JOHN BROOKS REALTY
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  “Full Quality Services ... 
       ...Discounted Rates”

Our organization was formed with a simple, but powerful philosophy in mind.  By offering quality services at discount rates, we attract the volume to justify the discounted rates and pass the savings on to our clients.
“Save Thousands of Dollars in Commissions”  

John Brooks Realty  
  4827 Laguna Park Dr. Ste #1-A,  Elk Grove, CA 95758 
  (916) 372-7283           (800) 405-7376        Fax (916) 399-1375
E-mail: 
JohnBrooks@johnbrooksrealty.com
 

SERVING THE GREATER SACRAMENTO VALLEY, INCLUDING  ELK GROVE AND GALT


          John Brooks Realty’s Full Service Rate on the Listing Side of the transaction is $495 initial listing fee and 1.75%  at closing.   

       (Please note... Real Estate Short Sales and REO Lender Sales do not qualify for discounted commission rates due to the extra work load required in completing these transactions.)
          
We offer an Exclusive Agency Contract
that allows you, as owner of the property, the option to find your own buyer and pay no selling agent commission.  If we, or a cooperating brokerage, find a buyer for your property, you pay them or us, the advertised selling agent commission as determined and offered by you.    
          We will list your home with full service  for an initial listing fee of $495. This  initial listing fee  includes these services:

A) Posting your property on the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) within two business days of executing the Listing Agreement.  

B) Posting your listing on our Website.

C) Providing you with comparable sales & listed prices of properties similar to your property at no charge.

We Accept:
  

        Other no cost services provided after Initial Listing Fee:

A) Posting on the MLS sets up for your listing to be posted automatically to Realtor.com®, and SacBee.com within one to two business days.

B) A picture is taken of your property and posted on local MLS, Realtor.com® & our website.

C) We provide you with advertising flyer and sign for your property.  We invite your input, but final advertising content is at our discretion.  Advertising for our services may appear on flyer at our option.

          A Processing Fee of 1.75% (3/4 of 1%) of sales price, is payable only upon the successful closing of an escrow, for the following Listing Broker services:

A) Taking advertising generated calls from, screening potential buyers, and showing your property.

B) Analyzing, presenting and explaining the merits of any purchase offer to you.

C) Preparing and presenting any counter offers you may wish to make to a buyer. 

D) Preparing a Seller Net Proceeds Document (estimated net proceeds from sale) upon receipt of any offers. 

E) Ordering inspections & documents required by real estate law and your contract.

F) Prepare for you, as required or requested, orders for:

1) Termite Inspection Reports and any:

a) Requests for repairs, based upon report:

i) As negotiated by you and buyer

ii) And or required by lender.

2) A roof certification report if required by your contract.

3) A home inspection as determined by contract terms.

G) Order & assist you in preparing Property I.D. Mandatory Disclosure Program. Additional Cost to you $99.00.  Includes:

1) Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement – Includes approximately 25 disclosures required by CA law & regulation.  Includes 4 copies

2) Listing Package.  Includes: Eight mandatory CA required disclosures

3) A $20,000 Errors and Omissions Policy on all parties to contract.

H) Providing access to termite, whole house, and other inspectors.

I) Coordinating documents and information flow between Lender, Title Company, and the Selling Agent.

J) Monitoring your sale from opening your escrow to closing to make sure all parties, lenders, and vendors to the sale are diligent in their duties. 

K) We will post five additional pictures additional pictures provided by you in .jpg format.

L) Explaining to you the estimated Seller’s closing statement form the Escrow Company.

          Optional Additional Fee Services:

A) A pictorial Virtual Tour of your property by third party vendor at cost plus $50 processing fee to post on MLS, Realtor.com®, and our website.  Total Cost $190.  Virtual Tour includes up to five 360° views of your property taken by professional photographer.  We will obtain several pictures from Virtual Tour Company and post up to six pictures on the MLS, and Realtor.com at no additional charge.

B) Provide you with a Supra Lock Box1.  Rental fee of $100 for term of listing.  

See our DISCOUNT COMMISSIONS PAGE for complete savings details. 



          1If lockboxes are placed on Metrolist® listed properties, they must be Supra Lockboxes by rule of Metrolist® unless you sign a waiver with MLS.  Supra Lockboxes electronically track agent entries and provide a reliable system for security during the real estate selling process.   

               


        


© 2005 John Brooks Realty  
  4827 Laguna Park Dr. Ste #1-A,  Elk Grove, CA 95758 
  (916) 372-7283           (800) 405-7376        Fax (916) 399-1375
E-mail: 
JohnBrooks@johnbrooksrealty.com
 

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