PropertyGuys.com Customers Taking Control and Saving

September 27, 2006 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON: Lynne Taylor’s home had been on MLS for three months without a successful offer. Anxious to sell, she swallowed her apprehension about private sale and contacted PropertyGuys.com. Within hours, Lynn had a PropertyGuys.com sign on her lawn and a comprehensive website listing. Her first open house generated interest from three potential buyers and she is now considering four formal offers.

The future of real estate is shifting to non-agent assisted sales as homeowners like Lynne, disillusioned with the poor service, cut-throat tactics and hefty fees of the traditional industry, begin realizing they can drive the process themselves. And the Propertyguys.com private sale system is leading the way with the most organized, innovative and comprehensive service in the marketplace today.

“I felt held hostage to the pressures of the ‘first offer in’ with real estate,” says Lynne. “When this amount of money and your future ability to make other transactions rides on your largest asset, you have to feel you’re in control. I feel in complete control with PropertyGuys.com.”

The role of the franchise owner is to give clients the means to market their home, and then provide guidance and support throughout the private sale process. “I believe in good service and results,” says Rodney Fougere, PropertyGuys.com franchise owner in the Soo. “I’ve been able to pass my enthusiasm on to my clients and once they gain the confidence to conduct their own private sale, they are exhilarated with the freedom this provides them.”

PropertyGuys.com estimates that 12 Million in commissions are shared annually between some 150 Sault Ste. Marie real estate agents. Switching to commission-free selling keeps that money in the homeowner’s pocket and gives them the edge in pricing their homes on the market, while preserving home equity.

The PropertyGuys.com system is gaining valuable ground and sweeping through Ontario with franchise operations in most major centres. “We see great opportunity for our system in other Northern Ontario markets such as Sault Ste Marie,” says Matt Eldridge, Director Franchise Sales. “The success stories we are hearing about in terms of the control, exposure and savings we give to our customers will ultimately boost our brand recognition throughout the entire region.”