Westgate Home Sales

Westgate Home Sales Selling Manufactured and Modular homes

I was never a big fan of salesmen. šŸ˜‚So itā€™s a little funny that I ended up becoming one.But the guy who taught me this b...
08/26/2026

I was never a big fan of salesmen. šŸ˜‚

So itā€™s a little funny that I ended up becoming one.

But the guy who taught me this business showed me pretty quickly that I didnā€™t have to be the kind of salesman I couldnā€™t stand.

On my first day, he handed me a little sticky note with three instructions:

1. Make friends.
2. Get a credit app.
3. Get a deposit.

That was basically my first lesson in sales.

And looking back, there was a reason he put ā€œmake friendsā€ first.

This is a big purchase. You donā€™t have to act like some stereotypical used-car salesman to sell somebody a home.

Get to know people. Let them get to know you. Give them a reason to like you and trust you.

Thatā€™s what he taught me.

Iā€™ve learned a lot since that first day.

But Iā€™m not sure Iā€™ve ever gotten better sales advice than what was written on that little sticky note.

Iā€™ve helped a lot of families find homes over the years, but some of the moments that stick with me most happen long aft...
08/24/2026

Iā€™ve helped a lot of families find homes over the years, but some of the moments that stick with me most happen long after the sale.

I was in Daytona with my daughter on vacation. It was around 10 oā€™clock at night, and we were walking the beach looking for seashells.

A group of people were fishing nearby when I heard someone say, ā€œMatt?ā€

I turned around, and it was a customer I had helped years ago.

We caught up for a few minutes, and he told me his son was getting ready to buy a mobile home and wanted to come see me.

So there I was, standing on the beach in the dark, talking about helping the next generation of his family find the right home.

Moments like that remind me what this business is really about.

The fact that people still remember me, trust me, and send their family my way is something Iā€™ll never take for granted.

To me, thatā€™s the greatest measure of success. Earning trust one family at a time.

Twenty-five years ago, I was bagging groceries.Then someone I knew offered me a job driving him back and forth to work.T...
08/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago, I was bagging groceries.

Then someone I knew offered me a job driving him back and forth to work.

That was it. I wasnā€™t hired to sell homes. He didnā€™t even think I could sell.

Honestly, neither did I.

But I started learning the business, talking to customers, and helping families find the right homes for their property.

Since then, Iā€™ve helped more families than I could possibly count, been fired twice, rehired twice, and somehow never really left.

Life has a funny way of putting you exactly where you belong.

After this many years, people sometimes ask why Iā€™ve stayed.

The simple answer is that I like helping people. Buying a home can feel overwhelming, especially when youā€™re also dealing with land, financing, delivery, setup, and everything else that comes with it.

Iā€™ve seen just about every situation you can imagine. And if I can help make the process a little easier for someone, thatā€™s still a pretty good day at work.

-Matt

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4431 NW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL
32609

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Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
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