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For
Seller's
Before
you list with a family friend, or a rookie REALTOR, please preview the
services and experience that Joe
and Barb
offer to their clients.
Also, do some research on
the agent/s you choose. Just because you see their sign frequently,
DOES NOT mean they are the one actually selling the home. You need
an agent that represents both buyers and sellers equally. Joe
and Barb
do represent both buyers and sellers equally!
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Why
list your house with The
Joe and
Barb Team
From rookie REALTORS to retiree's looking for
an extra income, there are all types of licensed agents - all
charging competitive commissions. However, when you start to look
for full-time agents who have over 23 years experience, the field
dramatically narrows to a handful of successful agents (like Joe
and Barb).
So, if you are going to pay a competitive commission to a real estate
professional you may as well look to get the best value and experience for
your money. Joe and
Barb have the experience and knowledge to know what marketing works and what is pure
hype. Joe and
Barb are willing to go that extra mile for your
business. Also, with Joe and
Barb, you have two fully licensed agents working for you! Plain and
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Services
Joe and Barb offer to their Clients
- Big or small, your house is YOUR
temple and We are here to help you market and sell it
- Put a electronic lockbox
on your home. This protects your home contents and keeps
it secure. (however,
some areas still use combination lockboxes)
- When buyers call the number on their
for sale sign, they reach Joe and Barb directly! (NOT some duty
agent that does not know your property first hand)
- Accessible to their clients at all
times via e mail, fax, voice mail, and portable phone and we
returns calls the same day
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- Experience, that comes with selling
homes in this area for over 23 years!
- Direct mail marketing to targeted
households and other REALTORS
- Competitive fees that can be
customized to fit your needs
- Personal service to you means that
Joe and Barb
always hold themselves accountable to you and do NOT hire any
teams, groups or assistants to insulate themselves from their
clients
- Your home will be featured on over a
dozen various Internet sites
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How
does the lockbox system work
In most areas of the
Dallas-Ft. Worth metro-plex, REALTORS are using high tech
sophisticated electronic lockboxes. These devices are imbedded with
a memory chip and are capable of reading information from an electronic
device (keypad) that all REALTORS carry. Each agent has a unique
code number to get the box to give up its contents (the key to your
house). The boxes are programmed to only open from 9AM to 9PM.
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There are still some areas
where REALTORS are using combination boxes. If you happen to
live in one such area, it will be to YOUR best benefit to use a box
that agents in your area are comfortable with. |
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Digital
information sheets and technology
Equipped with the latest Mega pixel digital
camera and the latest version of Adobe PhotoShop, Joe
and Barb are able to
transform the ordinary photo into the extraordinary photo. In
an era where presentation is everything and buyers look for quality
marketing, Joe and
Barb bring a tremendous advantage to you as a
multi-talented mixed media expert. Information sheets are
regularly e mailed to potential clients and area REALTORS. |
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Questions
to ask ANY REALTOR before listing your house for sale
The choice of which agent you end up
listing your house with will most definitely have an impact on what you
end up selling the house for, how quickly and how smoothly.
The following questions are designed to help you compare other agents to Joe
and Barb.
As most people do, you'll find that it is going to be hard to find many
REALTORS that size up to what Joe
and Barb offer their listing
clients.
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Does the person you're considering work
full-time or part-time as a real estate agent?
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Can I contact your last five clients?
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What kind of experience and training do you have in negotiating?
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Do you have a WRITTEN Marketing Plan for marketing my property?
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Where does your company rank among other companies in the area?
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Are you a member of the National Association of Realtors?
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Are you a member of the Local Board of Realtors?
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Are you a member of MLS?
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Does your name and company logo attract potential buyers?
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Do you stay in touch with me from the beginning of the listing until the closing? How often, in what way?
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What support systems do you have in place?
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Do you do anything to prepare the house for the market? What is it?
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Do you have any special marketing plans, outside of your current method, for selling this property?
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Does your name have the ability to attract other agents, that will contact their clients for interest in my home?
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Do you prepare professional flyers for the presentation to all interested parties? Do you have a sample of your
work?
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Will you personally be there when contracts are presented and handle all the negotiations?
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What contacting systems do you have in place to make it easy for me to contact you in an emergency?
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Are you fully automated with personal computers, fax machine, pagers and voice mail?
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Do you provide incentives/bonuses to brokers to get them excited about my home?
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Can you show me your marketing program for the last three homes that you have sold? How much time did it take
to sell each home?
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Do you request that each interested party making an offer on my property, be pre-qualified?
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Do you follow-up on all showings of my home, and report the comments back to me?
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Do my calls get returned in a timely matter?
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How many full time agents do you have in your office that will help you sell my home?
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What part of your business is from referrals, from your past clients?
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Do you work as a full time Realtor? If not, what else do you do?
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Are you an ABR? If not, why?
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Do you have a Web Site? Do you directly market the property on the Internet?
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Can you give me 5 reasons why I should list with you rather than any other agent who is calling on me?
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