It’s official, Robert Weil Associates has closed its doors after 38 years of real estate service in and around Long Beach. After an unprecedented four decades of high quality services, defining the benchmark of professionalism in real estate, the business partners are retiring.

It’s one of the saddest posts I have ever had to write. How can I imagine Long Beach without Robert Weil Associates? How can I not fight to buy coffee for everyone again? Where will I ever feel the warm sensation of people sharing the same high standards and ideals? Maybe Sotheby’s or Christy’s. Those two companies have told me how we were alike in terms of prestige.

Robert Weil, the founder of Robert Weil Associates past away this year. The three other business associates are retiring after decades of this little Mom and Pop shop redefined real estate in Long Beach. It’s strange knowing I will never sit in those plush red leather seats again. I won’t walk into this elegant real estate office anymore. I don’t know where I will hang my license. There are plenty of great Brokers out there.

In the end things work out for a reason. This year I decided to go to to school and get my diplomas for my Business & Life Coaching practice. I had a choice for this year or this upcoming January classes. I chose October. I had no idea the practice would take off this quickly. I would like to continue working with Realtor’s as far as coaching. The experience I gathered from working with these top notch Realtor’s will be invaluable. And I feel more than ever Realtors need good coaches to help them through this turmoil.

So here is to Robert Weill Associates, the little mom and pop shop that defied the biggest names out there. And here is to when a door closes, many open. The standards we have upheld will now go into use in other offices. It will be a good thing to have these agents go elsewhere and infuse that knowledge.