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Flemmer Real Estate was founded in 1992 by Ryck Flemmer after Ryck found himself unemployed due to layoffs in the oil and gas industry.

At this time, Ryck & his wife Donna decided that they didn’t want to work for someone else ever again, so they started looking at small business opportunities. Ryck and Donna decided to sell their home so that they would have the money to pursue the right opportunity. Ryck’s conservative nature limited their opportunities because he didn’t want to go into a great deal of debt for the new business venture. While they were selling their house, Ryck and Donna met several realtors who were impressed with Ryck’s analytical nature and suggested that Ryck would be great at sales.

Aptitude tests confirmed Ryck’s suitability for the industry, but there was one more roadblock. Salespeople are typically very outgoing and Ryck was not. Ryck would have to step outside his comfort zone in many ways. He made sure to work harder than everybody else to achieve his goals. It was a daunting task for Ryck & Donna, to risk everything on a full commission job with such a young family. Their boys were only 3 and 6 years old. After much discussion about the nature of the job and the hours require they made the decision to jump into real estate together. They took $30,000 from their home sale and put it in the bank. “When this runs out, we’ll admit defeat.”

That first year Ryck worked morning, noon, and night. Cold calls, door knocking, and 12 hour days became the norm. Ryck always remembered to be home for dinner every night, before going back to work. Because of the downturn in the economy, they barely scraped by that first year. They only survived because Donna went back to work at the TD bank for the next few years.

Friday nights were family night at the pool, and Ryck always made time to be at soccer and hockey games. Ryck would sneak home in between appointments even if he only had 30 mins to spend time with the boys. They always picked a bike ride down the “owl path” which is now part of the paths by the river in Cimmaron Estates subdivision.

As the boys grew older the family schedule got busier and busier, but Ryck never missed a game. He would show up right at game time and leave immediately afterwards. He even managed both boys’ hockey teams one year. Another realtor once said to Drew “your dad must have missed everything you did,” Drew’s reply was “not unless we forgot to put it in Dad’s diary.”

Sunday nights became parent junior golf night at the local golf course all summer long. The high school years were spent chaperoning the boy’s volleyball and badminton teams at all their tournaments, and it became Ryck and Donna’s social life. One of the most important things the family did was meet for breakfast on Sunday mornings. The extended Flemmer family met every Sunday for more than 15 years to have breakfast at a local restaurant in Okotoks. There was anywhere from 4 to 12 family members on any given Sunday. Ryck never booked work before 11am on a Sunday so that this tradition could continue.

Ryck’s favorite quote has always been “I’m a great believer in luck, and the harder I work, the luckier I get.”

Over the past 30 years the Flemmer’s real estate business has grown 10-fold and they regularly receive awards from Century 21 for being some of the most productive agents in Canada. In 2013 Ryck ranked #19 in all of Canada among 5000+ C21 Realtors. Drew joined Ryck in a supportive role back in 2008 and has since taken over the majority of the business. The team consistently produces at a Centurion level which is one of Century 21’s most coveted awards. Drew’s wife Amy was an accomplished realtor in her own right, and she joined the team in 2020. Flemmer real estate has continued to grow and adapt the ever-changing business landscape, but one thing has remained the same. This is a family business, we work hard, and we take care of those around us. If you’re looking for an amazing real estate experience, just ask for the Flemmer’s because when you work with us, you’re family.