Working With Me

Finding a new residence on Marco Island Florida

The O’Rourke Group is committed to excellence in meeting your real estate needs!
“ Helping people find their dream home in a tropical paradise.”

What you really want to know today:
How is the real estate market doing?
Why should I use a real estate agent?
What is expected of a real estate agent?
Where do we find the best properties?
Why should we choose you?

How is the real estate market performing?
Source: data is compiled from the Marco Multi/List Database (Marco Area MLS). Results are not guaranteed. Accurate results based on timely and accurate data entry.

Marco Island All Property 2008 Results
Total real estate dollar sales reached $450 Million
The number of transactions totaled 618, an increase of 10.16% vs. prior yr. Number of Sales are up!
Average selling price was $729,078, a decrease of 10.34% vs. prior yr. Price is down!
New listings totaled 2,171, a decrease of 10.58% vs. prior yr. Inventory is down!
Average days on market was 288, an increase of 2.49% vs. prior yr.

2009 Marco Island Only- Monthly Sales Trends All Properties- Sales Occur Every Month! July August December November October September June $53.0MM 87 May $31.2MM 56 April $35.6MM 51 March $23.3MM 37 February $15.4MM 24 January $ Volume Sold # Closed Sales Month

Why should I use a Realtor or a Real Estate Agent? NAR 2007 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers:
85% of sellers were assisted by a real estate agent when selling their home.
79% of buyers purchased their home through a real estate agent or broker.
Less than 15% of sellers utilized a For Sale By Owner (FSBO) approach.
The typical FSBO home sold for 24.2% Less than a home sale that was agent assisted.
Realtors follow a professional code of ethics.

What is expected of Real Estate Agents?
Product Knowledge
Marketing Knowledge
Technical Knowledge
Customer Service
Experience and a successful track record

But there’s really much more:
Expert business partners
Understand customer needs and expectations
Someone who will take the work and complexity out of the process
Buyer and seller insights
Deliver more value to you
Trust and dependability

Where do we find the best properties? -agents show properties that are good buys -85% of buyers use the internet to search
Firm or sales person contacts 40%
For sale sign 20%
Ad response (different property) 18%
Open house (different property) 8%
Relocation service referral 7%
Ad response (same property) 3%
Other reasons 3%
Open house (same property) 1%

What will I do to help you in your search? Buying Strategy:
Deliver more value… help you understand how you get more
Competitive pricing
Functional needs, transactional decisions and emotional benefits
Guarantee my performance in writing
Differentiation… show a meaningful difference on similar properties
Highlight the distinction
Provide clear and concise feedback
Reach the targeted property segment
Buying experience… make it easier for you
Convenient
Fun and enjoyable
Share professional network contacts throughout the process
Reliability… you can count on me
To do what I say I will, when I say I’ll do it
Trusted
Dependable
Accessible

Why should you choose me to find your home?
I deliver more value to you:
Guarantee my performance
I have the resources necessary to find your dream home
I will explain how the brokerage process works and all the options available to you
I will differentiate properties from the marketplace clutter:
Clear concise feedback
Customized buying plan
Property research
Reliability is my forte:
I do what I say I will, when I say I’ll do it
I put my guarantee’s in writing to you
I am striving to earn your long term business

My commitment to customers:
1.) Buyer cancellation guarantee
2.) Buyer satisfaction guarantee

My philosophy:
If I do a better job serving and providing value for my customers than anyone else can possibly do, then I will be very successful in my business.

My goal:
Is for my customers, family and friends to tell everyone they know and meet that they would be making a serious mistake by working with anyone other than me, when they are buying or selling real estate on Marco Island.

Working With Me

by Mikemjo331 on Jun 06, 2009

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