Luis D. Ortiz (born November 13, 1986) is a licensed real estate seller, previously working for Douglas Elliman.
Ortiz co-starred as the third participant in the second season of the reality television series Bravo New York Million Dollar List , with Fredrik Eklund and Ryan Serhant remaining from the previous season, and continued with Eklund and Serhant to the next season.
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Ortiz was born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He grew up in Guaynabo with his mother, father, and twin brother, Daniel. He and his twin sisters leave Puerto Rico when they are 16 years old. Ortiz says they are too young to understand why they want to leave but they feel uncomfortable and suffocate by something. Ortiz and his brother headed to Florida and left a message for his parents saying, "If I do not do this, how do I know if it will work or not?" Ortiz said he had not spoken to his mother for the first six or seven months and his twin siblings were in the US and his mother wanted to "kill" them.
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Movies
In 2006, Ortiz moved to New York City to study the direction of the film at the New York Film Academy where he completed the Program Director. After moving to New York, Ortiz lives in a Jewish community. At the age of 19, he directed and produced his first film, which won Best Direction at the Puerto Rico Film Festival in 2007. He returned to New York in 2008 to create a second one. film. Ortiz sought $ 15,000 from a New York restaurant to fund another movie and in one night collected $ 9,000. The movie is titled The Theater of the Absurd , but he does not like it so he decides not to show it.
Real estate career
Ortiz started his career in real estate leasing. Ortiz talks about "bait and switch" practices, saying, "we have bait and switch.. everyone has it but i am always very honest with people when they call me I need to feed myself. list] is valid, I may never get a call. "
Ortiz has worked in some of the most successful boutique brokers in New York, such as Synergy and Prodigy Network, where he has the opportunity to represent some aspiring developments in the city center, such as Cipriani Residences, The Setai and The District.
Ortiz was released by his real estate firm Keller Williams Realty who stated, "not because of Luis's mistake", as they say reality TV (Million Dollar New York List) is not in line with Keller Williams' Brand NYC. Prior to joining the largest real estate brokerage firm in New York, Douglas Elliman, Ortiz was vice president of Keller Williams NYC.
On August 7, 2013, Douglas Elliman announced that Ortiz joined the firm that also hired reality TV star Fredrik Eklund. At Douglas Elliman, he started his own real estate group - Ortiz & amp; Together.
To date, Ortiz has sold several hundred million dollars of residential real estate.
At the end of the season from Season 5 List of Million Dollar New York, Ortiz announced he stepped away from real estate to pursue something else altogether.
Million Dollar New York List
Ortiz is one of three New York City brokers starring in Bravo's Million Dollar New York Listings season two to five.
New York State Department Investigation
The second season of the Million Dollar New York List shows Ortiz presenting photoshopped photos of new wood floors and marble tables, and stainless steel appliances into promotional pictures 27 Downing Street, New York, New York. He reasoned, "If I put the original photographs out there, no one will ever go inside.". He did not actually use the photos for the list, but "he sent those fake pictures via email to the top brokers."
The Department of State of New York, which governs the real estate brokerage industry, investigates the list.
In his blog on the New York Million Dollar Listing site, Ortiz says that he learned what not to do and learned never to fail in his beliefs. Ortiz said he was too excited and he wrote, "I do my best to get people through the door as quickly as possible so I do not give me a chance to slow down and evaluate the situation.I've learned that slowing down sometimes is the best way to move faster. "
Personal life
In 2013, Ortiz is listed as number 19 on the Us Weekly 'Most Stylish New Yorker List .
Ortiz previously lived in Battery Park City near Goldman Sachs, where he has views of the Statue of Liberty and the Hudson River. In 2014, he moved to Abington House in the northwest corner of Chelsea, and is currently in a new development in downtown Manhattan.
In July 2016, Ortiz announced he was retiring from real estate, for that reason no longer made him happy. After a vacation in Europe for several weeks, Ortiz announced on his 30th birthday on his Facebook page he returned to real estate as headmaster in property development.
Ortiz returns to Puerto Rico three times each year.
References
External links
- Official website
- Team Luis D. Ortiz - Douglas Elliman
- Luis D. Ortiz on IMDb
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