SHAWN, WE UNDERSTAND YOUR PASSION ABOUT THIS AND THAT’S WHAT MAKES ALL US OF SUCH GREAT REALTORS IN THIS NICHE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS POST IS DIRECTED AT US AND IS BEGGING FOR A RESPONSE
WE CERTIANLY APPRECIATE YOUR OPINIONS AND INSIGHT; IT’S WHAT MAKES THESE BOARDS THRIVE! YOU DO BRING UP SOME GREAT POINTS, HOWEVER I DISAGREE WITH YOU ON SOME.
I DON’T THINK ANYONE WAS “ATTACKING” THE OWNER. JENNY AND I HAPPEN TO THINK VERY HIGHLY OF THE OWNER AND THINK HE IS A TERRIFIC GUY! WE WERE SAD TO THINK WE WOULD NOT BE WORKING WITH HIM ANYMORE. JUST REMEMBER WE TURNED HIM DOWN AND SUGGESTED HE HIRE SOMEONE ELSE. WE JUST DIDN’T WANT TO LET HIM DOWN BY LEADING HIM ON TO BELIEVE HE COULD ATTAIN SUCH A PRICE. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE SAYING “WE’D RATHER TURN YOU DOWN THAN LET YOU DOWN.” IT WAS ONE OF THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS. WE THOUGHT IT THROUGH VERY WELL. OUR MAIN CAREER OBJECTIVE IS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF THE CLIENT AS WELL AS BE HONEST AND NOT SET UNREASONABLE EXPECTATIONS. ANY OTHER AGENT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE “STUCK IT OUT”, AND WENT ALONG WITH THE INCREASE.
WE WOULD NEVER “ATTACK” THE OWNER OR HIS NEW AGENT. IF YOU RE-READ MY POST, I STATE THAT I WISH THEM (OWNER AND NEW AGENT) AND ALL THE WINDEMERE RESIDENTS THE BEST OF LUCK! WE HOPE IT DOES SELL AT THAT PRICE! IT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO THE OWNER AS WELL AS MAKE SOME OF THE OTHER OWNERS IN WINDEMERE PRETTY HAPPY!
WE KNOW IT’S A FREE COUNTRY. ONE THING MESSAGE BOARDS DON’T CONVEY IS MOOD AND TONE. EVERYONE THAT KNOWS JENNY AND I KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO MALICIOUS INTENT. WE DIDN’T ASK MEMBERS TO POST THE THINGS THEY DID.
THE REASON I MADE THIS POST IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS TO LET THE MODERN COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE WERE NO LONGER GOING TO BE MARKETING THE PROPERTY AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PRICE INCREASE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU THINK THAT WE MARKETED THE PROPERTY AS TOO “MODERN”. Shawn, you stated,” But this property was never meant to be marketed as a “Modern Property”. Its location alone has strong roots as a commercial property and as the new listing has popped up (by another Coldwell Banker agent) it is being addressed as such. There is not much Haver left with this home. It would take a lot of work to bring it back.” JUST BECAUSE THIS PROPERTY IS NOT A CONTEMPORARY REMODEL OF A MID-CENTURY MODERN HOME, DOESN’T MEAN THE ARCHITECTURE IS LESS MARKETABLE. IF YOU TAKE AWAY THE ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HOMES IN WINDEMERE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL BUY A HOUSE A COUPLE STREETS DOWN FOR 60-70K LESS. THE #1 REASON PEOPLE END UP PURCHASING IN WINDEMERE IS THAT THE PROPERTIES ARE UNIQUE, WETHER OR NOT THE OWNERS UNDERSTOOD WHO THE ARCHITECT WAS. KNOWING THAT THE UNIQUENESS OF HOMES FETCHS THE MOST MONEY, ESPECIALLY WITH HYPE OF THE MODERN MARKET, WHY ON EARTH WOULD WE NOT MARKET THAT? PART OF OUR MARKETING WAS TO THE BUYERS WHO WOULD CONVERT THIS PROPERTY BACK TO IT’S ORIGINAL CONDITION. ISN’T THAT THE GOAL OF THIS COMMUNITY?
WE KNEW IT WASN’T IN THE SELLER’S BEST INTEREST TO CONTINUE ON AT THE NEW PRICE. SOME AGENTS ARE JUST OUT FOR A COMMISSION. WHILE THAT IS THE NICE PART OF THE LINE OF WORK, IT DOESN’T END THERE. IT’S NOT ABOUT WHAT WE’RE GOING TO DO; IT’S ABOUT WHAT WE’VE DONE. WE HAVE A SOLID REPUTATION AS BEING FAIR, ETHICAL, HONEST AND PROFESSIONAL.
WE’VE BEEN IN THIS MARKET OUR WHOLE LIVES, WITH FOUR GENERATIONS OF OUR FAMILY BEING IN ARIZONA REAL ESTATE. JENNY AND I HAVE BEEN A TEAM FOR OVER 26 YEARS
THIS INDUSTRY IS OUR WHOLE LIFE-YOU ONLY GET ONE REPUTATION! (I edited out some stuff people thought was too salesy, maybe it was
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TO EACH HIS OWN. YOU COULD GIVE A LISTING TO 10 DIFFERENT AGENTS, AND YOU WOULD SEE CERTAIN THINGS HIGHLIGHTED MORE THAN OTHERS, THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF MARKETING AND PERCIEVED VALUE. WE HOPE THE APPROACH AS A “COMMERCIAL” PROPERTY WORKS OUT FOR THE NEW AGENT, BUT THAT’S NOT THE MARKETING APPROACH THAT WILL GET HIM THE SAME PRICES OTHER WINDEMERE OWNERS HAVE GOTTEN BEFORE HIM. IT’S NOT HIGHEST AND BEST USE THAT WOULD FETCH THE MOST MONEY. THAT’S NOT MARKETING IT TO THE PEOPLE WHO SEE THE TRUE VALUE IN WINDEMERE. WE WERE MERELY GOING OFF OF THE PURE RENOVATION POTENTIAL. THE OFFER WE GOT WAS FROM SOMEONE WHO WAS GOING TO RENOVATE IT! AS WE HAVE THE LAST TWO, AND HIGHEST SALES IN THERE, WE KNOW WHAT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR…AND THE HAVER NAME AND MODERN DESIGN GIVES THE HEFTY PRICE TAG.
THE OWNER HAS BEEN THERE FOR OVER 29 YEARS AND WE KNOW ALL THE STORIES ABOUT HOW HE HAS TRANSFORMED THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HE TRULY HAS HELPED THE COMMUNITY AND IS A GEM OF A HUMAN BEING.
SHAWN AND TIFFANY-YOU GUYS HAVE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HAVERS WE’VE SEEN AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION AND CONCERN FOR THIS PROPERTY. I THINK MAYBE YOU TOOK THIS POST A LITTLE TOO PERSONALLY. THE PROPERTY WILL NOT BE STIGMATIZED. THE PROPERTY IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY AND WE HOPE IT LANDS IN THE RIGHT HANDS FOR EVERYONE’S SAKEJ
SHAWN, HAVE YOU SEEN THE SITE, LOTTA LIVING? THEY ARE MUCH MORE BRUTAL THAN THE MEMBERS HERE!
SINCE OUR EARLY DAYS LURKING ON THIS PAGE WE HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE NEW MEMBERS OF THIS SITE. WE ARE HUGE SUPPORTERS OF THIS MOVEMENT. AND, AS PAINFUL AS SOME RESPONSES MAY BE, THEY ARE WHAT DRIVE A COMMUNITY AS PROFOUND AS MODERN PHOENIX. THIS BRINGS UP A GOOD QUESTION-HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS SITE? WE ARE GOING TO POST A THREAD IN THE GENERAL SECTION ASKING THIS QUESTION SO CHECK IT OUT!
WE HOPE THIS THREAD DOESN’T DIE BECAUSE OF THESE LONG-WINDED RESPONSES. OUR OPINION IS THAT HONESTY AND INTEGRITY IS WHAT MATTERS MOST. WITHOUT IT YOU’VE GOT NOTHING! WE STAND UP FOR WHAT WE BELIEVE IN AND WE KNOW YOU ALL DO TOO. IT’S WHAT MAKES THIS SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY!
NOW THAT WE HAVE RESPONDED TO SHAWN, WE INVITE THE REST OF THIS COMMUNITY TO CHIME IN
