Sarasota Realtor Mike Payne

Sarasota Realtor Mike Payne

Welcome to my Sarasota Real Estate website.

This site is for you.

It’s not a site for talking about me. I’m here to help you with solutions to your real estate needs.

On my team, we have realtors who specialize in all aspects of real estate for sellers and buyers including 1st time home buyers, relocation, ocean/water front, condos, golfing, 55+, luxury, “family” communities, etc.

Please call me now with any questions you have about buying or selling real estate in or around Sarasota, Florida.

If you prefer, go ahead & use the form below to contact me. I will respond quickly.

By visiting this page, you want to know HOW I can help you.

Here’s what you care to know about me:

• My team and I help property owners avoid foreclosure.
• My team and I help sellers who want/need to sell. I don’t just list houses; I SELL houses.
• My team and I help buyers (that is, 1st time, experienced, relocation, out of town, out of state & out of country) buy a house in or around Sarasota.

How can you avoid f0reclosure?

If you or someone you know is facing foreclosure, explore your (the) options before choosing a solution. Regardless of what you hear, a short sale is NOT the only option. In fact, short sale might NOT be the best option for you. That’s right, you heard me.

Understand this, a short sale might be what’s best for your realtor but not for you.

Go ahead, ask me about your situation. Use the form below or call me.

Are you listing or selling?

As I mentioned above, I don’t just take listings. I sell houses. Here’s my promise to you: if at any time during the listing agreement, you are not pleased with how my team is advising you and trying to sell your property, you can cancel – walk away from the listing with no penalty. I won’t hold you hostage. We will part ways and you do NOT pay a cancellation fee or wait months to get out.

As you may or may not know, this is unheard of in real estate.

Here’s something else about selling your house you need to know: the old way of selling houses is NOT enough today.

In the “old” days, here’s what real estate brokers/listing agents did to (try to) sell your house:

1. They tout their big name real estate company as a benefit to you. Pick us; we’re the biggest…we own the most market share of buyers and sellers. Do you believe the “me too” reason is enough to sell your property?
2. They enter your property into the local Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
3. When permitted, they stick a For Sale sign in your front yard.
4. They throw together some nice flyers
5. They add your property to their company website which might be pretty but has no ranking (that is, their company website is NOT on page 1 or 2 of Google, Yahoo & Bing (MSN).
6. They offer a video tour.
7. They spam other realtors with what are called “e-flyers.” These list agents/brokerages buy a list of all Florida realtors for instance and they spam our email boxes with electronic flyers.

Here’s why these 7 tools utilized to (try to) sell your property are NOT enough…today!

Today, a  “listing” agent absolutely must be (or needs to be affiliated with) an Internet Marketing expert…plain & simple. Nearly 80% of all house hunting begins on the Internet. I’ve heard the number of house hunters first going to the Internet to search for a home is as high as 93%…and growing.

For buyers out of town…out of state…or even out of the country, the big name local real estate brokerage is not enough. In fact, buyers outside of Sarasota don’t even know the big-name brokerages…and don’t care either.

These same buyers don’t see the yard signs or the flyers or the company website because it doesn’t appear in the top 100 pages. They also don’t see the video tour because it’s not syndicated on any video sites. It’s sitting on the company website with no pageviews.

Bottom Line: Your listing agent (brokerage) MUST demonstrate the ability to distribute your property throughout the Internet…far and wide…and show you metrics (proof).

I know how to get your house seen by people throughout the world. I don’t just list property; I SELL property. That’s what you want, right?

Go ahead, ask me what I do differently. Use the form below or call me.

I want to be your Sarasota Realtor.

• If you live in or outside of Sarasota or the Sarasota area in which you’re interested in living, my team and I will help you find the right home for you.

• If you are selling, my team and I will help you price your property according to how quickly you want/need to sell.

The buyers with whom I work are busy people. They don’t enjoy driving around looking at houses. That’s not their idea of a pleasant time. Once they find a property, they want my opinion of value based on empirical evidence & market projections.

They don’t automatically assume list price is best price, especially in today’s market.

Go ahead, ask me how I would work with you to buy a property. Use the form below or call me.

I want to earn your trust as I have with many past customers. Please call, email or complete the form below to share your questions about buying or selling a house in or around  Sarasota.

I want to help you buy or sell your Sarasota real estate. Please call or complete the form below with any questions you have about Sarasota or Sarasota (are) real estate.

Thanks you!

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