Our History
Realty411.com is an online real estate resource in operation since 2007. Our company publishes print and digital online magazines produced to advance knowledge. In 2012, we partnered with REI Wealth magazine, a digital publication and now produce that as well, along with special-edition publications.
Realty411 was started in 2007 by Linda Pliagas, who is the current Publisher/CEO. Linda and her husband have owned numerous rental properties in five states and have been without home-mortgage debt since Linda was in her early 40s.
Education and Experience in Both Industries
Linda Pliagas has formally studied and worked in both media and real estate for over twenty years. Linda holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
She was a recipient of the Bobit Magazine Scholarship for her accomplishment in publishing her first national magazine while still a student at CSULB in 1993. The lifestyle magazine was distributed in national bookstores across the nation.
Her realty career 17 years ago as a broker’s assistant to a young investor who became a multimillionaire by age 29 fixing and flipping homes. When they worked together, he was a seminar devotee and took educational training around the nation with some of the greatest masters in the industry.
She kept a close ear to his teachings, obtained her real estate license, and began to focus more on the investing side of the real estate industry. Soon, Linda began to help her family, friends and colleagues also invest in rental properties, particularly out of state. Linda has been a licensed real estate agent for over 17 years in California.
A journalist since the age of 18, Linda Pliagas has also worked and freelanced for numerous national magazines, local newspapers, and online news websites.
Other Business Ventures
Realty411 also owns, manages and operates a number of websites, online platforms, and social media groups with tens of thousands of followers. Please be sure to join the Realty411 Network or join our social media community on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, X or just Google us.
In addition to their ventures in real estate and media, the Pliagas family own and operate a shop in beautiful Solvang, Calif., which focuses on the fine art of watchmaking and clockmaking. As owners of Horological Restoration Services, a 40-year plus timepiece repair and restoration shop in Santa Barbara County, their business repairs rare antique timepieces in existence. Their shop serves an international clientele of antique collectors and enthusiasts.
Media Contact
Linda Pliagas has been interviewed by the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Long Beach Press Telegram, and the Orange County Register, and has appeared on numerous television and radio interviews. Her mission to inspire as many people as possible to invest in real estate.
For media inquiries, please call our office @ 805.693.1497
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