I needed a realtor to sell my Rendmond based 2-bed condominium townhouse in the fall, during a housing slump. Urgh!
I interviewed 3 realtors, focussing on getting them to tell me why I should pick them over other realtors given that they all charged 3%. Weak replies included 'good photographs in flyers' and 'I'm trustworthy'. Maureen stood out, she had a record of selling properties at ground-breaking prices, within her charges she included having the home professionally staged, she was charming, responsive, had lived in my condominium for 4 years and specialised in condo sales for 10 years. The choice was easy. The other realtors would have given me a booklet on how to stage my home and expected me to do it.
Maureen was a winner all the way.
The stager walked me round my home making it clear what I need to pack/remove. Maureen provided boxes and I packed all my books, religeous artefacts, CD's and most of my decorative items then the sategers arrived with their own decorative items and spent a day preparing the house. It looked fabulous!
Over the next few weeks a steady trickle of people passed through. One couple looked 3 times and bought their parents. They then made a very low offer. Maureen was outraged on my behalf. Then we made a counter offer just below the asking prices and the sale progressed smoothly from there, fast and efficient.
Maureen seemed to sense what I needed, she called to give progress reports, she even gave me a lift from work to signing the Escrow documents. Her attention to detail and sense of proportion is very confidence inspiring.
Maureen has sold my condo for a record-breaking price for the floor-plan in a slump, in the fall. That is high-flying and needless to say I'm extremely happy and would recommend her highly.
On the day before I packed to move Maureen turned up with a goodbye gift, very cleverly chosen to suit me. High quality, relationship centric service right up to the end. read more