Sellers: You can expect timely communication throughout the listing. Mike will keep you informed with showing reports, advertising, market updates, etc. Your properties will be included in local advertising campaigns (newspaper and real estate guides), along with maximum exposure from his web site. Mike also understand the importance of networking with other realtors locally and from other areas. Experience can make the difference.

Buyers: You can expect the service you deserve with new listings mailed to you in a timely fashion or emailed to you the same day they hit the market and not just my listings, but all new listings. Mike will help you understand the market, assist you with financing options and negotiate offers. More importantly Mike will help you through the entire "Buying Process". Experience can make the difference.

Our story is not unlike many others.  We absolutely HATED Realtors. In fact, we classified them along with lawyers, insurance salesmen, etc.  We simply had no trust in them.  Starting our construction business we began to deal with a fair amount of real estate, but were very cautious not to get involved with anyone because we did not want to put ourselves in a position where we would be taken advantage of.  Thus, we decided to use the For Sale By Owner method.

The first home we built we figured out our costs and what we would need from it to profit for our labor. We were asking $130,000.00 and quite excited about selling our first project.  My wife received many letters from Realtors, read them, but threw them away.  Although one stood out to her as it was very sincere and NON-threatening.  It stated that as we both happened to be in the same business right now and he would be happy to answer any questions that we may have, but as we had not met that the trust factor was still not there.  A month went by and she became uncomfortable showing the home alone to certain people that would appear at the door.  Another letter came, the only repeated letter from all the agents that tried initially, and it happened to be from the same agent who stood out the first time, Mike Munson.  This time we called him.

After a nice visit they arranged a time to meet and Mike offered to put together a competitve market analysis of the home at no charge.  At the first visit we both were impressed by how professional and ethical this "Realtor" was.  Now the trust factor was in place.  Mike was very thorough and said he would return with his report.  When he returned he said we should expect to see between $163,000 & $168,000 for the sale of the home in the current market.  What! That was $35,000 more than we were asking; we simply had no idea houses like the one we had built were selling for that.

Instantly, we put the home on the market and within a few short months it was sold for $165,000.  He did everything, held open houses, had a Realtor tour, aggressively marketed the property in all area buyers would search, and best of all he kept in touch weekly and after every showing.  He arranged our first closing for us, which went extremely smooth; all we had to worry about was showing up.  The amount we paid him to do this was so minimal especially in comparison with the incredible he was able to get for us for our property. Not to mention all the legal issues he potentially saved us from by being fully informed and disclosing everything necessary.  How naive we were in the beginning.

This has been 8 years ago and we have been in  touch weekly and working together since.  I strongly recommend that you list and sell your properties with the only agent we have ever met that is truly trustworthy, Mike Munson

Sincerely,

Todd Loeffler