Our specialist departments at Mr. Lodge
Management
How long have you been active in the real estate industry / How did you first come to the real estate industry?
I have been working in real estate for over 30 years. Initially as a working student. As a student I worked in the real estate department of the former DG Bank and in two brokerage firms.
My enthusiasm for temporary housing led to the founding of a room-mate-agency back in 1989.
What do you particularly like about Mr. Lodge?
The team spirit with the employees and the daily new challenges. In addition, it is a place where diverse employees with different nationalities and international backgrounds come together.
What distinguishes Mr. Lodge for you?
The focus is on providing good service and the joy of dealing with people.
How do you see the current development on the furnished housing market?
Staying tensioned.
What do you particularly like about your profession?
The rich diversity of encountering people from very different backgrounds. To sense the joy and gratitude of our customers when they have found a nice home through us.
What profession would you have pursued if you had not become a broker?
A gardener and landscaper
Have you personally already made a property acquisition or sale?
Yes, but I keep it modest. If you are intensively involved in your job, you're glad to have some distance to the topic.
What would your dream estate look like?
A country estate surrounded by fields and meadows
What do you enjoy doing most outside your working hours?
Reading, cycling or taking walks
How long have you been active in the real estate industry / How did you first come to the real estate industry?
For over 15 years now. Mr.Lodge was looking for long-term expertise in landlord consulting. My legal education, which I completed in Munich as an Assessor Jur., was a fitting match.
What do you particularly like about Mr. Lodge?
The good working atmosphere, the international staff, the combination of practical and legal enquiries in my daily work and also the relationship to our customers. In addition, I always experience Mr. Lodge as an innovative and at the same time down-to-earth agency; this mixture is exciting. And it is always great to observe how young colleagues in the company grow and thrive with their tasks.
What distinguishes Mr. Lodge for you?
Innovation, agility, customer closeness and an international working staff. Mr.Lodge is an authentic and in the best sense owner-managed company, with a corporate culture on a high level.
How do you see the current development on the furnished housing market?
Demanding, as the legal framework is becoming increasingly complex.
What do you particularly like about your profession?
Finding solutions for the questions of our customers. And of course the properties themselves: dealing with floor plans and finding solutions for the most efficient use of a property is always exciting.
What would your dream estate look like?
I have met it well where I live: really nice neighbours and beautiful gardens all around. The mountains and the ocean could be a bit closer.
What do you enjoy doing most outside your working hours?
Reading, hiking, getting together with friends and family. And listen to good music.
How long have you been active in the real estate industry / How did you first come to the real estate industry?
After my apprenticeship as carpenter, I began studying architecture at the Technical University of Munich, but then moved to Rosenheim where I went on to study wood construction and house building. After a few different job positions, I joined the Mr. Lodge team in mid-2005.
What do you particularly like about your profession?
I enjoy the chance to solve problems and thereby make people happy.
I receive a high degree of positive feedback. Often it’s just small things, yet a quick solution on a high quality level.
I also enjoy the diversity of the various tasks within the company. No day is like the other and seldom according to plan. The resulting flexibility and spontaneity retains my drive.
What do you enjoy doing most outside your working hours?
Active sports with my family: cycling, sailing, swimming.
I also enjoy travelling and camping.
What would your dream estate look like?
A tree house in 10 meters height with a mountain view.
What do you particularly like about Mr. Lodge?
That Mr. Lodge is an owner-managed company with long-term goals and orientation. The focus is on quality, fairness, honesty and transparency.
Towards customers as well as the staff.
The employees have many good ideas that can be implemented rapidly and efficiently. For example, Mr. Lodge has its own carpenter's workshop where many projects are realized by the in-house carpenters and technical staff within a timely manner.
How do you evaluate the current situation in the technical and handcraft sector?
The low availability and high capacity workload of other handcraft companies ensure a steady booking situation for the technical support at Mr. Lodge. Customers are pleased to have well-known companies that can offer reliable and high quality services. We aim to remain in the lead here.
How does a normal day at the office look like?
A typical office day does not exist. However, I like to be at work between 6 and 7 a.m. and use the first few hours for concentrated business.
Throughout the day, various activities are spread out, like:
- Taking on early appointments at rented apartments with tenants who have to go to work afterwards
- Consultation of projects with team colleagues
- Preparing offers and invoices
- Answering internal inquiries from our customer service department
- Finding solutions for specific problems, e.g. damage claims
- Commissioning of contractors
- Project management of renovations
- On-site appointments with owners to discuss various issues
Services for Tenants
Services for Landlords
How did you get into the real estate industry?
As a teenager I wanted to enter the hotel industry and see the world. A few internships later, I was smarter and knew I wasn't cut out for it. After half a year as an au-pair in Paris, I was interested in studying architecture. However, I soon realized that a pure desk job wasn’t for me and I wanted more diverse tasks. I finally decided to pursue an apprenticeship as a real estate agent. In 2017 I transferred to Mr. Lodge and one year later I signed up for a part-time advanced training as a real estate manager. Mr. Lodge has been very supportive during this time. I am glad I made this choice and enjoy going to work.
What do you particularly like about Mr. Lodge?
The open-mindedness and people-centered approach. I always feel that everyone is respected and welcome at Mr. Lodge. Whether it is a landlord, tenant or employee.
How would you describe your personal living style?
I currently live very urban in a small downtown apartment, so I keep the furniture rather simple yet modern with a few personal touches. I even have a self painted picture hanging in the apartment, for which I get the occasional compliment. I like it.
Any hobbies or hidden talents?
I started playing the guitar when I was seven and had 11 years of lessons. I like to play everything from classical to popular. In the past I even took part in some competitions, but in the last few years I have only had little time for it.
Which country would you like to visit?
I would like to travel to La Réunion, a very small French island in the Indian Ocean near Mauritius. I would love to see the diverse landscape with volcanoes, canyons, forests and the blue sea.
What do you like most in Munich?
Munich is a city with a pleasant size. Not as small as my home town, where you can never leave your house without running into someone you know, and yet not so big that people behave like total strangers. Here you even greet others on the street at times. I also enjoy the difference between the various districts.
Which profession did you learn?
After school I worked as a flight attendant for one year and then studied business administration at the Bavarian Academy for Foreign Trade. Directly after my studies I was referred to Mr. Lodge by an agency.
What sets Mr. Lodge apart?
The high quality standards of our services, from furnishing advice and photography to brokerage and cleaning organization as well as technical service.
What career did your parents have in mind for you?
Very funny. My dad thought I’d be a real estate agent and my mom, foreign language correspondent. At Mr. Lodge I have been able to combine both strengths.
How would your dream estate look like?
Just like the house we already live in. A nice corner townhouse with a small garden. Open floorplan, bright and furnished in a modern Scandinavian style. Actually exactly the house I would build for myself. Perhaps an additional room would be nice.
What did you do for your birthday last year?
As it happens many anniversaries coincided, so we spent a short week with the extended family skiing and in a beautiful chalet in Austria. It was wonderful.
What do you like most about Munich?
Munich combines an urban city life with small town charm and the advantages of the surrounding area, such as the mountains and lakes, as well as a wide range of cultural activities. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
In 2019 you started training as a real estate agent with Mr.Lodge. How did you arrive at this decision?
After my high school graduation, I enrolled for a degree in business administration. It was in the first semester that I realized pure theory wasn’t for me and that I leaned more towards the practical approach. I like to communicate and my parents always said I had a talent for sales. I did my research and the idea of being a real estate agent immediately caught my attention. I am happy with my decision and I like going to work and vocational school.
What sets Mr. Lodge apart?
As an apprentice at Mr. Lodge I get a wide range of knowledge and I am allowed to tackle real assignments. I am fully integrated and know I can rely on all my colleagues in the company.
What do you like doing when you are not at work?
I love all types of water sports. I'm part of the water rescue services and have already got my motor- and sailing boat license. In the winter I like to go snowboarding.
What does your dream real estate look like?
There are two types of properties I really like: a cool, modern penthouse apartment in Munich would be great, but there is also this beautiful villa on Lake Garda at the end of a peninsula with a driveway lined with cypress trees, which I’d love to live in.
If you could meet a famous person, who would it be?
Joko Winterscheidt. His show "Joko vs. Klaas – Das Duell um die Welt" is great. He also does a podcast with Paul Ripke, who I think is great. I like his spontaneous, relaxed manner and the way he is not afraid to make mistakes.
Best Munich sight or insider tip?
The "Eisbach" at the English Garden. I love seeing the surfers riding the waves in the middle of Munich. That’s one water sport I have yet to try out.
Real Estate Sales Services
How long have you been working in the real estate sector?
Since 1989 I have been working in a leading position in real estate sales. I am a trained banker, studied business administration in Munich and then, after starting my career at the Landesbank, was involved in several projects related to the real estate sector. My knowledge of the financial sector helps me to provide customers with competent support in this area as well. I later worked in a managerial function for property developers and large sales companies in the greater Munich area, but also in Bavaria and throughout Germany. I focused on residential real estate, both in new constructions and for existing properties.
What is it that you like most about your job?
Every property is one-of-a-kind and its marketing is always a new challenge. My goal is to always achieve a sense of accomplishment for everyone involved and to bring people together in a win-win situation. Working with committed and competent colleagues also helps you to constantly grow while sharing ideas and searching for the best solution and implementation.
What sets Mr. Lodge apart?
Mr. Lodge is a company with a unique, very social and personal corporate philosophy. The company is the market leader in a very interesting branch of the real estate sector, the temporary furnished rentals with excellent, long-term contact to first-class owners. With an unparalleled range of services in the industry, including technical service, interior design, competent execution, high-quality photos and a high service culture, the company achieves a high level of customer satisfaction. This is also an ideal basis for sales mediation. The entire range of services is quickly and easily available from a single source for the benefit of the customer.
How do you like to spend your time outside of work?
I am a family man; together with my wife I have two sons and now also grandchildren, who bring me a lot of joy. I am a passionate chess player, I enjoy popular sports from time to time, I love learning and traveling. I have already traveled to 65 countries, but I am still curious and have some interesting destinations on my list.
Real Estate Sales Consultant
+49 (89) 340 823-546
cornelia.koronakis@mrlodge-immobilien.de
How long have you been working in the real estate sector? Why did you decide to work in the real estate sector?
I have been working in the real estate sector since 2004. After my maternity leave I worked as a graduate lawyer at the Technical University. Afterwards I was in charge of various projects in an advertising agency and then came to the real estate sector through a relocation agency. Before I joined Mr. Lodge, I worked as a freelance real estate agent for property developers as well as for individual properties. I have been working at Mr. Lodge since 2017 and I feel very comfortable here.
What is it that you like most about your job?
The variety of properties and the contact to people. Because our company is international we also deal with many English-speaking customers, which I like very much.
What sets Mr. Lodge apart?
The great thing about Mr. Lodge is the entire background with photo service and interior design teams, as well as the friendly and supportive colleagues.
How do you like to spend your time outside of work?
I have a large garden, as well as a field with vegetables and fruits. So I spend a lot of time gardening outside. But I also enjoy sports, especially Chi Gong and belly dancing. Time with my family and friends is very important to me.
Have you personally bought or sold a property?
Yes, I bought my own 5-room apartment where I lived. The first sale was my own house, this is how I started out in the real estate sector.
What does your dream property look like?
A cottage or an apartment by the water, a lake, a river or preferably by the sea, but perhaps also in the mountains.
How long have you been working in the real estate sector?
Over 25 years.
What is it that you like most about your job?
The diverse range of properties and the people you meet.
What sets Mr. Lodge apart?
The all-inclusive service package of our technical service, photo department etc. All the support that Mr. Lodge offers is particularly convenient for sales.
How do you like to spend your time outside of work?
Mountain biking in the summer, ski tours in the winter.
Real Estate Sales Consultant
+49 (89) 340 823-543
bernd.wedemeyer@mrlodge-immobilien.de
Which profession did you learn?
I was trained in the profession of real estate management. I grew up in my parents' business. At that time, the qualification was not yet linked to a formal education. Later I completed further studies to become a certified specialist for the real estate and housing industry. I still enjoy doing this work and it remains my dream job.
What sets Mr. Lodge apart for you?
The incredibly good organization of tasks in a harmonious working environment. Furthermore, the excellent presentation of the apartments and houses. There are enough examples on the Internet of how not to do it. Mr. Lodge is exemplary in the presentation of the property.
What would your dream residence look like?
A beautiful Spanish finca in the south-west of Mallorca with a view of the Mediterranean Sea.
How would you describe your personal interior style?
I think its nice when things from the past are combined with modern elements. With the right mixture, you get a comfortable lifestyle feeling.
Do you have a favorite animal?
I really like dogs. I used to have a Bobtail, which I would take with me everywhere I went. Nowadays I would like a Rhodesian ridgeback.
What do you like best in Munich?
Munich is a city with a pleasant size - not too small and not too big. Each quarter has its own character and most of it can be explored in walking.
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