MARILOU MACKENZIE, CEO & FOUNDER
of FOR SALE BY OWNERS-TROPHY PROPERTIES,
www.Trophyauctions.com

THE CONCEPT

Marilou MacKenzie brings 10 years of experience and expertise in the real estate and auction business to distinguished sellers of non-distressed, high-end Trophy Properties. MacKenzie is a licensed Realtor and Auctioneer, has an extensive background in the Trophy Property arena. The process of intergrating sellers with prospective buyers, from auction listing to settlement, is managed by Trophyauctions.com in an expedient time frame. HIGH-END PROPERTIES, located within the United States and Internationally, are candidates for marketing and promotion. This solid and innovative marketing concept is now an option for sellers of distinctive properties requiring more than the conventional listing approach to real estate sales.

THE CEO

And owner of the Auction & Real Estate Connection and MacKenzie Funding, Ltd., MacKenzie has successfully orchestrated millions of dollars of real estate transactions. Her depth of expertise with sellers of six figure commercial, investment, residential and portfolio assets is a benchmark for industry standards. The Auction & Real Estate Connection is a specialized real estate auction marketing firm. MacKenzie Funding, Ltd. facilitates commercial loans for investors in the market to purchase or refinance $1,000,000. plus properties. As an affiliate of the nation's FOREMOST REAL ESTATE AUCTION COMPANY, MacKenzie has distinguished herself as a SPECIALIST and CONSULTANT in the Trophy Property auction arena.

THE DEPTH

MacKenzie's auction and real estate expertise has resulted in the creation of PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS with CEO's, celebrities, professional athletes, bank presidents, financial institutions, and asset portfolio managers. Years of networking has brought about close affiliations with FDIC and RTC officials, attorneys, title companies, appraisers, property management companies, surveyors, developers, investors and astute sellers and buyers of unique and diversified properties. These affiliations make successful and timely auction transactions within a global marketplace possible.

THE HISTORY

During the 90's, the real estate market experienced a recession throughout the United States. MacKenzie seized the opportunity to specialize in the listing and sales of REO/OREO properties by representing lending institutions and governmental agencies. The sellers need to market, promote and sell low to high end residential, commercial, industrial, luxury waterfront estates, farms, and investment properties provided an extensive inventory for MacKenzie. She developed STRONG NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS and extensive REFERRAL NETWORKS. MacKenzie, now A NATIONALLY AWARDED speaker, is an auction consultant sought out by progressive real estate companies wanting to increase capital, but without the skills and expertise to posture themselves in the auction marketplace. Her meticulous feasibility studies and sound business plans project large, privately owned companies into the auction market. Aware of the future needs in the year 2000 and beyond, MacKenzie is consistently requested by Realtors to present educational seminars about the auction marketing methodology of sale.

THE MARKETPLACE

MacKenzie's perceptive ability to forecast paradigm shifts in the real estate and auction industry is indicated by the cyclic change occurring right now with the high tech e-commerce technological growth. Sellers are utilizing the auction-marketing methodology of sale on the Internet for global exposure. Hence, the formation of Trophyauctions.com, a technologically advanced method for the marketing and selling of high-end real estate by owners. Our service fills the previous void in the online real estate auction industry. The nature of today's real estate marketplace encompasses sophisticated sellers who can't wait for their Trophy Properties to be sold through the conventional time consuming brokerage listing process. Real Estate Auctions are no longer viewed as distressed property sales; but rather as an EFFECTIVE, ALTERNATIVE MARKETING RESOURCE for sellers of high-end TROPHY PROPERTIES.