About Us

Option Realty, Inc. is an estate license holding company with over 40 years of experience. It was founded by Julie Olson, a real estate broker and sales manager. In 1999, Julie noticed a lack of options for agents and brokers who wanted to keep their real estate license active and collect commissions without MLS-associated fees. She started Option Realty, Inc. in 2001 to solve this problem.

For over 23 years, our company has been providing an inexpensive option to maintain an active license and receive referral checks without selling properties or spending money on marketing or desk fees. We are proud and appreciative that 90% of our agents have been referred to us by brokers, agents, and industry professionals.

Julie Olson

Julie Olson, Owner

Julie brings a wealth of industry experience and knowledge to the table. She can answer your questions about licensing and real estate.

Career Highlights

She has over 35 years of experience selling residential real estate and is very well-connected within the real estate industry.

She consistently won company awards for sales production, growth, and recruitment.

She owned several brokerages.

She was a sales manager and/or broker for 12 real estate branch offices ranging in size from 12 to 225 agents.

She is an expert in real estate marketing, consulting, auction, mentoring, acquisition, and business development.

She was elected to the Board of Directors twice for the Minneapolis Area Area Association of REALTORS and appointed to the Executive Committee.

She facilitated the Brokers Network at MAAR for 10 years and currently serves on the City of Plymouth MN Planning Commission

She was a national instructor at Kaplan for 8 years for new licensees, continuing education, and broker training. She was also a career mentor and has been a national coach for Brokers and Agents with KnowledgeDNA

Sujata Stalekar

Sujata Stalekar is the broker of record and vice president of Option Realty, Inc.