PropertyGuys.com: Local Brandon Businessman Helping Homeowners save thousands

June 13, 2005 – Brandon, MB: Well-known local entrepreneur Neal Clemmensen has added a new “firsts” to his many successful business ventures. In the typical home-based PropertyGuys.com franchisee system, this action-oriented individual has established the franchise’s first-ever store front location.

PropertyGuys.com is a commission-free, ‘for sale by owner’ real estate marketing company. For a pre-set fee starting as low as $449, it provides clients with the support they need to sell their home privately: national marketing exposure, signage, web listing, legal forms and other support materials as well as the personalized attention of a PropertyGuys.com representative.

Mr. Clemmensen says he was attracted to the franchise because of its common-sense approach to real estate sales. “The main message here is ‘saving’. It’s about keeping money in your own pocket, about something as basic as buying yourself a car, or buying one for your real estate agent.”

According to the traditional real estate model, property owners pay realtors percentage-based commission fees to sell their homes. The standard six per cent commission on a $200,000 home means that a home owner is charge $12,000 for the realtor’s help in selling their home, even if it sells the first day it’s on the market.

Ken LeBlanc, president of PropertyGuys.com, says that today’s smart, independent consumers are comfortable selling their own homes. “All most people need is for someone to guide them, to show them the steps they have to follow to sell their homes successfully. We provide that service, as well as offering the broadest marketing exposure in the country.”

“I really, really believe in this business,” says Mr. Clemmensen when asked why he established a physical presence for his franchise instead of operating from a home office like other franchisees. “I’ve set up 1,200 square feet of office space in downtown Brandon because I want to build visibility and credibility as quickly as possible. The more people who are aware of this new service, the more people I can help save money.”

Mr. Clemmensen’s franchise area includes: Killarney, Boissevain; Brandon, Cornwallis, Souris; Rossburn, Binscarth, Russell, Roblin; Neepawa, Minnedosa, Rosedale; Virden, Pipestone, Wallace; Neelin, Cartwright, and Manitou.