Take time to choose the right broker when selling your home

When preparing to sell your home it is important to find a real estate professional like Tony Marriot in Phoenix AZ. A warm handshake and a friendly smile is all well and good, but if you want to sell your home pick a broker that is experienced and knowledgeable, you want someone that will do the best job for you.

When selecting your real estate agent here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Data. Get a prospective Realtor to bring in a copy of what they have listed and closed. They can present you with an MLS report that displays their inventory.
• References. Get references from a potential Realtor and call them. Find out what other people’s experience with a particular Realtor has been.
• Price. Get an evaluation of your property. A solid real estate professional will be able to detail what has been selling and for what price. He will be able to evaluate your home and your location, giving you a value for your home that will help sell it not deter people from looking at it.
• Plan. What does your Realtor plan to do for you in terms of marketing, sales, listing, etc. Make sure he has a plan for your house and find out what he is willing to do to get it sold for you.

A person’s real estate is often their most valuable asset, so do your legwork and choose the best broker for your home. He or she should be a salesperson, and if they can sell themselves to you perhaps they are halfway to selling your home for you as well.

Tony Marriott, a Phoenix AZ real estate agent, can help you buy or sell your Phoenix real estate today. Contact Tony Marriott with any of your questions at 623-910-8988 or at Tony@HavenExpress.com.

Tony and Suzanne Marriott
Team Leaders
Associate Brokers

Their combined professional experience includes over 20 years of Fortune 100 management and executive level positions in Sales, Marketing, Relationship Management, Quality Improvement and Technology Development. They have dedicated their skills and knowledge to providing the very best customer experience for residential real estate transactions in Maricopa County and Pinal County Arizona.

Their focus on excellence has been recognized by the Arizona Association of REALTORS® conferring the status of Master of Real Estate, and by the Phoenix Association of REALTORS® 2003 and 2005 President’s Awards. Their team serves the entire Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan area.

As Relocation Specialists, Tony Marriott, Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) and Suzanne Marriott, CLHMS have worked successfully with many assignments from corporate relocation companies, including Plus Relocation Services, Altair Global Relocation, NEI Global Relocation, Cartus, Graebel and SIRVA.

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Ken Spencer
Relocation Specialist

Ken Spencer, a real estate professional with The Marriott Group, has a depth and breadth of experience in the relocation business not often matched when examining his diverse background.  As a corporate executive for a number of small, medium and large companies (100,000 + employees), Ken has been on all sides of the relocation business including a recipient of executive relocation packages and benefits himself. 

His current certification as SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) issued by HRCI and member of the largest international human resource organization, SHRM, enables Ken to maintain current with leading edge issues involving relocation from the corporate perspective.  This is critical today when recruitment and placement of people resources often means a competitive edge for companies seeking only the best of treatment and handling of newly placed or internally transferred high level employees. 

Ken has had HR staff specialists and managers reporting to him as part of his responsibility as a high level HR executive that managed corporate relocation programs.   His unique position of having knowledge of a varied number of relocation packages from the corporate standpoint places him in a perfect position to understand how important it is for REALTORS® to fulfill the delivery part of the relocation benefit.  Ken has worked with multiple corporate relocation transferees over the course of several years in the real estate business, including buyer clients assigned by Cartus, the nationally recognized corporate relocation firm.

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SALES PROFESSIONAL EARNS INTERNATIONAL DESIGNATION

FOR LUXURY HOME MARKETING EXPERTISE

(Goodyear, AZ, November 14, 2006) — Tony Marriott of The Marriott Group at Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners has earned the prestigious Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation in recognition of his experience, knowledge and expertise in the luxury home market.  "Tony Marriott is an example of a real estate professional who has worked to develop market knowledge and the special skills and competencies necessary to provide exceptional service in the fine homes and estates marketplace," said Institute President Laurie Moore-Moore, upon announcing Marriott’s designation.  "Affluent buyers and sellers can turn to sales professionals who have this designation and be confident that they have special expertise and experience in the luxury home marketplace."

"I am committed to providing outstanding service to my clients," said Marriott "the Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation is evidence of my ability to meet the needs of affluent buyers and sellers.  My membership in The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing also provides me with marketing tools and networking capabilities that benefit my clients." 

Marriott is an award-winning real estate professional who has gone through special training and met performance standards in the upper tier market.  He has been in real estate since 2002.

For current information on the upper tier market, contact Tony Marriott at The Marriott Group at Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners – 623-551-9783 or visit Homes By Marriott – Your Perfect Move!

PRESS RELEASE

Tony and Suzanne Marriott join RE/MAX Achievers

July 20, 2004 — Tony and Suzanne Marriott announced today that they are moving from Century 21 Desert Estates in Anthem, AZ to RE/MAX Achievers in Phoenix, AZ.

 “In conjunction with our move to Verrado (the first REALTORS® to live in the brand new DMB Community in the West Valley (Buckeye, AZ) we decided to join RE/MAX Achievers.” Tony Marriott says. “Our demographic based real estate business means we cover the entire valley, and RE/MAX Achievers has offices across the valley which we will be able to use for meetings with clients. We interviewed several brokers and though it was a tough decision to leave Century 21 Desert Estates and it was even more difficult to decide where to hang our license, we were extremely impressed with what the RE/MAX affiliation provided."

“Financially, the RE/MAX business model is preferable for a Husband / Wife team over the other major franchises due to the flat fee strucure and no royalty / franchise fee."

For more information, visit Homes By Marriott or call 623-551-9783.

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UPDATE: Subsequent to the original date of this Press Release, Tony and Suzanne Marriott and The Marriott Group are now affiliated with Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners

 
 
Phoenix REALTOR® e-PRO® Agent Utilizing Technology 

To Provide Consumers With State-of-the-Art Services
 

(Anthem, AZ, April 16, 2003) – As more and more consumers begin their search for real estate-related information on the Internet, it is critical that real estate professionals are well educated in the use of technology to the benefit of both the consumer and the agent and/or broker.
 
Realizing the importance of technology training, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) now offers its members the e-PRO® certification course — the only technology certification program offered by NAR. The program is designed to prepare real estate professionals to make the most of Internet technology and to identify, evaluate, and implement new Internet business models. The elite group of course graduates represents only one percent of all REALTORS® in the country including Tony Marriott of Century 21 Desert Estates.
 
“The real estate industry has undergone a fundamental change over the past five years,” Tony said. “Today, more than 70% of all buyers and sellers begin their search online. As an e-PRO® certified agent, I have knowledge and tools needed to provide my clients with the information they need and the customer service they demand. It’s both hi-tech and hi-touch.”
 
The REALTOR® e-PRO® certification course is an educational program unlike any other professional certification or designation course available, comprehensive and interactive. It is specifically designed to provide real estate professionals with the technology tools needed to assist consumers in the purchase or sale of a home.
 
The exclusive REALTOR® e-PRO® certification course is presented entirely online and certifies real estate agents and brokers as Internet professionals. The course is designed to help REALTORS® stay at the leading edge of technology and identify, evaluate and implement new Internet business models.