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America's Choice® empowers sellers and buyers of residential real estate to find each other. Our finely honed system empowers you to sell your home for the highest price, in the shortest time and at the lowest cost! Read on to find out why it works so well!

WHO WE ARE - FLAT FEE ONLY $495

America's Choice is the nation's premier, professional flat fee agentless real estate company where you stay in control by showing your home. America's Choice is the only place where you can instantly access over 16,000 new buyers from all over the country who came to americashoice.com in April 2010 to find their new home, over 25,000 visits in August 2010, with over 281,000 pageviews Look at these stats! (see HOW WE DO IT below). It costs only $495 to sell your home commission free through America's Choice.In the Erie County area alone, America's Choice has assisted homeowners in selling over 500 million dollars in real estate - we've probably sold right on your street. Take a look at a partial list of sales. Just like the majority of these home sellers we empower you to sell within three months due to the market we have created. We would love to add your name to our list of successful sellers!

For those who want the tireless help of your own personal Realtor, you can combine your flat fee America's Choice agentless program with the realtor world! Now you can get the services of a professional real estate agent for contracts, negotiations, paperwork, advice, MLS, realtor network syndication, and more for only 1% payable at the closing - and you are not required to pay a buyer's agent. THIS MEANS YOU ARE RECEIVING BOTH THE AMERICA'S CHOICE BUYERS AND THE MLS BUYERS. WOW! This is more exposure than the top of the line (7% to 8%) listing agreements at other firms. Read the testimonials where sellers describe how much they appreciated the diligent work performed by skilled agents for only 1% - this is a real partnership. Words from sellers 0f 6016 Wellesley Commons in E. Amherst on May 20, 2010 Lisa was very valuable in guiding us at the "offer table" to "seal the deal!" We are very grateful. Wow! Words from Bob and Maggie Fitchlee, sellers of 72 Ivy Lea, Tonawanda, NY, on May 29, 2010: Jeremy Bartee was very professional. He was right on the money at the price he suggested... I felt he was there every step of the way. Thank you Jeremy. Notice the value is at the table. In person. You will see many letters echoing the same sentiment.

Simply, you can choose (1) America's Choice alone for $495 and sell commission free without agents as thousands have done, (2)combine America's Choice with the 1% realtor program from great agents at 2.5% Real Estate Direct and get real service nights and weekends throughout your campaign for only 1% to your agent upon a successful closing (you show your home) or (3) list only with 2.5% Real Estate Direct and let their professional agents do it all with no up-front fee and sell for 2.5% commission (your agent conducts the showings with buyers).

Do not fall prey to high commission agents who, in order to justify their commissions, say they magically can get you a higher price to cover their high commission. The only guarantee here is that you are obligated to pay the high commission no matter how low the ultimate sale price. They are coached to say "you wouldn't look for a low price from a dentist or doctor", "you get what you pay for", "those agents daring to break the 6% barrier must be desperate", or "I have a list of buyers". University research as we discuss in our news articles shows that mls based real estate brokers produce no greater sales price than branded flat fee real estate companies like America's Choice. Combine America's Choice with our 1% MLS, real service Realtor program, and you now have double the exposure. Further, Consumer Reports conducted a study of over 9000 sellers and found a significant percentage of sellers utilizing high commission real estate agents regretted the process. Sellers using good real estate agents charging less were just as satisified with the service and process, but lacked the regret.

Do not be seduced or misled by those purporting to sell the MLS for hundreds of dollars with the promise of MLS magic; yet you are forced to take calls from and to negoatiate against skilled agents representing buyers. These buyer's agents, by law, contract and ethical obligations are working to get their buyer the best deal while getting you the worst deal. Ouch.

Just as bad as being left to take the calls from buyer's agents, there are built in impediments in the system making it very difficult for actual buyers to call you. This is all wrong. These companies fail to spend any real money in major newspapers, nor do they produce expensive color print media, to brand their Internet site. Take a look at what the experts say about this.

You get from these people neither the proven America's Choice name recognition, expensive print media advertising or critical Internet exposure to buyers which produces sales, Take a look at a partial list of sales, nor do you receive the real services provided by the professional agents at 2.5% Real Estate Direct.

You are receiving the worst of all worlds. Touting only an MLS number, calling it "magic", these people fail to tell you that in just one day there were over 100 expired listings on the MLS and there are thousands annually. That means all these homes listed on the MLS at 6 or 7% and offering 3% or more to buyers agents had not sold within 6 months. Some were listed and re-listed. So the MLS alone obviously is not the magic or only necessary component to a sale, and it is not the determinate of price. America's Choice is branded and recognized by buyers, resulting in thousands of direct sales. MLS numbers can be bought for $99. But why would you pay money to be put in a bad position by having to negotiate directly against buyer's agents and into a system specially designed to make it difficult for buyers to reach you directly. Americaschoice.com receives many times more viewers per listing than MLS sites like buffaloniagarahomes.com. That means more buyers calling you directly. With the combination program you get America's Choice and a real MLS program managed by skilled agents at the same time. It is a real agent system designed to overcome the built in impediment. You receive the calls from buyers through America's Choice. Our agents receive the calls from other agents through the MLS and from buyers through the MLS. Our agents, representing only you, negotiate on your behalf. That is how the system is designed to work. Where else can you have agents who spend their nights and weekends selling homes like Sue Chaskes, Barb Murie, Laura Giuseppetti, Burt Foster, Peter Epolito, Pam Kohrn, Julie Knaebe, Lisa Hedges, among others,(these are the highest producing agents in all of WNY) working on your behalf? Why would you do business with a person sitting behind a desk 9-5 Monday through Friday suggesting that the realtor MLS is somehow automated and doesn't need good agents to make it work? Our full time agents at 2.5% Real Estate Direct provide this 1% program to America's Choice sellers and provide real service. Just read the letters to see how important they are when and if you enter the Realtor world.

Our combination program is the only true combination of a successful flat fee real estate company with a successful real estate agency. You get the best of both worlds without sacrificing the real benefits of each. You can choose whether to combine with the realtor world at anytime - and you are not forced to offer 3% or more.

Our professionals from both companies know how to get your home sold: for no commission with America's Choice alone or for 1% if you choose to partner with 2.5% Real Estate Direct. We have sold over $20,000,000 in 2009 at either no commission or 1%. In April of 2009 we sold a house on County Road in Clarence for $699,000 at 1%. In April of 2010 we sold a home on Nature Cove in Williamsville for over $650,000 at 1%. We sell in every village, town and city in Western New York and at every price level. There is a world of difference between us and others.



HOW WE DO IT - WE CREATED A MARKET




America's Choice is a branded website


37,000 buyers used america's Choice in the month of May 2009 - that is 3000 buyers a day

48% typed americaschoice.com directly to get to us
34% came to us through google, yahoo, search engines
18% came to us from partners like Trulia, Zillow, Ooodle,Vast and hundreds more.

No other site brings so many buyers right to you.

We are branded because we advertise our site like no others in newspapers, magazines in Wegman's, on the Internet for direct exposure, we optimize on search engines, and even though the following sites do not provide the tremendous exposure provided by americaschoice.com, we syndicate to partners such as Trulia, Vast,oodle, google base, Zillow, Military.com, Lycos, NY Times Company, among many others! NOTICE 82% OF THE 37,000 BUYERS CAME TO US FROM KNOWING THE AMERICA'S CHOICE BRAND!


We provide the marketing, advertising and exposure that attracts a larger pool of available buyers than the traditional system. Buyers have been looking to America's Choice as a place to find their new home since 1993. This cannot be duplicated.

Did you know that more people move from ROCHESTER and SYRACUSE to BUFFALO than from any other place - by far!! Relocation means knowing where the buyers are coming from AND it means getting to them where they are located AND before they begin their home search. With America's Choice your color print advertising is placed in all the Wegman's in Rochester and Buffalo and Syracuse. No one else does this for you.

A May 2009 Harris Interactive commissioned survey reported that 91 percent of home buyers attended/plan to attend open houses during the home buying process and that 62 percent of home buyers reported using/planning to use online sources to find open houses. That is why it is important that you use America's Choice to expose your home to these buyers.



WE MAKE IT EASIER FOR BUYERS

Ever try to search for homes on other sites? Find it slow and cumbersome? On americaschoice.com buyers can search for homes through the use of google map technology. Homes are located by Global Positioning Software so that buyers virtually drive through neighborhoods from their computers. They can conduct searches quicker and easier. More importantly, they like it. Its fun. Buyers come back again and again. Buyers love our e-mail alerts. That is why so many buyers sign up. They receive instant notification when an America's Choice home matches their criteria.

PROFESSIONAL IMAGE

More Than Just a Sign!

  • Projecting a professional first impression is key to attracting serious buyers! Especially if a buyer is not familiar with the buying process.
  • America's Choice® signs immediately instill confidence in buyers! Conducting the sale of your home in a professional manner is critical for attracting serious buyers.
  • Professional third-party signs reinforce corporate assistance. This assures local and out-of-town buyers that they have access to all the professional (non-owner related) support services such as mortgage prequalification / mortgage financing and purchase contract assistance.
  • We also make available a wide variety of stock "rider" signs such as "Open Sunday", "Swimming Pool", "Waterfront", "2-Family" etc. These signs help buyers immediately identify with your home's special features.


Logo and Open House Signs

  • Research proves that holding frequent "Open House" showings is an important marketing strategy in attracting interested buyers!
  • These professionally designed Open House signs attract and guide buyers looking for homes in your area.
  • Holding frequent Open House showings is key to your success because buyers want an easy, professional way to view your home's curb appeal and features without having to make a private appointment.


Training

America's Choice® is committed to providing the home seller with the best services available. We want the sale of your home to be another success story!

To ensure your success, one of our professionally trained consultants will thoroughly discuss the process of selling your home and answer any questions / diminish any concerns you may have about simply showing your own property, because that's all you have to do!

Remember, we are with you every step of the way until SOLD!

Topics Discussed

  • Effective strategies for dealing with telephone inquiries, including methods for booking private showings and effective distribution of Buyer's Guides.
  • Preparing your home for viewing
  • The art of showing your home and presenting a positive attitude to potential buyers
  • Determining a competitive selling price
  • Conducting a professional Open House
  • Receiving a contract to purchase, reviewing it and knowing what to do with the purchase offer thereafter
  • Effective advertising
  • Dealing with unwanted solicitation from real estate agents / brokers


BUYER'S GUIDES

Feature Information -- Easy to Follow!

  • Custom designed, for your home! Full-color professional feature brochures - eight pages - make a lasting impression and stand out from the traditional one-page real estate feature page.
  • All the important feature information, room dimensions, and technical information in an easy to read, easy reference format complete with a picture of your home.
  • The Buyer's Guides also contain the information your buyer will need and want when it's time to be prequalified before making an offer to purchase your property through our professional assistance programs. It's that easy!
  • All you do is show your home with pride. The Buyer's Guide will continue to provide that lasting memory of your home.


HOME INFO LINE

Features By Phone*

  • Convenient direct public access to the features of your home 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it's that easy! Brought to you by the industry leader in Owner Assisted marketing -- America's Choice.
  • Buyers can conveniently listen to feature information and match your home's features to the ones they want giving you more qualified calls!
  • Potential buyers are not confronted by probing questions, i.e.: "Do you have a home to sell?", "What's your phone number?", "Where do you live?" etc. Buyers get the information they want to make a buying decision. NO HASSLE -- Guaranteed!
*Please note: Not all franchises offer Home Info Line services.

PRICING

Because Price is Paramount!

  • While most people have a good idea of the value of their home, your asking price will determine how long your home takes to attract and produce an offer. Buyers are extremely price-educated, which means they shop price far more extensively these days.
  • Buyers will surely want to know what your competition is asking down the street or around the corner. Having this information available will also help you to set a realistic asking price and to get you the offer, not your competition.
  • Professional preferred rate appraisal services are also available through America's Choice® to assist you in determining and setting a competitive asking price for your property.
  • While real estate agents may overprice your home to get your listing, your home will not sell and you will eventually have to reduce -- your time and equity!
  • Be consumer smart: remember, an Appraiser has nothing to gain (commission) from pricing your home higher or lower. Appraisers are professionals in "market value" pricing. That's why banks and mortgage companies rely on and use professional Appraisers, not an agent's market analysis which is only a fancy term for their "OPINION"!
  • America's Choice� utilizes the latest sales price comparable information through the Internet directly from County Clerk records.


MORTGAGE SERVICES

Buyer Prequalification

  • You need to know that your potential buyer is financially prequalified to transact the purchase of your home -- or you may otherwise be wasting your time dealing with the "dreamer".
  • More importantly, you do not want to take your home off the market for extended periods of time just to find out there is "NO DEAL". This is disappointing and wastes valuable time, and you may lose the home you want.
  • At America's Choice we want to ensure that you are dealing with a "qualified" buyer. That's why your buyer has access to no charge mortgage prequalification services by a qualified mortgage professional.
  • Because of the vast amount of mortgage options available today, it is virtually impossible for the real estate agent to keep informed of all these options, potentially failing to prequalify a buyer properly.
  • These services are also extended to you as well to assist you in purchasing your next home.
  • Call Approved Mortgage Funding Corp. at (716) 691-4960


ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Contract Preparation and Title Services

  • America's Choice® provides you with a system to obtain purchase contract preparation.
  • America's Choice® gives you access to a title company and/or lawyer that will provide all of the necessary services for a smooth, hassle-free closing.


INTERNET ----> 9 COLOR PICTURES BRING YOUR HOME TO LIFE!

  • There is no Internet exposure like America's Choice.
  • Three thousand people a day during peak months in Buffalo and Rochester.
  • We utilize search engine optimization techniques so our Internet site appears when out of towners search for their new home on search engines like Yahoo®, MSN®, AOL® and Google®

  • We advertise our site in the Buffalo News Homefinder so buyers know where to find your home.

  • We advertise our site in Your New Home Magazine, available in Wegmans supermarkets

  • statsaholic and other domain name ranking services show that our site receives tens of thousands of unique visitors monthly. Real Traffic. Unlike others, americaschoice.com is a heavily utilized site. We invite you to compare us to others - you will see buyers do not utilize their sites.

  • We syndicate your listing to Vast, Hotpads, Oodle, Googlebase, and literally hundreds of other real estate sites through our syndication process.
  • A young couple recently told us they had 26 serious buyers at this first open house - all because of our open house schedule on the internet.

  • Instantly reach buyers who have requested to be notified of a home like yours. Our system will send automatic e-mail notification of the availability of your home to those people whose criteria match those of your home!

  • Research is clear that a real estate company must TELL buyers to go to their domain name. America's Choice has been telling buyers to search for their new home on americaschoice.com for 15 years. It makes a world of difference!



YOUR NEW HOME MAGAZINE


OUR VERY OWN MONTHLY REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE
WITH A STRIKING COLOR COVER AND FULL COLOR PAGES THROUGHOUT



  • A photo of your home with its most appealing features is included in Your New Home.

  • You may purchase a feature home on the front cover or a full, half or quarter page color spread in the magazine to really stand out.

  • Your New Home is distributed in Wegman's - the most costly distribution - because it is the most effective. Everyone, even out of towners, go to Wegmans . . . and there you are, front and center.

  • A couple recently sold their home with us and received $575,000. They saved $40,000 in commission! Two different realtors over 12 months could not sell this home. The buyer found the home in Your New Home. It works and you win.



NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

    WE NEVER MISS A WEEK WITH OUR DISPLAY AD IN THE BUFFALO NEWS

    Our ad drives buyers to www.americaschoice.com

    Don't let others fool you into believing they advertise their site effectively. 53% of buyers come directly to www.americaschoice.com because they know our website. They know it because we advertise everywhere. We are there every week in the Homefinder. Couple that with thousands of dollars spent with Yahoo and Google and for Your New Home to be distributed in supermarkets - we hope you understand why we stand heads and shoulders over the rest.

  • Reach hundreds of thousands of buyers with our reach. Combine that with an Open House on Sunday (the Open House schedule is right on our internet site). Watch the results.




WE COME TO YOU

  • One call is all it takes - 691-0596
  • Our professional consultants will come to your home, take all the digital pictures, measure your rooms and get you up and running quickly.
  • You can utilize America's Choice to sell your home by paying only a one time fee of $495 for six months of continuous publication on americaschoice.com and publication of your color advertisement in Your New Home magazine.
  • 2.5% Real Estate Direct offers our customers an optional and very unique listing program. You can access the Multiple Listing System and have real service from your own agent through Real Estate Direct at no up front fee to 2.5% Real Estate Direct. Real Estate Direct will list your home for only 1% , because you are partnering with your agent. You are conducting the showings and open houses and you have paid for advertising through America's Choice, so your professional real estate agent pays the MLS fees and board membership fees, takes the phone calls and emails from prosective buyers through realtor.com or buffaloniagarahomes.com, negotiates on your behalf with buyers and other agents, answers your questions, prepares the contract, etc. all for 1% commission.
  • We also offer package deals or ala carte additional print advertising of your home in Your New Home Magazine (see all those eye-catching 1/4 page features) or the Buffalo News.
  • Our program is designed to "hit the market running." Since it is well known that the initial entry into the market is critical, these programs come out of the gate firing.Your home is receives quick exposure to the market. Right away our email alerts go out, our internet showcases your home both locally and nationally and the sign is installed. You get a surge of activity. You get a second surge when Your New Home kicks in all the Wegmans.
  • Call us for details.

  • EXPOSURE . . . EXPOSURE . . . EXPOSURE Get it all from America's Choice® Call us at (716) 691-0596 or Click here to send us an e-mail