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Dear Danforth East owners,
Welcome to the Scoop.
Yes. Just “the scoop”. If you've ever been to one of my ice cream cart grand opening events over the years (see photos), you will understand.
As the creator of the Danforth East Community Helpers group, you are also welcome to join the 425+ proud locals that make our community such a great place to live. All the biggest hearts are here.
The “scoop” on all the latest solds in our area for Q1:2020 is in. It's fair to say ALOT has changed in the last few months. A LOT! More than ever, you need to make sure you get the right “trusted” advice vs just another opinion. The reason these new localized quarterly “scoops” will help you more is due to two reasons. Monthly stats are not as reliable to go by. It takes a full 4 months to see any shifts happening during any market.
Each of the sub areas of our community vary so much each quarter, the best advice I can give to those of you who live in our area is to connect with me to get your customized Danforth East sold report created and updated as regularly as you wish. Some of you check your bank account weekly, some monthly. For your “real estate” bank account, I suggest you check it quarterly if not moving and monthly if planning a move. And remember that certain months of the year may even add a “selling price premium” so don't take a risk on this when selling in 2020. Leaving $1000s or more on the table is unacceptable at all times but for many of you, it's the difference between possibly being mortgage free or buying that dream home you were virtual touring last night at 2am. Yes, I know who you are.
As your local real estate sold storyteller since 2000, I've seen my share of turbulence in our local market and know very well how important it is to adapt to it. There are certain red flags I am seeing with some listings that I want to be sure my smart sellers avoid doing. You would be surprised by what strategies are working now that didn't work 3 months ago.
Be sure to sign up at the top for my Danforth East Real Estate Scoop Alerts today to make sure you are getting all the most important info on what's going on in our area. And also join our Danforth East Community Real Estate club along with the 150+ smartest buyers, sellers and renters in our area.
My 20 year Thank You Card to all of you in our Danforth East Community
Seeing as this my 20th year as your local community realtor and I just wanted to say THANK YOU in the best way I know how. By showcasing how I write and tell the sold stories of our neighbourhood in this tribute, I want you to know how important it is to me that you are treated like family when it comes time to make the biggest decision of your lives.
And YES, this is exactly the same presentation I show all of you that are considering moving from or to my neighbourhood so you can get more than just a canned powerpoint presentation with the names and photos changed. I dont do boring and you shouldnt either. And NO, this is not ALL my solds, events, reviews etc. Just a sampler platter you might get at the pub. I miss our local pub nights something fierce. Cant wait until we can resume our coffee meetings, beer nights and much more. Especially cannot wait to have some massive street long ice cream cart appreciation events to celebrate US.
In case we havent met, I'm Paul. I moved to East York in 1998 when I bought my first house here. Boy, did I learn a lot that year. Ever dig out a 1930s bathroom in our area? Nothing quite describes the feeling of mushy clay pipe in your hands. Don't ask me why it was mushy. That same year I met my girlfriend on a night out at the Brunswick House. As many of you will attest, it was one of the least romantic places ever but the meeting could have happened anywhere. We clicked and she moved in. We got married, moved. Had a daughter, moved again. Then a few years later in 2007, moved again to the house where would also have our son. All 3 houses were in East York by the way. We couldve walked the stuff over on our last move. Anyways, thats a bit about my story and my deep roots in our community.
The slideshow is a mix of all the things I love so much about living in the Danforth East/East York community since 1998. The people, the properties, the many ice cream cart celebrations (and many more of those in the coming decade I promise you) and so much more. Too many amazing stories to share here. Let's connect and discuss what you love most about living here.
Whether its your first purchase or 3rd time selling, each time is just as important and making sure you have the right storyteller for your vision is a key element.
In fact, I don't think ANYONE should sign any listing documents in our community until they include me in their interview process and let me explain to them how a little known marketing experiment (non real estate industry study) that yielded a 6000% return applies directly to each of your properties and why you can't underestimate the importance of the right SOLD story behind planned long before the sign ever appears on the lawn. With close to 30,000 plays of my RealEstatePodcastShow.com media channel so far, its fair to say I know a few things about listening and sharing the best stories with all of you
Lastly, I want to thank SO many of you along the way that have become friends, clients and even members of my various Facebook groups including my community focused podcast show called Meet Your Neighbours (new episode just added), Danforth East Community Helpers and Danforth East Community Real Estate clubs. If you want to join us here, just click here for more info.
And by signing up at this link, I can keep you posted on the inside scoop about what is going on within 700 metres of your front door. Places for sale, the sold stories and even the unsold stories you never usually hear about (the ones that didnt complete). Just like any good book, you can't skip any chapters. I am pretty unfiltered in most ways and will tell you all the stories that happened in your area that affect you including what the name of your street used to be and other important elements that go into your future sold stories.
And lastly, as part of my 20th year of paying it forward, I am focused on helping to feed the hungry and food insecure in OUR area so each time you buy or sell with me, I will donate $500 to a local charity that can help ensure many local families are fed during this time of need.
Ready to add your property to my Property Protection Alerts for our community? No selling required for this program. Its ideal for those who are never moving and those smart sellers who want to know their real property values on a regularly updated basis. I always say, if you check your bank balance often…you should also know your real estate portfolio value at least 3-4 times a year.
Stats via TRREB 2020
