SELLINGREAL ESTATE MARKETING

It Is proven that smart marketing and strong exposure will generate top dollar for Sellers by reaching global Buyers. We do everything to get your home top dollar in todays market. We only list for maximum 90 days because we know markets change if a home doesn’t sell, both the market and results from the market needs to be seriously reviewed. Homes that remain on the market for a long time are percieved to be of less value.

1. Pricing We establish an accurate value range for our clients because we physically view most homes on the Coast and are totally honed in. We provide you a comprehensive info package specific to your home so that you have proof of the market and factors we used to determine your homes value.

2. Preparing your home for photos and listings Every home is different. We have years of experience and view homes through “Buyer’s Eyes”. Staging, landscaping, touch ups and cleaning are all things a Seller needs to deal with to get the most when selling. We have good eyes to identify improvements that could help bring the selling price up and have people that we recommend that are affordable and helpful that will make your home stand-out including a Feng Shui consultant.

3. PHOTOS VIDEOS AND DRONE We have professional photography and videography and drone to show off your home to the world market. These days 85% or more of the Buyer’s attention is retained longer by Video as compared to just photos and print. We use the best platform to show off the features of your home. Most Buyers now can be any place in the world searching and viewing your property, they are very savvy and expect reality.

4. Social Media We focus on creating lifestyle videos and features of your home and neighbourhood to reach the ideal demographic of buyers for your home

5. FLOOR PLANS We arrange and pay for a professional Matterport floorplan to show the layout and square footage to the Buyers.

6. Feature Sheets, Info Box and Sutton Real Estate Sign on your Lawn For Years we have created and printed high gloss brochures and put them in an info box on our sign for Buyer’s to pick up. We continue to do this year after year because it has proven to draw attention and result in sales to us repeatedly.

7. REAL ESTATE AGENTS OPEN We schedule a tour as soon as we can to expose your home to all agents on the Coast. We are supporters of this local tour because we love to preview new listings for our clients and believe all the exposure you can get is great.

8. PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE If The Seller is comfortable with us doing an open house we like to - often it draws attention from neighbours that are curious. Those neighbours if they live in the area and love the community may recommend a buyer for your home.

9. Showings of your Home Unless the Buyer’s Agent requests otherwise and our Seller agrees we like to be present for all viewings, we put lights on, open blinds, take care of pets, to make your home show its best also get the names of the Buyer’s that were in your home. We double check the home is locked up and we give feedback based on our seeing the Buyer’s reaction.

10. FEEDBACK/ COMMUNICATION ON ALL SHOWINGS We provide feedback as soon as possible and are good with text, email, or phone calls, whatever you prefer.

11. Moving sale signs We have 15 moving sale signs - bright red, signs to loan on any client wishing to have a garage sale before they list or move.

12. MARKET review When selling or buying you need to be well informed of any changes in the market and see the big picture. We provide you details of the market activity and industry reports so that you are as informed as we are.

13. CLEANING We do the final move out professional cleaning of your home at our expense to relieve the stress at the end

14. walkthrough at closing We invite the other agent and the Buyer’s for a walk through of your property to ensure everyone is happy and keys, mail keys and other details are passed on.

15. STRATA DOCUMENTS When we list any Strata or Bare land Strata property we promptly arrange and order all documents required by law and pay for them at our cost.

16. RESEARCH Knowledge is key, we do our homework at our expense and provide mapping, title and registered documents, nearby amenities, and anything else that will help or motivate an interested Buyer and give them confidence and everything they may need to write an offer on your property.

17. Print Marketing Old Fashioned but we still do it because there is still a large percentage of our senior public that rely on it. We advertise locally in our Coast Reporter and Real Estate Guide and in the Lower Mainland in targets areas as well.

18. PUT YOUR HOME ON THE MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE AND SYNDICATE ON THE WEB From our years in real estate, we have thousands of affiliates and contacts that we send info to. Our Multiple Listing System is noted as being one of the best Real Estate systems in the world improving every year and it is amazing how it reaches the world market.

19. PRESENTATION of Offers You choose, there are a few options. we recommend what is best in the current market. Options include, allowing Buyer’s agent to present in person or having the Buyer’s Agent forward us the offer via email. We can present offers ourselves to you in person or via secure digi-signing.

20. COMMISSION RATES See our schedule attached

21. REPRESENTATION We only represent you the Seller. If a Buyer does not have an Agent representing and is comfortable with being self represented and understands their risks, we can write the offer at their request; however, no selling commission will be paid to us, and you save paying the Seller’s commission. We also offer to pick up clients at the ferry so they don’t have to take their car on busy weekends.

22. CHARITIES We are all about local and we wish we could give to them all, instead we make a choice and reach out at the end of year based on how our year was. We care and give back to our community.