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Real Estate Agent |
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| Chris Keleher | ||
| B.B.A, M.Ed. | ||
| location_on Collingwood, ON — Royal LePage All Real Estate Services | ||
| insert_link http://www.chriskeleher.ca | ||
| web Chris Keleher's (keleher) Blog | ||
A Refreshing Approach to Real Estate Sales
After putting my Marketing degree to work, finding success at a small company in Toronto straight out of university, I left my position as Nation Sales Manager and began following my new found desire to travel. After taking 3 months to drive around North America with some friends, I decided I needed to go further. My next trip brought me to Asia, and eventually led me to getting my Teaching Certificate and then my Masters in Special Education. I used this post graduate degree to work at one of Tokyo’s finest International Schools, an experience I will never forget. Although my wife and I were having the time of our lives working and traveling throughout Asia, once our first son was born, we chose to find our way home. This landed us full time in our vacation home in beautiful Collingwood, and the rest is history in the making.
Becoming a Real Estate Agent was something I always thought I would one day do, but couldn’t have imagined I would enjoy it so much. In fact, I thought I would just do it “part time” for some extra money. I quickly found out this was a very misguided thought, because I quickly realized it takes a lot of time and hard work to be successful in this industry.
What I do is truly Real Estate Done Differently. Please see my Testimonials page for more details on this from some past clients. I use my marketing background to effectively and actively market and sell homes in the Georgian Triangle. Our market is very unique, due to the number of buyers from out of town, so marketing that will reach them is essential. Further, I don’t just reach potential buyers to simply get them here, but I target truly interested, qualified buyers. I use my education background to help inform buyers and sellers so that they can make confident, intelligent real estate decisions. I’m able to intuitively predict what is needed to sell a house and what questions buyers will ask. The variety of skills I am armed with allows me to serve my clients better than anyone else can.
Personally, although I put many hours into my career seven days a week, it is family first and foremost. My beautiful wife Terri has joyfully and bravely given birth to our two amazing boys, Ross and Findlay. With Ross being born in the early part of 2008, and Findlay arriving 20 months later, we certainly have our hands full here at home, and we are loving every minute of it. You certainly realize what true, unconditional love is when being woken up at all hours of the night is no bother to you; instead it’s simply a call to find what’s needed to console your child. Fortunately, Terri’s career as a professional home stager and decorator allows her the flexibility needed to be home for the boys most of the time, not to mention how it compliments my work. I also enjoy the flexible schedule my real estate career affords me, as it allows me to play hockey with my little ones between work-related responsibilities!
If you have any Real Estate needs, or casual questions, please do not hesitate to contact me by email, phone or text message. Find out what all the great TESTIMONIALS are all about.
It has become a prominent fact that the first showing of every home happens online. Long gone are the days of simply listing a home on MLS and crossing your fingers, especially in this unique marketplace of Southern Georgian Bay! Raising the Standard... Innovative, Creative, Far-Reaching... MARKETING With all marketing, it’s essential to fully represent the quality and uniqueness of your home. Your home is unique. It is important that buyers know this.
I have a serious understanding of how to effectively market real estate online. My online marketing reaches the broadest range of buyers, and nothing is more important than Quality Lead Generation. By this I mean fewer, better, relevant showings. No advertising method does this better than my unique Video Walkthroughs, comprehensive slideshow and property information that make up the website I build for your home. I can’t create a buyer, but if there is a buyer out there, my marketing will reach them and show your home in the best light. You want your home to be memorable to those who are truly interested; you want to highlight, but not overstate. The goal is unique showings for serious buyers.
The goal is unique showings for serious buyers.
Making your home stand out online is only one element of a good marketing plan. Making it stand out in your print materials is equally important. Providing high quality brochures and information documents for your listing is key to making your home memorable in the MLS mix. To give your home the image it deserves, it needs to appear in high readership, local magazines, such as ourhomes and On the Bay. My commitment to investing the time, money and effort in advance is paramount to the successful sale of your home.
Innovative, Unmatched, Intuitive, Quality...
SERVICE
A new standard of Real Estate service is now upon us, and it is a refreshing change from the old “list it and cross your fingers” type of approach. You will quickly see that I am an industry leader in this area.
My commitment isn’t just words on a piece of paper; I do the demanding work needed to earn your trust and respect. I have done it with all my other clients’ Testimonials, and I am prepared to do it for you too. I set high standards for myself, because my discerning customers not only expect the best, but deserve the best. Your home will get professional representation which will set it apart from others on the market, giving it an advantageous edge. I will roll up my sleeves to do the work that needs to be done to give your home the best first impression. Rather than simply telling you what you need to do to prepare your home for showings, I will cover the cost of a professional staging consultation and help you carry out the tasks that will highlight your home’s best features, along with helping to maintain it along the way.
I understand selling a home can be an emotional experience. It can be inconvenient and intrusive and especially difficult when your primary residence is out of town. The last thing a homeowner needs is concern about how their home will be presented on the market. I strive to make the process as easy and stress-free as possible, by maintaining an exceptional service standard. By working in partnership with my clients, I am able to effectively develop a sales strategy that best suits each individual client.
Comprehensive, Proactive, Essential...
KNOWLEDGE
30 years of experience, although helpful, doesn’t sell YOUR home. The same can be said for MLS. Knowledge of YOUR individual home is what will sell it. You have a unique home, so give it unique marketing to make it stand out above the rest, and then learn the finer details and really 'know' your home. Knowledge sells homes - “I don’t know” does not.
Often, real estate agents are too excited when signing a listing agreement to take the time to get answers to the questions buyers will inevitably ask. They don’t take the time to LEARN about what they are selling. Knowledge Sells. As a listing agent, I can assess your home and anticipate all the possible comments and questions buyers will have, and proactively prepare answers and solutions for them. This ensures a level of confidence for buyers that is essential to closing the sale of your property.
Staying up to date in the latest trends and technologies in the ever changing world of real estate, is more important every day. Although I make optimal use of technology to professionally represent the homes I sell, I won’t overwhelm clients with internet/technology buzz words. I have the technical tools and skills to create all online and print marketing materials myself, which translates to benefits to the seller. I will know your home well, so I can accurately portray that to buyers. Also, there are no additional costs or delays associated with involving outside advertising agencies. What I do simply works.
Real Estate Done Differently. Consulting, rather than sales. Intelligent, informative and professional. Bringing Real Estate Marketing to the next level in the Collingwood - Blue Mountains Area.