Royal LePage

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Royal LePage
Looking to Buy? Date
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5 things to consider when buying a home
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Finding the right home
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• It starts with listening
• Understanding your needs TODAY
• Understanding your plans for the FUTURE
• Family composition
• Career aspirations
• Other properties/plans
• Creating a realistic real estate budget
• Understanding your preferences
• Reviewing the pre-approval process

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Finding the right home
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• THE SEARCH BEGINS!
• Looking beyond the usual research portals of
  the internet, newspapers,For Sale signs, and
  meeting several agents.
• Did you know?
• Many properties for sale are never advertised
• Many properties on the market do not display For
  Sale signs

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Finding the right home
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• www.royallepage.ca
• Royal LePage provides you with access to close to
  100,000 listings now that we can display listings
  of all brands across the country, providing you
  with detailed information about homes in your
  area.

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Finding the right home
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www.royallepage.ca

• THE WEBSITE IS EASY TO USE AND EQUIPPED WITH
  UNIQUE FEATURES
• Use Googles search to allow you to search by
  landmarks Royal LePage has teamed with Google
  to use their search bar to allow you to search by
  city, neighbourhood, postal code and MLS as well
  as the all new Search by Landmark feature, i.e.
  Search Near CN Tower or GasTown or Byward Market,
  etc

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Finding the right home
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• www.royallepage.ca
• Displays well in all device sizes Royal LePage
  has created a new, fresh, efficient, modern
  design. The website displays properly on all of
  your devices from laptop to tablet to mobile
  device.

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Finding the right home
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• www.royallepage.ca
• Provides the most neighbourhood information
  Royal LePage has aggregated neighbourhood
  information on the detailed listings including
  the Walkscore ranking, Wikipedia neighbourhood
  photos and descriptions as well as Google Places
  points of interest.

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Finding the right home
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• THE NEXT STEP PROFILING PROPERTIES OF INTEREST
• Comparable property values
• Taxes
• Utilities
• Zoning
• Restrictions
• Public transportation
• Proximity to schools, churches, shopping
  centres,recreational facilities, or other
  locations of interest
• Future marketability
• Outside factors (local development plans etc)

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Finding the right home
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• A referral network with a North American reach
  bringing buyers and sellers to us
• Royal LePage is one of the largest real estate
  networks in Canada with over 14,500 agents. We
  work with our officesand agents across to
  country to provide the best service to
  relocating clients.
• With sister companies in the U.S. by way of
  Prudential andReal Living, Royal LePage agents
  have a network of professionalsfrom which to
  send and receive leads.

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Price Optimization
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• LOCAL MARKET STATISTICS
• (Insert company market share)
• (Insert average sale price)
• (Insert current board statistics of average days
  on market)
• I WILL HELP YOU GET THE RIGHT PRICE BY
• Performing a professional market overview
• Presenting viable comparables
• Reviewing the homes selling history and area
  trends
• Proposing a sound pricing strategy

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Price Negotiation
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• Real estate negotiation is a skill developed
  through training and experience
• As a trained and experienced Royal LePage agent,
  I will help you get the best property at the best
  price by knowing
• Whether the property is worth the asking price
• The availability of similar properties at a
  better price
• How certain property features may affect future
  marketability
• How outside factors affect future property values
• The motivating factors of the seller
• How I will manage counter offers

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Saving time
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• When buying a property consider the time involved
  to
• Profile properties of interest
• Find the right home
• Negotiate with prospective sellers
• Manage the process
• I will help minimize your personal time
  requirements while finding you the right home and
  the right price.

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Managing the process
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• THERES MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE TO BUYING A HOME
• Negotiations with the seller and their agent
• Home inspections
• The purchase agreement and other documentation,
  forms and applications
• Managing deposits
• Loan application and processing
• Mortgage insurance and title insurance
• Monitoring your transaction through to closing or
  completion
• My service as your Royal LePage agent is to help
  make the process easier.

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Be financially prepared
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• Know if you are financially ready to becomea
  homeowner
• Calculate your household expenses
• Calculate your total monthly expenses
• How much do you think you can afford?
• Decide on your maximum house price
• Understand the mortgage pre-approval process
• Learn about the hidden costs

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Buyer representation
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• USING A ROYAL LePAGE AGENT
• Is the best way is to create a working
  relationship with one agent who acts as your
  buyer representative
• That agent not only becomes responsible for
  helping you find the right home, they also become
  legally bound to represent your best interests
• Instant paging/texting of listings, gives agents
  the advantage of being up-to-date with potential
  properties
• For the majority of Canadians their home is their
  largest investment, so minimizing ones risk is
  not only prudent it is essential.

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ROYAL LePAGE

• SERVICES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
• In todays competitive market place, it is
  important that you get the best property at the
  best price.
• Using the latest technologies and innovations,
  you can find out about available properties
  sooner and it makes it easier to keep in contact
  with you, my buyers.
• In addition, personal follow-up assistance with
  purchases is all part of our HANDS ON approach to
  marketing.

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Social media

• Follow me on my social media channels!

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Why me and Royal LePage?

• Helping you is what we do
• Helping you find the right home
• Helping you get the right price
• Helping you find your home faster
• Helping you manage the process
• Helping you minimize your risk
• 100 Years of Helping You Home

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ABOUT ME

• (INSERT NAME)
• (Insert areas of expertise)
• (Insert years of experience)
• (Insert board and industry positions, if
  applicable)
• (Insert award level)
• (Insert community involvement
• (INSERT BROKERAGE NAME)
• (Insert brokerage market share, if appropriate)
• (Insert brokerage statistics)

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ROYAL LePAGE

• A PROUD CANADIAN REAL ESTATE COMPANY SINCE 1913
• Royal LePage has a proud heritage of exceeding
  client expectations dating back to 1913. Our
  service-based culture and a comprehensive suite
  of services set us apart from the competition and
  enable us to attract the best people in the
  business.
• We continue to be the real estate company of
  choice with more than 14,500 agents in over 600
  locations across the country.

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HELPING YOU

• WE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
• Royal LePage is the only Canadian real estate
  company to have our own charitable foundation.
• Our real estate professionals and offices have
  raised more than 14 million to help Canadian
  families.
• 100 of every dollar raised goes directly to
  supporting womens shelters and violence
  prevention.
• I personally contribute Insert dollar value of
  my earnings on every deal to the Royal LePage
  Shelter Foundation.

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NEXT STEPS

• LETS GET THE PROCESS STARTED
• Discuss the current market conditions in your
  area
• Work to understand your wants against your needs
• Take a look at your wish list, and work to see
  what will work best into your budget
• Search for homes that suit your specific needs

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