4730 203st, Langley BC

A great family home close to Simonds. This 4 bedroom, 3 bath basement entry home has been well looked after and is perfect for the first time buyer. With lots of room to spare this home boasts new flooring and paint throughout, a new room and new(ish) furnace and hot water. Within walking distance of Simonds and HD Stafford Middle School, parks and trails and transit. A very family friendly neighbourhood a perfect home for the growing family. Shows very nicely. Offered @ $479,900

"My mover sounded great ........ on Craigslist"

Using your friends, family and trusted sources as a place to find recommendations is a great way to find great businesses to use.....

http://www.financialpost.com/personal-finance/mortgages/mover+sounded+great+Craigslist/3251958/story.html

Opulant Luxury Old Hollywood Star Treatment!

I had the most amazing experience in Portland, Oregon last week while there presenting at Agent Reboot ~ a Real Estate Conference.  The day prior I had been invited to speak on a panel at Coldwell Banker Seal by Debra Trappen and Linda Aaron who bounce between their Seattle and Portland offices all the time.  They insisted I must stay at the Hotel Deluxe in downtown Portland ~ their home away from home ~ and oh were we glad we did!!!

So let me set the stage ~ you ascend a dramatic staircase (after you've had valet parking of course) up to a gorgeous, open parlor with elegant lounging chairs and sofas with the soft sound of old jazz playing... you notice immediately an oversize picture of a couple of Old Hollywood Starlets, and chandeliers ~ So boutique and charming and welcoming!

My good girlfriend/Coquitlam Realtor Rebecca Permack and I were in LOVE with the attention to all the little details - so much so that she took a few pics!  Check this out:

 

          Above are our room keys!!  How adorable is that?

 At our bedside table we discovered our PILLOW MENU!!!

Especially adored the 'Make it So' button!

 Every time we entered our room, soft jazz was playing but you could opt for your pre-programmed ipod ~ and again with the "Make it So' button!

Even down to the traditional "Do not disturb" sign was more appropriately the "Quiet on the Set" and the reverse was "Lights, Camera, Action" if you were ready for cleaning! 

I have been raving about my experience non-stop!  Normally after a conference of this nature I will spend a great deal of time focused on the 'take-aways'....Aside from seeing my great friends/teachers/ co-presenters Michael McClure owner of Professional One Brokerage out of Detroit, Michigan; Dale Chumbley who is Realtor in the OTHER Vancouver (*wink Dale*) who writes a blog DAILY about all the things to do in Vancouver, WA; Darin Persinger who is Real Estate Coach to the Stars; Nicole Nicolay who led the whole 1st leg of the Agent Reboot tour along with her business partner Chad Johnson (both Co-Founders of Agent Evolution in LA)...my hotel experience taught me the most this time around!  

I may have been the one on stage presenting but here's what I learned!  People still respond to an amazing experience!  Focusing on the client/customer experience will reap huge rewards!  We had Roy Osing as our guest speaker at our Fraser Valley Social Media Meetups this month and he said focus on your "Only Statement"...in other words - what is the ONE thing ONLY you do??  

A great example is Dan Keller ~ a mortgage broker in Everett, Washington who I think REALLY gets this! He's going above and beyond what any other broker has ever done for a Realtor that I'm aware of!  He's so focused on his Realtors (because he knows he'll get a lot of referral business that way) that he offers regular meetups to discuss all the latest tech tools; he offers special listing websites for his Realtor's clients; he even shows up at possession with a tin of custom made Jenny cookies!  Now that's service!

Raising the bar in Real Estate, and business in general....that is the name of the game!  

Special thanks to Julie - Sales Manager at Hotel Deluxe for making sure we had the Star treatment!  You rock girl!

Love BBQ's, great food and music ?

Hungry? .... Like BBQ ? music? .... come on down to the Bypass this Sunday

RedBarn Group are proud to be Gold sponsors of the BBQ on the Bypass which is one of the largest BBQ Championships in Canada.

Taking place at Well Seasoned this Sunday Sept 19, 2010 there's lots for everyone in the family.

Check out the BBQ Brisket which has been in the smoker all night..... or the ribs ....... oh, yes the BBQ Ribs (droolin') ....... music withOS5 ..... and of course pulled pork ......

Hope to see ya there. We will be handing out goodies for the kids and have a contest with prizes ......

say hi if you see us.... we will have our RedBarn Group Groovy T's on with the punk rooster on the back.....and giving away great gifts (including the T's).

Oh, ...and I was the film crew for this one.

When Should I Talk to a Mortgage Broker?

So many people seem unclear on why they should work with a mortgage broker. Many assume that its all about shopping around for the best rates. Scott Dawson from Verico Paragon Pacific Mortgages discussed why you should consult with a mortgage broker ahead of when you're looking to purchase so that you can position yourself well and clean up any credit history that may hinder your efforts. Did you know that within 6 months you can radically improve your Beacon Score?





We also discussed how some people may be hesitant to discuss their financial challenges...Scott urges you to lay it all out on the table so that you can get good clear advice and make sure you can get the mortgage you need.

Thanks Scott for all the great information ~ if you have any questions for Scott or for us (Teri and Ken at RedBarn Group) you can contact us by email at teri@redbarngroup.ca.

Staging DOES Sell!

Splash Page Up!

Excited to show off the initial peek at our website still under construction:  www.redbarngroup.ca