The BEST ADDRESS® Difference
There are many brokerage firms available to choose from, but none is a better choice than Best Address® Real Estate, LLC. Here is the Best Address® Difference
Our Agents
Compare our agents with any in the marketplace and you will find that our company not only has the most skilled and seasoned agents but boasts a team of Realtors® dedicated to raising the bar on industry standards. From participation in the DC government's real estate board to leadership in the National Association of Realtors® and community involvement, our agents demonstrate their unsurpassed knowledge and dedication to their profession and their communities.
Satisfaction Guarantee
All of our listings contain our guarantee of satisfaction. We're so certain you will be delighted with our services that our contracts allow you to cancel your listing agreement with 24-hours written notice. No exceptions.
No Dual Agency
We never represent two sides of the same transaction. It may be legal to do so, but we believe it stretches the boundaries of ethical behavior. After all, as a seller, how do you know that you are getting the best price and terms for your property if your agent also represents the buyer bringing the offer? Clearly, in such a situation, someone's interests are at risk of being neglected, at the very least.
No Hidden "Junk" Fees
We do not charge any so-called "transaction," "documentation," "administration" or "secondary commission" fees that are often tacked on to a seller's closing costs by the real estate brokerage representing the seller. We would never disrespect our clients with these types of unnecessary fees.
No Hidden Relationships
We do not have any "affiliated" relationships with lenders and other service providers whereby the real estate firm has a financial interest in their clients' use of a particular service provider. As a seller, this means we won't try to strong arm you and the prospective purchaser of your property into using a settlement firm from which we receive compensation. When you use a service provider affiliated with a specific real estate brokerage, the problem is that you never know exactly what you are paying for with regard to their services -- not to mention potential problems that could occur should a conflict of interest arise.
Confidentiality
We respect our clients' privacy, and we take that respect to the next level. Not only do we not discuss you or the sale of your home with anyone who is not directly involved in your transaction, but all of our employees are required to sign non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements when they join our firm. This assures your privacy when discussing the intimate details of your life and your plans for the future.
State-of-the-Art Marketing
You can't sell a home if buyers don't know the property is for sale. Our innovative, comprehensive marketing program leaves no stone unturned.
On-Line Marketing
Best Address® Real Estate, LLC engages in a diversified and extensive on-line marketing campaign for each property we represent. Here are just some of the web sites on which your property will appear when we represent you:
www.BestAddress.com
For every property we represent we create a custom web page on our web site devoted just to that property. It includes a wealth of information for prospective buyers, including floor plans, a virtual tour, a map and directions to the home, neighborhood information and all dimensions of the property (both in English, as well as metric for our international buyers). Additionally, we post a PDF of a "Seller's Disclosure Packet," listing the seller's preferred contract terms and containing the necessary forms that a prospective buyer would need to bring an offer on the property. No other brokerage comes close to offering as much information about the properties they represent as do we.
www.Realtor.com
This is the most-visited real estate web page in the world. Given the high degree of exposure this site affords, we pay additional fees to the site to ensure that all of the properties we represent that appear on the site have what's known as enhanced "Showcase Listing" features. We absorb these fees and do not pass them on to our clients. These additional features give your home extra exposure and an edge in the on-line marketplace.
www.HomeVisit.com
A well-executed virtual tour is critical to the marketing and sale of your home. The virtual tour provided by Homevisit has become the standard by which all other virtual tours are measured. Every property we represent has a HomeVisit virtual tour.
www.LuxuryRealEstate.com
This is the #1 web site for luxury properties in the world. LuxuryRealEstate.com provides a powerful marketing tool to promote your property to affluent international buyers. (Available for limited price ranges.)
www.WashingtonPost.com
All properties we represent appear on WashingtonPost.com -- both in their "regular" search area, as well as in their open house section when an open house is scheduled for the property.
www.HistoricProperties.com
This is the #1 web site in the North America for historic properties. (Only available for historic homes.)
www.CraigsList.org
Surprisingly, CraigsList is an untapped resource for most real estate companies. We have found CraigsList.org to be a useful addition to our traditional on-line marketing campaign, and one that successfully reaches a new generation of home buyers.
Mobile Marketing
Best Address® Real Estate, LLC continues to be on the cutting edge of marketing opportunities. The next generation of mobile telephones (such as the Apple iPhone and Blackberries) offer "web-enabled" features. This means users of these phones can view the Internet directly on their mobile phone. As a result, more and more mobile phone users will turn to their mobile phone first to access information about available properties.
In order to view a website properly on a mobile phone, the site must be properly configured. The new industry standard for mobile phones is "dot Mobi." We are proud to be the first brokerage in Washington to have every property we represent posted on our dedicated www.BestAddress.mobi web site. Our ads and our "box" brochures (these are the flyers that are inserted into the information boxes that are affixed to our yard signs) reference our dot mobi site, directing readers and passersby to the site for instant access to further information about your home. Just as the Internet became the de facto search tool for homebuyers within the last decade, the new dot mobi technology is quickly becoming the tool of choice for people on the go!
Direct Marketing
With the sheer volume of both traditional mail sent to most households and email sent to computer users now reaching unprecedented levels, it is critical that the direct marketing for your home stand out from the clutter. Whether it be via traditional postcards or innovative on-line marketing, Best Address® Real Estate, LLC is committed to maintaining a consistent, upscale marketing image for your property.
Panoramic, Full-Color, Oversized Postcards
We produce high quality postcards that are extra-tall and extra wide -- thus, ensuring they'll be noticed. Our postcards are full-color and UV coated so the color won't fade in the mail. Additionally, the postcards are printed on extra-heavy paper, thus making them stiff and ensuring that they arrive in the best condition possible.
Direct E-mail Marketing
At every open house we host, we ask all visitors to provide us with an e-mail address to be used for future communications. (Only those individuals who volunteer their e-mail address are contacted.) For every property we represent, we send a targeted e-mail inviting prospective buyers to your home. We know from those who attend our open houses that many learned about the open house from a friend who forwarded the email along to them.
International Affiliation
Best Address® Real Estate, LLC is proud to be a member of "Who's Who in Luxury Real EstateTM," a global network of real estate brokers representing the finest luxury homes in North America, Central and South America, as well as Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Caribbean. As a member of this elite group of top firms from all over the world, Best Address® Real Estate, LLC was carefully selected based on its established reputation for performance, experience with high-end properties, and quality service.
Best Address® Real Estate, LLC recognizes the importance of reaching international buyers who have capital available to purchase American real estate particularly in the high-end, luxury market. Indeed, a recent study by the National Association of Realtors® showed that on average overseas buyers are spending more on houses in the U.S. than Americans. Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate provides us with a powerful marketing tool to promote your property on what is considered to be the most viewed luxury real estate web site in the world.