Real Estate by Helpful Humans!Keeping You Informed...
Tremendous value! Best price in Lakeview 17928 92A Street, Edmonton, AB T5Z 2J8, Canada
Exceptionally well laid out home 17412 90 ST, Edmonton, AB T5Z 3X8
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This is Best As A Collaboration
May we explain how we’re different? We need a two-way communication. It’s about; a) What is Important to You; and b) What we can do for you as a unique customer, using our expertise.
When we got into the business years ago some realtors used to: 1. Tell you only about themselves and how great they are; 2. Put a sign on the lawn; 3. An ad in the paper and; 4. Sit back and wait. That is dated, passive marketing, you may find still practiced today; possibly with only a web site added.
The following will explain to you how our …. Active Marketing…Will Help You: 1. Get the Most Money 2. In the Quickest Time 3. With the Fewest Problems 4. Keep You Informed, and 5. Maintain the Integrity of Your Household while you, 6. Feel comfortable and trusting so you never have to call another Realtor - ever again!
Is that what you want? - (Please Tell Us)
A recent industry survey indicated that TRUSTWORTHINESS is the most important characteristic Homeowners say they look for in their Realtor.
We Work to be Worthy of a Life-Long Relationship
For us to work together (It’s as simple as 1,2,3):
1. You need to read the attached information and tell me what is most important to you. 2. It has to be okay for me to tell you the truth. We are only interested in seeing if we are a match. If we are not a match to work together, we will part on the best of terms with no obligations. 3. We have to be able to keep in touch regularly.
If you wish, use the forms at the back to note any questions that you have for us. We hope you are most comfortable choosing your Realtor by the customers they keep and to that end we have included some “love letter” comments from past buyers or sellers like yourselves.
We are preparing a complete presentation and marketing analysis for our meeting. When we are done you will be as knowledgeable as any appraiser or realtor is.
We can help save you A LOT OF time, money and energy. We look forward to meeting you. If we are a match, we guarantee you will never regret taking action with us.
Your Realtors,
Ian Beattie and Norma Hodson Agents
“Choose Your Realtor® by the Customers They Keep "
Look What Some of Our Customers Say About Us:
Sandra: “ …listened well and understood what I wanted in my next home. Patient…and in the end found the perfect place for me and my dog! They marketed my home in a professional way and always kept me up to date about what was happening. They made the whole process Stress Free!!!”
Ewart & Audrey: “Very professional- very effective- very, very good. If your service can be improved, your competition is dead. Thanks for the great job you did for us.” Paddy & Lindsay: “Hard working – 24 hr available, extremely compatible. Thoroughly professional, prepared and friendly. We bought and sold many houses. You truly deliver your promise, nothing slick and empty, no sign here and disappear act. You are here for the long run. You know the market and you deliver the goods. Great working with you.”
Bob & Patti: “Your commitment to service is outstanding! It was a pleasure to have you represent our home.”
Theresa & Sue: “Superb! Informative, helpful, excellent and based on ‘our’ needs.”
Bill & Sara: “Always kept us informed on activity. Also took care of every detail which took a lot of the burden from us.”
Ken & Carol: “Our house was sold within 2 weeks. Thanks, you guys did a good job.”
Stan & Gin: “Not too pushy and aggressive – straightforward – not phoney.”
Shawn & Angie: “You really went out of your way to help us find the perfect place. We really LOVE our new home. Thank you!!”
Matt: “Your patience and helpful advice was very much appreciated. I was very pleased that there was no pressure in making my decision to buy.”
Kathleen: “You were willing to accommodate my schedule for house hunting and were able to answer questions about the houses – potential repairs and quality of upgrades. Was knowledgeable, pleasant, and didn’t rush my decision on a home.”
Franco & Suzanne: “They were very pleasant to deal with and provided us with prompt, professional service. Their persistent approach and attention to detail proved to be successful.”
Ephraim & Beatrice: “Very diligent, committed & professional.”
Fred & Rosina: “The Team acted in a very professional manner with us and all those who viewed our house. They also went the extra mile to keep us informed and up to date. We were more than pleased with the whole process.”
Roger & Tanya: “You came through with the best offer. Thank you for a sale well done and allowing us to move into a new home.”
Mary: "Always on top of the situation. Always made me feel my best interests were at heart. A delight to work with. I love my new place - Thank You"
Jodi: “Very Helpful! They were available at any time to help me with my home purchase.” Diane & Morely: "I enjoyed your company. It made selling fun. Thanks so much!”
Julia: "You went the extra mile in order to ensure my conditions were met in time. Also, how closely you kept in contact with me and updating me on new developments. Thanks!”
Andrew & Jen: "You found us the house of our dreams! We would have been so sad if we missed it. Thanks to your hard work, we got exactly what we wanted. You were full of advice and knowledge about the housing market and purchasing a new home. Very Helpful!”
The Ian Beattie TeamPersonal Values
ü Communicate by first listening carefully
ü Always be Honest and Trustworthy
ü Do what we say we will do
ü Constantly improve our training and systems
ü Be committed to our Customers’ success
ü Acknowledge our Customers’ contribution to our success
The Ian Beattie Team
33 - Step Satisfaction Guaranteed System to Get Your Home Sold Quickly and for Top Dollar
(organized by importance as expressed by past customers)
1. We are devoted full time REALTORS committed to helping over 48 families buy or sell their home during the next 6 months. WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE.
2. When you list with us you get the support of all the bona fide customers of over 3100 MLS Realtors in Edmonton.
3. Give your home a unique ID to allow information on your home to be accessed 24 hours, 7 days a week on www.mls.ca ; absolutely the best and most accessed web site in Canada. Industry surveys have shown no other web site has come close. Personal web sites and company web sites cannot compare to the quality of this Provincial, National and International exposure. We receive buyers from Canada, North America and the World from this exposure.
4. We personally contact more than 50 of your closest neighbours to let them know your home is available to their friends and family thinking of moving into the neighbourhood.
5. We coordinate and negotiate the best price and terms for you and your situation in today’s market. We’ll also review important details of the contract, and determine the best negotiating position.
6. We educate & explain all aspects of the legal sales contract and addenda, negotiate all counter offers, verify and follow up with the inspection, coordinate with lenders for loan approvals and distribute documents needed by both Seller and Buyer lawyers.
7. We provide a Home Audit to suggest constructive changes to your home to make sure it is most appealing, shows exceptionally well and help it yield the greatest possible price from an interested buyer.
8. We provide you with home showing guidelines to assist the home in preparation for appointments. (e.g., involving all the sensory systems of the buyers.).
9. We provide a detailed Comparative Market Analysis to help you determine Market Value and the most advantageous time and strategy to introduce your home to the market.
10.We prepare an equity analysis to show seller expenses, closing costs and net proceeds.
11. We promote your home to every agent in the Edmonton Real Estate Board Co-Operative Limited ( EREB ). Qualified and motivated Buyers want this information because we sell over 20,000 homes a year.
12. We have a “Fast Response Line” – 780-233-2323 – great when you “need to reach me”. (Don’t you hate it when you call the phone company and you have to spend 15 minutes navigating their menus?!) 13.We create a full colour, multi-page property brochure of features and lifestyle benefits of your home for use by Buyer Agents showing your home. With your assistance, we always have enough copies at your home for all buyers to have one.
14.We provide a detailed regular update to keep you educated and up-to-date on listing activities, what is being done to market your home; especially feedback from buyers and other agents concerning the saleability of your home.
15. We can prepare and e-mail you monthly market analysis updates of all activity in your neighbourhood (i.e. homes on the market, homes that have sold, etc.) to keep you informed about key market conditions within your area.
16.We pre-qualify and diagnose our Buyers before showings to avoid wasting your time with unqualified showings.
17. We research Land Titles and Tax Records to verify Land and Assessment information. When we go over this together, you will be as knowledgeable as any realtor, or appraiser - because we all access the same information if we do our homework. This saves you having to interview a number of people to get all the information.
18.We can coordinate an appraisal and handle any contract contingencies.
19.We coordinate and schedule home inspection(s) and help negotiate any necessary repair issues and/or allowances.
20. We coordinate financing, final inspections, closing and possession activities on your behalf to help ensure as smooth a closing as possible.
21. We arrange possession and transfer of home (keys, warranties, garage door openers, community pool keys, mail box keys, etc.) as they are available.
22. We take full color digital photographs of the inside and outside of your home for marketing flyers, advertisements and the Internet.
23. We photograph your home and include full details on the web (www.mls.ca and www.LetsTalkHomes.ca), allowing all Buyers and all Agents, anywhere, to view interior and exterior pictures anytime. This is a virtual 24-hour open house.
24. We install our hi-tech electronic lockbox that enhances safety for your home and family. This also allows Buyers and their Agents to view your home conveniently.
25.We utilize Sign Riders – advertising any special features or conditions.
26. We use marketing techniques, such as other homes as leaders and, offering free information reports to multiply chances of buyers calling in, discussing and pre-qualifying for, and touring your home.
27. We advertise your home to our VIP Buyers as well as other Qualified Buyers in our database.
28. We announce your home at our monthly branch meetings.
29. We provide friendly and highly trained office staff to process & track the entire listing and closing process. We are supported with a grand team of professionals which include: Russ Robideau, Broker/Owner since 1993; Tanya Krasnikoff, our Branch Administrator and Conveyancer; Christy Hinks, our Team Administrator & Helpful Human, who can be reached anytime @ (780)884-6080; Brent Wartenbe, Accountant, and our office has over 75 top producing Realtors to support our efforts and serve you.
30. We promote your home by distributing flyers and brochures for those in your area.
31.We offer to send letters with pictures of your new home to 20, or more, of your friends/family giving them your change of address.
32. We can help you relocate locally, or out of Alberta with other EXPERIENCED agents across the globe – you are sure to have the highest quality agent to help you on both sides of your move to make it hassle and stress free.
33. Provide Open Houses if you need them. These are not very effective today because all your information is available 24 hours a day on www.mls.ca and photos on our Teams’ website - the virtual 24 hour open house, www.LetsTalkHomes.ca.
Fact…
What this means to you is…
Condition
Location
Market
Terms
Price
Location
The pricing of your home must reflect its location. The better the location, the higher the acceptable price. School districts, amount of traffic, and highway accessibility, all need to be considered in determining the value of your home’s location. We cannot control the location.
Condition
The pricing of your home must accurately reflect its condition. The general upkeep and presentation of your home is critical to obtaining the highest value for your home. Nature of the roof, plumbing, carpets, and paint all relate to condition. Basic rule: If we can smell it…we can’t sell it!
Market
Recession, inflation, interest rates, mortgage availability, competition, and the public’s perception of the general economy all make up the market. It may be a buyer’s market or a seller’s market. The pricing of your home must reflect the current nature of the market because we cannot influence the market. We can, however, take advantage of the market.
Terms
The more financing terms and options you accept, the more potential buyers there will be for your property. The pricing of your home must reflect the terms available. The easier the terms, the more valuable your property becomes. (And this is where my team of professional affiliates really shine--by offering a broad spectrum of mortgage products and options to both you and all potential buyers!)
PRICE is the #1 factor in the sale of your home.
The consequences of making the wrong decision are painful.
If you price your home too low, you will literally give away thousands of dollars that could have been in your pocket. Price it too high, and your home will sit unsold for months, developing the reputation of a problem property (everyone will think that there is something wrong with it).
Failure to understand market conditions and properly price your home can cost you thousands of dollars and cause your home not to sell as you had planned for.
We Won’t Let This Happen To You!
Setting the proper asking price for your home is the single biggest factor that will determine the success or failure of your home sale.
Utilizing the latest computer technology and our in-depth knowledge of the market, we will analyze current market conditions in combination with your personal time requirements to identify the correct price range for your home.
You can't afford any “guesswork” in this critical step!
What Your Home Is Worth (Or Not Worth)
You have been a Buyer…were you concerned with:
ü What the owner paid for the home? ü The amount of money the owner thought they needed to get out of the sale? ü What the owner thought the home was worth? ü What another Real Estate Agent said the owner’s property is worth? ü What an Appraiser at the bank thought that it was worth?
In reality, your opinion of the value of your property is only determined by what YOU, being a ready, willing and able Buyer, would pay for a home in the open market, which would be based upon the value of other recently sold homes.
Buyers Determine Value ! ! ! (A truthful Realtor will tell you it is difficult to find someone smart enough to have $200,000 & not wise enough to know what to pay for a home – the market is competitive.)
DO NOT automatically list with the agent that gives you the highest price.
Consumer Reports, July 1990 stated… “Expect the agent to suggest a price range, but don’t let that frame you in. Be aware that some devious agents will, at first, suggest a very handsome price. Then, after they have the listing and the house hasn’t sold, they’ll come back with a pitch to lower the price.”
q Faster Sale: The proper price gets a faster sale, which means you save on mortgage payments, real estate taxes, insurance, and other carrying costs. q Less Inconvenience: As you may know, it takes a lot of time and energy to prepare your home for showings, keep the property clean, make arrangements for children and pets, and generally alter your lifestyle. Proper pricing shortens market time. q Increased Salesperson Response: When salespeople are excited about a property and its price, they make special efforts to contact all their potential buyers and show the property whenever possible. q Exposure to More Prospects: Pricing at market value will open your home up to more people who can afford it. q Better Response from Advertising: Buyer inquiry calls are more readily converted into showing appointments when the price is not a deterrent. q Higher Offers: When a property is priced right, buyers are much less likely to make a low offer, for fear of losing out on a great value. q More Money to Sellers: When a property is priced right, the excitement of the market produces a higher sales price in less time. You NET more, due to the higher sales price and lower carrying costs.
Drawbacks of Overpricing
q Reduces Activity: Agents won’t show the property if they feel it is priced too high.
q Lower Advertising Response: Buyer excitement will be with other properties that offer better value.
q Loss of Interested Buyers: The property will seem inferior in amenities to other properties in the same price range that are correctly priced.
q Attracts the Wrong Prospects: Serious buyers will feel that they should be getting more for their money.
q Helps in the Competition: The high price makes the others look like a good deal.
q Eliminates Offers: Since a fair priced offer will be lower than asking price and may insult the seller, many buyers will just move on to another property.
q Causes Appraisal Problems: Appraisers must base their value on what comparable properties have sold for.
q Lower Net Proceeds: Most of the time an overpriced property will eventually end up selling for less than if it had been properly priced to begin with, not to mention the extra carrying costs. Contract & Negotiation
When an offer is presented on your home, you will have three basic choices in deciding how to respond. 1. Accept the offer.
2. Reject the offer. 3. Make a counter offer – which is really a rejection - so we are speculating in commodities; we are really buying our home back, betting this buyer or some other buyer will buy it from us in the future.
Together, we will thoroughly analyze the offer, and its strengths and weaknesses. After studying the entire contract, we will give you our recommendation, and then you will decide how to respond.
This is where a competent Agent can be worth their weight in gold, because having the right wording or contingency clause in the contract can mean the difference between a smooth transaction and a messy court battle.
Being intricately familiar with Real Estate contracts, we know how to protect your best interests. Our experience in contracts and negotiation will benefit you!!
The Home Hunter System
Our Team has a unique system to attract buyers and ensure that each buyer will be properly assisted in finding the home that they are searching for. Our team has proprietary systems that focus specifically on assisting buyers.
Each buyer is interviewed to determine the features and specifications that they are looking for in a home.
Buyers are given the features and benefits of those homes that meet their criteria, and will be assisted through each step of the process.
We focus all our efforts on finding a buyer for your home, unlike some traditional agents who may passively wait for a buyer to come along.
These systems allow us to give exceptional service to a large inventory of buyers.
We very well may already have a buyer for your home!
Tell Us What You’re Thinking
When you work with The Ian Beattie Team, we want to act in YOUR best interests. We’re eager to have you share your concerns & expectations about the sale of your home. *Please take a moment to complete the survey below…
What are you most concerned about?
Not Concerned Very Concerned Advertising? 0 1 2 3 4
Open Houses? 0 1 2 3 4
Show Procedures? 0 1 2 3 4
Multiple Listing Services? 0 1 2 3 4
Pricing? 0 1 2 3 4
Closing Costs? 0 1 2 3 4
Commissions? 0 1 2 3 4
Security? 0 1 2 3 4
Buyer Qualifications? 0 1 2 3 4
Marketability? 0 1 2 3 4
Financing? 0 1 2 3 4
Negotiations? 0 1 2 3 4
Communications? 0 1 2 3 4
Common Real Estate Myths
MYTH:
The Ian Beattie Team sells a lot of real estate. Perhaps they are too busy to pay attention to my listing.
TRUTH: Just as great restaurants are always busy and superior doctors have a heavy patient load, The Ian Beattie Team’s success in marketing and selling homes has resulted in a busy schedule. But like good restaurants and doctors, we have assembled a team of top-notch professionals to assist with all of the details. The result is outstanding customer service and support. The long list of satisfied clients speaks for itself.
MYTH:
A “discount” broker can do just as well and save me money.
TRUTH: Successfully marketing a property in the competitive marketplace takes skill and resources. All of the promotional costs such as photos, brochures, printing, signs, advertising, MLS fees, direct mail, etc., support staff, are paid for by The Ian Beattie Team. How will a discount broker offer such a complete marketing campaign? Does the discount broker have a staff to personally tend to your specific needs? Do they have a proven track record of success, or are they just using the lower commission to try to win your business? Do they have the expertise to guide you through the problems that often develop during the closing process? Remember that you only actually pay a brokerage fee if and when your property sells. Many sellers have found that their commission with a discount broker was really zero, because the property never sold! It is interesting to note that discount brokers do not have a dominant market share in any major city in the country.
MYTH: I should select the agent that suggests the highest list price.
TRUTH: This is the oldest scam in real estate sales: Tell the seller what they want to hear, compliment the home, and agree to list it at an unrealistically high price just to get the listing. Then, after you have the listing for a few weeks, start telling the seller that they need to reduce the price. The Ian Beattie Team doesn’t play any games. We provide a well researched computerized market analysis to determine the true realistic price that your home will bear in today’s marketplace. The decision of which agent to list with and what price to ask are two completely separate decisions. Select your agent based on their credentials and marketing plan, then decide on price.
Please, never select an agent based on the price they suggest!
MYTH:
Property condition is not that important to buyers.
TRUTH: WRONG!! A property in superior condition will sell faster and for a higher price than a home in average condition. Buyers purchase properties that are most appealing, and a home in great condition with a reasonable asking price always tops the list. Sellers that invest in necessary repairs and keep their home clean and fresh always reap the rewards!
MYTH:
Empty homes are harder to sell than occupied homes.
TRUTH: Maybe. But vacant homes can sell faster for several reasons, but again it all depends on condition. A vacant home that is clean, in good repair and priced fairly will sometimes sell fast because the rooms will appear larger without clutter, some buyers can easily visualize their furnishings in the home and most agents prefer to show vacant homes because they can go anytime without worrying about making appointments, etc. Vacant homes are also an advantage to buyers who need a quick possession.
MYTH:
Pricing a home for sale is a mysterious process.
TRUTH: Your home will sell for what the market will bear. To determine the range of value for your home, it takes a solid knowledge of the market. And because every home is unique, your home will sell closer to the high or low end of the range depending on its specific attributes like location and condition. Our team utilizes a computer database model along with our years of experience to help you decide where to set the price. It is not simple, but it isn’t mysterious either.
Questions
Selling your home is a complex process, and it’s only natural for you to have some questions and concerns. Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions that you may have. When it comes to selling your home, there is no such thing as a dumb question!
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The start of the story on your home is created by listing all the features you like and stating anything that makes your home unique from the others.
When you purchased this house, you did so for very specific reasons. Reasons, which might sell it as well! IF… Someone was looking at your home, what specific things would you want him or her to know about? |
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