Truth: The Renaud Otten Team and their listing department have created a Team of professionals to take care of the paper work so they can focus on taking care of you! They are dedicated to overseeing all aspects of your sale, providing you with feedback and keeping you up to date on all aspects of selling your home. Enjoy a personal touch when you choose a member of our Team.
Truth: When you choose the Renaud Otten Team you receive a complete marketing campaign including photos, brochures, ads, MLS Ottawa inserting fees, guaranteed sale program, printing, direct mail, directional signs, personal internet websites and a host of concierge services including free use of our moving truck.
If you’re still not convinced, some important questions to ask are:
Truth: This is a terrible disservice: tell the seller what they want to hear and compliment the home to get the listing. Anyone can list a home at an inflated price and then wait, and wait, and wait for someone to put in an offer at a realistic price. Instead, insist on a written, well-researched, computerized market analysis to determine the realistic amount your home will bear in today's market and price accordingly. Select your Sales Representative based on their credentials, then decide on price. NEVER SELECT A SALES REPRESENTATIVE BASED SOLELY ON THE PRICE THEY RECOMMEND.
Truth: The important consideration is whether or not a home is properly staged, that it is clean, in good repair and available to show. If you must move to your new home before your old home has sold, simply take measures to ensure it shows well empty; repair/replace worn carpeting, oil all woodwork, wash windows and clean walls. In fact, it will probably appear larger without your furnishings and the buyers can envision their belongings in each room more easily.
Truth: Wrong!! A property in superior condition will sell faster and for more money than a home in average condition with a lower asking price. Many sellers recognize this and repaint and re-carpet their homes in preparation for selling. These sellers know that home buyers purchase value and will perceive a clean, fresh home as more appealing than an average, lived-in, forgive-the-mess home.
Truth: Your home will sell for whatever the market will bear. To determine the range of value, you simply need to see what similar homes are selling for. Because every home is unique, your home will probably sell for a higher or lower range depending on its condition (See Myth #5 above). The Renaud Otten Team researches the Multiple Listing Service database to collect information to help you decide where to put the price. It is not an easy process, but it's not mysterious either.
"Extremely satisfied with all respects of the services provided to us by your entire team. Professionalism at the highest standard."
-Allen & Karen O'Hanley
"Selling a home is not an easy process. The people at the Renaud Otten Team made everything so easy. I would like to thank everyone there for the great work done!"
- Kim Hwang
"The Renaud Otten Team shared our thrill and enthusiasm in finding our "dream" home."
-Jim & Barbara Johnson-lafelice
"We were looking to buy our first home as we have a baby due in August. We found everyone at the office very friendly and helpful. Our buyer representative did an excellent job in helping us find the perfect home! ..."
-Jennifer Madge
"You guys are A1!!! When you are doing the best, better is hard to do. Thank you for everything you did for us."
-John & Salma Rahim
"We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Renaud Otten Team for the professional and expeditious work done in order to get our home sold. No sooner did we introduce ourselves, we congratulated each other within the week for completing the sale of our home."
-Bob Jarrett & Angela DiGiacomo
"Your team approach was recommended to me as being the most effective and efficient in the city. Everything was done well, thank you."
-Linda Russell
"What did we value the most from your team? Follow-up and great customer service!"
-Rosa Pace
"We really valued the time and effort you put into making the sale of our home a priority and the buying of our "dream" home a reality! You and your team were wonderful at communicating with us on a regular basis and being available for any needs that we had. Thanks again."
-Brenda & Chris Scott
"The individual attention given to each and every aspect of the sale of our house, from support literature to important closing strategies. We were so pleased that The Renaud Otten Team took the extra steps to realize a successful transaction. ..a very professional team which we would call upon again."
- Tom & Diane Illing