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It Started With A Hole In The Ground!

By Liz and Bill Spear

Real Estate Agent with Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com SAL.2002007747

September 26, 2011 08:11 AM

It Started With A Hole In The Ground!

Once upon a time there was a family who was ready to trade in their home for a bigger one with plenty of room! And why not? With the market recovering in their neighborhood, and new construction prices looking great, and interest rates just amazing?

So they listed their existing home with The Liz Spear Team of RE/MAX Elite last spring, and like the spring rains, they were flooded with showings and offers. And lest you think this is some fairy tale, this isn't! If you look at our post on 7907 Winding Creek in Deerfield Township's Simpson Creek Farm, we've documented the dozens of showings and the multiple offers!

The sellers did EVERYTHING needed to make their home move-in ready, and combined with our marketing, the sale was quickly completed and upped the neighborhood sales price! And these sellers were smart too, not wanting to risk having a new construction home started until AFTER they had their home under contract and SOLD!

So no doubt it was inconvenient to spend over five months in a small apartment while they waited for this:

To become THIS!!

So this morning they got the keys to their beautiful new home in the Carmelle development of Mason. This wonderful five bedroom Drees-built home has everything they wanted! We appreciate the opportunity to have helped them sell their previous home and help them purchase this new construction home!

Serving Mason's residential real estate needs,

Liz and Bill aka BLiz

P.S. Think you'll get a better deal if you go to the builder direct? Probably not! Most major builders EXPECT to pay for your representation and DON'T offer a discount just because you're repping yourself. So if you're already paying for representation, why not HAVE representation? Just give us a call and we'll be happy to discuss how we can help you!

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Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty

Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL

Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

Great story with a happy ending. Nice to see it all come together.

Sep 27, 2011 12:43 AM

Mike Cooper, Broker VA,WV

Cornerstone Business Group Inc - Winchester, VA

Your Neighborhood Real Estate Sales Pro

Awesome, Bliz. It's so nice when it all comes together. That is a beautiful house they moved up to. Good for them! Congrats on the big yellow STAR! It looks good on you!

Sep 27, 2011 12:44 AM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Excellent post. Congratulations on your successful transactions and best wishes for much happiness for the happy home owners.

I hope you are having a great week. Be sure to have your camera in hand for those special moments.

Copy (2) of IMG_5956 Life is better when there are flowers to photograph.

Dahlia Show at Brookside Gardens. Photograph by Roy Kelley.

Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs

Sep 27, 2011 12:52 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Christine, I don't think I've heard that song, but they did certainly get the lawn sodded in quick order for this home :)

Gary, We love it when a plan comes together!

Mike, The Gold Star was a nice surprise! Decided to do a different spin on a Just Sold posting :)

Roy, Thanks! It's a good week here, hope you're having a fantastic one too!

Sep 27, 2011 01:27 AM

Michael Setunsky

Woodbridge, VA

Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Bliz, what a great success story. With proper representation these sellers where on the right track to moving into their dream home. Good Job!

Sep 27, 2011 01:46 AM

Scott Godzyk

Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH

One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Liz what a great story. It is nice to read some positive stories instead of all teh doom and gloom... You showed a well thought out plan from listing to sale and the picture of the new home is fantastic, what a great home. Congrats

Sep 27, 2011 01:58 AM

Bryan Robertson

Los Altos, CA

Well done! Glad they had the vision to see what the excellent result would be. Nothing is better than moving into a brand-new home.

Sep 27, 2011 02:05 AM

Brenda Mullen

RE/MAX Associates - San Antonio, TX

Your San Antonio TX Real Estate Agent!!

Hmmm, actually does sound like a fairy tale...a Real Estate one with a Very Happy Ending! How awesome and what a beautiful way to write a success story! Congrats to you and your seller/buyers!

Sep 27, 2011 02:06 AM

Steve and Jan Bachman

RE/MAX Gateway, Reston, Herndon, Ashburn, Sterling, Fairfax - Herndon, VA

Realtors - Northern Virginia

Woo Hoo! Diligence and creativity by the Spears pays off again! It is hard to help folks think through all the steps and keep them in a state of tranquility while their lives are disrupted. Call the Bill and Liz. They know what they are doing.

Sep 27, 2011 02:16 AM

Mark Welsh

Kirkland, WA

Do you ever look back and think about how much you may have helped these people change thier lives. withyour help, they made good decisions, and now have a happy home for their children. nice work

Sep 27, 2011 02:36 AM

Michelle Gibson

Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. - Wellington, FL

REALTOR

Liz & Bill - Gorgeous home and in my opinion well worth the wait.

Sep 27, 2011 02:44 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Michael, It's nice to work with clients that can work a plan and make it happen. If they'd started the new construction first, the temptation might have been to settle for the first offer. By being able to wait, instead of $215k they got $240k. A nice difference towards the downpayment :)

Scott, We really dislike doom and gloom, and we'll counter it wherever we can. Conditions are not as grim as some would have us believe.

Bryan, When we looked at resales, nothing was even close at the same price point as this new construction. Definitely a smart choice and enough customization to really spiff the place up. And still room to finish the basement later :)

Brenda, The new picture threw me! Nice shot! You know us, always trying to come up with a new way of doing the standard :) Let the creativity out and see what happens!

Steve, Four kids a dog and an apartment is a REAL reality show :) But they always had the big picture in mind!

Mark, In some ways we are all real estate guides. Using our experience to assess the situation and help everyone to the best possible decisions. It's amazing sometimes to realize just how much we can help make a positive change for people.

Michelle, Definitely worth the wait! And their best friends built new just across the street too :)

Sep 27, 2011 03:19 AM

Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED

RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

What a great story. Well timed, well executed . . . a great testimony to the fact that having a real estate professional who knows a thing or two can make a home owners entire move well worth it! Great post BLiz!!

Sep 27, 2011 05:14 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Carla, And well educated sellers too! They'd kept a close eye on the market conditions, so when someone else named a lower price to sell their home during listing interviews they knew it was off the mark. :)

Sep 27, 2011 06:01 AM

Steve Loynd

Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH

800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Liz & Bill, I spend a fair amount of time in new construction, I have found buyers fail to ask the pertinent questions when they are caught up in the excitement of new construction...but their agent doesn't forget to represent them.

Sep 27, 2011 06:14 AM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Steve, We may be excited for them, but it won't get in the way of doing our best to protect their interests :)

Sep 27, 2011 06:16 AM

Chris Alston

Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA

Silicon Valley, California

HA! Love it... And that house is HUGE!!! OMGosh, I would take that one several times over. And of course, I would sooo use you!

Sep 27, 2011 03:12 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Chris, It's certainly on the large side. Five bedrooms, so one for each of the four kids and of course one left over for the parents :) And plenty of bathrooms too!

Sep 27, 2011 03:22 PM

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT

Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

That is a 'Once upon a Time story worth reading, and one can only hope that all will live happily ever after.

Sep 27, 2011 03:53 PM

Liz and Bill Spear

Transaction Alliance 513.520.5305 www.LizTour.com - Mason, OH

Transaction Alliance Cincinnati & Dayton suburbs

Ed, I think the odds are seriously in their favor. :)

Valerie, The builder for this one has a good plan in place. They have a deal on temporary housing to accomodate their buyers in just this type of situation, really makes everything work out well and win-win.

Sep 28, 2011 01:22 AM