Friday 28 December 2012

"Real Estate Market is hot and all houses are selling quickly!"



The real estate brokerage community is spending thousands of dollars each and every day to create and keep the above myth floating around.

Most agents' "Listing Presentation" (solicitation) includes only the shiny side of their business. They will show you recently sold homes, homes under contract, pending and active listings. Even if they don't say it, such a presentation implies that selling your house will be fast and easy.

How would you feel if an agent showed you all the cancelled listings? Not good.

What if (s)he showed you all the listings that expired without a sale, or were withdrawn after a long while? ... hmm, you may even decide not to list your house... 

As you see, presenting the whole picture is the right (and honest) way to go, but certainly not the way an agent would secure more listings.

Below you'll find a few letters from sellers who learned (the hard way) that the above myth is just that, a myth.

Their houses were in perfect condition, they kept making mortgage payments month after month, but still they did not have a single offer...

"We were having a new home built and listed our current home with a realtor...

... Our home had been listed with a realtor for four months. We had numerous showings which resulted in a great deal of inconvenience, especially since we were in the middle of packing in anticipation of moving into our new home. We had an open house every other weekend...

... In spite of all this, we still had not received one single offer on our house. Our realtor kept encouraging us to lower our asking price, which we did twice...

... We were at our wits end and had just about lost all hope of being able to have the new house...
... That is when we happened to receive a card from Marko and Tammy in the mail advertising closing within seven days. At first, we were skeptical, but after researching...

... We were able to close on our new home... It was truly a God send that we received their card when we did... the entire process was also "pain free".

We owe them many, many thanks and whole heartedly recommend their services.

Steve & Paula K."


"... I listed the house with a highly qualified agent, which resulted in six months of people wondering through our house and no real offers.

... After six months on the market we started looking at billboards for "sell your house fast". We called and talked to Marko, and scheduled an appointment for him to come and see the house.

... he made an offer and let us pick the date we moved out. All in about seven days.

Randy S."

"In June I had a job opportunity that was too good to pass up...

... After my home was on the market for three months I received a postcard in the mail claiming that I could sell my home in 7 days. After making both mortgage payments and rent payments for three months I decided I would give it a shot. 

I was obviously skeptical because if there is one thing I know, it is that if something sounds too good to me true, it probably is. However, ...

... I would encourage you to call and ask all the questions you want. You'll get more than you bargained for...

Robert G."

CONCLUSION: Consider agents only if you have at least six months available to sell your house. You have a choice! Make the right one!

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