Comments on: Why Using a Discount Broker Will Waste Your Money and Why Most “Full Service Agents” Won’t Be Worth What You Pay For http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/ Michael Oliver Talks Tucson Real Estate Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Michael Oliver http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-674 Michael Oliver Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:50:29 +0000 http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-674 John I disagree with just about every statement you have made. 1) I lost a listing last year because the Help-U-Sell agent hooked the prospective listing with we will only charge you an UPFRONT $3999 fee to sell your home and we will "Help-U-Sell your home" meaning that if you as the seller find your own buyer then you only owe the $3999 that you already paid. I understand every franchise does work differently as already stated. But this is simply a lie. I'm not bitter about the listing or anything but Help-U-Sell obviously does charge up front if they can get it. 2) I am sure Help-U-Sell does spend money on marketing BUT I have personally not seen it. (I'm not saying it doesn't exist I'm sure it does) I have only seen marketing that tries to get more people to list with Help-U-Sell. I'm not sure that counts as advertising, in the sense that you're trying to make it sound like. Companies like Long Realty, and Coldwell Banker I regularly see the brokerages paying to get the office's listings in the public view with large inserts of the newspapers among other avenues. Also to be fair to Help-U-Sell I am sure there are individual agents who do try very hard to sell their own listings. I'm just talking about print advertising etc. I don't see much from Help-U-Sell around Tucson. 3) This is not true at least in Tucson AZ: Help-U-Sell holds a commanding 0.53% of the market in 2006 (The last year I can get stats for which are published in the TARMLS) Now I have no idea what the market shares of the companies are in Las Vegas BUT as I mentioned to my knowledge NO discount brokerage model of any kind holds a leading market share in any large metro area of the United States. Also your statement of what Help-U-Sell's market share was back in the 90's and early 2000's may also be true, in the 90's Help-U-Sell was an amazing option for sellers who were looking for one, and early 2000's was a great market less push was needed to sell homes. John I disagree with just about every statement you have made.
1) I lost a listing last year because the Help-U-Sell agent hooked the prospective listing with we will only charge you an UPFRONT $3999 fee to sell your home and we will “Help-U-Sell your home” meaning that if you as the seller find your own buyer then you only owe the $3999 that you already paid. I understand every franchise does work differently as already stated. But this is simply a lie. I’m not bitter about the listing or anything but Help-U-Sell obviously does charge up front if they can get it.
2) I am sure Help-U-Sell does spend money on marketing BUT I have personally not seen it. (I’m not saying it doesn’t exist I’m sure it does) I have only seen marketing that tries to get more people to list with Help-U-Sell. I’m not sure that counts as advertising, in the sense that you’re trying to make it sound like. Companies like Long Realty, and Coldwell Banker I regularly see the brokerages paying to get the office’s listings in the public view with large inserts of the newspapers among other avenues. Also to be fair to Help-U-Sell I am sure there are individual agents who do try very hard to sell their own listings. I’m just talking about print advertising etc. I don’t see much from Help-U-Sell around Tucson.
3) This is not true at least in Tucson AZ: Help-U-Sell holds a commanding 0.53% of the market in 2006 (The last year I can get stats for which are published in the TARMLS) Now I have no idea what the market shares of the companies are in Las Vegas BUT as I mentioned to my knowledge NO discount brokerage model of any kind holds a leading market share in any large metro area of the United States. Also your statement of what Help-U-Sell’s market share was back in the 90’s and early 2000’s may also be true, in the 90’s Help-U-Sell was an amazing option for sellers who were looking for one, and early 2000’s was a great market less push was needed to sell homes.

]]> By: John Powell http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-647 John Powell Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:20:36 +0000 http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-647 Many of your facts are erroneous regarding Help-U-Sell Real Estate. 1) Help-U-Sell charges no up front fees, all fees are paid at close of escrow. 2) Help-U-Sell handles all the marketing expenses and does more marketing than most brokers, marketing includes newspaper, flyers and much more, including placement on over 20 websites, virtual tours, and direct mail advertising. 3) Help-U-Sell has had significant market share in some major markets as well as some smaller markets, including Tucson throughout the 90"s and early 2000"s, Reno Nevadda, Las Vegas Nevada, and many others. The combination of full service, with equity savings makes Help-U-Sell a value that when the consumer is aware of it they readily embrace it. If you would like any more accurate information on the Help-U-Sell system please feel free to contact me at my given email address. Thank You Many of your facts are erroneous regarding Help-U-Sell Real Estate.
1) Help-U-Sell charges no up front fees, all fees are paid at close of escrow.
2) Help-U-Sell handles all the marketing expenses and does more marketing than most brokers, marketing includes newspaper, flyers and much more, including placement on over 20 websites, virtual tours, and direct mail advertising.
3) Help-U-Sell has had significant market share in some major markets as well as some smaller markets, including Tucson throughout the 90″s and early 2000″s, Reno Nevadda, Las Vegas Nevada, and many others.
The combination of full service, with equity savings makes Help-U-Sell a value that when the consumer is aware of it they readily embrace it.

If you would like any more accurate information on the Help-U-Sell system please feel free to contact me at my given email address.

Thank You

]]> By: Michael Oliver http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-614 Michael Oliver Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:16:09 +0000 http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-614 Ryan- Actually all the Help-U-Sell's and Assist-2-Sell's are franchises and work independent of each other they all work on the same basic templete but will charge different amounts of money for different packages. So depending upon the market and the indivual brokerage things will vary. Ryan- Actually all the Help-U-Sell’s and Assist-2-Sell’s are franchises and work independent of each other they all work on the same basic templete but will charge different amounts of money for different packages. So depending upon the market and the indivual brokerage things will vary.

]]> By: oriental medicine blog » Blog Archive » Why Using a Discount Broker Will Waste Your Money and Why Most … http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-613 oriental medicine blog » Blog Archive » Why Using a Discount Broker Will Waste Your Money and Why Most … Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:08:14 +0000 http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-613 [...] admin has something worth reading today (Why Using a Discount Broker Will Waste Your Money and Why Most …)Here’s a brief bit, but follow the link for the rest.I recently commented on another real estate agent’s blog about why discount real estate brokers do not really save clients (sellers) any money 99% of the time. To say the least, it triggered a storm of comments from agents and the … [...] […] admin has something worth reading today (Why Using a Discount Broker Will Waste Your Money and Why Most …)Here’s a brief bit, but follow the link for the rest.I recently commented on another real estate agent’s blog about why discount real estate brokers do not really save clients (sellers) any money 99% of the time. To say the least, it triggered a storm of comments from agents and the … […]

]]> By: Ryan Elliott http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-612 Ryan Elliott Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:57:35 +0000 http://www.sellingtucsonrealestate.com/blog/why-using-a-discount-broker-will-waste-your-money-and-why-most-full-service-agents-won%e2%80%99t-be-worth-what-you-pay-for/#comment-612 Just a quick question. Where did you come up with all your information on Assist-2-Sell and Help U Sell? Are you guessing or is this your experience with these companies? Just a quick question. Where did you come up with all your information on Assist-2-Sell and Help U Sell? Are you guessing or is this your experience with these companies?

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