colorado) – sales volume of $7,472,660
3. C&C Residential Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas) – sales volume of $6,529,680
4. Advantage House Buyers, Inc. (Houston, Texas) – sales volume of $5,713,626
5. CityScape Properties, LLC (Kansas City, Kansas) – sales volume of $5,463,800
6. Baystate Properties, LLC (Boston, Massachusetts) – sales volume of $5,269,000
7. Alliance Realty Services, LLC (St. Louis, Missouri) – sales volume of $4,985,730
8. WFI Properties, Inc (Houston, Texas) – sales volume of $4,882,548
9. Hi-Land Properties, LLC (West Palm Beach, Florida) – sales volume of $4,870,195
10. Evolution Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas) – sales volume of $4,535,440

HomeVestors "Rising Stars":

• Acquisitions Group, LLC (Miami, Florida)
• Advantage House Buyers, Inc. (Houston, Texas)
• Asset Enterprises, Inc. (Houston, Texas)
• Baystate Properties, LLC (Boston, Massachusetts)
• C&C Residential Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)
• CKS Properties, LLC (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
• Don Reid, Jr. (Richmond, Virginia)
• Evolution Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)
• Gallop Solutions, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• Goldmine Properties, LLC (Sarasota, Florida)
• GT Equity, LLC (St. Louis, Missouri)
• Hi-Land Properties, LLC (West Palm Beach, Florida)
• Home Direct, LLC (Phoenix, Arizona)
• HomeBuyers of Wilmington, LLC (Wilmington, North Carolina)
• J&M Real Estate Investments, LLC (Norfolk, Virginia)
• JIG Holdings, LLC (Norfolk, Virginia)
• King and King Properties, Inc. (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
• Kingsgate, LLC (Brevard County, Florida)
• Mull Properties, LLC (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
• Portfolio Builders, LLC (Wichita, Kansas)
• Premier Home Network, LLC (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
• PTR Investments, Inc. (Norfolk, Virginia)
• SNL Realty, LLC (Chicago, Illinois)
• WERREG, LLC (Richmond, Virginia)
• Wiley Properties, LLC (Newark, New Jersey)
• WinWin Properties, LLC (Boston, Massachusetts)
• WRO Corporation (San Antonio, Texas)

HomeVestors "Top Buyers" (Individual Investors):

1. Eric Strung, SNL Realty, LLC (Chicago, Illinois) – purchased 63 properties
2. Chad McKinney, WERREG, LLC (Richmond, Virginia) – purchased 53 properties
3. Jason Petree, C&C Residential Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas) – purchased 50 properties
4. Ron Sage, King and King Properties, Inc. (Tulsa, Oklahoma) – purchased 49 properties
5. Dan Ambrose, C&C Residential Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas) – purchased 45 properties
6. Jeremy Barton, Cardinal Property Investments, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – purchased 45 properties
7. Adam Warner, Kingsgate, LLC (Brevard County, Florida) – purchased 37 properties

HomeVestors "Rookies of the Year":

1. Mike and Vanessa Foreman, Starr Valley Investments, LLC (Houston, Texas)
2. Chris Roberson, RDR Homes, LLC (Houston, Texas)
3. Arie Rosen, Home Direct, LLC (Rockville, Maryland)

HomeVestors "Top Development Agent in Franchise Sales" (Most New Franchises Sold):

• Mike and Lindsey Hambright, Evolution Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)

HomeVestors "Development Agent of the Year" (for Building, Mentoring and Supporting New Franchisees):

• Rickey Williams and Rickey Williams, Jr., WFI Properties, Inc. (Houston, Texas)

HomeVestors "Franchise of the Year" (UG Award for Outstanding Business Progress and Growth):

• C&C Residential Properties, Inc. (Dallas, Texas)

About HomeVestors of America

Dallas-based HomeVestors of America, Inc. is the #1 buyer of houses in the U.S.  The first franchise company of its kind, HomeVestors has been franchising since 1996.  HomeVestors has about 200 franchises in 33 states; each franchise is independently owned and operated.  HomeVestors trains and supports franchisees that specialize in buying and rehabbing residential properties.  Most commonly known as the "We Buy Ugly Houses" company, HomeVestors strives to make a positive impact in each community.  In 2010, for the fifth consecutive year, HomeVestors was among the prestigious Franchise Business Review's "Top 50 Franchises," a distinction awarded to franchisors with the highest level of franchisee satisfaction.  For more information, visit www.HomeVestors.com.

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