Keller Williams, the Future of Real Estate!

Is that a believable statement? When was the last time you saw an online ad or a TV/radio ad for Keller Williams? If you're honest, never because we don't do company advertising. So, is Keller Williams really the future of Real Estate or is that a false statement. Well lets take a journey real quick and I'll hopefully convey why I'm so excited for being of part of the KW family and where it is going.

Keller Williams is growing rapidly, my market center alone has 152 (last I checked) agents working in it and every week we are having new agents join the family. It's exciting really! We are solely a word of mouth company, that is how people find out about us. Our clients are talking about us and we are talking about us. It's just a great company to work with or have work for you when making Real Estate purchases or selling. In this last year Keller Williams became the number 1 Real Estate company in the United States. We are located all over the world as well, even in the United Kingdom! The places we are going in the world to help Real Estate needs there is just fantastic. Now, does this make us the future, partially yes but there's even more that I'm even more excited about!

Technology! We all know that technology is a great luxury that makes life a lot easier on all of our lives. I know it's very useful for me. I'm using it every day. Keller Williams is advancing in the technology side of Real Estate faster than any other Real Estate related company out there. Recently agents got their own personal app created by Keller Williams for us to give to our clients so they can search properties on the go! This app has better ratings compared to other Real Estate apps! By the end of the year we will be linked with Google and using some of their resources in our business to help us be more accessible on the internet. We all know that Google will favor something that have more interest in, like YouTube because they own it, it shows up first in a Google search. The great news is that Keller Williams is in the top 10 of Google's clients which means they'll favor us over other things. Keller Williams is  taking Real Estate to a whole new level with all the updates in the technology ring! We are the future of where Real Estate is going and it's exciting for everyone involved!


If you'd like to go download my personal real estate app, which will work wherever you're at go to the link below and follow the steps to get it downloaded. It won't take but a couple minutes!

http://app.kw.com/KW143347

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Where Are Homes Selling Today?

The world is changing these days and place where homes sell is different than ever before. I'm not talking about a geographical location but technologically based location. Most home buyers are starting their home search online and base their first impressions on the home before they even see it in person. It's a little impersonal sure but its the quick, easy way to see if the home will just be a waste of their time or is a potential future for them. A well advertised, internet home that has the right price will sell quicker than that of one with just a sign in the yard and the right price.

"So, what's your point?"

Well I'm glad you asked! If you have a home that you want to sell and you just have it listed on a couple websites with a few cheap photos you're probably not getting very many showings and probably no offers. How a home is marketed shows that the seller has pride of ownership in their home and the realtor has pride in their job. If it's not marketed well buyers are gonna wonder why, is something wrong with the property or is it just a cheap place?

"Well, how can my home be advertised properly?"

Great question! My best advice for you is to hire a professional who can help you the best! Basically, a good Realtor can help you with this process. A good Realtor will have a professional photographer who will take the best possible pictures of your home so that it shows with an A+ rating on the internet. What else can a good Realtor do? Well I personally have a website that will syndicate out to 76,000 different websites, yes, that includes Zillow and Trulia. It'll be hard not to find your home on the internet if you have a professional Realtor listing your home.

What's the take away? If you can get your home on the internet properly with high quality pictures you greatly increase your chances of getting it sold and shown quicker. We're a technology savvy culture so why not utilize it to benefit the sell of your home!

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Three Of The Best Things To Look For When Purchasing A Home

When you're looking at buying a home, you're looking at making an investment and it's one of the most important ones you can make! So, what are some the important things to look at when you're buying a home? Sure this can vary from person to person but these are the top three that I think will help make the process easier.

1.) Get a good Realtor who is willing to put your needs before their pay check!
    - It's proven that  a realtor can get you the best home for the price you're going to be paying. Also one of the biggest benefits that we as Realtors can bring is that we will do all the hunting and elimination for you! You're not the one that needs to do all the research and driving around that's our job! After all you're the reason we have a job and a good Realtor will know that he needs to put you first in order to stay in business!

2.) Decide what kind of floor plan you want!
    - Do you like to entertain? When you do, is it inside or outside? A good floor plan can sell a home very quickly. Is it open? Or does it seem small even though it's 3,000 sq. ft.? You want a home that has a floor plan that accommodates your lifestyle and the way you live! If you get a home that can make your way of living better and easier you may have just found the home for you!

3.) LOCATION!!
    - This is probably one of the biggest ones to look at! Location determines everything! It'll make the resale easy or hard, it'll help you in your life. Lets face it, there's some places out there that you don't feel safe getting out of your car just to go inside your home! You may find your dream home that has everything you want but it might be in the worse part of town, in that case I'd advise you to keep looking. You want a place that is decently close to the place you travel to the most often!

You won't be able to change two of these three things when you make a purchase, you're stuck with the floor plan and the location, unless you want to put a big chunk of change into the home. You can always change the Realtor but if you do your research and find a good one I think you'll like the results and will want to keep them. So, why not contact me today and I can set you up with a great Realtor in your area if you're not in Colorado! Find me on my website: www.coltonweatherford.kwrealty.com

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Are You Renting When You Could Be Owning Your Own Home?

Renting is great, you have easy access to "free" maintenance and amenities like a pool or workout room! However, ask yourself this question, is renting making you any money? Of course not! Unless you know a secret no one else knows. Renting is like paying a mortgage and not having appreciation on your side because you don't own the property. You're helping someone else make more money when you rent. 

I know what you're asking, there is no way that I can have a mortgage payment at the same price that I pay rent, can I? Oh! and the other fun question, I don't have the money for a down payment on my own place, how am I suppose to come up with that much money? True, down payments can be a big chunk of change and takes awhile to save up for, especially when paying rent. So, how do you make that payment? Did you know there are programs out there that help you make the down payment if not fully cover it? Well today's your day to find out! There are multiple programs that will help you with the down payment on the home you want to purchase!

Now rent vs. a mortgage, what's the benefits? When you own a home you're home makes you profit by increasing in value, appreciation. When you're renting you're not going to sell the place you're renting to make a profit of the appreciation that it is incurring. Interest rates are lower than low and I've heard people say that they are waiting for them to go down even more but the sad truth is that they aren't going anywhere but up. What does that mean? Get on these low interest rates and get locked in so that you can have a smaller mortgage payment!

Last but not least, pride of ownership comes with owning your own home and does not come with renting. When you own a home you get to call it yours, it's in your name, you own it! Imangine the feeling, inviting friends and family to your house for a get together or party where you don't have to worry about being to loud and disturbing the people above or below you! It'd just be glorious wouldn't it! So what are you waiting for?! Let's get together and get on the process of helping you get to a place that you own!

You can find my contact info on my website: www.ColtonWeatherford.KWRealty.com

To Learn more about buying vs. renting click here!

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This Month in Real Estate (US) September 2012

If you want to learn more about what the market is doing or what your home is worth contact me today to get a free seller or buyer consultation! For all of my contact information please go to my website at, www.coltonweatherford.kwrealty.com or www.coloradospringsbestrealestate.com!