Monday, January 13, 2014



Greetings,


You have dozens of letters just like this one on your foyer table, or worse, in the recycle bin!  Why?  You’ve either taken your home off the market or your listing has expired-for one reason and one reason only- your house did not sell or you received no acceptable offers.
 
I could go on and on about my particular strengths-but the honest truth is that most reputable Realtors all do the same things.  We hire professional photographers and we have your house professionally measured.  We write beautiful descriptions about why your property is a “must see.”  Some Realtors that go just a bit beyond the call of duty will host a broker tour and where permitted we may even host an open house.  Others (fewer still) will send out a direct mail piece to your neighbors announcing your home’s availability-because after-all, many buyers are friends or relatives of those living closest to you.

We make a great big, HUGE deal out of internet optimization and the hundreds of affiliate websites upon which your home will be listed….yawn.  Still with me?

What sells your home?  Four things, and four things only.

1.                       Price
2.                      Condition
3.                      Location
4.                      Need
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We all do the same stuff.  All top producers do the same stuff.  You may ask, “Well, what difference does it make then?”

Service.  Service and marketing that only a very few can offer.  I spent twenty-five years of my life in the hospitality industry at some of the nation’s finest resorts and Clubs.  Service is what I do.  I also saw a marketing opportunity more than four years ago that allows me to feature your home on the world’s largest real estate website bar none-and feature it there until it sells.

Should you decide to try your house on the market, I simply ask for the opportunity to interview for the job.  I may not tell you what you want to hear, and I may not accept your offer of employment.  What I can promise is that I will only take a few minutes of your time, and I will tell you the unvarnished truth about what I feel it will take to get your home sold.


Please call me if you feel I may be of service.


Kind regards,

Kirk

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I am a 25-year hospitality professional turned real estate broker and investor. Originally from Louisville, Kentucky, I have been blessed to live in some amazing places during the course of my career. Key Largo, Florida and Sea Island, Georgia, Southern California, Upstate New York, and numerous locales throughout the Midwest are just a few of the places I have called home. I have made Wilmington my home since 2002 and turned a passion and love of real estate into my vocation. I have been an active real estate investor for eleven years. I have purchased, rehabbed and sold dozens of homes over the course of my real estate career. Over the past three and a half years, I have dedicated myself to the practice of general brokerage. I am a REALTOR with Keller Williams Realty and offer traditional sales and marketing for buyers and sellers. I also offer consulting services to other investors. I am a past Board Member of the Coastal Carolina Real Estate Investors association. Whether for retirement, professional relocation, lifestyle changes, or investment, I have the local knowledge and aptness to help you achieve your real estate goals.
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