Inside Job ... Vernon woman helps North Okanagan property sellers protect home equity

October 28, 2005 – North Okanagan, BC: PropertyGuys.com isn’t Hope Kruse’s first business enterprise, but it promises to be her most rewarding. Not just for her personally, but also for her family, friends and fellow citizens.

“As an experienced business owner who has owned and operated a trucking business, flower shop, bistro, as well as worked as a secretary and real estate salesperson, I immediately recognized that PropertyGuys.com was a progressive franchise,” notes the gregarious entrepreneur. “It’s exactly the type of business that’s the right fit for this area, and for me.”

As it becomes increasingly popular for its beautiful lakes and mountains as well as the world-renowned Silver Star ski resort, the North Okanagan – especially Vernon – is on the cusp of a real estate boom. That’s why Hope Kruse feels this is the optimum time to launch her new PropertyGuys.com franchise.

PropertyGuys.com is Canada’s leading ‘For Sale By Owner’ commission-free real estate marketing company. For a pre-set fee starting as low as $449, home owners access all the support they need to sell their home privately. With PropertyGuys.com’s web-based property listings, every home seller registered on their system gains unlimited access to the international market. The traditional real estate sales model has home owners paying as much as $20,000 in realtor commissions on a $400,000 property – even if it sells the first day it’s on the market. Plus, most traditional real estate agents focus their sales strategy on the local area, thereby limiting the pool of potential buyers.

“I live here,” says Hope Kruse, “and I know how hard people have worked to build equity in their homes. Now that our economy is growing at an unprecedented rate, boosted by its reputation as one of the top 5 places to retire in North America, I want to help my fellow residents reap the rewards of their property investments – not lose it to exorbitant real estate commissions.”