The Naples, Florida franchise for Realty Executives was recently awarded to Igor and Marina Krylov. They are residents of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada and have also been long-time Florida residents, with a home located in Charlotte County. Igor and Marina are licensed Florida Realtors and have had their license placed with Realty Executives Main Stream in Port Charlotte, which is owned by Jim and Tuesday Browning. Jim sold a home to Igor and Marina a few years ago and got them interested in the Florida real estate business, which lead them to look at starting their own new business in Naples. Since they enjoyed being in Florida so much, they decided to start a new business venture. Since they were familiar with Realty Executives and the benefits of being part of our franchise system, they made the decision to acquire the new franchise for Naples.

   Igor and Marina have been successful business owners and entrepreneurs in Ontario, Canada for many years, but they ultimately plan to relocate to Florida. During the time that they have been visiting Southwest Florida, they fell in love with the area and decided to buy a second home there. More recently, they have seen the potential that is available in areas such as Naples and recognized the opportunities that owning their own real estate company could provide their family. They have two daughters, one of whom is a University student attending college in Fort Myers.

   The new Naples real estate company will be known as “Realty Executives Signature” and they are currently looking at office locations. The plan is to be open for business in the next few months. Igor and Marina are very happy to be new members of the franchise owners “family” of Realty Executives Southern Region and we are all delighted to have them join us in Florida. We hope everyone will welcome them aboard and get to meet them at our Annual Regional Conference in October.