Cristy Benefield is a real estate broker and contractor seeking a position utilizing her construction and sales experience. She has over 25 years of experience in residential construction, real estate sales and management. Benefield holds multiple real estate and contractor licenses in Alabama and Florida. Her experience includes owning her own custom home building company, qualifying broker roles, new home sales, and business development in property management and credit repair. She is skilled in management, sales, communication and has experience training agents and giving presentations.

1. Cristy Benefield
22121 Nelson St Robertsdale, Al 36567 | 251-215-9383 | CristyLBenefield@gmail.com
Objective
· To acquire a position where my knowledge and skills of construction and sales can best be utilized. I have hands on
experience in most phases of residential construction and the materials that go into building a home. Most important, I
know what the end user wants because I deal with the consumers every day. I sell the homes.
Licenses
ALABAMA BROKERS LICENSE
EARNED IN 1996
ALABAMA CONTRACTORS LICENSE
EARNED IN 1997
FLORIDA BROKERS LICENSE
· Earned in 1993
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FloridaSales License
Earned in 1987
Skills & Abilities
MANAGEMENT
· I have been the qualifying broker for a two different builders and a generalrealestate company. I have also owned my
own custom home building company.
SALES
· Most of my career has been spent focusing on new home sales and construction. I have worked with investment groups
in California and Florida facilitating flip properties and preparing cash flow analysis. Most of my career has been spent
selling new home construction and my passion is on the constructions side. I am as comfortable in a tool belt as I am in
heels.
COMMUNICATION
· During a big part of my career, I used to traveland put on investment expo’s. I would give power point presentations to
investors on rentalproperties in the Mobile and Baldwin County area. I have taught classes at the association of
realtors and trained new agents on working with builders and selling new construction. I’m not shy about public
speaking or giving presentations.
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Experience
BROKER ASSOCIATE | RE/MAX OF ORANGE BEACH | MAY 2015-PRESENT
Listing and selling homes in Alabama and Florida Coastal Communities
QUALIFYING BROKER | COLONY HOMES | MAY 2011-MAY2015
· Trained a sales staff and marketed newhome construction for a custom home builder. I worked hand in hand with the
buyers picking out land,designing their plan and working with the builder to bring it to contract. I sat open house and
met with buyers onsite in a community.
QUALIFYING BROKER | THE VADIUM GROUP | MAY 2010-MAY2011
· I worked for Joel Pate and wore many hats for this company. I was the qualifying broker for his property management
company but I mostly worked in business development for his credit repair company. That was very interesting. I
learned a lot about credit repair and mortgages. That has been invaluable to me in my business. I was a sales rep for
his credit repair business and broker for his property management company.
QUALIFYING BROKER | THE VADIUM GROUP | MAY 2010-MAY2011
· I worked for Joel Pate and wore many hats for this company. I was the qualifying broker for his property management
company but I mostly worked in business development for his credit repair company. That was very interesting. I
learned a lot about credit repair and mortgages. That has been invaluable to me in my business.
BROKER ASSOCIATE | KELLER WILLIAMS | JAN 05 -MAY2010
· Worked primarily with investors in California selling newhome construction. I would fly there and do presentations
and prepare cash flow analysis on properties.
To sum up the previous 20 years, I started with Mitchell Homes, followed Wayne Adams to JBL homes, then followed him
to Adams Homes and was the broker there for many years until I opened my own company in 1997 Flora Bama Homes
(norelation to the bar). I built spec and custom homes in Baldwin County.
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