Norma Rawlings

Norma Rawlings has a B.A. in French, a J.D. in Law and an MBA in Business Administration. She has spent the past 21 years in the real estate industry in various capacities from commercial and industrial developer to multi-residential builder to portfolio owner to property manager to strategic asset manager. She is the co-founder of Broker VMA Inc., a specialty M&A Boutique focused on real estate brokerages. She helps broker owners buy new brokerages, sell their own business, or value their brokerage or brokerages they wish to acquire.

With her legal and business background, she has advised numerous companies and individuals wishing to sell their businesses. She brings a mediator’s mentality to the table and enjoys helping people plan their own succession and organize the sale or purchase of their business in a mutually beneficial fashion. She believes that finding the right fit between buyer and seller is critical, and she does her best to ensure even difficult issues don’t devolve into conflict.She recently published a new book titled “The Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Real Estate Brokerages.”

When not working, Norma can be found hiking in the woods, at the rink watching her boys play hockey, on the court watching one of her girls play volleyball or playing with her, or in the studio watching her other daughter sing. She enjoys exploring then writing about her adventures and always appreciates a good book.