OwnACondo.com is Continuing to Improve and Thrive in Today’s Market
There are many changes going on at OwnACondo.com. We decided to kickoff 2010 in a good way by implementing new procedures, divisions and trainings. Why most companies are stretching to stay open, OwnACondo.com is expanding and continuing to grow. Our company has goals in mind and we are visualizing and planning each and every day exactly how we are going to reach those goals.
The first avenue our company decided to focus on is training. We decided to AMP up our training that we already had in place. We feel that training the agents properly will ultimately lead to more sales and more money for all. We implemented workshops, call nights, trainings, seminars and focus groups. We decided to make all the classes at different times on different days, so that the agents have options to choose from and so that there is flexibility with all agents’ schedules. We are planning to also add an OAC University to help the agents achieve more knowledge and education. Earning higher designations will also be an option for them.
We also decided to implement more procedures. We are putting a new software system in place that will make it easier and more efficient for agent’s transactions. After all, everything to do with the transaction is important. Putting a system in place so that all transactions close smoothly and all the necessary paperwork is there, is crucial to agents as well as the company. OwnACondo.com is a cutting edge company and we feel it is important to be aware of all the new technology to enhance our business. This is also important, as we expand to different states that we have a system in place.
We have added an auction division to our company as well. Auction specialists have come on board to handle all auctions at OwnACondo.com. Auctions are a big part of the pie in this market, so we have decided to not only tap in to this segment but bring specialists on board who know exactly how auctions work. This will ensure that the OwnACondo.com Auctions will be the best place to buy and sell property.
It is exciting to see that we are thriving as a company. We are always ahead of the curve and continue to stay that way. It is very important to our company that we achieve the goals set out for us so we can continue to succeed and continue to be the best place to buy and sell condos.
A Chicago Condo Company
What is a Chicago Condo Company? How do they differ from a brand real estate agency we’ve all heard of? A condo company is a real estate organization that focuses on condos only. But why a condo only company? What will they do different? A Chicago condo company functions exactly like a normal real estate organization except they sell condominiums versus selling any style real estate that comes through their doors.
Let’s take an example of having a sore shoulder. What type of doctor are you going to see? You’re not going to go see an eye doctor, that’s for sure. That’s the idea here. You would look up a doctor that specializes in this area. It makes all the sense in the world. Sore shoulder, shoulder doctor, bad eyes, eye doctor, sell or buy a condo, condo company.
How do real estate companies exist generalizing and not focusing on one niche in the business? It’s been this way for so long that the general public really doesn’t know any better. The idea of having a company that does nothing but focus on condos doesn’t exist on a national scale. The consumer goes on line or down the block to the neighborhood agency. But times are changing. A condo company is needed and needed badly. This is a volatile market. It’s important that real estate agents really understand all the facets of condo ownership, condo association law, condo financing and the condo market. They have to be on their toes understanding if an association running the condominium complex is under budget or over budget or if the association is funded enough for a crisis situation or is possibly on the brink of bankruptcy.
Having a condo company real estate brokerage specializing in this is good for the consumer. That’s who it benefits. In the end, the condo company will be limited in that it onl sells condominiums, but just like KFC that sells chicken, when you specialize at something, you get really good at it. A condo company sells condos. A real estate company that doesn’t specialize is something to truly look at if you want to place your investment in their hands. There are always real estate agents in an organization that may specialize in one area of a metropolitan area or one type of real estate. This ultimately is good, but wouldn’t it be nice if the entire company did nothing but sold condos and you were selling a condo?
Chicago condo company
How do I find a Chicago condo company? If you are having that thought, believe me when I say this, it’s a good one. A consumer should think through why it’s so important to have a real estate agency represent them that only focuses on condos. It’s especially important when you think about all the money that’s involved in a real estate transaction. It could be the savings of thousands of dollars. You really want to get representation from a Chicago condo company only versus a real estate brokerage that does everything.
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A Chicago condo company trains their realtors on how to sell condos. They teach their staff about condo conversions, condo law, condo new construction, condominium associations and everything under the sun involving condos.  Then this incredibly knowledgeable real estate agent focused only on condos starts getting customers from their company. What type of customers are they getting? Clients that want to buy and sell condos. So they service these clients by showing and representing condos all day long. They walk the streets of condos looking and showing condos daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. They become the best at what they do.
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Now it’s time to sell your condominium in Chicago. You decide to choose this realtor that focuses on nothing but condominiums in a certain area of Chicago. You meet with them and you go forward. Now they take the information back to an office of over one hundred real estate agents that do nothing but sell condos. Every single one of the agents in that realty agency sells condominiums. Do you think you have a better chance at selling your condo with a firm that does nothing but sell condos?
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The agency you choose to sell your condo is critical. It’s almost mandatory nowadays to choose a specialist. Why is Starbucks so popular? They focus on one thing. OwnACondo.com is a real estate company selling condos. They don’t sell mobile homes. They specialize in one thing breaking them from the pack.Â
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Think about the money that might be saved if you get an agent that can sell your condo quicker. Really think through every single aspect of the sales process and you’ll find that a specialist almost never can be beat by a person that doesn’t. When you do one thing over and over again, you’re going to get great at it. A Chicago condo company like OwnACondo.com does one thing and one thing only. They’re naturally going to become the best.
A Condo Company
A condo company is important when buying or selling a condo. The real estate industry is changing and people are specializing now. A condo company focuses in one thing; selling condos. Let’s break this down to fully understand the difference.
Think of a doctor one hundred years ago. It went to him for just about everything. If you had a battle with the flu or if you had an eye problem there was one person to turn to. As time went on, the specialists started to kick in. There are now doctors for every part of the human body imaginable.
Think of a Realtor that does not work for a condo company. He’s sitting at his desk and the phone rings with a seller of a one million dollar home in the city of Chicago. They run out to meet the seller of the home, do all the due diligence investigating homes for the next three days and they finally list the house for sale. The next week this same real estate agent gets a call from a vacant land owner wanting to sell land in Hinsdale, Illinois. The realtor goes through the same process but now with the piece of land in Hinsdale.Â
When the year is up, this particular Realtor did twenty four presentations, two per month. They did six condos, six homes, six apartment buildings and six vacant pieces of land. They marketed all these properties and met four different types of buyers as well. This Realtor became the jack of all trades, learning about these four different arenas of real estate.
Let’s look at an real estate agent that worked for OwnACondo.com, a condo company dedicated to just condos. The same real estate agent working for OwnACondo.com handled twenty four condo listings in the same twelve months. They met the same amount of people but they have four times the amount of buyers for one product, versus twenty five percent for four categories. They are not the jack of all trades but the master on one.
By being a master of one, you become better than anyone else. That means more knowledge and more efficiency. It means faster closing and sales. It ends up separating yourself from the pack.
The time has come for a condo company and the one rising to the top of the heap right now is OwnACondo.com. You can reach them 866.696.2266.
Condo Company
There’s really only one Chicago condo company. OwnACondo.com exclusively represents condos in Chicago. Chicago condos are everywhere with more than 30,000 closing every year it just made sense to create a brand that focused on nothing but condos. Chicago condos need attention. If you hire a realtor that sells land, homes, apartments and condos, is it better than an OwnACondo.com condo specialist that sells condos, condos and more condos? No.
Specializing is what has made the World great. Starbucks, heart surgeons, KFC; brands that specialize. Remember 200 years ago when you’d have one doctor in town to handle every disease and ailment? Crazy as it seems, it was only 200 years ago. Today, we have the man power to specialize. Why not with condos? There are too many things that need to be understood to sell a condo properly. Condo financing, condo associations, condo law, the condo market…I can go on and on.
OwnACondo.com is a true condo only company representing condos all over the Chicago area. In 2009 they will be representing condos in Miami, Los Angeles and New York as well. Eventually OwnACondo.com will be known as a national brand focused on condos only. People will think only of going to them before choosing brands that generalize.
Where did the concept of a Chicago condo company start? OwnACondo.com started representing groups that were converting apartments to condominiums. Once the momentum kicked in, they were known in certain circles as the best place to go to if you wanted a good deal for condos. Word spread and before you knew it, they were becoming a force in the Chicago market. Today, OwnACondo.com sits with almost one hundred Realtors servicing the entire Chicago condo market. There are 35,000+ condos for sale in Chicago. You should make sure you choose a condo company that knows the condo market. It could cost you thousands of dollars if you don’t.
OwnACondo.com’s website will not only offer you a search of the more than thirty five thousand condos, but will allow you financing assistance, insuring your condo or renting your condo. It has a number of services once you own the condo as well such as condo attorneys, condo staging, condo repair, etc.
There are thousands of real estate companies out there representing all kinds of Chicago real estate. There is one company that represents one thing. Condo, condos, condominiums and Chicago condos. You get the point. OwnACondo.com the best place to buy and sell condos.
Condo Company
Choosing a condo company is awfully important. Just think about the size of the condo purchase. Have you ever bough anything so large? There are people that spend weeks, sometimes months investigating what car they will buy. They may spend $50,000. When it comes to the purchase of your condo, you want to do at least the same due diligence by choosing the right condo company to work with.
What is a “condo companyâ€? Just like a Century 21 or a Remax agency, there are companies out there that specialize in the selling of condominiums. This makes all the difference in the World. A Condo company does one thing; they sell condos. Lots and lots of them. Really think through this. If you were to have an eye problem you wouldn’t go to a back specialist. You go to an eye doctor. The same holds true with condos. There are some real estate agents that work for very generalized names and these agents do everything. They list condos, homes, apartment buildings and vacant land.Â
When it comes time to sell or buy a condo, search for a firm that focuses on Condos. There is one firm that is headquartered in the Chicago area called OwnACondo.com. They not only help people buy and sell condos, they also have a financing and insuring division as well, known as FinanceACondo.com and InsureACondo.com. Just think of a company that does nothing buy sells, finance and insures condos and has well over 100 real estate agents that just sell condos. It’s obvious that you’ll get a company that knows what it’s doing.
OwnACondo.com has programs that will get the renter on a fast track to owning a condo. They specialize in condos in the Chicago area today, but will be going national over the next few months. They began their illustrious career by representing condo developers that were converting their apartment buildings to condominiums. They’ve been around since 2000 and expect to be known as a household word for selling condos by 2010, when they unveil their national advertising campaign.Â
Until then, they are here for you if you need any of your condo questions answered. Choosing the right condo company is the first and most important decision in the process of either selling or buying a condo.
OwnACondo.com Christmas Party
I want to personally thank everyone who came to the OwnACondo.com Christmas party Thursday evening. It was nice to see many familiar faces along with a number of new friends as well.
With our rent-to-own program in full bloom, I'm really looking forward to an explosive 2009. The buzz is already here and all the signs are in front of us to predict 2009 to be our breakout year.
Thanks again and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Warmest Regards,
Brian Kuzdas
Rent to own a condo
There are over nine million people in the Chicagoland area, and of those, more than 35% are renters. Just think of that. Over three million people rent in the Chicago area. It''''s OwnACondo.com''''s mission to change that one renter at a time.Â
It starts with educaton. Many condo renters have the ability to qualify to own a condo but have not been educated enough about how to go through the process of owning. OwnACondo.com has set up seminars that allow tenants to learn about the condo buying process from start to finish. They have rent-to-own seminars, one-on-one counseling and a website full of tips and question and answer sections to help any first time buyer.
If you really want to own, you can. If you''re credit challenged, that can be resolved. If you do not have a down payment, that can be worked through. No job? Bring in a co-signer or a roommate. There are endless solutions. You have to want to own first.Â
OwnACondo.com can take you through all the steps to buying your first condo. It starts with you. Pick up the phone and let one of their condo specialists take you through the steps. It''''s easier than you think and all of it is at no cost to you. Call them today at 866-696-2266 and get started to owning your first Chicago condo.
Chicago Foreclosures, Builders Closeouts, Shortsales, Distressed Chicago Real Estate. What Do I Buy?
I''''''''ve been in the real estate business for 24 years now, mainly in the Chicago real estate market, and have never seen so many deals and opportunities. There has never been a time, at  least in my lifetime, like this before. If you''''''''re serious about making a move to own real estate, our OwnACondo.com condo specialists are available to show you entire portfolios of Chicagoland builder closeouts, foreclosures and short sales.Â
Many sellers are looking to move their product and have introduced programs such as rent-to-own allowing a buyer to slowly get into owning by applying a part of the rent to the downpayment each month.
We also have financing programs that allow time for you to repair credit and get back into owning if you''''''''ve had the unfortunate situation of being forclosed on.
One way or another, if you truly want to own, we''''''''ll find you a way. Call today at 866.696.2266 and a real estate condo professional will assist you in answering all the questions you have about owning a condo.
