2,684,009
The same way I compete against the 2000+ other real estate licensees here in Tallahassee. I provide quality service and maintain a stellar reputation.
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Jon K. Judd
Dover, DE
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Joseph Domino 480-390-...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,583,278
they suck.... people are not stupid....
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Jon K. Judd
Dover, DE
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Joseph Domino 480-390-...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
4,571,967
"Competition" has and will be in existence before I was in this business and likely after I leave. I am aware of those companies but continue to do my thing.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
187,002
No disruption and no "competition" at all, Redfin isn't exactly full service. Have you even looked at their market share?
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,052,186
There's no need to try.
And I'm sorry that their venture capital will be wasted.
The truth is that what they call full service and what we provide are miles apart.
We are relationship professionals.
They are not, and never will be.
You cannot lowball to obtain trust.
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,104,931
I do not come across these people in my business... they do not and cannot provide true full service with deep discounts.
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
1,543,623
1. They are not disruptors, they've been around for years, every time the market gets "easy". They've just been known by different names.
2. They are not full service, mathematically they can't be or their model would fail. Don't believe the hype on the low commissions either, read the fine print.
3. Nordstrom never panics when Walmart has a sale. They are not my competition.
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
2,390,437
I was hoping that going through the other answers before responding someone whould clue me into what VC stands for HOMEiZ.COM HOMEiZGROUP but no one did. If we are talking about discount brokers then I agree with everyone else. There has only been one discount brokerage in Minot and it didn't last long... consumers want service.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
3,416,038
The problem for them is they do not provide FULL service. They lose the personal service and buyers and sellers become numbers and percnentages, not people. Companies with this type of discounts have come and gone for decades while real full service agents soar.
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
7,835,335
Count on the local community relationships that will feed your business.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
1,090,637
They are only competition if you think they are. I do not consider them competition and will not attempt to compete with them. Eventually they will crash and burn.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,229,939
First of all, they DON'T provide the white glove service that a TRUE full-service broker/agent does.
Secondly, my clientele are savvier than that - they are not Wal-Mart shoppers...they prefer Nordstrom!
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
679,404
I'm not afraid of competition ... it keeps us honest! My clients know who I am and they refer me because I am a professional that is referrable!
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
1,844,271
I don't know what the hell VC is.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
54,940
You build strong relationships and offer a level of service that these companies can't even come close to matching. They will definitely pick off some of the lower end of the market, however this is a relationship business, and ultimately if you do more to effectively market a home and service the seller or the buyer, you will succeed -IMHO.
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,772,575
You ignore them! They cannot compete against superb service and competence. A
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,311,397
I could tell you, but then I would have to .... you know...
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
4,160,306
HOMEiZ.COM HOMEiZGROUP there is a market for everyone.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
3,345,091
I don't. They are not competition.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
6,393,154
That is quite a venture for that capital
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
3,988,007
I just do my thing, offer great service and expertise and stay really busy.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,178,553
Kia sells many cars. So does BMW, Mercedes and Lexus. I wonder who has the largest profit margin. They are all "full service cars" but not all full services are equal.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
5,216,370
You get what you pay for! You may get lucky or you may not! If not, I know why!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
544,014
Underpaid existing Realtors will cause talented Realtors to move on to other professions. Talented people will not enter the profession. The beneficiaries will be real estate litigation attorneys who will bank extricating end-consumers out of massive problems resulting from underrepresentation.
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,712,676
They can't do what I do.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
4,434,127
Good luck.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
2,781,153
You cannot compete. That's why they are making these moves saying "what can anyone do about it"?
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
758,035
We recently came across a seller who was adamant that she would use Purple Bricks to list her home. We looked into the Agent who met with her & he was NOT EVEN LICENSED to do business in our state. In addition the company required the seller to pay a NON REFUNDABLE $3,500 FEE whether the property sold or not. Discounted? More like ripped-off. As PT Barnum said, there's 1 born every minute!" Just like Foxton's with their 3.5% model, these companies provide sub-par service & DO NOT LAST.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Raj Taj
Lake Bluff, IL
2,182,502
This just goes to show that people on the outside have no idea how difficult it has become to make a Profit in Real Estate !!!
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael J. Perry
Lancaster, PA
4,800,082
4,882,355
Market knowledge, marketing, and negotiating.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
3,071,489
Corinne Guest, Managing Broker nailed this one!
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
2,436,099
There are 3000 agents in the areas I service and none of those appear to be Redfin or Purplebricks. There are over 5000 agents in a nearby county and it looks like 13 are from those two companies. I will continue to provide extremely responsive and client-centric services, so I'm not too concerned.
What I can say is I think the Purple Bricks ads are horrid. They are totally anti-other-agent, instead of being positive about whatever service they actually provide.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
519,324
Very well. "Full Service" is in the eye of the beholder. I consider Redfin a conveyor belt real estate company, with different people handling different parts of the process with no guarantee of the quality of any element. Sure there are some good people there, but I have many stories where things did not go well for their clients.
The family business I grew up in had a sign that said, "The Sweetness of low price is forgotten long after the bitterness of low quality remains."
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
87,920
1,622,432
You get what you pay for, and yes, a lot of younger buyers use R. to get a rebate, and this is the only thing they care about.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,319,419
HOMEiZ.COM HOMEiZGROUP - The price is a factor when there are low (or no) professional values.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,868,472
I compete daily with lots of agents, and still offer that personal service with knowledge and expertise.
3,164,119
First I don't name call anyone because of their business model and secondly I just do my own thing and stay in my lane
92,082
When I look for a doctor or surgeon, I don't shop for the one with the cheapest fees.... I want the best that I can afford. The one with the best reputation, quality work, etc...
I think for the most part (with a few exceptions) the same applies with those looking to buy and/or sell real estate. This is where name recognition and reputation comes in.