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Ben and Jamil just received a notice from their landlord of their hot dirty capitol hill condo, stating that rents were going up due to raising utility prices. Jamil a college educated guy with a great job at a local tech company. He reads the letter knowing well, rent is going up because general housing prices are going up and the landlord is raising them because he knows people will pay it.
They decided enough was enough; they were going to buy a Belltown Condo.They opened the weekly paper and saw a sea of pretty people posed in such a way as to have you believe they would be part of your life if you should just buy a condo in the building they are representing. They thought for a minute they mistook the real estate section for the personals. Ben and Jamil are the type of people that don’t like being sold. They don’t like the lack of integrity that has become standard in the advertising business.
They then turned to the local real estate company web sites and found that mls driven real estate web sites are designed for presenting single family homes. There is no standard to present condominium features like media rooms, concierge, spas, fitness facilities, and community spaces that clearly add value to a community.
They soon became just as disenchanted with real estate agents who, when they called a brokerage were first, “qualified” by a sales associate, and forced to schedule an appointment at a later date when the agent could “interview and assess their needs”. Ben and Jamil simply wanted to see the condo as soon as possible.
Their friend Sumit, told them about www.CondoCompare.com. Condo Compare presents all the condos on the market in a Community first format where the buildings are presented and all the units for sale are presented after. The data is supplemented with missing common features and photos. The site gives condo buyers an overall impression of the condominium community before seeing it in person. CondoCompare provides tools that allow comparison of individual units and buildings side by side.
When it comes time to see a property, Condo Compare’s team of licensed professionals meet the customer at the building in as little as 30 minutes. No hassle, no waiting, no hype, just service. Just the program Ben and Jamil were looking for. They bought in a great vintage 1920’s building with bay windows overlooking Puget Sound.
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