"We
wanted to thank you for helping us find the perfect home. Can you believe it's
a month ago today we settled? Your patience with us as first time homebuyers is
greatly appreciated. Your assistance really helped to alleviate a lot of the
stress associated with buying our home. In short, thank you for taking the time
to listen and helping us find exactly what we wanted in our price range. We
will definitely be recommending your services to our family and friends and
will be seeking your assistance for any future real estate needs of our own."
- Eric and Kristal Cole
"I
have placed several real estate transactions in the hands of Brock
Meisenheimer. Dealing with Brock for me is very comfortable. I have tremendous
confidence in Brock and use his professional services whenever possible. After
my suggestion, others have worked with Brock and they are also very satisfied
and confident in his abilities and services. Brock is customer driven. He does
not make decisions nor give advice because it will be good for him, he does
these things to be sure you have the facts and can make the best decision for
yourself. I have every personal confidence in Brock."
- Thomas J.
Timko
"Thank you so much for your professional competence and for your
caring. You did a terrific job of selling our home and would be happy to refer
you to others."
- Kathy Simpson
"Thank you! Thank you! We are very fortunate to have you help us. We
love our new home! Please let us know when you are going to be in the
neighborhood. We would love for you to stop by."
- John and Linda
Cooper
"Thank you for all your efforts in helping to make the move into our
new home possible. I enjoyed working with you and believe we worked well
together because we had mutual goals: (1) Having a client (me) that is happy
with their decision and (2) finding, not only the right house, but also a
bargain in today's market. Thank you and I look forward to working with you
again in the future."
- Stan and Susan Goldberg
"Thank you for all that you have done in helping us to sell our home.
Your professional and courteous manner was most appreciated. We would be happy
to serve as a reference for you, should you so desire, in the future."
-
Paul and Maria Stagnitto
"Brock, your name is etched into my memory. I was very impressed with
your assistance and professionalism in my recent real estate dealings and would
recommend your services freely. As a businesswoman I fully realize how
important "word-of-mouth" is, but then again with time memory fades. I wanted
to personally pat you on the back and know it will now be impossible for me to
ever forget. Again, many thanks."
- Bonnie Burkins
"I
initially began to work with Brock several years ago at Coldwell Banker. Brock
is an intelligent, enthusiastic professional who is willing to work tirelessly
to fulfill the needs of his clients. His personality is one of calm reassurance
and confidence. I find it a pleasure to know and work with Brock."
-
Roger and Barbara Levin, Coldwell Banker Realtors
"Dependable, diligent and dedicated are characteristics that every
client looks for in a Realtor. These are just a few of the qualities of Brock
Meisenheimer. I have known Brock as a friend and fellow Realtor for 17 years. I
know from experience that many things can and do go wrong in real estate
transactions. With Brock's vast experience he has the ability to foresee
potential challenges and handle them with the expertise you would want as his
client. I would highly recommend Brock to all my friends, customers and
clients. Keep up the good work, Brock!"
- Barry and Susan Murrin,
RE/MAX Pros
"Brock, Thanks for helping us sell our home... and thanks for helping
us find our last three investment properties. We surely could not have done it
without you. I have enclosed the following letter that I will be sending to
Robert Brauss, alias "Dear Bob", the nationally syndicated real estate
columnist. Brock, you are the Realtor that showed us the right way (!) to sell
a house. I don't know if all Realtors would be able to come through in so many
areas, but you surely did (!) and we appreciate your help. Thanks again, and we
will call in another 3 years when we are ready to move up to our next home."
- Al and Linda Turovlin
"Dear Bob,
This is an "I told you so letter". My wife and I own
four rental properties and our own residence. For years I have been a regular
reader of your column and have even attended several seminars by people that
you have recommended. Consequently, because of this education and the market
conditions, our real estate has proven to be an excellent investment.
I
would like to tell you about another type of education that we recently
received and paid for with our time and money... attempting to sell our home on
our own. I thought I knew everything, could do everything myself, and pocket
the money that would normally be paid to a real estate agent. Our home is in a
desirable neighborhood and is in better condition than just about any other
house in the area. In fact I have attended every open house and know the
selling price of every house in our development.
My
wife and I held numerous "open houses" and conducted our own marketing and
follow-up calls. After a month we had not sold our home. We did have some
offers (all from investors) and they were either way below the market price for
a home in our neighborhood and condition, or required too many concessions.
My
wife and I finally just got tired - it was a lot of work!! I called the Realtor
that we bought our new home through (Brock Meisenheimer, a full-time agent),
and within three days he presented us with an offer. Not only was the selling
price higher than we had been offered, but the contract was extremely solid;
the people were well qualified; they were putting a lot of money down including
a sizable earnest money deposit; there were NO contingencies; the settlement
date met our schedule.... and we netted significantly more money than we would
have from our other offers while we were attempting to sell on our own. In
addition, our Realtor brought us another attractive back-up offer while we were
considering the first one.
Today we settled. I can honestly say that not only was it painless,
but I think it turned out to be a "Win - Win" situation for all involved. Also,
I learned a lot from my personal course in selling your own home, that is
specifically:
1) It takes a significant amount of time to do an adequate
job, and would have taken an extraordinary amount of time to do a successful
job.
2) When you walk out the door, your house goes off the market.
3)
The people that come to open houses are either "lookers" or investors expecting
to find a bargain.
4) The Realtors have "real" buyers, or they know where
to find them.
5) A Realtor is better able to secure a contract that works
for everyone.
I
admit...I should have known better, and "I told you so" is in order. Thank
you,"
- Al and Linda Turovlin
