Unaware Consumers are becoming an Endangered Species

The Endless path of opportunity

"I want to sell my rental property in Etobicoke Ontario. We’d like to find a great agent who won’t bait and switch us with over inflated estimates on what our property is worth or unrealistic time frames to sell it; just to get the listing."

So [insert client's name] sets out like they do in their hunt for any other product or service, digging online. Research.

A Google search for “Etobicoke real estate agent reviews”  provided 30 pages of results:

Not all are local Agents, but aggregators, lead sellers, directories and others who market their way into the keyword search online. Some are companies that just advertise listings.

In 2003

• We found Buyers with Ads in the paper
• Our daily Tear Sheets were organised into books by district and price.
• We were gatekeepers of the LISTING content.
• Yellow Page Advertising was effective.
• When Door knocking, more people were home and willing to open the door.
• Flyers had tangible penetration rates.
• Direct Mail was effective.

Smart consumers

The Web has birthed a new psychographic known as the Smart Consumer. These are people who dig deep into the data points, content, images, video, news and reviews – the things that drive decisions.  They are either effective in their analysis or paralyzed by the myriad choices. 

Five or even three years ago, you might write these folks off as “obsessed”, “power users” or even “NERDS”. Today, with more and better information available, they’re darn near everybody.

Do you look things up in the Yellow pages?

No,  Now You Google it .... Etobicoke Real Estate Agent Reviews

In 2013,
Will you find your clients online?

• Your Listings are on Realtor.ca or Your VOW* provides ALL Listings
• DO NOT CALL LIST
• 88% of Canadians are on Facebook
• 45% of Twitter Fans Follow Brands
• 96% of Home Shoppers begin their search online
• 8 Billion Videos are Viewed on You Tube Daily
• YouTube is the Second largest Search Engine [only to Google]
• Post Video Tours and Topical Content to get Viewers [and clients]
• Web 3.0 Provides interactive Content and immediate contact details

Lets start by making a plan for where you want to be. 

Call me at today  647 218 2414      

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Real Estate for a New Generation

You've already made the decision to sell your home.  Now, we have to work to get you the highest dollar for your property and minimizing the disruption to your family and your lifestyle.

We will prepare the Market Evaluation for you because we know the local neighbourhood and the community, RE/MAX has a dominant market share that approaches 30%.  Combining this with online advertising, that is unmatched, you will have the greatest activity on your property within the first 21 day period.

Having the proper pricing of your home, and a superior presentation allows us to follow the trends that are happening in today's real estate market.

Real Estate continues to be a great investment; but we need to target the Buyers that we're looking for and HOW THEY come to us. Buyers are indeed online looking at different websites and we need to cater to them specifically by age and demographic. There are Mature buyers who are moving down, that are no longer competing with First Time Buyers for a starter home. They want Bungalows.

How can we capture their interest?

With YouTube Videos, Topical Information and with Social Media to Peak their interest and engage with them in a conversation.

We want to make your Etobicoke Home stand out.

We will be in communication with you, either by telephone or email, depending on your preference. My Performance Reviews are available on Video

Give me a Call Today at 647 218 2414

I'll take the time to look after you.

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Dad remarried; who shares your inheritance

Dad has been living on his own for a while and getting on in years.   He has met someone new. Whether he is divorced or a widower is academic. All the kids now have a new step Mother. [sharing their inheritance]

Claims of being a Gold Digger aside, your step Mom has spent lets say a decade looking after your Dad.  

The WILL that was drawn prior to the (RE) Marriage is rendered ineffective and must be redrafted. Your Step Mom has an interest in the Matrimonial Home.  [SHE] is entitled to an equalization of the equity in the home prior to the distribution of assets 

We know you would like to sell the Family Home as soon as practical; but there are some logistical issues that are immediately at hand.  Where will the NEW widow live?   What provisions has been made for her in the will.   While the New Step Mom, now widow, may no longer be asked for a Spousal Consent to the Sale she will however continue to have some possessory  rights.  Will there be a Dependence Relief Claim?

These are tough decisions for any Executor to make on the spur of the moment and in reality, it may be a minimum of 6 months or more before any decisions are made at all.  During this entire time, the estate is still making heat, hydro, water and insurance payments [ and possibly mortgage payments ]. 

With more than one Executor in the will have you made provision for dispute resolution between the executors?

All the more reason to call a Family Law Specialist who is wise with experience and an ASA REALTOR who is mindful of the resources that need to be introduced.

What legal minefields are you leaving behind with a home will kit? The argument will be what did [he] Dad mean by not addressing these issues.

Do you suffer from Impecunity?

Have you ever had a case of impecunity?   What was the cure?  Did you deal with the Stigma?  Have there been any long term effects?

im·pe·cu·ni·ous

adjective

having little or no money; penniless; poor.

   [im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs] 

My Father gave me a great lesson in life; He told me that while we may sometimes have no money we are never poor because we have our health, our imagination and our spirit to dream.

On this Thanksgiving I can think of no better answer to all our problems, of happiness and worth than to say we have an opportunity to learn and do more to earn money for the things we want [and need].  As long as we are healthy; everything else can be improved on.

I'm in Toronto Canada

Reach out and say Hello.

Will Mr Christie's Build Condos?

An excellent article that makes a great pre amble to the Mimico Residents Association piece is a PRINT article from the Star that Talks about densities and how everyone wants 3 bedroom plus den condos obviously that are low rise, but no one wants to pay the freight for building them at today's prices.

As densities in population continue with the MANHATTANIZATION of Toronto density and access and transit issues will impact everyone;

In the section of Mimico being revitalized, a series of dead-end roads sprout off Lake Shore Blvd. and run toward the waterfront. Planners have suggested connecting these cul-de-sacs with a new street running close to the water. But some residents like roads as they are, with children playing ball hockey, and worry any new street will become a beach-ruining thoroughfare.
Planners are generally pro-grid and anti-cul-de-sac — especially near the waterfront. Roads provide “a declaration of publicness,” says architect Michael Kirkland. “Absent a road, there tends to be a phenomenon of privatization, the sense you’re in somebody’s yard.”
But planning consultant Ken Greenberg sympathizes with the worriers. “To be avoided is a continuous thoroughfare that would encourage a lot of traffic bypassing Lake Shore Blvd. and running along the water,” he says. Connecting some of the cul-de-sacs to each other and creating loops — as occurs in the Beach, which some Mimico-ites hope to emulate — is a workable compromise, he believes.
A NEW WESTERN PROMENADE
Residents and planners agree that the now-dingy stretch of Lake Shore Blvd. should become a bustling public promenade with nice shops and restaurants. The question is how. “It’s one of the most compelling problems of the late 20th, early 21st century: How do we take streets like that and actually make them interesting and successful?” asks Glover. “It’s a bit of alchemy.” http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1216490--five-ideas-that-could-make-any-neighbourhood-great

From the  Mimico Residents Association we have their November Newsletter Update;  All kinds of wonderful details there.  Please follow the article to comment section.

November 2012 Community News Mimico 20/20 Open House Materials now Available City of Toronto City Planning staff hosted an Open House event at the Mimico Adult Centre on Thursday, November 8th. There were 20 information panels which presented the consultants' key study findings and conclusions regarding the following areas: Land Use and Built Form, Community Services and Facilities, Heritage Resource Assessment, Traffic Analysis, Servicing and Infrastructure Analysis, Community Energy Plan. To assist with the feedback exercise and for those of you who missed the event, the Open House information panels have now been posted on the City’s Mimico 20/20 Page (or click to download: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Feedback Form). Please take the time to fill in the feedback form and submit it to mpremru@toronto.ca. Meanwhile, please stay tuned for further consultant report postings and an announcement about the next community consultation event. Contact Matthew Premru (mpremru@toronto.ca) to be added to the Mimico 20/20 email list for updates. The MRA has submitted a preliminary response to the emerging Secondary Plan based on our June survey findings. Read the MRA Response.   NEW MRA Survey on key height/density and open space issues of 20/20 Plan Since certain key aspects of the Plan were undecided when we conducted our last survey in June, we invite Mimico residents to fill out a very short 6-question survey to indicate your response to the heights, densities and open space network proposed in the emerging Mimico 20/20 Secondary Plan. Fill out the survey by Wednesday, November 28th. MRA Letter to Councillor Grimes supporting rezoning of North Mimico - Newcastle/Portland Community The MRA has submitted a letter to Councillor Grimes to express our concern with the types of businesses that are operating in this area (most notably cement batching plants) in close proximity to the stable residential neighbourhood, and request that Council  re-zone this land appropriately to protect the community’s residents. Read the complete letter. MRA Letter to Councillor Grimes regarding Mr. Christie’s closure and potential development proposal [Excerpt] With closing of the plant the effects on jobs and the community will be immediate, however the plans for massive condominium development on this site will be of grave concern to local residents, who have already expressed clear concern regarding increased density and building heights along Lake Shore Boulevard. The area from the Humber River to Park Lawn Road south of the Lakes Shore is now fully occupied by completed or under-construction tall condominium towers. Read the complete letter. MRA Letter regarding the Formation of a Local Appeal Body [Excerpt] The Mimico Residents Association (MRA) hopes that the formation of a Local Appeal Body will support City Planning frameworks and policies, ensuring that approved development applications are appropriate to the infrastructure and built form of the surrounding area, and providing opportunities for community consultation on special allowances in height and density. Read the complete letter. The MRA Board is pleased to welcome  Romana Nazareth as a new Board member. Romana is a Business Systems Analyst with RBC where she has worked for the past 12 years. She is also a mother of 2 and has been a Mimico resident for the past 7 years. Romana has always been concerned about and interested in the current and future economic development of the area, as it affects the future landscape of our community. By being involved in the MRA, she wants to be able to assist in promoting a quality of life in the community and also to keep the Mimico residents informed and engaged in issues and what is happening in their community. Romana’s interests are gardening and interior design.

Political or not;  You cannot deny one landowner the right to build condos on the north east corner or Park Lawn Road and Lake Shore [ with buildings immediately along Lake Shore and Lake Promenade towering to 70 stories]  while you have multi density buildings that are residential built out a mere 66 feet away ay Park Lawn and Lake Shore on the west corner.

The City needs to provide solid TRANSIT improvements to service this pocket and as more move it we will continue to see the Lake Shore and Mimico flourishing from the additional pedestrian traffic and diners, restaurants and curio shops.

We could become Yorkville West!

Etobicoke Real Estate Agent

Top 5 Reasons to Hire an Etobicoke Agent

1) Expertise and Advise
2) Knowledge of Neighbourhoods
3) Transaction Management
4) Local Flare!  Events and Charitable Causes
5) Community Service and an involved BIA

David Pylyp  an Etobicoke Agent blends Higher standards of Professionalism with strong entrepreneurial real estate instincts to ensure the successful conclusion of your transaction.

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416 233 9000   

What can you buy when you don't have credit?

Let's have a real conversation about financial responsibility, money and paying your bills.  We need Credit.  We all need and use credit and debit cards.  Flaherty has tightened Lending Policies for mortgages and keeps talking about household disposable income that changes with interest rate increases and other household expenses like Heat and Hydro. [Toronto, Canada in winter without heat and hydro is not an option]

What can you buy without Credit?

Now There are two variables;

• Increase Income
• Reduce Expenses

You can work an extra shift, get a part time job, or get a better paying job to supplement your income. You can rent a room or take in a boarder. You can pare down your lifestyle to where you are able to handle your monthly expenses and save for major purchases or vacations. Do without a Cell Phone, Cable or Internet.

Borrowing more money, or jamming your credit cards to the limit is not an alternative.   Please refer to ANY BANK card holder agreement and you will discover that paying the minimum balance will take 20 years to repay that $3,000 that was so easy to run up;  the preferred interest rate and extra fees you pay to get points don't matter when even one payment is late and THEY increase your interest rate to 28.85%

Do you need Major department store cards  like SEARS, Canadian Tire and the Bay?

Best Habit?  Pay off your entire credit card bill every month.

So you would like to buy a house but your credit score is low or you have a few blemishes. You can ignore it and just be angry,  You can phone a trustee in Bankruptcy and file or you can try these new soft proposals to your creditors.  [same as bankruptcy]

Credit Repair 

We can provide solutions to your money problems. Some of the issues we have dealt with are helping you create household budgets, consolidations and refinancing, smoothing out Credit Bureau errors and working with you over a period of 6 to 18 months to improve your credit score.

There are many reasons why you need mortgage or credit assistance; we've heard most of them, so don't hesitate, give us a call 416-410-1150  or send me an email.

Veronica Thompson, a Mortgage Agent with Mortgage Alliance Accumetrix (License #12036)

Using your Ipad for Real Estate

As a progressive Realtor and early technology adopter  I would like to ask your help and input on two Questions. 

Using the ipad for presentations and working with an ipad effectively, using it to sign documents;   Sending Listings to yourself for property tours, accessing hot spots? What else? 

For Beginners;  Using the Ipad is, What APPs to Buy and a concept of what can be done.  What do we want to know?

For the experienced user;  This could be Tips and Tricks,  How to use specifics like  Dropbox to keynote to Haiku Deck displays for Listing or Buyer Presentations.  New Graphic applications,    AUTO play presentations.  Do you display from Keynote or iBooks?

Can you identify specific topics or talking points, that you would like covered?  Which category do they belong to?

Thank you 

David Pylyp
Etobicoke Real Estate Agent
Accredited Senior Agent for York Peel and Halton Regions
Lives in Toronto and promoting Value
As we move forward It would be good if you also circled me on Google +
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Order Your Condo Status Certificate Online

You can Order your Condominium Buildings Status Document Bundle online.  A number of condominium corporations have made electronic ordering of your Status Certificate Online available and receiving all the documents online by email.

This saves the condo corporation the expense and time in preparing Packages for Purchasers. These packages include the Building Declarations, Rules and Regulations, By Laws, Audited Financial Statements, Proof of Insurance Coverage and a Status Certificate. Today it should also include a Workplace Harrassment By Law and a Standard Condo Unit Description.

CONDUIT - The standard in online Status Certificates
Since 2008 D-Tech Consulting has changed the way status certificates are ordered and delivered. Condominium corporations coverage across the GTA and Ontario provide access to order status certificates from most condo's and property management firms.
High adoption rates with management companies, unit coverage and powerful management system have led to integration with the Ontario land registry system managed by Teranet. Their Geowarehouse service provides all Ontario real estate board with integrated and direct access to CONDUIT. https://www.statuscertificate.com/

The Lawyer who is conducting your transaction requires (for YOUR benefit as the Buyer) a Valid Status Certificate that is dated within 30 days of the closing, Signed under Seal with an original Signature.

The Bylaws, Insurance, Financial and Declarations are all documents that are up to date even when they are 9 months old.  The Status Certificate is relied upon to show if:

• The Condo Corporation embroiled in Litigation
• Long Term Repairs and Expenses
• Special Assessments for Operating Fund Shortfalls
• Confirms the Maintenance Fees and proposed Increases
• Confirms your ownership details of Parking Spaces and Lockers
• There are any outstanding Claims against Tarion

Yes, It is convenient; now your lawyer has an obligation to ask you if you want all the material printed (usually ..@ 50 cents per page) and you in an effort to save money skip the details.  If you have a lawyer who does not explain and show you the By Laws and documents, whether you own or have parking, purchased the correct unit, RUN! Change Lawyers.   I can recommend a few that are worth it.  Yes they charge more.  They actually do the job instead of gambling on Title Insurance Claim saving them. 

Its ok,  you just live in the apartment  Once you close your door......

Please work with people who understand the process and can explain these things to you in detail.  If You are buying into a building with poor management and a weak condo board  this makes the WHOLE purchase a gamble, not just your down payment or the Toronto Condo Bubble.   Are you Ready?   Give me a call.

Whats the Big Deal - I can Sell it Myself

With Internet, computer technology and apparently free advertising there should be a plethora of venues and opportunities to sell IT yourself.

You are saving VAST sums in commissions so you spent the savings on lavish colour brochures, a stunningly presented video about your residence, neighbourhood and amenities. Then added the RAW picture files as a pictorial online.

No...    Why Not?

Lets Examine a potential Transaction;

Remarks for Brokerages:  For All Appointments and Inquiries Contact:  The Home Owner directly at 647 218 2414 Email all offers to david@davidpylyp.com  Agents Welcome Commission Negotiable Via Seller-Use Form 202 -The Seller Has Reserved The Right To Sell The Property Themselves In The MLS ® Listing. 

CB Comm:$1 See Remarks  

Showing your house, is easy. I called and booked an appointment to show.  You agreed that IF we have an offer you are aware of Form 202 from the Toronto Real Estate Board. Sounds like you are Ready and Prepared.  I have a prospect in tow and hope you will not oversell your built in shelving and your son's woodworking project in the basement workshop. 

The Buyers likes your house; your asking price, IMHO is slightly optimistic but they are prepared to Negotiate. After showing a number of comparable properties we have a FIRST round offer. I need to present a Form 202 Prior to entering into a negotiation with you about the value of your home.

Now you feel my value is $1. The Buyer cannot add any expenses, surveys, inspection or taxes of the purchase, nor my commission to the Mortgage, as they generally are using their entire resources for their down payment. 

I need to continue with this Buyer through the counter offer (you didn't accept their initial offer) and explained you feel that your house is worth more [but the comparables do not support that conclusion.]

I do not want to argue LOGISTICS or Terminology or Timelines with you. No, you will not hold the deposit funds.  It is not my responsibility to explain your options to you. I represent my Buyer.
My Buyer clients often need support -- even hand holding -- during the buying and selling process. They need financial planning and approvals. They cannot call a website at night because they are having an anxiety about payments and budgets; Buyers remorse or second thoughts and detailed questions about what they already saw that's sold. It would be nice if they did, but they call me instead.

Websites are perfect for viewing homes for sale, but they however do not provide much in the way of service and are not the new, competing force in the marketplace. Interactive Web 3.0 sites have been around awhile and is here to stay. They have plenty of competition as they compete for consumer eyeballs.

The ability to find homes on the Internet is no longer impressive. Real estate experience and the ability to help buyers sort and filter data, to find and buy the right home for the best price is a valuable service that the Internet still cannot provide.

Updated Listing Kits are being assembled now. If you are considering Selling and you would like to examine one;  call and I will deliver this to you. Buyers receive a Satisfaction Guarantee.

416 233 9000 or 647 218 2414