What you can hold me to
My listing standards
Five things that happen on every home I list. If one doesn't, tell me.
- 1
The photos look like the home
Professional photos, taken in good light, with no editing that changes what a buyer will find: no swapped skies over a grey day, no erased power lines, no furniture painted in without a label. If we use virtual staging, every staged photo says so. Buyers who feel misled at the door don't write offers.
- 2
Strata documents are ready before the first showing
For a condo or townhouse I collect the Form B, two years of minutes, the depreciation report, the bylaws and the latest financials before we go live, so a buyer's agent can see them the day they ask. Serious buyers write cleaner offers, with shorter subjects, when the answers are already there.
- 3
Every offer comes to you
Every offer, including the low one and the one with messy terms, is presented to you in writing, with my read on it. You decide what to answer. That's the rule in BC, and I treat it as a floor.
- 4
You deal with me
I plan the pricing, write the listing, run the showings and negotiate the offers myself. You get my cell, and I answer it.
- 5
A plain update every week
Showings, feedback from buyers' agents, online views, and what sold or listed nearby. If the numbers say the price needs a look, I'll show you why rather than let the listing sit.
- How I set the price is on how I price a home, and what selling costs, in dollars, is on my fees page.
Alex Mackenzie, REALTOR®
Royal LePage Sussex
Prepares every valuation personally
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I see the strata documents before I agree to list?
Yes. If you have them, I'll read them with you before we sign anything, so any levy or repair shows up in the pricing, not in a buyer's subject removal.
What does it cost to sell?
Commission is 7% on the first $100,000 and 3% on the balance, plus GST, shared with the buyer's agent. The fees page shows it in dollars at five price points.
Does a valuation commit me to anything?
No listing agreement is required for a valuation.