HomeConnect is a real estate sales approach developed over 29 years of selling 900 homes, condos and lofts worth a combined $168 million. It blends down-to-earth service with cutting-edge technology, giving you an unprecedented advantage in buying or selling your home.

Here are some of the key features:

• Two-hour Call-Back Guarantee
  Through technical innovations and common sense organization we eliminate the #1 complaint about realtors.
  
  
• Instant Bounceback Notification
  A “Gee-whiz,” high-tech way of finding out who saw your home while you were away and what they thought about it.
  
  
• “SurroundNet”
  Blitzing the web on high-volume real estate sites.
  
  
• Listing-to-Closing Resource Network
  Team Ellis-approved lenders, attorneys, contractors and inspectors save you time, money and effort.
  
  
• First Alert MLS®
  A remarkable high-tech system that instantly notifies us when new listings or price-reductions enter the market.
  
  
• “WebWatch”
  A programmed rapid response system alerting us to new buyers from out of town who may be interested in your house.
  
  
• “Staging”
  Our honed art of merchandising your home to showcase its strengths and minimize its shortcomings.

Details of HomeConnect

• Two-hour Call-Back Guarantee
  The number one complaint we hear from clients who come to us from other realtors is the lack of timely responses. Through a variety of technical innovations and common-sense organization we’ve developed a rapid-response system that gets us to you within a two-hour window.

• Instant Bounceback Notification
  Through “point and beam” ekey® technology we can tell you which prospective buyers saw your home while you were out and what they thought of it. Here’s how it works: We place an electric lockbox near your front door. Other realtors must use a password-protected key to unlock it, which releases the key and records the name of the agent, the time they came in and their contact information. Then it shoots a text message to our Palm Pilots the next morning. We then call the realtor, obtain feedback from both buyer and agent and pass it along to you. This is a critical service because real-time response gives us the opportunity to adapt quickly to unforeseen but legitimate obstacles blocking a sale.
  

• “SurroundNet”
  71% of buyers search the Internet before previewing homes with their agents. It’s important to reach them first and fast. That’s why we developed something we call “SurroundNet,” a way of blitzing the web to maximize your home’s visibility. That means you get a platform on the highest-volume realty sites on Atlanta’s patch of the Internet: Re/Max.com, Realtor.com, GaMLShomes.com and Teamellis.biz. Each site will contain digital pictures of the inside and outside of your home to strengthen your presence. These sites list your home according to price and location, informing all Atlanta realtors of its availability.

• Listing-to-Closing Resource Network
  We have put the Team Ellis “Seal of Approval” on various lenders, attorneys, contractors and inspectors that meet our criteria for value and customer service. They’re time-tested and trustworthy. After 29 years in real estate we know who’s who and what’s what in terms of price, performance and service in these areas. The Team Ellis “Seal of Approval” means you don’t have to spend time shopping or taking a chance on unknown mortgage brokers, closing attorneys, contractors and home inspectors. With our “One Stop Shopping” benefit you can save time, money and effort.

• First Alert MLS®
  We use a wildly inventive system that instantly notifies us when new listings enter the market. It also works for old listings with new price-reductions that can put a previously unaffordable house within your reach. Here’s how it works: We program our Multiple Listing Services to send text messages to our Palm Pilots when a new listing or price-reduction enters the market. Instantly, our Pilots notify us through beeps and flashes giving you a potential “Be There First” opportunity. It’s not unusual for a house to sell within 15 minutes of entering the market. That’s why it’s critical to have a system that can get you there first. With First Alert MLS® we can help you be the first person to see the house.

• “WebWatch”
  A programmed rapid response system alerting us to new buyers from out of town who may be interested in your house. In addition to our two-hour callback guarantee, “Web Watch” is one of the cornerstones of our customer service approach. Our desktop computers, laptops, Palm Pilots and cell phones are wired to receive alerts from potential new buyers. You wouldn’t believe how many buyers and sellers tell us, “You’re the only one who responded. Thank you.” Responding quickly is a matter of pride for us. If you don’t think acting fast and being first is important, take a look at this example.

• Staging
  How can you make your home more marketable? “Staging” is a way of merchandising your home to showcase its strengths and minimize its shortcomings. This is an art that takes years to cultivate. Here’s one example.