What Our Clients Had to Say About Working With The Brian Kondo Real Estate Team | Guy and Grace

Has anyone seen a phone book recently?  You know, the one that was delivered to your door once per year.  At the front of the book was the “White Pages”, where you could find the name, address and home number of residents in Durham Region.  At the back of the phone book was the Yellow Pages, where real estate agents like me could advertise their business.  Well, I can’t remember the last time the phone book was delivered to my door.  What’s more, I’d say most people don’t even have a home number to put in a phone book anymore!  The Yellow Pages was just one of the multiple platforms I have used as part of the Brian Kondo Home Buying and Selling System.   

Anyway, I received a call from Guy, who had seen my For Sale signs,  newspaper ads, flyers and bus shelters when driving around town.  And where did he get my phone number?  You got it - the Yellow Pages!

Guy and his wife Grace were planning to sell their South Ajax home and move in with their son and his family.  They were interviewing 4 agents, including me.  I got as much info as possible over the phone, then we booked an appointment for me to drop by and present them with an up-to-date home evaluation and show them how my proven Home Selling System would help them sell fast, for top dollar and with as little inconvenience to them as possible.

After our meeting they emphasized that they wouldn’t be making a decision on which agent to use right away.  They were going to discuss everything with the whole family.  Over the next few weeks, I sent them regular market updates, since we were in a slow market and prices were changing quite rapidly – unfortunately down vs. up.  I also called to see if there were any additional questions they had for me after meeting with their kids, or after I sent the market updates.  Guy mentioned later that they appreciated this follow-up.

After about a month I received a call from Guy that they decided to use me and my team to sell their home.  Now, not all homes are the same and I’ve come to realize that every listing is unique.  In this particular case, although the home was gorgeous, they took down the wall between two of the bedrooms and made their 3 bedroom home into 2 bedrooms, with one large Master Bedroom.  This worked for them, but I knew that most buyers want a minimum of 3 bedrooms, no matter how nice the home is.  So, I made arrangements to have one of the general contractors I work with go in and give us a quote for putting the wall back in to return it to a 3 bedroom home.  We still advertised the home as a 2 bedroom home on the MLS with the caveat that the buyers can have us put the wall back in or they could take the drawing and quote and do it themselves if they wanted 3 bedrooms.

I then had our photographer go in and he took amazing photos and the virtual tour.  The home was listed and it sold in less than 2 weeks for close to the asking price.  This, in a slow market!

As you can see from the testimonial below, Guy & Grace were very happy with The Brian Kondo Real Estate Team.

Hi Brian,

Just a note to say thank you for a job well done.  

Prior to the listing, your suggestions and advice were spot on and we’re very happy that we decided to go with you as our real estate agent.  

Your photographer did a marvelous job and the feature sheets as well as the virtual tour on the internet were very professional and showed the house extremely well.  

Additional internet exposure via Kijiji and Craigslist and features in the Ajax Pickering News Advertiser ensured wide coverage.

The regular feedback on the showings kept us current on progress and were much appreciated.  The final proof in the pudding was that we had a firm offer within a week of the listing and were able to settle on a figure that was just off the listed price.

So, thank you again, we’ll be happy to recommend you to anyone looking to buy or sell their property.

With kind regards,

Guy

Further Note:

The story doesn’t end there.  Guy and Grace were so happy with their first experience using The Brian Kondo Real Estate Team that they reached out 5 years later to sell a home in West Hill.  Grace’s brother was waiting for an apartment in his preferred long-term care home and once he got in, they wanted to sell his home asap.  There were 3 Power of Attorneys, including Grace, with one living in Ohio.

When it came time to sell, I implemented my Home Selling System again and we sold it for 99% of the asking price in just 9 days!

I know I’ve said this before, but it never gets old.  That is, the great feeling I get when a past client calls to say they want to use me to sell and/or buy again, or refer me to someone they know.  Repeat business and referrals are the lifeblood of my business and the ultimate compliment is when a past client feels confident enough that I won’t embarrass them when they refer me to someone they know.

If you or anyone you know is thinking of buying and/or selling in the next little while, please give me a call or pass on my name and number, 905-683-7800. 
 





I’ll make sure to give you (or them) the same outstanding service that I gave Guy and Grace.





 

Thanks For Reading Today’s BLOG!

Brian Kondo
Sales Representative / Team Leader
The Brian Kondo Real Estate Team
Re/Max Hallmark First Group Realty Ltd.
905-683-7800 office
905-426-7484 direct
brian@briankondo.com
www.BrianKondo.com
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