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Do
you work as a full-time Realtor? I am a
full-time Realtor whose focus on marketing your home is not
distracted by other hobbies or jobs.
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Do
you have a full-time assistant? I
maintain access to full-time assistance through my office but in
most cases I generally prefer to work with you directly, one on
one, to assure you that communication and understanding is
accomplished through first-generation discussion rather than
hearsay.
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Will
I be working with you directly, or will I be hearing from different
people on your team? You will
communicate with me directly under most circumstances.
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What
professional designations do you have? i.e.-GRI, CRS, e-PRO, ABR,
CCIM, etc., and what does this mean for me as your client?
I hold certifications from both the Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
and e-PRO, the newest NAR sanctioned certification that designates
Realtors who have proven their skills in electronic marketing
techniques which greatly increase the effectiveness of marketing
your home or finding a new home nationwide.
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In
what area and in what facet of the market do you specialize? My
entire business is 90% focused on personal & investment
residential buying & selling in the Denver Metro areas.
Particularly the South East, South, South West, & West suburbs
including Westminster, Arvada, Lakewood, Littleton, Ken Caryl,
Highlands Ranch, & Englewood communities.
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Do
you have a written marketing plan specifically designed to sell my
house? Absolutely!
Click
Here to see the "Basic" marketing plan that can be
customized in many different areas to suite your particular
property's needs.
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Do
you attend local, state, and national REALTOR meetings?
How often?
Yes. 3-4 times per year I travel to attend NAR,
CAR, SMDRA, and Realtor Rally functions to stay on top of both the
changing political environment and technological state of the Real
Estate industry.
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How
often do you market properties directly to buyers?
Always! My marketing plan includes technology
strategies that reach over 8,000 Buyer's within the Home Real Estate
database and thousands of prospects through the local MLS Buyer
matching system. In addition, open houses, Neighborhood
canvassing, and a personal geographic "Farm" market of
over 550 homes, see your property on a regular basis.
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Who
will show my house from a sign call? All
sign calls are directly routed to me rather than an office
"floor person" who has no idea about the specifics
directly related to your unique home. I keep complete control
over the selling process involving customers who are not currently
working with an agent. This allows you to get direct feedback
by all interested prospects in this category!
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Will
you produce a professional flyer about my home with pictures
displaying my home? I use
high-quality digital photos to print full color, cardstock brochures
for the inside of your home and black & white copies for the
brochure box outside. I also provide you with extras, a file
on floppy in case we run out quickly, and Virtual Tour 360 degree
presentations on floppy disks for all properties over $300,000.
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Can
I see samples of your brochures? Absolutely!
Click
Here.
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Do
you have a written business plan and mission statement? Yes
I do. While to lengthy to provide here, it incorporates the
companies mission statement and a complete budgeting and marketing
strategies plan for the entire year. I would be happy to
provide you with such documentation in person if you require it.
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How
often will I hear from you after my home is listed with you? How
often would you like?
How will you
contact me? How would you like to
be contacted? Each client has specific needs and requests regarding
communication. If I have been accused of anything, it is of
too much communication. My business systems are in place to
use e-mail, cell phone, regular phone, voice mail, & snail mail,
to keep you completely informed all of the time.
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What
software do you use to track the activities in marketing my
home? Our Home Real Estate offices use
Showing Desk
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software
to set
showings and each showing can be forwarded to you in the form of an
e-mail that shows you the "When," "Who," &
"What Time" for every showing of your property each day!
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Describe
the advertising you do personally to market my home. Bi-weekly
color and B/W advertising in the Denver Post, 5 national & local
real estate internet sites, HTML e-mail promotion, Brochures to the
top producers in at least 75 real estate offices within a 20 mile
radius of your home, just listed/just sold cards, Full-color
brochures, Virtual Tour 360 degree view photography on handout
floppy disks, digital labeling on the backs of business cards, co-op
cross-property advertising with other listings, local community
paper classifieds, neighborhood canvassing brochures, Board
marketing session digital presentations, signage, banners, open
house activity, and much, much, more!!!
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How
does your company advertise my home? See
above.
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Can
I cancel my listing with you if you do not meet my expectations?
Absolutely. (But no one ever has) How do I cancel?
Place in writing your concerns and give us 24 hours notice to
correct the problem. If it can not be fixed to your
satisfaction You are under no obligation to continue your
agency agreement. I will provide you with a written guarantee
and original signature for your records giving you full faith in
this guarantee. I can categorically state that "I have
never failed to sell a home for the right price, in the time needed
for a Seller and I have never failed to find the right home at the
right price for a Buy. NEVER!"
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How
do you find potential buyers? Through
our extraordinary advertising channels. Do
you have a system to identify potential buyers? Yes.
Through the MLS prospect database & our own internal e-mail
database. These are in addition to all of the advertising
strategies.
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In
what ways do you encourage other Realtors to sell my property?
By promoting at board meetings, offering a
co-op commission in the MLS, sending flyers to the offices that best
match your properties characteristics, etc.
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Do
you work with affiliates? e-PRO
Referral Network, Women's Council?, Other
local Boards? Yes. As one of the
first e-PRO certified real estate professionals, I am
extremely active in networking with other certified agents across
the country as well as through the 3 relocation companies that
Home Real Estate has affiliation agreements with. I also attend many
board functions and continuing certification/educations seminars to
stay on top of the latest trends and network locally with other top
producers and vendors that can supply my clients with excellent
service.
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What
can I do to help sell my property? Keep
in open mind about the process and accept constructive evaluation of
your home's weak points that can be improved to get top-dollar
on your home. Address feedback from other agents that have
shown your home with an open mind and the flexibility to make
adjustments as necessary in order to achieve the outcome you
want. Be honest with me regarding your motivations and any
extraordinary personal circumstances that might affect how a
transaction is negotiated and trust me to do a great job for you as
if I was your most trusted friend.
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How
many listings do you have right now? Depends
on when your reading this document. What
percentage of them usually sell? 100%
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Do
you have an internal marketing plan within your company?
Please
describe it. Too extensive to list but
available for your review upon request. Also due to the public
access available in this site, and the phenomenal growth that
Home Real Estate has achieved we must keep these strategies private between
ourselves and our clients so that competition does not get an
"edge" on our marketing plan.
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Do
you have a personal Web site? Yes!
The
address is? www.coloradohomeseller.com
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Do
you have an e-mail address? Yes I have 3
of them. The address is?
allanvan@comcast.net,
allansweb@comcast.net,
& allan@coloradohomeseller.com
AS you may notice, none of these are AOL addresses. (If
other
agents you are interviewing have an AOL address, understand that the Agent will need to take
special measures to make sure you get quality information through
this communication channel. Ask him or her what limitations
they have and how do they get around them? Do they even know?)
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What
presence have you developed through your marketing? Significant.
Both through my geographic marketing, referral rate, and
participation in board events, etc.
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Does
your company have a Web site? YES.
The
address is?
http://www.HomeRealEstateColorado,com
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What
does your Web site link to? REColorado.com,
Realtor.com, Homes.com, HomeRealEstateColorado.com, HomeAdvisor.com,
Yahoo.com, HomeGain.com, Obeo.com (Virtual Tour Site,) 360House.com
(virtual Tour Site,) DPOHomes.com,
BRHW.com (home warranty info,) LTGC.com (Land Title,) 3 e-PRO
referral sites, and others.
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Do
you have listings on REALTOR.com? Yes!
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Do
you have your listings on HOMES.com?
Yes!
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Where
else on the Web will I find your listings posted? REColorado.com,
Realtor.com, Homes.com, HomeRealEstateColorado.com, HomeAdvisor.com,
Yahoo.com, HomeGain.com, Obeo.com (Virtual Tour Site,) 360House.com
(virtual Tour Site,) DPOHomes.com Coloradohomeseller.com
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Does
it link to your personal Web site or home page? Yes,
my personal website.
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Do
you have a list of references I can call? Yes.
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What
automated communication tools do you use for 24-hour access and
service? Cell Phone, e-mail paging,
direct line, office line, & voice mail.
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