Stroudsburg – William “Bill” Schutte, Executive V.P.
announced the hiring of Richard J. Coccodrilli, Jr., Realtor to the Better
Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates Sales Team.
Coccodrilli, a native of the northern Poconos, had 17
years of corporate sales experience with Fortune 500 companies before starting
his own company. In 2009 Coccodrilli
became a licensed Pennsylvania Auctioneer.
His Legacy Appraisal Service became Legacy Auction & Appraisal. Coccodrilli obtained his PA Real Estate
license in 2013, and with his partner, Susan Lang, now runs Legacy Auction
& Realty. Coccodrilli is also
federally licensed to sell firearms.
Said Coccodrilli, “The key to the success of Legacy
Auction & Realty is that we offer our real estate or personal property
selling clients so many options for maximizing their return while minimizing
their stress. We’re one of the first if
not the first Northeast Pennsylvania auction company to sell assets online, to
globally market and webcast our seller’s events. We also developed a business model whereby we
owned a real estate company to traditionally list for those persons/properties
who may not have been a good fit for auction, but still wanted to sell their
business, commercial property or home.”
For three years, Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO of Better Homes
and Gardens Real Estate, Wilkins & Associates, acted as Broker of Record
for United Country, Legacy Auction & Realty.
In 2015, Legacy Auction & Realty became a primary
member of the Wilkins organization through the Independent Family of Home
Buying Services. Recently, Coccodrilli thought
it best to further his real estate career as a Realtor with Better Homes and
Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates.
Coccodrilli was recruited to BHG by Bill Schutte.
“The interlocking of our two companies, Legacy Auctions
and Better Homes and Gardens couldn’t be a better fit. Rich can work with owners whose homes are not
selling giving them the ways and means to sell by auction, as well as selling the
owners’ personal contents of those homes listed for sale where the belongings
are not going with the owner. It is
another income and downsizing source for Sellers who list their homes with us.”
said Schutte.
“We are a nationally-recognized real estate company in
Northeast PA with an in-house auction team.
No matter what type of assets or challenges a seller has, BHG has a
solution.” said Wilkins.
The Wilkins Family and the Coccodrilli Family go back
over 60 years. Morris B. Wilkins, inventor
of the ‘heart-shaped tub’ and ‘champagne tower’ and father of Tom Wilkins, bought
what is now known as Cove Haven honeymoon resort from the Coccodrilli
family. Martha Coccodrilli, Rich’s
grandmother was the chef at Cove Haven for close to 30 years.
Said Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO, “The friendship that has
been formed between Rich, Susan, Christine and I has become very strong on a
personal and professional level. We’re
obviously all in the real estate field and the compliment between our
businesses just simply grew us even closer.
To have the Coccodrilli name associated with the Wilkins name almost 60
years later is very special to both of us.”
Coccodrilli will service the entire Northeast
Pennsylvania area including Lake Ariel, Honesdale, Milford, and the ABE
areas. “I couldn’t be happier. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate has the
same intellectual and core philosophy that I’ve always lived by; and the
training is simply the best.” stated Coccodrilli.
Coccodrilli is going through the various courses offered
by BHG online, in-person and through the Greenhouse. In addition, Coccodrilli is very well versed in
business liquidations and offers estate appraisals for personal property which
he will do in conjunction with Thomas R. Wilkins who is a General Certified
Appraiser.
Coccodrilli currently resides in Effort with partner
Susan Lang and their beagle Guinness.
When not ‘on the block’, he enjoys spending time at his family farm in
Lake Ariel, PA.
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