Article content This past May, on the night of the Alouettes’ lavish Grey Cup ring ceremony, backup placekicker and full-time real-estate agent Jose Maltos closed a deal on a property in Mexico. The 32-year-old football journeyman, who has paid his dues over a pro career that began in 2013, now had two reasons to celebrate. And when it comes to real estate, Maltos and every other agent will attest that there are never enough hours in the day.
“I never look at my watch ...
I don’t have time. It’s 24/7,” the affable Maltos told The Gazette this week. “Sometimes, I’m here at practice and I’m closing a deal.
” Maltos, who hails from Monterrey Nuevo León, has been in real estate for more than a year, an employee at the Ciudad Mayakoba firm, overseeing the Playa del Carmen region and the luxurious Riviera Maya resort area. His clients are Canadians, Americans, Europeans and native Mexicans, and Maltos boasts he oversees the best Latin American resort area, filled with sand, surf, golf courses, hospitals, schools, shopping and gated communities. “I’m a seller,” he said.
“I’m trying always to let people know what I do. Sometimes they’re not ready now, but will be in three, six or 12 months.” He even sends rental properties on a regular basis to Alouettes general manager Danny Maciocia , Maltos said with a laugh, adding he’s prepared to cut his boss a deal.
Maciocia doesn’t dispute the story. “I have a good time with him,” the GM said. “He se.