House Connect - Your Flat Fee Atlanta MLS Listing Service

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Meet the Team - Marcus Stallworth Listing Specialist

Reading our employee’s profile is a way to learn how diverse the positions at House Connect are! We employee educated Atlanta real estate professionals dedicated to making the most out of your flat fee MLS listing experience. Check out their intro videos below as well as their professional social media pages. We’re proud of who’s working for you & want you to be too!

Marcus Stallworth – Listing Specialist

Marcus is a native of Kentucky that has lived in Atlanta for the past 12 years. He has a 19 year old daughter, Alexys who currently attends the University of Kentucky; Go Wildcats! Since joining the House Connect team earlier this year, Marcus has listed 15+ properties with an average of just 18 days on market! Marcus specializes in working with For Sale By Owner (FSBO) sellers by offering them maximum exposure via discount realty. He will make sure your Flat Fee MLS Atlanta listing reaches its highest potential audience, so give him a call today! 770-640-6800

Check Out House Connect Online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HouseConnectNow

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HouseConnectNOW

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/117285474537459892967/117285474537459892967/posts

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/houseconnect/

We also offer plenty of real estate tips online! Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, & Pinterest as well as subscribing to this blog. We’re always sharing our market-insider tips on home staging, DIY home renovations, and market trends to keep you ahead of the competition. Not to mention the money you’ll save in commission prices!

Please feel free to post comments, send emails, visit our social media pages and the House Connect website, or call us directly at 770-640-6800 for more info. We have dedicated, knowledgeable professionals waiting to assist you with selling your home without the pricey commissions.

**House Connect is a Metro-Atlanta real estate company offering an alternative to the high cost of selling your home. We offer a flat fee MLS listing service which saves thousands of dollars versus using the traditional real estate consultant.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Meet the Team - Dewayne Amos Associate Broker & Tech Guru

Reading our employee’s profile is a way to learn how diverse the positions at House Connect are! We employee educated Georgia real estate professionals dedicated to making the most out of your flat fee MLS listing experience. Check out their intro videos below as well as their professional social media pages. We’re proud of who’s working for you & want you to be too!

Dewayne Amos – Associate Broker & Tech Guru

Dewayne is a native of Waterloo, Iowa and relocated to Atlanta by way of Minnesota in 2006. He is a licensed real estate Agent & Broker with 10+ years experience. House Connect is excited to have him spearhead our technological efforts to offer your house For Sale By Owner (FSBO) with a Flat Rate MLS Atlanta listing. During his leisure time, he loves hiking adventures with his wife and dog.

Check Out House Connect Online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HouseConnectNow

Twitter: https://twitter.com/HouseConnectNOW

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/117285474537459892967/117285474537459892967/posts

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/houseconnect/

Please feel free to post comments, send emails, visit our social media pages and the House Connect website, or call us directly at 678-256-2753 for more info. We have dedicated, knowledgeable professionals waiting to assist you with selling your home without the pricey commissions.

**House Connect is a Roswell discount real estate agency offering an alternative to the high cost of selling your home. We offer a flat fee MLS Atlanta listing service which saves thousands of dollars versus using the traditional real estate company.

Friday, August 9, 2013

Meet The Team - Bobby Clarkson Listing Agent

Reading our employee’s profile is a way to learn how diverse the positions at House Connect are! We employee educated professionals dedicated to making the most out of your listing experience. Check out their intro videos below as well as their professional social media pages. We’re proud of who’s working for you & want you to be too!

Bobby Clarkson – Listing Agent

Bobby is a licensed real estate agent who has lived in Roswell, GA his whole life. He has been in the real estate industry for 5 years & recently became our lead listing agent at House Connect. Since transitioning to our company in March he has listed over 20 properties. Bobby enjoys sports, music, spending time with friends, family and his two dogs. He is also involved with several local sports teams, as well as coaches a 14U travel baseball team. Bobby hopes to become a successful broker in the near future.

Check Out Bobby Online:

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/bobby-clarkson/66/937/3b5

Social Bios: http://socialbios.com/BobbyClarkson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AubTigr5

**House Connect is a Roswell discount real estate broker offering an alternative to the high cost of selling your home. We offer Atlanta residents a flat fee MLS listing service which saves thousands of dollars versus using the traditional real estate consultant.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Meet the Team - Gary Ross Managing Broker

Gary Ross Managing Broker

Gary has worked with companies like New Homes America, Coldwell Banker andRE/MAX, and has been licensed since 1993. He successfully worked with buyers in all price ranges and areas of Metro Atlanta. In addition to being the Managing Broker for House Connect, he is also responsible for our In-House Sales division. His wealth of experience is valuable to House Connect's growth. Prior to his real estate career, he held positions ranging from department manager to district manager to Vice President of Store Operations with companies such as Sears Roebuck, The Gap Stores and Wilson's Leather stores. Gary and his wife Connie live in Alpharetta with their standard poodle, Betsy.

Check Out Gary Online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gary.ross.1291
Google+: https://plus.google.com/105587556729533349171/posts?hl=en&partnerid=gplp0
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/gar-ross/3/552/614
Social Bios: http://socialbios.com/GNROSS

Friday, June 21, 2013

Things You Learn When Selling Your Home

Whether you are going the For Sale By Owner route or using one of the best real estate agents ever (ours hint, hint), selling a house can be both exciting AND stressful. In hopes of helping you get through the listing process as painlessly as possible, I’ve put together a few truths that are inevitable when selling.

1) You will need to declutter. You want to highlight as much space as possible, and you want the buyer to picture the home as their own. That means clearing out any extra items to show that great open floor plan, and taking down all of those family portraits & art projects that make the home yours. Note: You may want to pay to store your things elsewhere. You DON’T want to turn your closets & garage into a messy area that’s off limits during showings.

2) You will need to paint. That bold color scheme that matches your furnishings perfectly may not be what the buyer has envisioned. The best way to present a house for sale is with a neutral color pallet. Even if neutrals are already in use, once you declutter there will be holes that need repairing and repainting. A new coat throughout will freshen up the entire house, making it look clean and airy.

3) Some cleaning projects are going to be tedious. Once you decide to sell you start looking at your home objectively. That’s a good thing. The problem is that you then start noticing “quirks” you overlooked before, i.e., stains & fixer-upper items that you could live with (and did). Now those things need to be fixed, and will probably take longer than you expect.

4) In fact, everything will take longer. It’ll take longer to clean, paint, and especially move. You’ve acquired more stuff than you even know. Go ahead and mentally prepare for these projects and allow time for any unexpected snags.

Finally, just remember: once you’re done, you’re not done. It takes time to sell a home, and you’ll need to show it multiple times, but if you prepare for the move with the tips above, maintaining the property will be less stressful and you’ll be show-ready & able to maximize your showing potential at all times.

Happy Selling!

Monday, May 13, 2013

The Proof is in the Real Estate Pudding

We’ve all seen the real estate “blogs” shamelessly promoting their services (cough, cough) and at House Connect, we’ve chosen to instead focus on tips to help our savvy sellers market their home themselves while saving thousands of dollars in pricey commissions…HOWEVER, we decided that, at the risk of tooting our own horn, it’s important to devote a post to the AMAZING results our clients have received from our flat fee listing service.

For those of you not familiar with our real estate agency, here’s our motto:

House Connect is an Atlanta real estate company that offers an alternative to the high cost of selling your home. Instead of a percentage of the sale price we offer a flat fee MLS listing service, thousands of dollars less than a traditional real estate company.

Now, we’d like to share with you the undeniably successful results we’ve experienced (and helped our customers experience) since our launch this January (toot, toot):

665 Briars Bend Alpharetta GA: Seller Saved Over $10,000!!!

1385 Terramont Dr Roswell, GA: Property under contract in 18 days, Seller Saved Over $4,000!!!

605 Creekwood Crossing Roswell, GA: WE DID IT AGAIN! 2^ND home in Terramont to save seller over $4,000!!!

6083 Raintree Bend Lithonia, GA: This home doubled our Investors money in less than 30 days! No commissions = More Savings!

There it is folks, the proverbial proof in the (real estate) pudding. We’re saving Home Sellers THOUSANDS and getting new listings daily! Call us today to learn about listing your home with House Connect for a flat fee of $499*. How much easier can it get?

We also offer plenty of selling tips online! Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, & Pinterest as well as subscribing to this blog. We’re always sharing our market-insider tips on home staging, DIY home renovations, and market trends to keep you ahead of the competition. Not to mention the money you’ll save in commission prices!

**House Connect is a Roswell, Georgia real estate company offering an alternative to the high cost of selling your home. We offer Atlanta residents a flat fee MLS listing service which saves thousands of dollars versus using the traditional real estate consultant.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Listing Life-Line: Don't Stagnate on the Market

A major kiss-of-death for home sellers could be a lingering listing. Unfortunately the longer a house sits on the market, the more stigmatized it becomes, especially in this low-inventory climate where homes are being scooped up as fast as they’re being listed. Follow these simple insider tips to avoid listing pit-falls and help your house stand out against the rest.

The most common reason a home doesn’t sell is due to an over-inflated price tag. If a house is priced appropriately there is no reason the seller shouldn’t be getting multiple offers. First, the seller must be educated about the current market and the homes around them. A Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) is crucial to know what similar houses are selling for. One factor affecting the price may be the seller’s current debt; listing with a flat fee MLS listing service (like House Connect) saves the home-seller potentially thousands of dollars, giving the seller some wiggle room in their asking price. House Connect also offers a free CMA when you call in to help you determine the best price for your home.

Another common sale-killer: presentation, namely décor & repairs. While the currently low inventory means there aren’t as many fish in the sea, home buyers are still looking for their fish. It is important to present your home as being well-suited for any potential buyer. That means keeping it clean & airy, NO CLUTTER, using neutral colors, and highlighting your house’s best aspects.

Don’t forget DIY home remedies. Some inexpensive repairs could keep bad first-impressions at bay. Replacing old door hinges, light switch plates, and heating & AC vent covers is inexpensive yet priceless for savvy sellers. House Connect offers its sellers extensive access to tips on home staging, DIY repairs, & current market trends via our various social media profiles, website, & blog.

Last Listing Toxin: Lack of Exposure. You could have the best property in the world…decorated perfectly for any buyer, no repairs needed, and priced immaculately…but if no buyer can see it you may as well be located on the moon. Listing with House Connect gets your listing in both Atlanta MLS services and syndicated on over 100 websites! Better yet with House Connect, YOU can provide the pictures of your property that will be exposed on all those sites. That means capturing each room at its best angle, promoting that great view from the family room that only you know about, and highlighting your outdoor entertainment area with a seasonal place setting when the sun hits it just right.

Avoiding these common listing pitfalls and thinking outside of the box will help you sell your home in no time. Listing with House Connect for a flat fee of $499* and using our expertise will help you sell even quicker AND save you money. How much easier can it get?

We also offer plenty of selling tips online! Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, & Pinterest as well as subscribing to this blog. We’re constantly sharing our market-insider tips on home staging, DIY home renovations, and market trends to keep you ahead of the competition. Not to mention the money you’ll save in commission prices!