a guide to buying your home

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1 a guide to buying your home

2 it's all about you Your needs Your dreams Your concerns Your questions Your finances Your time Your life Our business continues to grow because we always keep our clients' best interest at the forefront of our minds. Our focus is on your complete satisfaction. We want to make sure that you have such a great experience working with us that you will always recommend us to your friends and family. And good service speaks for itself that's why so much of our business comes from repeat customers and referrals. We appreciate the opportunity to earn your business too!

3 preferred buyer program Early Entry Learn about homes before they're on the market! Buyer Instant Notification Learn instantly about properties that meet your needs! Quadruple Time 4 agents for the price of 1 means someone available to show homes quickly! Direct Targeting We'll knock on doors to find a home for you! VIP Vendors Receive special deals from preferred providers! Personalized Transaction Website Know what's happening 24 hours a day!

4 our team members - at a glance Our office is open Monday through Friday from 8 to 5 pm Call us at (208) or fax us at (208) Jill S. Giese Pricing & Negotiations Specialist jill@jillgiese.com Debra Hodges Buyer Agent Associate Broker buyers@jillgiese.com Diana Sledzieski Showing Agent showings@jillgiese.com Aaron Nelson Executive Assistant info@jillgiese.com Angie Barbosa Transaction Coordinator tc@jillgiese.com

5 our team members - the details Jill Giese - Team Leader, Pricing & Negotiations Specialist Jill trains and leads the JGA team and is focused on getting sellers homes sold! Jill s real estate business has grown substantially each year since beginning her career in 2005 and she consistently ranks among the top agents in the Treasure Valley. In her life before real estate, she worked in marketing and communications, and as a remodeling contractor. Jill has lived in the North End for most of the last twenty years. Other than a stint traveling in Europe and working for a dot-com in New York, she s been living and working in Boise. Her parents and siblings are all in the area and she currently lives with her cat, Riley, and her dog, Poppy. She loves biking, skiing, running, camping, films, reading, gardening, and many more of the great things Boise has to offer! Debra Hodges - Buyer Agent, Associate Broker With 15 years of real estate experience in Washington, D.C. and Boise, Debra brings a depth of knowledge about the real estate buying and selling process and is ready to guide our clients step-by-step through their real estate transactions. Debra spent the greater part of the 90s in the real estate fast lane as a member of Alexander & Associates at Long & Foster Real Estate which earned recognition as the #1 real estate team in Washington, DC. During her nine years at Alexander & Associates Debra participated in more than 1,000 real estate transactions running the full spectrum from consultation to closing. Debra became an expert in negotiating the best price based on market conditions and is very knowledgeable about all aspects of a real estate transaction. After the events of September 11, 2001, Debra rethought her priorities and opted for a quieter life in Boise. Her awesome friend drove crosscountry with her and her dog, through a white out blizzard in St. Louis and a driving cross-wind on the flats of Wyoming. After arriving in town, she joined SelEquity Real Estate where she excelled in the new home real estate market.

6 our team members - the details (cont.) Debra resides in East Boise where you can find her with her husband and their two daughters enjoying all of the treasures that downtown Boise offers, including breakfast at the Roosevelt, hiking in the foothills, the zoo and the Idaho Botanical Gardens. Diana Sledzieski - Showing Agent As a native Idahoan, Diana s love for Idaho, Boise and the surrounding area fuels her passion for helping buyers find and buy their perfect home. Her special talent is connecting with buyers to understand more than just their needs but their desires and how they really live in a home. Diana s professional background includes 23 years with HP in customer service, training development, and marketing programs & communication. She was also a private business owner of Inspired Spaces Design and Satya Marketing Consulting Services. When she s not searching for that perfect home or on showing appointments with buyers, you will find Diana spending time with her husband and family, including her Havanese dog Max, learning to play the piano, gardening, or walking or biking on the beautiful Boise Greenbelt. Angie Barbosa - Transaction Coordinator Angie Barbosa brings over 20 years of excellent client care and administrative assistant experience, with a background in the legal and real estate fields. She has worked with several other real estate teams in the past and knows what it takes to navigate your purchase or sale successfully from contract to close! With Angie managing your transaction, no detail will fall through the cracks! Aaron Nelson - Executive Assistant As the Executive Assistant, Aaron is responsible for assisting Jill in leading and managing the team. Coming from a Portrait Studio and Journalism background, Aaron enjoys the fast-paced environment and the different day to day challenges he comes across. He is the hub of the team, answering the phones, coordinating appointments and making sure the day to day items are running smoothly. Feel free to fire off a funny joke when you get him on the phone. Aaron moved to the North End of Boise 3 years ago after checking out a couple states and deciding Idaho s vast public land access fit him well.

7 why Keller Williams realty Many people ask us if we work on our own or with a brokerage. Basically, every real estate agent must work under a licensed broker until/unless they become a broker themselves. A broker's license allows the licensee to operate a real estate office and additional experience and education is required in order to receive a broker's license. Brokers are responsible for the real estate activities of all salespeople licensed under them and all real estate activities are performed in the broker's name. Therefore, when you hire a real estate agent, your business relationship is officially with the brokerage that agent works with. In our case, we are independent contractors/agents working with Keller Williams Realty Boise and our licensed broker is Erica Hill. So if you have any complaints or kudos, Erica is who you send them to! Fortunately in our case, all feedback thus far has been positive! Many real estate companies can offer you the same things. However, here are things ONLY Keller Williams can offer and the reason we chose Keller Williams as our brokerage! Keller Williams Culture We are the only real estate company with a written culture (WI4C2Ts) an ethically based company culture focused on doing the right thing for the customer. This is the foundation from which we build our business. Highly Trained Agents Keller Williams has the best training available to agents this ensures the sale or purchase of your home will be conducted professionally. Profit-sharing Company Keller Williams is a profit-sharing company. Because we know that the better an individual agent does, the better we all do, this ensures everyone at Keller Williams is working together for you. #1 in the Treasure Valley and #2 real estate company in North America Keller Williams Realty is the fastest growing real estate company in North America! This is beneficial to you because we promote and sell many of our own listings you have an entire company of agents working to sell your home or help you find your dream home. Ranked Highest in Overall Satisfaction for Home Buyers and Sellers Among National Full Service Real Estate

8 the Keller Williams Realty culture WI4C2TS Win-Win or no deal Integrity do the right thing Customers always come first Commitment in all things Creativity ideas before results Communication seek first to understand Teamwork together everyone achieves more Trust starts with honesty Success results through people Keller Williams Cares Keller Williams Cares is a 501-C3 Non-profit that was formed to help not only our agents who are in need because of illness or disaster, but also an arm that gives our agents an opportunity to give back to the community. We voluntarily contribute money each time a transaction closes to assist this wonderful cause. Keller Williams agents across North America: Raised $5,000,000 for Hurricane Katrina Relief Raised more money than any Public Service Organization Each office adopted a Keller Williams family Keller Williams agents locally: Support the WCA (Women s and Children s Alliance) WCA has received over $52,800 to date from KW Boise Donate an average of $750 per month from agent closings Boise Cares helps support local agents in need due to illness or other hardship

9 what our clients say You make all other parties appear incompetent in comparison It s the way the experience should be. Who knew customer service still meant service these days?! Becca & Keith I would rate everything as excellent! Tamara Jill we wish you the greatest success. You are the best agent we have ever met. We will send business your way at every opportunity. Robert & Karen Thank you so much, you and your team have been so helpful! :) Kera Jill is extremely professional and very market savvy. She does a very thorough job and knows how to get results. She really does earn your business. Ann Jill s favorite client testimonial... YOU ARE A GOOD RELATER AUNT JILL! LOVE GRACE Grace Green, age 7 (and her parents and sister)

10 what our clients say From their website to the final closing, Jill and team are serious and professional real estate agents that we highly recommend. They made sure everything went through and answered all of our MANY questions promptly and accurately. And when the appraiser made a big mistake, Jill acted fast to make sure everything was corrected and put back on track. Honestly, without them our deal would have fallen through and we would not be in our new home now (unimaginable). Jill and team made it happen for us. We couldn't have asked for better representation and would gladly refer them to anyone looking. -Mark and Kristi Jill and her team were great with all the support I had through the whole process. Not only were they extremely helpful finding exactly the kind of house I wanted, but I received daily updates with new home listings in my interest area which were crucial to me being able to make a timely offer. Jill made sure to get my attention when my home came on the market and made sure I got in a viewing appointment as soon as possible. -Ross Miller Let me just say one thing about Angie: she is wonderful! She is so great about answering questions and providing us with information. We just love her! -Gordon & Carol McAllister

11 we look forward to working with you!