Just like with my best Real Estate Listings I am always looking for latest and most innovative ways to market myself.
Sending this fun little Invention From Canadian Paul Kind of Novel Solutions (featured on The Dragons Den TV program) has been a huge success since I first sent it in 2008. (I'm also secretly convinced I am going to win the grand prize!) If you Roll a Grand Prize in the Tim Horton's Roll Up The Rim contest and are using the Rim Roller please let me know!ShareThis
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Anatomy of My Own Move Part 1: Why the Move?
I have been looking forward to writing this series of blog entries about my own move. I gave gained valuable experience and learned so many lessons about myself, my family, and my business from this event. One of the most valuable lessons was that of delegating. I delegate most things in my business life, yet I would never consider delegating the task of listing my own house! Would a mechanic pay someone to fix their car? Yet I had heard experienced agents often comment that an agent should have another agent in the office list their property. I was about to find out why.
In January of 2009 Jen and I found out we were expecting. This was child number 3. I occasionally work from home and my office had already gone from the spare bedroom, to a corner of the basement next to the toy room. The next move could only be into the storage room; the toy room would be expanding! Despite numerous trips to goodwill, 3 garage sales, every closet was full of STUFF.
Ultimately when needs met affordability the wheels of change started rolling and the decision was made in February to start looking.
The Original Main Considerations:
1. Keep Natalia in the same school; It is a French only school and the territory is quite large.
2. Find a home with a main floor Den; An office for now but Tallula's bedroom in the future.
3. Preferably with a finished basement where the a Nanny can live and have their own quarters.
4. Budget (of course).
5. Distance. I am in and out of Toronto regularly, living well outside the GTA city limits is not an option.
The Stage was Set:
Coming up next: Preliminary Search in a Flat Market
In January of 2009 Jen and I found out we were expecting. This was child number 3. I occasionally work from home and my office had already gone from the spare bedroom, to a corner of the basement next to the toy room. The next move could only be into the storage room; the toy room would be expanding! Despite numerous trips to goodwill, 3 garage sales, every closet was full of STUFF.
Ultimately when needs met affordability the wheels of change started rolling and the decision was made in February to start looking.
The Original Main Considerations:
1. Keep Natalia in the same school; It is a French only school and the territory is quite large.
2. Find a home with a main floor Den; An office for now but Tallula's bedroom in the future.
3. Preferably with a finished basement where the a Nanny can live and have their own quarters.
4. Budget (of course).
5. Distance. I am in and out of Toronto regularly, living well outside the GTA city limits is not an option.
The Stage was Set:
Coming up next: Preliminary Search in a Flat Market
Friday, 19 February 2010
Maximize Profits in a Hot Market
I listed this home in late Summer of 2009. It was in a demand neighbourhood. Some Realtors would say that staging or preparation was not necessary!
My clients were bombarded with discount offers everyday. Including brokerages that would slap it on MLS for minimum commission. (hoping that although the listing is a loss leader that they could snag a buyer client and make up the difference).
I suggested to them that although what we were offering could not be accomplished for minimum commissions that we could put together a leak proof listing with advanced marketing and top notch promotion and make up the commission difference in final sale price.
By not pursuing a listing plan to ensure the 'nothing was left out on the table' they could possibly be selling themselves short. They agreed with this theory and the result was spectacular.
The Stager For this Property was Emilia Rees of www.decodoc.ca. Apart from her staging sense, Emilia has also accumulated a strong inventory of accents and small furniture pieces which she often put into play with fantastic results.
David Smeriglio
'Take Pride in Every Listing or don't take it at all'
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
New Listing 1624-25 Kingsbridge Garden Circle
Tridel's Skymark West One of the last modern luxury buildings in Mississauga to offer full size suites. In newer buildings 1400 sqft is reserved for Penthouses.
Visit http://www.1624-25kingsbridge.com/ for more info and photos.
Contact me for a private viewing.
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