Buying a new home and or selling your existing property is the largest transaction most people make in a lifetime so it's important you feel confident in who you choose as your agent, the question is who do you place your confidence in when there are over 6300 plus realtors in the greater Calgary area . So here is some information about my real estate experience.
I started real estate at a fairly young age compared to most realtors back in 1975 after a short stint in the automotive trade. As a result I have had the opportunity to see Calgary grow from 475,000 population to 1,640,000 by 2023! In that period of time I have experienced several booms and busts in the economy. Was it fun? Not always but those times teach a realtor skills in marketing and the power of perseverance. I like to remind people that good times don't last forever but neither do recessions. After 18 years in marketing and selling real estate I bought RE/MAX real estate (mountain view) which had 38 realtors at the time , I was was thrilled to grow it to 140 at its peak .This was a challenge which I really enjoyed as a lot of the realtors were new in the industry and being able to teach them and see them do well was rewarding. I was also the media spokes person for RE/MAX in Calgary for a number of those years so if you google my name there may find some older news articles still around. After 28 years in management I wanted to get back in doing what I really loved and that was marketing homes and helping buyers find there dream house. So in 2022 I sold the brokerage to one of the top agents in the company. Hopefully this information you will find helpful in trying to decide which realtor to work with.
Feel free to call me for a free no obligation evaluation of you home.
If you were to choose to work with me to sell your house we would set up a plan in order to maximize the value for your home;
#1,First, is now the right time to buy or sell or should you wait for a more opportune time?
#2, What suggestions could I make to help your home show its best, I may bring in an expert stager to make some suggestions, that would not add any additional expense to you.
#3, Pricing, this is very important to get the price point correct at the start to avoid having to adjust it later.
These are only a few discussion points we will initially have in our first meeting, feel free to give me a call to reconnect if we have done business in the past or to get to know each other if we haven't met and I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.