Ron Wynn exceeded my highest expectations during every phase of selling
our house! Of the four houses that I have sold, Ron’s sales strategy,
execution, and outcomes were exquisite – and hugely consequential. I
reckon that Ron earned me an extra quarter of a million dollars by
setting up a bidding war with multiple offers well above listed price,
including a three-day cash offer at our asking price. Clearly Ron knows
the Sunset Park territory!
How did Ron achieve this? Knowing how we helped Ron get this sale may help you.
Systematic,
ruthless decluttering. Replacing or refurbishing all the accumulated
eyesores and deferred maintenance. And I sent Ron a bullet point list of
all house upgrades and existing flaws to help him match our house to
this market. Ron proposed the strategy that we used shortly after his
10-minute walkthrough. His communication was clear, unambiguous,
concise, and prescient – thus helping us work in concert to help sell
our house.
After talking for 15 minutes, Ron jotted several
entries on a calendar: 1) inspections scheduled & photoshoot in a
week, 2) open house in three weeks, 3) offers due on noon ten days
later, and 4) offer accepted the next day. His message to prospective
buyers: go big or go home.
Ron’s strategy centered on: 1) getting
all inspections completed with full disclosure, 2) having “his”
maintenance folks prep our house for showing (splendid work at a great
price), 3) following his suggested tweaks for staging and raising the
curb appeal, and 4) finishing our repairs & replacements quickly.
Ron and his team kept us updated on what to expect – letting us know how
we could best aid their efforts to sell our house.
The exact day
that Ron had identified when we first met - we received one full-price
all-cash offer and multiple offers above the listed price (slightly
above nearby comparable homes). The one we accepted - 250K above our
listed price.
That evening Ron reached out to the buyer’s
realtor to discuss our desires, including a 1-month lease back – she
knew Ron’s sterling reputation and recalled doing transactions with him.
The next day when we met with Ron, he informally closed the deal over
the phone and satisfied all of our wishes. Ron also addressed the
buyer’s needs, helping us to ensure a successful transaction. A savvy,
long-term big picture approach.
We closed one month later on the exact date that Ron predicted – with no glitches.
Our
“good fortune” depended on Ron’s integrity, sterling reputation, and
his team of talented folks. Ron works with top-quality supporting
entities – house painting, maintenance, inspectors, and an escrow
company that exceeded expectations and avoided any problems. They
carefully walked us through the increased complexity of selling
California homes today.I believe - if you get the process
right, superior results follow. Ron Wynn has mastered selling and buying
real estate. His track record and integrity truly matter. Ron is the
best realtor in Southern California - hands down. You cannot do better.
That’s crucial in today’s market whether you are buying or selling. Steve S. – Cheviot Hills, CA
If you are considering hiring Ron Wynn as your real estate agent I have two words of advice. Do it!
My
brother and I inherited a property after the passing our mother and
faced the challenge of finding the right agent to sell her home (which
we grew up in and was the home of my mother for nearly 60 years).
My
mother was never really interested in selling, but once told my brother
and I that if she ever was to sell her home, Ron Wynn would be the
agent she would use. Ron came by to see her from time to time, and
though he never pushed his services on her, he let her know that if she
was ever interested in selling that he would take good care of her. That
made a tremendous impression on my mother, and my brother and I wanted
to honor her wishes by hiring Ron to represent us in the sale of her
home. We came to appreciate my mother’s wisdom and foresight with
everything Ron did for us.
He was very well
prepared when we first met, not only with documentation showing comps in
the area, but also suggesting a sales strategy that would bring us our
best price. He proposed listing the home at a lower price than we
expected to generate a bidding war, and to not accept any offers until
we had had a good 10 days to show it.
Ron
scheduled and facilitated several open houses in that period, including a
brokers caravan, which produced a tremendous amount of foot traffic
through the property and a lot of interest. This resulted in about a
dozen offers, many significantly over our asking price. In addition, Ron
suggested we schedule and pay for various inspections for the house so
that everyone interested in the property would know the issues
associated with our older property before they submitted their bid,
reducing the chances some might come in with a high offer and try to
whittle away at the price with things they found in their inspection.
Things
could not have gone better. Ron was a consummate professional though
out the process, communicating with us frequently and getting back to us
promptly with any questions or issues we needed help with. He gave us
great advice on how to clean the home and prepare it for showing without
having to spend too much money, and helped us navigate the offers we
received to accept the right one (which isn’t necessarily the highest
bid). He also helped to navigate my brother and I through the escrow
period, and all of the followup items we needed to take care of to close
the sale.
My brother and I are not planning on
selling any properties any time soon, but if we do there is no question
which agent we would use. We could not do any better than Ron Wynn
representing us as a seller or buyer. As usual, our mother was right.David S. – Brentwood, CA
Our new slogan is: Win with Wynn... because we really did. From beginning to end, Ron was candid about the condition and value of our property, provided expert advice on the improvements we needed to make, and explained the strategies we needed to follow to get the outcome we were hoping for. I can't say we were surprised at how professional and skillful he was throughout the process of selling our home - because he stood far above every other agent that we interviewed before putting the property on the market.
Now, you should know that we are both researchers - not the kind of people who accept advice or suggestions uncritically. However, Ron Wynn publishes a real estate marketing newsletter about Santa Monica and the West Side, so we already knew that he understood our Sunset Park neighborhood well. Wynn speaks softly, simply, and clearly. He is not a person to cajole or nag. He offers his opinions but leaves the decisions to you.
We concluded that following Ron's suggestions closely we would be to our benefit. We asked questions to clarify his meaning, but we didn't argue or push back (as we are often wont to do). Our experience was that Wynn knows his business and this market well beyond anyone else we talked to - and surely better than we did.
This was the process: We spent three weeks in October carrying out Ron's suggestions to the best of our ability, occasionally going above and beyond. An associate, Conal, was a superb showing agent, setting-up appointments for about two weeks. We opened offers in mid- November and accepted one of several above our asking price which included several accommodations that met our needs. The sale closed in mid-December; we moved out the first week in January. Whew!
If you noticed that working with Ron gets you a team, you'd be right. Ron Wynn is not a one-man band. And like him, his people have been in business in this area for years. They know how to pull together and get to work. The entire sales process went smoothly from beginning to end.
It was a whirlwind of activity for us, but much of the credit for the efficient and amicable sale of our home must go to Ron. He not only explained how the process would go and laid out appropriate strategies along the way. He also pulled the deal together personally in an effective, graceful manner that ensured that both parties felt satisfied with the terms of the sale.
To summarize, whether you are buying or selling a property, we recommend Ron Wynn without reservation. If you are lucky enough to sign with him, we would stress that listening to him and following his recommendations and suggestions made the process so much easier than we'd anticipated: It was obvious that he absolutely knew what he was talking about.
We are not related to Mr. Wynn. Nor are we business associates or friends. In fact, we'd never met him before we made the appointment to hear what he had to say. This assessment reflects our personal experience selling our home with his help. Of course, you will engage a real estate agent you who makes you feel comfortable. For us, Ron was a confident and professional agent - and we were right: We won with Ron Wynn.
Our advice to anyone seeking an agent to buy or sell a Westside home: Get Ron Wynn and do what he says. Joan R. – Santa Monica, CA
