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Compass points clients in right direction for sales

photo Compass Auctions and Real Estate Chief Financial Officer Steven Holt uses tailor-made auction marketing to help clients get the highest possible financial returns for their property. Photo by Emily Crisman

Compass Auctions and Real Estate has the industry tools and experience to point clients in the right direction to get the highest possible financial returns when selling their possessions, says company CFO Steven Holt, who has more than 25 years of experience in the auction business.

“I run across a lot of people who are falling on hard times and need some help, and the auction method of marketing is a great tool for that,” he said. “We’re all about customer service, and we’re here to take care of people.”

Holt follows in the footsteps of his father, who started a similar auction and real estate business 35 years ago which his brother continues to operate in Colorado.

“It’s a great business – it’s exciting, it can be fast-paced and it’s always changing,” Holt said. “There’s nothing as satisfying and fulfilling. You have the opportunity to directly impact somebody’s life in a positive way.”

He said his new company is unusual in that it deals in both small and large items, meaning if an item has no value in the auction market, Compass utilizes its technological tools to sell even the smallest of possessions nationally and internationally.