I would like to introduce myself. (I know many of you on activerain are already familiar with who I am, however the residence of Cass County am be wondering).

My name is Roy Kotz, and I am the new manager of the NPDodge Plattsmouth Office. Although Mary Jane will still be assisting many of you with your real estate buying and selling needs, she has chose to retire from management and I will attempt to fill her shoes.

I am originally from a small town in South Dakota, Presho. After receiving an education in Civil Engineering and Business Management I became a manager of a retail store that took me from Rapid City SD to Willmar MN then to Bismarck ND and finally to Council Bluffs IA. Upon accepting the Council Bluffs store my wife, Christina, and I moved to Bellevue and we bought our first home. This home buying experience peaked my interest in real estate and after six years in management I chose to leave my retail position, obtain my real estate sales person's license and work with the a company with deep roots in Eastern Nebraska/Western IA, NPDodge Real Estate.

My decision to join the NPDodge team was not difficult. I knew going in that I wanted to work with a company that was well known, established, and that not only truly cared about the success of their agents but also empowered them to make decisions that would most benefit their clients. You see, I learned in retail that customer service and customer care are the two most important things in a relationship building business, and when I interviewed with NPDodge it was obvious that they recognized this.

After 4 years in real estate I started to get the itch to manage again. Since I had started I had always been more than willing to help other agents with marketing and tech questions, and soon agents were coming to me for my opinion on questions they had with contracts, questions on negotiations, and other real estate specific problems. I found that I had never really lost my desire to teach and help others, so in 2007 I began taking pre-licensing courses and tested for my broker's license. In November I passed the exam and in January was asked to manage the Plattsmouth office.

So, next time you are by the NPDodge office, located just west of the Cass County Bank, please stop in and say hi. I would love to meet you.