Over the past couple of years, my parents have sold a condo with an agent and a house privately with Property Guys. They had nothing but good things to say about PG and highly recommenced the experience. Last edited: Mar 21, Jess , Mar 21, If your agent "does nothing except cut into your profits" then guess what? Stop blaming the tool. If a tool isn't sharp, it is up to you to replace it or start using it properly. Good agents know your real estate rights, and keep you out of the muck if shit goes down.
When you are on your own you get to turn to Who will quickly charge you far more than the commission you will ever spend. If your agent sucks, find one that doesn't suck. There is such a stupid culture of "I can do better than my agent" at this end of the country.
Well in most cases that might be true, because people around here hire their friends or their friends friends out of social obligation. Anything to save a buck right? Just roll the dice and hope it all works out in your favour. For example- on my last purchase we found an underground oil tank on the property 2 days before we were supposed to close.
My agent knew the appropriate responses right away and was able to a push back the possession date while keeping us under contract so we didn't lose such a valuable asset; b get the sellers to fully remediate all traces of oil on the property after digging the tank out which was luckily still intact ; and c negotiate a small settlement in our favour to deal with related matters despite the fact that the seller had already spent upwards of 60 thousand out of pocket to clean up the property to environment Nova Scotia standards.
And this was all after getting the house for 90 thousand less than asking. All of this cost me What would have it cost me if I was flying solo? Probably the house because I wouldn't have known how to navigate the situation, and a couple thousand in legal expenses to get advice from my lawyer.
Horsman , Mar 21, Hahah he beat me to it. User , Mar 21, Benny, just to put things in perspective here for you buddy, what do you think your house is worth? How do you know? What is your bottom line? What is the distance between the two numbers? You are in a distributively weak position. You have an expensive asset you want to sell in a market that offers other options.
How long has your house been on the market? Im Leaning toward the property guys thing right now. But there have been 2 houses forsale on my street for over a year With PG. Both are Listed way to high and ours will be much less, Which will hopefully make it look better. Will be posting on Kijiji before the weekend. Gonna pay the 50 bucks to have it at the top for 7 days and see what kinda intrest it drums up.
I have been looking online for things to help with a private sale paperwork wise but have found nothing. I have contacted them to see if they will list in truro. They are based out of HRM and i have no idea if they can list outside of there. The couple that bought the one next door were young, they came to see ours as well and they werent sure what they were looking for, it was their first place. Im sorry but I think that their realtor might have persueded them because of the sign on the lawn.
They have to finish a basement, which will cost them a significant amount on top of the , they paid for the place. We had to move because of that. I think listing for lower than the market price and the. Having multiple offers is the trend now. At least that's what I saw when I looked at few semi detached house in Brampton for investment. They all were listed for below K but when I inquired, the listed agent said they are hoping to sell for about K.
I am talking about multiple houses who were hoping to sell for over 50 to K of listed price. In my opinion, realtors commissions are already too high. One of my friends who became a realtor half of Canada is , asked me what I am looking for and reviewed my finances with a mortgage broker, he put me down in his database and now, I get email from his system whenever there is a property is being listed as per my price range.
To me, it is such a a lazy way. Maximising the sale price? I recently observed a realtor selling a place in the neighbourhood. First, they listed the unit online, but did not inform the neighbours, so we had no idea. Eventually, they put a "for sale" sign up, and I called them within 15 minutes. We arranged for a viewing later the same day. There was another party viewing it immediately before me.
They put in an offer the same day, at the asking price, which was immediately accepted. I would have offered more, but I could not get an appointment with the bank within those few hours. As a seller, I would be disappointed. Yes, it was a lightning fast sale. But below market price. Penny PJ Hombert a property guys franchise owner told us half truths, outright lies and added money to financing not approved by us.
Walter Melanson of PropertyGuys. Over the last few years, PropertyGuys. Their mission remains the same: to help customers make the best, most informed choices when it comes to purchasing a home. But they are now engaging in the private sector mortgage market as well, to help their clients adapt to the fast-changing money market, but with the best interest of the client in mind, rather than the interests of the bank.
There is little doubt that the internet has revolutionized the way we work and do business. Overall, consumers today are demanding choices, flexibility and they want to save money. The power of the internet as a selling tool is its ability to quickly search and find the information required by the consumer. Online real estate services now allow the consumers an opportunity to remove the agent by doing internet searches, virtual tours and drive buys, and setting up internet alerts that keep them up-to-date on any new properties coming onto the market.
This has enabled a number of service providers to enter the space traditionally safeguarded by realtors and there are signs a disruption may be under way. Time will tell if franchises like PropertyGuys. So, would you consider going the non-traditional route the next time you buy or sell a home?
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