{"id":1319688,"date":"2020-04-29T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=996024"},"modified":"2020-04-29T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T14:00:00","slug":"real-estate-broker-launches-office-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/real-estate-broker-launches-office-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Real estate broker launches \u201coffice on the road\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Editor\u2019s Note: Sponsored content brought to you by Rimkus Real Estate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Airstream-7362-1024x683.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Airstream-7362-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Airstream-7362-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Airstream-7362-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Airstream-7362-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Airstream-7362-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong><em>Dyna Mei Rimkus is excited to travel the valley, from Aspen to Parachute, to provide convenient service to her real estate clients from her Mercedes Airstream mobile office<\/em>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When the coronavirus pandemic struck the real estate industry, Dyna Mei Rimkus had already been thinking outside the box about ways to service her wide variety of clients throughout the Roaring Fork Valley.<\/p>\n<p>Rimkus, a licensed real estate broker and owner of Rimkus Real Estate, works with English- and Spanish- speaking clients from Aspen to Parachute, spanning all demographics and income levels. She wanted to find a way to conveniently deliver her services to such a large geographic region and that\u2019s when the light bulb went on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one really goes into a real estate office that often,\u201d Rimkus said. \u201cI started looking for other options and found this Mercedes-Benz Airstream touring van and now it\u2019s my mobile office.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row gspi-donation gspi-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/03\/PI-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From showings to closings to video conferencing, the 9-passenger van is equipped with a full kitchen and bathroom and can handle just about anything \u2014 including social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s so spacious. I took an elderly friend to Costco recently and she felt safe and comfortable because she was in the back with plenty of space between us,\u201d Rimkus said. \u201cIt was a great option for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Serving the community<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mobile Rimkus Real Estate office, officially launching in June, is meant to provide convenience for working families who juggle many responsibilities. Rimkus said she plans to announce the mobile office\u2019s traveling locations and hours each week when she knows where she\u2019ll be parked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this will be a way to better service clients all over the valley, especially those who work long hours and don\u2019t always have time to go to the actual office,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Serving the community has always been a priority for Rimkus. Rimkus Real Estate started offering free home buyer seminars in 2019 at local libraries. The goal was to teach community members about the advantages and responsibilities that go along with home ownership, including information about building equity for retirement.<\/p>\n<p>Rimkus Real Estate\u2019s next big decision as it expanded its offerings in the valley was its office location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main goal in determining a new office location was, \u2018how can we be most approachable and accessible to anyone thinking about home ownership \u2014and how can we continue to reach out to anyone who might not yet have started thinking about all the benefits of owning versus paying rent or leasing land,\u201d Rimkus wrote in a recent email to clients.<\/p>\n<p>Rimkus will offer coffee and tea, and she\u2019ll be baking her mom\u2019s secret scone recipe to make the experience as welcoming as possible. She hopes the casual environment will encourage people to ask questions and share their real estate needs and wants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Concierge-style showings<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Tobias-7402-1024x683.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-996026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Tobias-7402-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Tobias-7402-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Tobias-7402-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Tobias-7402-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/04\/Dyna-Tobias-7402-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong><em>Dyna Mei Rimkus and husband Tobias Rimkus have converted a Mercedes Airstream van into Rimkus Real Estate\u2019s mobile office for showings, closings and more. <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In-person real estate showings were on hold until Gov. Jared Polis announced they could resume beginning April 27. Rimkus intends to use her mobile office as a concierge-type shuttle service for clients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor my clients in Aspen, I can pick them up from the airport and take them to luxury homes, park outside and make a nice picnic for them,\u201d she said. \u201cThe 25-foot Sprinter van is equipped with comfortable seating for up to nine passengers \u2014 when we get to the stage of looking at properties with the whole family \u2014 and has two wide screen TVs to look at the listing details while driving to the next location, plus a few other conveniences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Using the van to help others<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the pandemic, Rimkus is also utilizing the van to support her philanthropic efforts. From driving seniors to pick up groceries to packing the van with bags full of supplies for underserved children, the mobile office sprinter van is helping Rimkus do more for the community.<\/p>\n<p>On April 23, she used the van to deliver 600 bags of items, mostly toys, for underprivileged children from El Jebel to Glenwood Springs. And whenever she learns of someone who needs help shopping, she\u2019s happy to use the van to pick up the items and deliver them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this pandemic, the van has been a great tool for us to be able to help and serve the community however we can,\u201d Rimkus said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/news\/real-estate-broker-launches-office-on-the-road-sponsored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: Sponsored content brought to you by Rimkus Real Estate Dyna Mei Rimkus is excited to travel the valley, from Aspen to Parachute, to provide convenient service to her real estate clients from her Mercedes Airstream mobile office. When the coronavirus pandemic struck the real estate industry, Dyna Mei Rimkus had already been thinking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1319688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-12 10:41:29","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1319688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1319688\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1319688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1319688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1319688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}