This used to be the home of the Plata Family! Located in the Old Glendridge area of St. Catharines, this private wooded ravine lot attracted potential buyers on the very first day of its listing with Private Real Estate. “This is the first time we have sold a house, and why wouldn't you try to sell privately and save yourself the 6% commission of a Real Estate Agent?” Mr. Plata exclaimed. Provided on each property listed on the privaterealestate.ca website is a web tracker. “It was great to see exactly how many people visited our listing on the website” Mr. Plata proclaimed. They also said that they noticed an abundance of drive by interests the first day they listed. We were told that the Private Real Estate lawn signs are by far the best. They are big, bold and with the homeowners phone number provided on the sign, it made it easy for drive by interests to contact them.

Mr. And Mrs. Plata have two young daughter’s, and a very busy schedule. When they were asked about the convenience of scheduling and conducting their own open houses they replied, “It was great to be able to schedule the open houses according to our busy lifestyle, apposed to a Real Estate Agent setting the date.” By setting their own open house schedule, they did not have relocate during the open houses and felt they should be present “because we know our home best.”

By setting their own open house schedule, they did not have relocate during the open houses and felt they should be present “because we know our home best.”

We asked the Plata’s if it was a concern to any of their potential buyers that they were selling the home privately. Their response was, “absolutely not, people seemed happier to deal with us instead of an agent.” “How is it possible to give honest answers to questions of a potential buyer if you don ’t know the property inside and out?”

Our last question to the Plata’s was if you could sum up Private Real Estate services in three words what would they be? “Simple, convenient and quick.” The Plata’s also said that they would definitely sell privately again, and would recommend Private Real Estate to friends wanting to sell their home.

Everyone here at Private Real Estate would like to thank the Plata Family for their time for this interview and congratulate them on selling their first home.