Another great transaction: trust sale

We have had many great transactions lately, but helping our friend Mr. Crumby was such a pleasure. Thank you for your business. A trust sale and a smooth transaction. Thank you for your business Mr. Crumby.

Looking to sell your home? Give us a call. Let us make it an easier transaction. See how we advertise a listing for you by clicking here.

www.National-Open-House.com

Is your house on the market? Come be a part of the National Open House November 4th! Anyone can participate.

Tired of the negativity on the news? Rarely have we been hearing or seeing positive real estate experiences, but they do exist. Why don't you be a part of a positive experience and join up for our NATIONAL OPEN HOUSE. People from all across the nation are joining up. Again ANYONE is welcome to participate. And it is free. It is out of the good will of a group of REALTORS® and assistants.

Visit the website, ask your REALTOR® to sign up, FSBOs (For Sale By Owners) sign up. This is a Nationwide event. Steve and I want to have our hand in orchestrating a positive real estate experience, why don't you join us? Sign up today.

More updates coming to the site soon:
www.National-Open-House.com

Podcasts Baby

Realtor.com is a large forum that funnels nationwide information from listings of REALTORS®. They now have the option, on top of photos, virtual tour links are allowing videos to be uploaded, so we are not only doing the podcasts, we are uploading the same video to Realtor.com. What does this mean? Well if people are demanding that on a search, not everyone is participating in the video game and your home has ONE more LEG up on the competition.

There "videos," which are essentially what podcasts these are (little quicktime videos, but sometimes geared towards iTunes). Podcasts are getting thrown around and used for various purposes, but we use it to assemble photos of the home. It is NOT a virtual tour.

I think they look pretty sharp and we have had great feedback. Owners have been loving them.

And to all and their recent (and not-so recently) thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your referrals. We sincerely appreciate them. That is how our business thrives.

See the sample by clicking here ...

This link may not work for all IE (Internet Explorer) browsers a friendly reminder of the PC and Mac battle and quicktime settings. Go with Firefox instead of IE as your browser. ;-)
Hope you enjoy!

Where are the Photos?

Okay so this is my opportunity to "toot" our own horn.

Listed? Getting ready to sell? Whether you use our premier services or not, on the Metrolist (MLS and also used by SacBee.com) and Realtor.com It is so important to have the maximum amount of photos (12-Metrolist and the top 6 on Realtor.com). So often we find people requesting more photos from another agent's listing. Is this your property possibly?

We always make certain to post 12 pictures whether it be of the property or surrounding landmarks. We always to make sure to "add" value to your property and if there isn't a beneficial photo to make 12 photos of your property, we will take pictures of local park(s), neighborhood clubs (i.e. community areas), pools, golf courses, etc. We also make certain the TOP 6 photos picked up by Realtor.com are your BEST. Details, details. Not too mention, your photos will be of high-quality and presentation. Our goal is peak the interest of the buyer and get them on to the property with a GREAT offer.

Second, make sure you have your acreage set in place. So many times 0.0 acres is listed on the Metrolist. You are getting passed up on buyers looking for a specific amount of acreage. We always make certain your correct acreage is listed. No point in deceiving the buyer, they will find out eventually and why not qualify yourself correctly (especially if acreage is in your benefit, and yes this happens ALL OF THE TIME).

Details separate the good agent from the great agent. Make sure you are getting presented in the best and correct "light" possible.

Third, is your home on tour for an office and on the local Association Board of Realtors®?

You are selling to other agents/Realtors® as well as buyers. Maximize your audience the property is exposed to ... Realtors are most likely to sell your property, why not maximize your exposure. You cannot just rely solely on the internet (even though that is one of our strongest points-ePro), you have to appreciate the power of human contact and direct visual of the property.

Fourth, does your home have a virtual tour(s)? Do you know what the red spinning house is? Are you familiar with the 360 degree tours? With the RosevilleAndRocklin.com team, we realize the importance of people "seeing" your home from every angle.

Especially with the three digit heat, it is imperative to have people knowing what your home has to offer not only by location, but the layout of the home and it's "feel." And too, it will also benefit you in that someone coming to see your home live is more likely to be more serious about your home.

Finally, do you have your own personal website for your listing? What do we mean? Are you sharing space with another listing? We offer a private website and name SOLELY for your home. We own over 25+ website names and are ready to buy more.

This personal website houses all of your info regarding the home: virtual tours, ADDITIONAL photos past the 12 posted on the Metrolist (MLS) and SacBee.com. Also we know the importance of targeting the maximum audience and what the area has to offer, we also provide school information, city info, revitalization/improvement efforts of the area and much, much more.

See a sample at www.GreatRosevilleHome.com, CozyRosevilleHome.com, GreatNatomasHome.com, GreatSacramentoHome.com, MorganCreekHome.com
and many more. We also own www.HomeByThePark.com, HomeInTheCourt.com, HomeByTheGreenbelt.com and more.

If you appreciate all of these details, please call us. Not only do we offer great customer service, we house all of our services "in-house." Turn-around time on flyers and website modifications are near instant. Heather, myself, handles all of the printed and internet materials and maintains ALL of the websites personally. Steve handles all of the negotiations and Realtor® roles. Steve is honest and will provide you with all the info you need to know.

We look forward to hearing from you.

http://www.RosevilleAndRocklin.com
Steve & Heather Ostrom