.JPG)
Jefferson
Park, high on Mt. Jefferson
NEWS
FLASHES!... MAY STATS
ARE UP! BEND AND LAPINE BEAT 2008 AGAIN, AND THE SALES
CURVE IS GETTING MUCH STEEPER! WE'RE BACK, BABY!
YOU CAN NOW ACCESS THE BEND MLS FROM MY SITE,
HERE
ON THE
LISTINGS PAGE.
NEW BLOG:
RISING MORTGAGE RATES, and last
month's ever popular: “HOW
TO BUY A
FORECLOSURE”
WE
TREAT YOU WELL SO YOU WILL TREAT US
WELL!
Is
There A Simpler Or Better Business Model Than
That?
We really are different. At our brokerage you have access
to all three of our minds- my Father, with his legal,
judicial, and business background; my Mother, who has been
working in Bend real estate since 1992; and myself, with
youth, energy, extensive sales experience, and a Mensa IQ.
You can ask questions of any of us, anytime you wish, no
matter which of us is your Realtor. We don’t have an “in
office” story about “how great the Bend Real Estate market
is!” to keep straight. We don’t compete with each other and
we don’t try to keep you away from the other agents in our
office because we are afraid they will steal you! We simply
want you to get the best information you can to make an
informed decision. If we do business with you this way, you
will tell your friends. And they will
tell theirs.
Want
to see inside
that
Bend house, but you don’t live in Bend? Click the
IPHONE to see how!
BEND HOME
BUYERS NEED AN ADVOCATE IN BEND WHO:
- Focuses on helping Bend Home Buyers, NOT chasing sellers and their listings
- Knows Bend Real Estate well, and knows where the problems are
- Understands that the Bend Real Estate market doesn’t always go up and doesn’t promise you’ll make a bundle
- Is not afraid to tell you what you may NOT want to hear about a property, OR the Bend Real Estate Market in general
- Is less concerned with a sale than with long term client relationships
- Keeps YOU in the Loop
- Lived in Bend BEFORE the Boom, and will still be selling Bend Real Estate AFTER the Bust
- Work hard on your behalf!
- LISTEN to you! This is the step that so many miss . . .
- Practice Absolute Honesty. This is the step that so many “white out” in their manual. If you are my client I owe you a fiduciary duty to bare all, good and bad, and as you hold the keys to the success of my business, I will. I will never tell you what you WANT to hear, but I will always tell you what you NEED to hear, what you SHOULD hear, and what I would want you to tell me if our roles were reversed.
- Keep you in the loop. I will not go away. I am here as long as we are in this together, and you will have access to me before and after the sale, not just my secretary or voicemail. Communication is the linchpin in keeping my clients happy.
I am a second generation Bend Realtor, and a Bend Oregon resident since 1990. I like to help families and couples find their Bend Home, one in Redmond, or anywhere in Central Oregon, by serving as the sort of advocate that Bend Real Estate has not always been known for- an HONEST one. Times have changed, prices have fallen, loans are tough to get, and the market can be both intimidating and tough to decipher. Don't make the wrong choice with your Bend Realtor- many are recent transplants from Southern California, following the Boom, stymied by the Bust, waiting for the next bus out of town. Many won't tell you the REAL deal about a Bend property because they simply want your money.
Many Bend Real Estate agents are "Order takers"- they take your listing, or your criteria for a Bend home, and they disappear. This is a numbers system taught to many Agents for years. They view it as a numbers game- take as many clients as you can, and by the law of numbers, some of them will bring you a paycheck. NOT HERE- ours is a referral based business, and we count on satisfied and enthralled clients spreading the word. WE TREAT YOU WELL SO THAT YOU WILL TREAT US WELL. Is there a simpler or better business model than that?
I’m
listed in Real-Estate-Agents.com.
Free Real
Estate Sites - Affordable Real Estate Solution your
complete online real estate resource.
Thom
Gardner is licensed in the State of
Oregon