“We must learn our limits. We are all something, but none of us are everything.” – Blaise Pascal.
Any real estate decision involves significant risk, emotion and financial investment. As a consumer, you have at your fingertips more knowledge, more information and more options on how to buy, sell, finance and exchange real estate than ever before.
Yet 85% of Americans chose to work with a REALTOR. The reason that they do is because of the limitations of what that knowledge provides. Colorado Springs is a glorious place to make your home. With Pikes Peak as a back drop, clean water flowing through mountain streams, good schools and a location that’s literally close to everything, Colorado Springs is one of the premier cities for growth in America. It’s also a tricky place to buy a home. These mountains hitting our plains do things to the soil, there are neighborhoods that have opportunities and value that don’t register in an online search and while our contracts are very consumer friendly, our governmental oversight is largely laissez-faire. It matters who you work with in a real estate transaction, because you deserve a trusted advisor who respects your decisions, motivations and needs.
I have sold over 200 homes in the Pikes Peak Region because I ask questions, listen carefully and avoid conflicts of interest at all costs. Each year 90% of my business comes either from past clients using my services again or the same individuals trusting me to serve their friends and peers. In order to do this as successfully as possible, I respect my own limits. There are geographic areas where my value to my clients is diminished due to my lack of familiarity with the area, and there are types of properties that I can’t list effectively because my personal experience prevents me from doing them justice; I know and respect these boundaries so that the client needs I serve are served with 100% commitment.
I accomplish this by trusting not in personal persuasion, but measurable and effective systems. Last year in Colorado Springs, 47% of listings actually sold. For my career, I have sold 91% of my listings. ERA Shields exclusively offers clients products like the Guaranteed Sale of the Seller’s Security Plan, the marketing differentiation of the $10K Advantage, and the negotiating muscle of ERA Mortgage. On countless occasions I have used these tools to sell client’s properties for higher net dollar in a faster amount of time. With tools like this site, www.ERA.com, www.Trulia.com, www.Realtor.com, www.Google.com, and www.BenjaminDay.com all working to the benefit of the client, I give my clients every advantage they can realize in marketing exposure. I also provide muscle on the ground, with my 2007 “The Adventure Home” Re-introductory Offer: Now through December 31st, for all selling clients I will pay for three months storage space, professional third-party staging and professional home photography on every listing. There are 5600 homes for a buyer to choose from right now… I want them to choose yours. The sooner they do that, the sooner you yourself can take advantage of the buyer’s market.
Call or email today for your complimentary Market Report, analyzing and graphing the changing Pikes Peak Real Estate Market on a monthly basis. I look forward to serving you.
