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Request a Free Presentation On How I Will Market and Sell Your Home. Remember, All Realtors Are NOT Alike. 
Before signing a contract with any
Realtor, make sure you know EXACTLY how your home will be marketed.
There is a vast range in skills, experience, and track records!
A
"Listing Presentation" is an industry term for the formal presentation that a
Realtor makes to prospective home sellers, trying to earn their trust and
business. Don't list your home with a Realtor without it! I would love the
opportunity to make such a presentation to you.
There's No Such
Thing As "Luck" In Real Estate!
Do you remember the good old days,
when anyone could sell their home at any time and make thousands
. perhaps
tens of thousands in profit?
Maybe you do or don't. But I do.
Even though today's financing programs make it easier than ever to buy a home,
times have changed. Buyers are more sophisticated. They're more discriminating
in what they buy. They're more skeptical.
And they have information
sources available
like the Internet
that simply weren't available 5
or 10 years ago.
No question about it
the "easy sell" days are
over.
If You're Trying To Sell Your Home
Today
With Or Without A Realtor
You Could Lose Thousands Of
Dollars, And Take An Enormous Amount Of Time If You Don't Know What
You're Doing
That's why you need my advice. Every day I
see home sellers lose money, and waste precious time because they make critical
mistakes they didn't have to make. Here are just a few
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Not getting accurate information about how
to price your home correctly
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Not getting a "total picture" of the
entire market before you start to sell your home
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Selling your home in the 1990's using the
outdated marketing techniques and methods from the 70's and 80's
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Trying to add costs of home improvements
on top of your sales price
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· Not understanding how to "dress"
your home so it shows like a model home, and commands top dollar
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Using worn-out, ineffective "image"
advertising to promote your home
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Hiring a real estate agent who tries to
sell their "multi-million dollar producer" pitch instead of demonstrating skill
and proficiency in marketing homes
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Letting a real estate agent seduce you
into their services by promising you an over-inflated sales price
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Not having bridge financing or other
contingencies if you are on a time deadline
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Hiring anyone who isn't willing to educate
you on a systemized approach to selling your home
AND can back up
their analysis with FACTS, not opinions!
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Not understanding whether you should sell
your home yourself (it may be to your advantage to go it alone, or it
may save thousands, and end countless headaches to use a Realtor. How do you
know?).
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There are a lot of "old school" real estate companies
who still believe all you need to do is put your home in MLS, pop up a sign,
and the buyers will flock to your door. Or who say things like "we give you the
highest level of quality, trust, integrity and service." (Isn't that the LEAST
you should expect from a Realtor?) Or those agents who inflate your
homes value to "trick" you into listing with them. Or the ones who tell you,
"I've got a buyer right now who would love your home, and if you list with me
right now
" You Need To Watch Out For These Dinosaurs, Because
As Well-Intended As They May Be, They're About To Cost You Thousands And Waste
Your Time! Selling a home today requires a total integrated
approach many real estate agents are simply not aware of. You should expect
detailed FACTS
not simple promises, opinions, and fancy pictures.
And you should expect straight answers, not "sales pitches" or other hype that
seduces you to hire a company who boasts they're "the biggest" or "the best."
In fact, there are 6 important marketing steps in the home selling
process YOU need to know about and I need to explain during my listing
presentation. When invited to discuss the opportunity to LIST your home I'll
delve into each one, so you'll know what you're doing, and can receive Top
Dollar proceeds for your home - when you hire me as your real estate agent.
The 6 marketing steps are: Step #1: Understand What The TOTAL Market Is
Doing, And Get The FULL FACTS. Step #2: Set The RIGHT Price For Your Home
From The Start Step #3: Calculate The NET Proceeds From The Sale Of Your
Home Step #4: Advertise And Market Your Home For Maximum Exposure Step
#5: Prepare Your Home To Show And Sell For Top Dollar Step #6: Negotiate The
Best Deal And Close Your Sale I'd love the chance to make a Listing
Presentation for you. It is totally free and without any obligation. Here's why
you should consider my services to market your home:
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I am a full time real estate
professional. When you call my office or my private phone, you speak to
me
not 2 or 3 assistants who don't know the answers to your questions. I
have my own private office with a conference table, 2 cell phones, paging
service, 3 computers and a toll-free number. In addition, I am professionally
coached by one of the top real estate trainers in North America. I'm not
telling you these things to impress you, but to impress UPON YOU the difference
between agents who simply "sell" real estate, and those who COMMIT to whatever
it takes to serve a client beyond their expectations!
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I've been in real estate for 14
years, and sold over $70+ million of homes. I am intimately familiar with the
following counties: Champaign, Piatt, Douglas, Ford and DeWitt, and specialize
in selling homes in all price ranges.
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I am a full-time Realtor. I am
well educated. I have a complete resume for your review, and make it a priority
to educate YOU on every aspect of your transaction.
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I have a list of references,
past clients, and professional associations whom you can call at any time to
discuss the quality of service I have provided to other people just like
YOU.
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I have developed an EXCLUSIVE
(28 Step) marketing plan that is unequalled by anyone in the business. I do
this because my dedication to selling your home is also unsurpassed. There's no
other way I can live up to that expectation without extraordinary marketing
capabilities.
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I have specifically designed
marketing tracking systems for every home I sell. I also have specific update
systems so you are fully aware of ALL activity and progress updates on your
home on a weekly basis. You will NEVER feel out of touch with
me!
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I guarantee everything I do! If
you're not happy with me, you may fire me. This places the burden of risk to
perform on ME, not you.
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I have references for reliable
title companies, escrow companies, financing sources many agents are clueless
about, insurance companies, inspectors, attorneys, and others directly relating
to your transaction. If you choose to use any of them, you won't be dealing
with arbitrary people. These are professionals I have used personally in other
transactions.
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I schedule showings around your
schedule, and to respect your personal and family time. This requires special
planning and forethought most agents do not consider.
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Each day, I speak with over 30
people directly related to real estate buying or selling. This allows me to
create a communication link of properties to people.
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Most Importantly: I generate
over 50% of my clients through referrals alone. I do very little traditional
marketing. Instead, I focus 110% of my efforts into providing such outstanding
service; my clients are inclined to refer my services to family, friends and
acquaintances.
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On the surface, it may seem there are lots of
Realtors to choose from. But just because there are lots of Realtors
out there doesn't mean they can all do the same job for you
All Realtors Are NOT The
Same! But Don't Wait! I enjoy working with clients, and
sometimes my practice gets booked up fast. In order to make sure I have
undivided time for you, I need to hear from you immediately so there are no
conflicts in scheduling our meeting. Plus I know there's a natural
tendency to procrastinate. To put off important decisions. But the more you
procrastinate, the more pressure ultimately rests with you.
By Not Acting Now, You
Could Open Yourself To Losing Thousands Of Dollars So call now
at 217-352-1933 or 800-397-2155, and I'll immediately arrange a convenient time
to meet, and share with you my Maximum Home Value Audit. It's Free. It's FAST.
There's no obligation whatsoever. And it could save you thousands on your home
sale.
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I believe in incentives, so
here's one just to "sweeten the pot." If you email me and select me to
market your home, I'll provide a FREE HOME INSPECTION by a licensed
inspector to identify potential problems that could kill a sale. That's a
$250 value I'll include absolutely FREE.
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A "Listing Presentation" is an industry term for the formal presentation that a Realtor makes to prospective home sellers, trying to earn their trust and business. Don't list your home with a real estate agent without it! I would love the opportunity to make such a presentation to you. I'll visit your Champaign and Urbana home, and together we will walk through it, considering the positives and negatives (if any!). You will then see exactly how I would propose to sell your home, for as much as the market will bear, and within your time frame. I will tell you where I will advertise your home, both in print and on the web. With the dramatic growth in homebuyer usage of the web, you MUST have a top Realtor that can extensively market your home online! And you'll find out what your Champaign and Urbana home is worth, because part of my presentation will include a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) of your home. I'll compare your home to others like it in Champaign and Urbana that have recently sold, and also to others that are currently for sale. This is a very important way of determining the fair market value of your home. I make free presentations and prepare CMAs for prospective home sellers every day. I've literally done hundreds, and I know exactly what puts a big SOLD sign in your front yard. I'd love the chance to make a presentation for you. It is totally free and without any obligation. Call me! Or fill out this form and I will get back to you quickly... 
First Time Buyers >The Perfect Home
When we help prospective buyers locate a new home we listen carefully to their goals. What are their criteria for selecting a neighborhood, what style of house do they prefer, what price range and floor plan meet their needs? Will any special considerations go into making the homebuying decision? When we have a good picture of what the buyer wants, we will go to work to find the best property on the market that will accommodate those needs.
Our real estate agents succeed when they can make the buyers' goals their goals. Finding the perfect home is a collaborative effort. The buyers communicate what they want, why they want it, and where compromise might be possible, and the agent listens carefully and selects the homes that come as close as possible to meeting the needs expressed. When there is trust and communication between the buyers and the real estate agent, miracles can happen! Creating these miracles for buyers and sellers is "Job #1" for us.
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What home is the best example of colonial architecture in homes designed to "grow" as the family grew?
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The House of the Seven Gables in Salem, MA, that was the model for Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of the same name. |
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