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August 11, 2006 - Maple Ridge, BC: Alan Utting has a face the people of Maple Ridge, BC have learned to trust. Previously, as operator of a local award-winning department store, he was known for the high level of customer service and care he offered. In those days, he helped furnish houses. Now, as the local franchise owner of PropertyGuys.com, Canada’s leading private sale real estate marketing company, he’s the guy to call when you need to sell one.

“But I’m not a realtor,” he stresses up front. “Some people still confuse PropertyGuys.com with realtors, but I’m working hard to change that perception. I help people sell on their own, without an agent. By doing this, they are saving, on average, $14,000 in real estate commissions.”

It was a discerning eye for potential, sharpened through years of sales experience, that first led Alan to research, then to choose PropertyGuys.com as the business he wanted to pursue. He liked that he would be selling a concept instead of a commodity.

Alan says, so far this year, he’s already helped homeowners in the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows area keep over $300,000 hard-earned dollars in their own pockets by using the proven success and online presence of PropertyGuys.com’s private sale marketing system. This is also great news to consumers in the Greater Vancouver Regional District who, PropertyGuys.com estimates, pay in excess of 40 million a month towards agent commissions.

With the added advantage of Alan’s analytical mind and marketing savvy, his clients are averaging six weeks from posted sign to sale of the property, which makes for some very happy homeowners. “My goal is to have 300 people per year walking around Maple Ridge with a big smile on their face,” he says.

PropertyGuys.com, Canada’s leading private sale real estate marketing company is revolutionizing the way people buy and sell real estate. With a professional private sale marketing solution designed to cut out the middleman’s high commission rates, PropertyGuys.com places the power of the sale - and cash - back into the hands of the homeowner, where it belongs. For a flat fee of $549, Alan provides all the resources, marketing materials and personal support the homeowner needs to sell privately in a thorough, professional, and organized manner, while saving thousands in the process.

“We’re looking for more entrepreneurs like Alan Utting; people who recognize opportunity and see the need for a system like PropertyGuys.com,” says Matt Eldridge, Director of National Franchise Sales. “Our coverage area is growing weekly and we have several great franchise opportunities, just like Maple Ridge, still available in British Columbia.”

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About PropertyGuys.com

Canadian Franchise Magazine recognizes PropertyGuys.com as one of the Top 25 Most Successful Canadian Franchise Systems. In business since 1998, the company now has 75 licensed franchise units across the country with a new one opening every other week. For a pre-set fee starting as low as $549, homeowners access all the personal support and marketing material they need to sell their home privately and professionally…or they can do it themselves online for as little as $249. PropertyGuys.com’s industry-leading property listing website – which receives over 30 million hits per month – gives every home seller registered on their system unlimited exposure to an international market.

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