ZillowVERIFIEDMarch 16, 2018 Bill Bloomberg is a good, honest guy. At Bills suggestion, our home was listed on Thursday, private showings started Friday, more showings on Saturday, Open House on Sunday and an offer on Monday. Bill negotiated an improvement to the offer on Tuesday and we signed off. Bills strategy is to generate interest in the listing among buyers and other agents just prior to the weekend when buyers will be out looking. He will keep you fully informed. He answers your phone calls on the first or second ring. He replies to your email messages within minutes. Bill provides the same services as the big name agencies at a fraction of the cost. When you decide to list your home, it wont be long before youll receive phone calls from agents offering to help you sell. Especially if you start out For Sale by Owner as we did. You can weed out agents you do not want to work with by asking the agent what he charges. Typically, I found most agencies charge 6% plus as much as $700 for administrative fees. You can suggest to the agent that 6% is too high and the admin fee should come out of their percentage. Some agents will become rude or try to convince you they have a better marketing plan. The fact is every agent will list your home on the same Internet sites, make up similar brochures, do direct mail marketing, if needed, hold open houses, provide professional photography, etc. None of these activities are unique or costly. Jane Marie Bloomberg, Bills wife, is a freelance interior designer with her own business. Jane Marie provided us with staging advice at no additional cost. She visited our home one-day, walking through each room making suggestions that we followed exactly. Suggestions such as removal of window treatments, replacement of lamp shades on a ceiling fan and increasing the wattage in some light fixtures, all at minimum cost to us at Menards. We arranged our furniture and made up the beds to her specifications. Jane Marie returned the next day with accent pillows, artwork, and other accessories from her own collection. The changes were stunning. We selected a big agency the first time we tried to sell, we were promised a sale in two weeks with a sale price high enough to cover our agency costs, the same marketing plans everyone does, and we were told by the agent that she doesnt recommend a listing price to sellers. Isnt that part of a market analysis? They didnt do an open house, nor show the house until I complained. I had to call and ask for status each week. No help with staging. All for 6%, plus $700 dollars and no sale. Go with Bill, you won't be disappointed. Larry and Dale