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Jim Olin is the Broker and Business Development Officer for Sterling Realty. He managed the merger of three of Northwest Florida’s leading privately-owned resort development, resort management and real estate sales companies into one powerful regional company servicing all facets of the resort industry. Jim brings to The Sterling Companies an extensive background in resort sales, rental management and the ability to grow the business. His leadership will propel The Sterling Companies from a regional powerhouse to a national player in the industry. Previously Jim Olin was Managing Partner, CEO and Broker for Sterling Resorts LLC and Sterling Realty LLC. In his capacity, Jim was responsible for the growth a of the rental management company with over 3,000 units under contract for management over the next 3 years, as well as an active resort, residential and commercial real state operation with over 50 licensed agents in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Jim Olin is the former President and CEO of ResortQuest International (NYSE: RZT), the world’s largest vacation rental property management and resort real estate firm. Under his leadership at ResortQuest, Olin guided the network of more than 20,000 vacation rental properties in 52 premier resort destinations and developed alliances and partnerships that gave ResortQuest a truly global reach. ResortQuest has more than 5,000 employees and currently manages a vacation rental portfolio valued at over $7 billion. Olin also oversaw a real estate brokerage network of more than 350 agents, who traditionally managed in excess of $1 billion in real estate listings. Olin had been with ResortQuest and its subsidiaries for ten years. He was appointed COO of the company in January 2000 and was then promoted to President in April 2002. Previously, he was President and CEO of Abbott Resorts and Abbott Realty, based in Destin. As President and CEO of Abbott Resorts from 1992 until January 2000, Olin engineered the company’s growth from 900 units to more than 2,500 units, and real estate sales from $35 million to $250 million annually. Prior to joining Abbott Resorts, he served in various capacities within the tourism and economic development fields in Florida, beginning with the Florida Department of Commerce. Olin has been married for over 23 years to his wife June, and they have four children ranging in ages from 12 to 22.
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