Cobourg, ON Franchise Owner Gives Home Sellers a Commission-Free Choice

September 23, 2006 – Cobourg, ON: Few entrepreneurs can say they are happiest when their customers make more money than they do, but this is precisely how Kevin Schroeder gauges the success of his business. This well-known Cobourg native, who brought PropertyGuys.com, Canada’s leading private sale marketing system to the Northumberland area, says once homeowners saw how quickly houses were selling using the PropertyGuys.com system, the word quickly spread throughout the area.

PropertyGuys.com’s professional real estate marketing system provides the materials, direction, and support to homeowners who want the flexibility to price their homes competitively, save commission fees, sell on their terms, and maintain complete control of the sale. The explosion of black, white, and gold signs shows Northumberland homeowners clearly welcome having a choice of commission-free selling.

“My customers are thrilled to save the commission. After all, it’s their house, their property and their money,” says Kevin, who launched his franchise operation mid 2006. “It needs to be their choice where to spend it, whether for travel, investment, child education – any of these things.”

For a man whose life pivots on community service, it was important for Kevin to choose a business he believed in. “I am helping people save money and giving them the confidence and control to sell their own home,” he says. “I don’t base the success of my Propertyguys.com business on how much money I make, but on how much my customers save.”

Matt Eldridge, PropertyGuys.com’s Director of Franchise Sales says, “From day one, Kevin focused on how he could help those in his community save money. Folks like this are the very foundation of our system and we are currently looking for others just like Kevin to fill the remainder of available territories in Ontario.”

PropertyGuys.com has franchise operations all across Canada, most recently hitting the Ontario market with a vengeance. With nearly half the country’s 82,000 real estate agents located in the province, the onslaught of PropertyGuys.com franchise operations is shaking up the real estate industry.

“Ontario is ripe for change, because we estimate that agents will pocket in excess of $5 billion in commissions this year alone,” says company president, Ken LeBlanc. “Our program can save sellers thousands of dollars; in many circumstances we’ve saved them more than $20,000. Savings of this magnitude can make a significant difference for most families.”