THE FUTURE OF REAL ESTATE IS AGENT-OWNED
Inside the evolution of Lively Real Estate — a boutique brand scaled with intention, powered by Side.
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Before Lively Real Estate became the #1 brokerage in DeBary, it started with Gernelle Bokuniewicz's vision of pairing cutting-edge technology with unwavering commitment to client success. Since 2019 she’s been ranked in the top 1.5% of real estate professionals nationally and in 2022 she founded Lively Real Estate with her husband Dan, combining his financial expertise from Merrill Lynch with her relentless work ethic to create a powerhouse dedicated to serving their community with best-in-class customer service.
Today, Lively Real Estate has grown into a top-performing company delivering exceptional results. Built with passion and enhanced by operational support and business-building resources, they've scaled rapidly while maintaining their client-first culture and unwavering commitment to excellence.
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-Gernelle and Daniel Bokuniewicz, Founders at Lively Real Estate
Side gave me the infrastructure to scale my business without losing what makes us special. I own the company; they make sure the back office runs smoothly.
Side provides us with everything we need to grow the company — including best-in-class technology, transaction support, and a dedicated business manager — without the headache of having to run a brokerage.
We operate under a custom brand Side built specifically for us, leveraging a sophisticated growth stack to get our name out ther
The Side App saves us valuable time by streamlining transaction management, integrating multiple systems into a single workflow, and catching mistakes quickly and reliably.
Our Side-licensed managing broker and Agent Support Team are available to help with transactions, and our Success Manager provides strategic guidance to help us hit our growth goals.
Through our partnership with Side, we have access to an exclusive, collaborative community of the very best agents in the country.
Side isn’t for everyone. But for entrepreneurial agents ready to grow, it’s the ideal home base. We built something special. You can, too.
