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p 14 weekender october 29 1994 stux on guard after 28 years of chaperoning children safely across the street ciaremont public school crossing guard helen beverly is hanging up her vest and sign for the last time on monday oct 31 two of her own children all of whom are now grown up attended public school in the community where she has lived for 32 years i enjoyed being a crossing guard but now im ready to stay home and do my own thing despite the challenge of standing around in subzero winter temperatures beverly says she was never tempted to exchange her post for something less invigorating she retires with many happy memories of the young people whose safety was her major priority photocbua bronkhorst min com listings have a short shelf life by tom kelly lets face it selling your home can be about as much fun as having a tooth extracted in both cases you hope it will be over as quickly and as painlessly as possible the key to having a pleasurable positive experience is finding the right professional for the job and that can ease the pain offer comfort and knowledgeable advice one that uses the most uptodate technology to do a firstrate job like dentists min com agents are specialists in their field they have the marketing knowledge the tech nology and the sales experience to get the job done as quickly and efficiently as possible at a price that reflects fair market value min com listings have a very short shelf life and min corns agents sell more homes per agent per year than any other national real estate company their doubleending average ie both listing and selling a particular property is more than double the industry average this is a true benefit to a vendor because when ever the office doubleends a listing the vendor only pays 3 12 per cent commission this accom plishment is pretty impressive considering the compa ny has only been in operation since 1987 we dont have a huge office but we have a very effective productive office with topnotch agents said richard robbins coowner of min com classic realty in unionville we have over 200 years expe rience in the 20 people who work here although min com is a relatively new company it is not a launching pad for rookie sales representatives min com attracts the successful experienced agents who really care about the consumer innovative agents who arent afraid of a little hard work these already successful agents are adopted into the min com family are taught how to get more listings than theyve ever had before using the min com success system sold plan the sold plan is a revo lutionary marketing program with an 18 point service guarantee that virtually ensures each and every listing will receive sterling service at a stainless steel price the service guarantee is signed both by the min com sales representative and by the vendor if at any point min com does not live up to its promises the vendor is fully and unconditionally released from the listing min com is totally committed to its customers and to its marketing program the sold plan starts off with an accurate and indepth market analysis that is free of charge and without obligation a 20 point enhance ment review ensures that the home is in as marketable condition as possible right down to specifics like lighting and music during a showing once the house is listed full market exposure is guaranteed mls listing open houses feature sheets signage media coverage financing and more all list ings are advertised and all ads include the prices the min com system practically guarantees success the 3 12 per cent commission rate attracts vendors and the large inventory of listings draws in the buyers everybody wins even the min com agents who are working for a much lower commission than the indus try average but in many cases end up making as much or more than ever before because of the higher volume of sales also contributing to min corns success is the fact that each sales person specializes in a particular area of town when prospective purchasers enquire about a particular listing the min com agent is able to refer them to a selection of homes in the same area within the desired price range and since the agent has all of the most uptodate information at hisher fin gertips about listings held by other min com agents and other real estate companies the purchaser is in good hands thanks to a stateoftheart computer sys tem every phone call every showing every listing is available at the touch of a keyboard the front desk utilizes a paperless system all messages and inquiries are input into the computer this high tech system makes it virtually impossible to make a mistake said robbins there are no lost messages no misplaced files no mixups even the vast amount of paperwork that comes with the purchase or sale of a home is done automatically using a special accounting software package that does everything right down to the letters which must go out to the appropriate lawyers even phone messages are sent out to the agents pagers via computer another feature of min corns success is the sophis ticated technology which makes it possible to take advantage of treb vision a benefit offered by the toronto real estate board but not available in all real estate offices treb vision is a complex computer link up via modem with the boards mls listings purchasers can see pictures of all of the homes avail able through multiple listing service on the screen thereby eliminating a lot of the legwork involved when viewing the homes in person min corns success sys tem can be measured by the amount they have saved consumers compared to a six per cent commission they have saved consumers over 10 million since 1987 in ontario alone the luomo sportivo uomo fall fashion event friday november 4 1994 the school restaurant 412114th avenue unionville ontario l3r 3j2 complimentary cocktails hors doeuvres dinner wine included auction fashion show 630 730 730 900 800900 900 1030 5000 per person net proceeds to 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