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How Joe and Lori Lopez Work to Make The Lopez Team at EXIT Realty Crutcher your Realtors of Choice

How did EXIT Realty International grow to become one of the 10 largest realty companies in America? Well, if you’re real estate agents Joe and Lori Lopez, the answer is simple.

Build your business on faith and family – one client at a time.

On Family

“Our Team services a very large area, including Louisville and all the surrounding counties as well as Southern Indiana,” said Joe Lopez, Lopez Team member and Director of Growth at EXIT Realty Crutcher. “It’s a blessing to get to meet so many people through our work. We love what we do.”

“This business is about relationships,” said Lori. “Once you buy or sell a home with us, you become part of our family.”

EXIT Realty Crutcher and The Lopez Team are family oriented in more ways than one. Joe and Lori enjoy the fact that both their daughters, Amanda and Emily, as well as their nephew Aaron, are members of The Lopez Team. Joe and Lori make it a priority to pour into their team regularly, through weekly meetings, regular team building outings and annual retreats to reflect on the team’s WHY, discuss their goals, and focus on the team’s mission.

Joe and Lori have also set very specific goals they hope to achieve each year through their work at EXIT Realty Crutcher. “One of our goal numbers is 110 – that’s the number of families we hope to serve in the coming year,” said Joe. “It feels good to help folks get into a new home.”

Another goal of The Lopez Team is to promote local businesses and charities through partnerships and co-marketing opportunities on social media outlets such as Facebook. “Our team has partnered with Orphan Care Alliance (OCA), and we are going to be highlighting their work helping families impacted by adoption and foster care in Kentucky and Southern Indiana,” said Joe. “In addition to giving a portion of our sales to OCA, we are looking for ways we can participate in their ministry to children and families.”

The Lopez journey with EXIT Realty Crutcher began in 2014, when Lori obtained her real estate license and began working for the Brokerage. In March of 2018, both Joe and daughter Amanda obtained their real estate licenses and joined Lori at EXIT. Emily and Aaron joined in 2020, and in the past 2 years, The Lopez Team has proudly helped over 150 families find their new home. This volume in sales has helped The Lopez Team obtain several distinctions within the company, including achieving the “Gold Team” designation (based on gross sales) and being ranked 4th in the “Super Region” of Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida.
Prior to working in real estate, both Joe and Lori were physical therapists. They met at Frazier Rehab, where Lori was a supervisor while Joe was volunteering to get hours needed for his PT license. The couple will be celebrating their 29th wedding anniversary in 2022.

On Faith

Joe and Lori’s commitment to Christ is at the core of how they conduct business. In addition to giving back to the community through charity support, they have also served in various ministries at their local church, St. Bernard. Joe was commissioned a Stephen Minister and Stephen Leader, and both Joe and Lori have worked in the Foccus Ministry, which helps engaged couples prepare for marriage. Both Joe and Lori have been involved in leading and serving on Koinonia retreats, which allow parishioners to get away, take a break from the world, and focus on their walk with God.

It was on a Koinonia retreat that Joe and Lori met Keith Jones, who was manager of Carpet Mart at the time. “Keith was truly an amazing, one-of-a-kind person,” said Joe. “He was always trying to bless others he came in contact with. We found that Carpet Mart values really aligned with ours, so we began recommending Carpet Mart to every client we had that needed flooring,” said Joe. “They carpeted our home as well. We would not do any flooring without Carpet Mart.”