This year marks The Group’s REALTOR® Megan Wachtman’s 21st year in real estate. Megan has consistently grown her business while simultaneously raising her family. In a career known for long work hours, unpredictable schedules, and clients who have ongoing needs, Megan has reached the point most strive for: balance in work-life. Instead of the 80 hour work weeks she once pulled, she now works approximately 30 hours a week. She drops off and picks up her three kids – Sophia (14), Khloe (12), and Harper (6) – from school each day, and finds time to give back to her community through volunteering on the Larimer Search and Rescue Team. “The amount of time I had to invest in becoming certified for Search and Rescue was more demanding than real estate!” Megan laughed. “But it is so worth it.”
She’s a Top Producer for a reason and that’s strong work ethic and a nonstop commitment to working smarter, not harder. “I am a naturally goal-oriented person,” Megan explained. “I went to Wayne State in Nebraska for two years on a track scholarship and sports taught me to work toward goals.” She grew up in a town of 800 people in Iowa, the daughter of the town’s Mayor who also worked as the area’s Fire Chief. From her small-town upbringing, Megan learned connection and the value of getting to know people authentically; it has served her in her real estate career and fed her ongoing desire to understand those around her. “I love the emotion of real estate, the rollercoaster ride with clients. Some people shy away from that piece, but I gravitate toward it. I’m all in with the ups and downs and honestly find closing day a little bit depressing; I get to know people so well during our time working together and then suddenly I am not talking to them multiple times a day!” Megan explained. “I love surrounding myself with people I know and trust and I consider my clients to be in that pool, along with my co-workers and friends.”
In the beginning, Megan worked seven days a week for three years straight. “I wasn’t a mom yet and was able to just pour everything into work. I concentrated on buyers and I was on a team for a while at RE/MAX Alliance. I eventually ventured out and spent the following five years solo.” Megan did countless open houses, showed thousands of homes, and commented on how things have changed since those early days. “Back then, there was high inventory. It wasn’t unusual to show a client 30-35 homes before they bought one. Now we’re seeing houses go within a day, even in just an hour or so and this isn’t unusual. There is tremendous demand, low interest rates, and a lot of spending money out there.” In her first seven years at 8z, Megan worked as Managing Broker, only moving away from this role as she became a Partner and decided to focus more on her immediate business versus the heavy recruiting and training that was part of her role previously. She is currently a Broker Associate/Partner at The Group Real Estate. Megan’s career has allowed her to see the changes in the industry more than just once; she has worked as a REALTOR® through the era of short sales and foreclosures, bubbles (plural), and unpredictable world events such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
megan was always available and did an excellent job in getting any information i needed and was extremely on top of getting everything scheduled for the closing process and inspections etc..
Could not have been more delighted working with Megan to sell our property. She was thoughtful with comps to price the home right and got multiple offers in a week. Five star service from start to finish working with her.
Megan was the absolute best! She was very on top of everything during the process of buying our new home. She was super helpful during the journey and we felt very supported the whole way through. We have already recommended her to some family and friends. We are so grateful to her and everything she did for us.
Megan went above and beyond to help us sell this property. She was a total "Rock Star"!
Megan was incredible to work with. We can't speak highly enough of her! She really took the time to understand our needs and wants and planned several back-to-back days of walk throughs since we were moving from out of state and were only in town for a short time. She was extremely helpful and knowledgeable throughout the whole process! We would 1000% recommend Megan to anyone that needs a realtor in northern CO!
Megan is everything I could ask for in a real estate agent. She takes the time to get to know her clients and works hard to get them exactly what they are looking for. She's extremely communicative and knowledgeable about the whole process. We were able to get a new home and sell our previous home very quickly, thanks to Megan. I will be recommending her to anyone I know who is looking to buy or a sell a home in the area!
Megan was an excellent realtor to have in our corner. We felt supported and heard and she was available to help us in every way possible. Working with Megan was a great experience.
Megan is reliable, straight forward, highly knowledgeable, hard working and she gets the job done as promised.
Megan is a great realtor and an amazing human! She helped me through a very difficult home closing situation. We love her!
The group was awesome! I really enjoyed working with Megan. She was great! I will definitely be back and recommend. Thank you!