Success Stories....

"Larry & Marlene...Help Us Simplify Our Life" 

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New Market, New Job, New City, New Baby - HELP!!

Recently our clients, Myron & Tanya asked us to help them sell their home. It was not quite a year ago when Marlene helped them purchase their brand new 2 bedroom / 2 bathroom condo… but as life happens, they needed now to make a move. Myron (a massage therapist) was in the process of opening a new practice in another city and it was the right time to start marketing their Abbotsford condo.  First, was to show Myron & Tanya the shifting market… review stats, current sales in their location and similar properties that were for sale, so we could determine values. We used our Pin Point Pricing System and offered 3 different prices… depending on what was important to them (timing vs. money). As there were over a dozen properties for sale in their complex… we needed to make sure we had dotted the “i”s and crossed every “t” to be competitive. We reviewed our 51 point check list to showcase Myron & Tanya’s home to sell for top dollar. Then we reviewed the 3 hours of homework I did on all the similar sales, and together we positioned their home to be competitive with all the current listings. Within 2 weeks, through our marketing efforts we had 2 offers and in the end Myron & Tanya were celebrating their success. With all the other condos still for sale… we were putting the SOLD sticker on their for sale sign. We had negotiated the offer within $2,000 of their asking price with dates that worked well for their future plans.

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17 Showings in 2 Week - SOLD!

This February our clients, Nancy & Fraser Lyle (Lyle Insurance), referred us their friends, Steve & Gail Maurer. Steve & Gail had purchased a new home and now it was time to start marketing their existing home and get ready for the move. At our sellers consultation we discussed our marketing campaign and the systems we use to sell our listings. We made a list of all the upgrades and updates Steve & Gail had done to the home since they had purchased it 17 years earlier, and reviewed our 42 point Staging Guideline Strategies. For our second meeting...we gave a number of ideas of what the property would be worth in today's market depending on what was important to Steve & Gail...their relationship with timing vs. inconvenience vs. money.  Initially Steve & Gail chose an option where timing was not that important...but to try and market the property for the very most money possible. Within the first 30 days we had... lots of inquiries, and via our marketing efforts, 12 showings… but no real offers—except a subject to sale offer. Then we changed the price to be more inline with the feedback we were getting from buyers & realtors and reviewed our evaluation again. In less than 2 weeks we had 17 showings and found a buyer for Steve & Gail’s home. With a few phone calls and a bit of fine tuning the offer was accepted and now there is a sold sticker on their “For Sale” sign. (It sold to a buyer who had seen it originally when we were marketing the home at the higher price)

We Were Disgusted - Then Got An Offer In 1 Week!

Recently we received a call from our clients, I’ll call them Jim & Jill. They needed some help with their move, as they had accepted a job offer in Vernon & needed a quick sale. Jim & Jill had tried selling “for sale by owner” (to save money) and then listed the property for sale, twice, with another team in the areathat offered discounted commission rates...also with no success.

They were disgusted, tired of being for sale and wanted some “real” activity. That’s when they called us. After hearing about all the things that had happened to them, and how they were treated—I knew that we would “blow them away” with our weekly World Class Update System and our time

tested 94 step Marketing Campaign. In our Seller’s Consultation we talked about what was important to them...their priorities & concerns. One was timing… the other was honesty & integrity not getting the run-around like they had with their first realtors.

During our market evaluation, we discussed our Pin Point Pricing System with 3 different asking prices and the strategy behind each price. Jim & Jill chose the one that suited their needs the best and we started marketing their property. You would never guess what happened!!! Within the first week of marketing their home, we negotiated a contract within $1000 of their asking price…and a week later all the subjects were removed and there was a bright shiny “Sold” sticker on their “For Sale” Sign. Jim & Jill were so happy...they had finally sold...at a great price, with perfect timing and were impressed with the “World Class Real Estate Experience” that they had just received. Jim & Jill …we want to wish you the very best with your new jobs… and the next chapter in your life.

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Europe, Here We Come!!

Recently, clients referred us their friends (I’ll call them ) Joe and Marry. Joe had an out of country job offer pending and they wanted to find out how much their home was worth and what the market was like in the summer time. We talked about different pricing strategies and chose to price it a little higher at first, and when the new job would be for sure, review the price and market at that time. We had been marketing the property for 3 weeks with 3 showings but no offers, when Mary called. Joe got the position, would be gone within the week and they would like the home sold yesterday or at least within a month. We put our Home Marketing System into effect, pricing the home competitively with past area sales and current competition. Within a week Mary and Joe were working with 2 offers on their home...one full price and the other $3100 more than full price. WOW...what a problem to have! The sold sticker is on...Mary is packing...Europe, here we come!!! Thanks again to our local clients for entrusting your friends to us!

Cheers to The Siebert Team! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

We Saved $5,000 and SOLD in 2 Weeks!!!

Recently, our clients referred their parents Henry and Jamie to us. Henry was working in Yarrow and wanted to move closer to work. They asked me to view their home, for some tips to showcasing the home...including what to do with the deck that was around the hot tub area that needed a lot of T.L.C. Would it be worth their while to replace the deck and would they get their money back if they did? After viewing their home, reviewing what other homes in the area were selling for, as well as researching reports by realtors and appraisers whether investing $5,000 into a deck for the purpose of selling was a wise investment. The decision was made to do some painting and get rid of the deck all together. As Henry and Jamie were doing the finishing touches to help showcase their home…and getting rid of the evidence of the hot tub we started up our marketing system. By the first week we had 3 showings, and an offer that I negotiated to within 1% of the asking price. Nobody missed the deck and Henry and Jamie just saved $5,000.“We wanted to thank the Siebert Team for the advice and support...our home is sold! Amazing! Thanks to your marketing strategies the sale was completed beyond our expectations.”

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We Made An Extra $3,100 In Under 2 Hours!! Thanks Larry.

Recently, acquaintances ( I’ll call them Jim and Jane) were going through some difficult times needed to sell their family home that they had purchased 15 years earlier. After researching the home sales in the area we started marketing the property. Through our marketing efforts we received an offer within the first 8 days but felt it was much too low due to the activity we had been receiving . We coached Jim and Jane to wait.The next week we had another person say they were going to write an offer but got gun shy and backed off.It was the third week when Jim and Jane hit the jackpot. Marlene had showed the property to 3 different buyers and had a young couple who thought Jim and Jane’s home was perfect for them, but...another realtor also had a young couple that fell in love with the property. Both realtors knew that they would be competing against each other and that both offers would be presented. Due to this competition each of the offers were very close to full price and that’s when the auction effect took place. We worked on a couple of counter offers over the next 2 hours.For Jim and Jane, it was the best 2 hours any seller could hope for. They received a World Class Real Estate Experience AND they ended up receiving over $3,100 over the asking price.

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Lawyer says, "Call The Siebert Team"

Recently, our team had the pleasure to offer our World Class Real Estate Services to clients, I'll call them James & Ruth. James is a local pastor and had accepted a new position back east. As they had never used a realtor before they didn't know who to use in the business and asked their lawyer friend to refer them to a realtor who they could "trust, with integrity, a good reputation and character." That's when I received the call! What a powerful referral! James & Ruth wanted to make sure their place would be sold by June 30 which was the starting date of the new job and were concerned when the right time to sell would be. We talked about time, the "what if" part of the transaction and concerns with showing schedules as James had a home office and Ruth was working at a local school. We showed them how our marketing system and our team would make the move as stress free as possible for them. We marketed the property using internet advertising, the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Computor Systems, our Automatic Prospecting System, The Knowledge Hotline Audio Tour of Homes, newsletters, highlight sheets, flyers to Abbotsford's top realotrs and our seller referral network. After 3 showings, we landed an offer from folks moving into the area from the island. We sold the home in 9 days, at almost full price and with perfect dates. James and Ruth are celebrating their sale and the stress free move ahead of them.

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We sold our house in 1 week!

Recently, clients, I'll call them Rob & June, were looking to downsize from their custom home that Rob had help build. They were a bit frustrated with the selling process as they had been for sale last year unsuccessfully, with very little communication or feedback & they definitely didn't want to go through that same experience again. A friend of Rob's at work told Rob about our team and gave us a call to see if we woul dbe able to help. When Rob & June interviewed me, they saw that our marketing process was completely different from the other realtors they had used prior. Our "World Class Update System" would keep them "in the know" on a weekly basis on the progress of marketing their home & give them an idea of what the buyers were saying about their home. Because we have a strong list of advocates & 94% of our businuess came from repeat & referrals, Rob & June decided that trust & integrity would be their reason for choosing The Siebert Team to market their property. After Rob & June studied the CMA (Comparable Market Evaluation) they realized that the market for their home was very close to what they thought it was worth. We set the price & put the property for sale... with one stipulation... no showings for a week... they wanted to have it perfect for showings & wanted to follow some of the pointers we laid out for them in our 21 point Dress For Success Checklist to Showcase their home. By the end of the week we had our first buyers view the property. Rob & June's home sparkled & the buyer loved it. We wrote an offer & the sold sticker was put on. They sold their home within 1% of the asking price. Rob & June were ecstatic... 1 showing, 1 offer, for sale for 1 week, it couldn't get any better! 

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Celebrating 24 Years in the Business...

Recently one of our clients (I’ll call him Jim) had given us a call to help with the sale of their home that he and his son in-law (Joe) had built. Joe had hired a realtor friend of his to help him with the marketing. They had 2 homes that were completely finished and had been for sale forever without success. It was now Sept...and the best of the spring and summer market was history! I met Jim and Joe at one of their homes and found 5 major marketing items that were definitely in need of change. Jim & Joe listed one house with me to see if my Home Marketing System, Team effort, and 23 years experience could actually help them. Within 19 days of putting our Team and our Home Marketing System to work their listing, I was negotiating an offer on the same home that had been for sale for the past 276 days! You probably have heard the old saying, “The harder I work...the luckier I get”? We were able to sell Jim and Joe’s home within 2 % of the asking price (the same price the other realtor had it at all those months). Congratulations Jim and Joe it’s time to celebrate!!!

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Larry...you did the same thing to us last time...

Recently, my friend from Junior High school, Ted and his wife Toni called me. It was time to consider moving and they were curious what the market was like and what their home would be worth. We worked with them three times before and after we had helped them a market their last home (and it sold in 9 days.) they bought a nice home in the McMillan area. Now that they had invested a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and elbow grease...fixing up their current home, they wanted to move to a newer home with a basement suite. We worked on the evaluation, checking out all the homes that had recently sold in their area, as well as the ones that were for sale…and selected a price that Ted and Toni felt comfortable with. We input their listing into our Home Marketing System, and had seven showings in nine days. It was showing #7 where we hit the jackpot. An out of town realtor had seen some of our marketing and they fell in love with the property. In fact, all the properties in Abbotsford looked so “inexpensive.” I negotiated a couple of counter offers and Ted and Toni’s place was sold...and within the next few days we had found them the perfect home with a custom built legal suite. Just like “The Perfect Storm”...this was “The Perfect Move”. One of Ted’s comments were… “you did the same thing to us last time….we sold in nine days last time and we sold in nine days this time….good job!!!”

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No Real Offers in 12 Months...Larry We Need Your Help!

Recently, I was introduced to a local businessman and his wife. (I’ll call them Joe & May to protect the innocent.) They had purchased a retirement townhome over a year ago and since that time had been trying to sell their home without success. Over the past 12 months they had a small number of showings and a couple of ridiculous offers...and were getting “fed up” with the whole real estate selling process (they were actually contemplating selling their retirement townhome and just staying put because of all the headaches they were having selling the house.) When we first met...Joe warned me that this time he had done his homework...he didn’t want the same type of service he had received from his last realtor. He had talked with a number of his friends and acquaintances in the business community and found that we were… “ hard working, straight up, have an innovative marketing system…” Wow...that was great to hear! We put our team and my home marketing systems to work, and within the first 3 weeks we had an offer from a buyer who flew in from Colorado. They wrote an offer but all fell through a week later...financial issues with getting money out of the U.S. Within another couple of weeks our website attracted a buyer from Vancouver who had just bought a business and was looking for a home...this one was perfect. The offer was negotiated...but the buyer had a problem with the deposit money and we were looking for the next buyer. Then it happened...one of the insurance broker owners that we have been involved with just loved the home and had the money to make it happen. We negotiated the offer and Joe & May’s home was sold. It was time for us all to celebrate. Congratulations Joe & May and Best Wishes .

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Larry, My Home Has Been For Sale 2 Times Before With No Luck ~ Can You Help?

Recently, our client Rick Kyte (Berkshire Investment Group) referred us his friend Fred who was thinking of making a move. Fred had his home for sale 2 times before with another real estate team without any luck. He had actually cancelled the 2nd listing as things were just not going well. When he invited me to view his home we talked about our “Home Selling System”, how we would market the home and through our 23 years in the business...keep the “turbulence” off his doorstep. Fred thought about our conversation over the next few days and because we came “highly recommended” he decided to put his trust in our team and give us a try. There were some unique features and recent updates that made Fred’s home a good buy...even though we had the same list price the other realtor had it at. The sign went up and all the pictures were downloaded to our brand new website at www.SiebertTeam.com. Flyers were made, emails were sent, and the showings started. Over the next 5 days our marketing attracted a number of buyers...and then Marlene showed the property to one of her out of town clients who happened to be camping at Cultus Lake. ( Marlene had got them to make a special trip to come and see it as it was just what they were looking for). After all the negotiations were done, Fred’s home was sold within $900 of the asking price and both Fred and Marlene’s buyers were celebrating.

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Siebert Team Delivers For Abbotsford's Baby Doctor...

Recently, Dr. Brian and Michele Driedger called us to help them with their move. About 7 years ago, we helped them move to their current home and after all the renovations done over the last two years, it was just perfect for them.

As life goes, a friend of Brian's offered to sell them their Abbotsford home that was just minutes to the school that Michele and Brian's children were attending. The decision was made that instead of the 30 minute drive they were doing twice a day, a 2-3 minute drive would make life a lot simpler...and that's when the phone call came our way.

With some unique features and the renovations that were recently done, we thought their home showed a 10 out of 10...and now to locate a buyer that would feel the same way. The sign we