Scott Wetzel, president and CEO of Windermere Services Mountain West, says he has taken over sole ownership of that Spokane-based real estate support services provider, after buying out the interests of three former co-owners.

Windermere Services Mountain West, which has its offices at 25 W. Cataldo and employs five people, represents Windermere real estate agency affiliates in Eastern Washington, North Idaho, and Montana.

Under Wetzel’s guidance, the business provides support services to more than 55 residential, commercial, and property management offices in areas such as marketing, technology, education, relocation recruiting, and business development.  

In addition, Wetzel assists owners in financial and business planning and is responsible for new Windermere affiliate acquisitions in the Mountain West region.

Wetzel joined Windermere Services/Inland Northwest Inc., which later changed its name to Windermere Services Mountain West, as vice president of business development in 2004, was named president the following spring, and took over operation of the company entirely in 2006.

Before joining Windermere, Wetzel served as CEO of Contineo Technologies Inc., a Spokane-based technology consulting company that he and Craig Sanders formed in 2001 and developed into a multimillion-dollar concern.

Wetzel also co-founded and was president of Innovative Technology Solutions, a multimillion-dollar MicroAge sales and service franchise that he sold to eNucleus Inc. Prior to the ITS venture, he co-founded BestpricePC.com, an e-commerce Web portal that specialized in computer hardware and software sales to the consumer market. 

Windermere Real Estate touts itself as the largest independent real estate company in the West, with more than 300 offices and 7,000 agents serving communities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii, and Alaska.