Selling Your Home

We'll sell your home in 90 days or we'll sell it for free!
List on the MLS for 99 cents!
I'll give you half my paycheck!
Free trip around the world!
My kid will cut your grass for life!

How can we offer all this and still do a fantastic job of representing your home?

WE CAN'T!!

The truth is everything a Realtor gives away costs you money.
This is the other half of these offers:

• I will never answer my phone.
• Getting an appointment to view your home will be close to impossible, I'm not getting paid to actually show up and sell your house You can invite people in and show the house yourself.
• Consider yourself lucky if I put any pictures up on your listing. The blurry one from the last time it was listed will do.
• Let's just guess at the room sizes, hardly anyone ever sues for that.
• I will talk you into the first lowball crappy offer that comes in because I can't afford to spend any more time on this.
• You will definitely want to close this deal within 3 weeks because I need a paycheck.
• Don't worry, if any legal issues arise I will remind you of your lawyers phone number.
• I do generally return all phone calls from my clients within the week.
• I'll pay the Buyers Agent X commission with first physical introduction and all subsequent showings otherwise $500.This is a very effective method of discouraging Buyers Agents from showing your property. As the vast majority of Buyers use an Agent it’s a good idea to threaten not to pay them.
• I've got a deal for you, just sign here.
• After I get the deposit cheque you won't see me again, just leave the keys in the house and lock the door on the way out. I'll get the Buyers agent to pick up the spare at my office.

You get what you pay for.

What is A GREAT Offer?

A Realtor that delivers this:

• Consultation on what you need to do to prepare your home for sale and help you get it done.
• Discuss with you in advance your time lines, schedules and financial needs.
• Get professional photos taken and virtual tours done.
• If Required get professional floor plans done.
• Put a sign up with a direct phone number (not an office number) Potential buyers do not like to leave messages. We live in a right now society and Realtors who don't respond right now are losing deals.
• List your home properly on the MLS system. Listings that are incomplete or that have minimal information get missed by auto searches. It takes several hours and some creative thinking to do an accurate and appealing listing.
• Offer a commission to Buyers Agents without reservation. This is the phrase that gets Buyers Agents wanting to Sell listings: " Send your client, Fax an offer Full Pay Always!" This money is paid out of the Listing Agents commission. Top Agents look at this as a marketing cost to get homes sold quickly.
• Face to Face negotiations. Many Realtors today like to hide behind a text message or an email. Real results happen in real time.
• Problem solving. Top Realtors solve problems. They attend inspections and all showings. They get a chance to meet and evaluate the potential buyers. Sometimes you have to choose between multiple Buyers, knowing and questioning Buyers allows the Realtor to determine to some degree the seriousness of the Buyer. It is getting more common to accept a high offer from a Buyer only to have him run away from the deal sacrificing a real Buyer in the mean time. You do have legal recourse but a top Realtor keeps you out of this mess. Problems brought up during the inspection can be dealt with on the spot.
• Expertise in dealing with the written contract. Careless mistakes can cost the Seller thousands of dollars and even end up in legal hot water. Top Agents go over every aspect of the contract before you sign. Top Agents CAN explain every aspect of the contract to you.
• Top Agents will be in touch with you many times after the deal is accepted and conditions removed. They will make sure you have arrangements for moving handled well in advance, will help find your new home and will make sure you are in contact with your lawyer well in advance to make sure there are no hiccups that might delay the closing.
• Moving day support. A great agent will be there on moving day to take your keys and inspect the home with you to make sure that there are no issues that the Buyer could get upset about and if there is help deal with them ASAP. A great Agent will be at the home to hand over the keys and enter with the Buyer to ensure that we have both seen the house as delivered.

What does top of the line service like this cost you?

IT COSTS YOU NOTHING

If you go to a discount tax preparer, pay him $75 and he gets you a $500 refund you are pretty happy.
If you go to a CGA, pay him $1000 and he gets you a $2000 refund, who would you say got the better deal?

It has been proven time and again that the amount of money you put in your pocket when you choose a full service realtor is greater than doing it yourself or using a realtor that lets you do most of the work. A full service realtor is insured, educated, experienced and dedicated to their fiduciary duty to you.

To get started working with a full service Realtor that goes above and beyond to earn a fair fee for outstanding service that results in the best possible deal for you, contact us at TheRealEstateConnection.ca today.