56/ APRIL 2019 THE RIDER REAL ESTATE: In this age of do it yourself I


believe the majority of us fail to appreciate the time spent by someone in becoming an expert, an authority, a more educated or licensed professional in many ca- reers.


In my own profession I have


people ask me all the time to tell them what their home is worth , outside of business relationships. It could be at a party, over the in- ternet , by text and especially these days on social media.


A Realtor’s Worth Usually they don’t want to


sell but are just wondering what their property is worth. While I understand the con-


cept that Realtors know the price of someones property just off the top of their heads the opposite is true. Our market changes con- stantly. In order to give an accu- rate opinion of value it will take a professional Realtor hours to de- rive the best price for your home. When you ask a Realtor for a price over the phone or on Face-


Ancaster 44 Acre Hobby Farm !! $1,625,000.


Amazing views from this Ancaster 44 Acre farm with orig- inal Timber Frame barn, post and beam construction, that has box stalls in the bottom and hay mow on top. Separate three car garage. Fenced pastures. Hay has been grown on the 35 workable acres. Pond at back. Farm lane takes you back cross country to secluded meadows, small forest and pond. Serenity. great place to build new home if that's your dream. The home on the property now is large with four to five bedrooms. three baths. The original Circa 1800's Homestead has been added onto with a huge family room featuring wood burning fireplace , overlooked by second floor master bedroom and ensuite. Original home offers the wonderful character features of pine floors and big space. The kitchen has been removed and is ready for your


own touch. Needs some updating but a wonderful size and structure with so much character. One of a kind loca- tion. Close to #403 access at #52. Shop in Ancaster. Children picked up by bus for school. Open spaces, fields and big star filled sky at night can be yours.


book you are asking them to put themselves in a position of liabil- ity and asking for them to give to you , for free, the expertise of their years of experience, the dozens of books they’ve read on their profession, the thousands of hours they’ve spent perfecting their research skills, the money they’ve paid out to experts they have studied under and seminars they have attended, various train- ing certifications, degrees, confer- ences and continual education.


The years they’ve spent in practical ap- plication, and the work they have put into marketing, video’s, office rental, staff salaries, phone systems, even just the gasoline costs driving clients around. The majority of us have years spent practicing our drafting of con- tract skills, negotiating skills and our adhering to our legal principals and li- censing bodies. I had someone just recently contact me


through private messaging on Face- book. I don’t know this person but they thought nothing of describing their property in depth, including outbuild- ings, work they have done, size of property ..you get the picture..qualified they weren’t selling , just wanting to know what their home was worth so they could plan for the future. Imagine if I private messaged one of our cities top lawyers , tell him all about some complicated legal issue I was having, describing it in detail and then asking for his legal opinion on my case, for free, over Facebook.. Realtors are professionals. We are


licensed, hardworking and deserve to be paid for our skills. We are people with families and have worked long and hard to become good at our jobs. We are marketing experts, have


legal knowledge of the contracts we prepare to sell homes, offer long hour service to our clients and are account- able to our licensing body. We are risk takers in the sense that we list your homes, promote them all at our own expense and bring our experience to the table in hopes to earn a commis- sion. Not all listings sell and the work we do on those is the same as the ones we do earn a commission for. Last week I sold two Private for


Sale properties and charged each seller a commission which they paid. They’d had no luck in either situation with sell- ing their homes on their own in a mar- ket where things were selling overnight.. Most of the Buyers I deal with


Brant County 60 Acre Hobby Farm With Spectacular Home!! $1,825,000 CALL TERI DAVIDSON BROKER


C21 PROFESSIONAL GROUP 519-758-7307 TO VIEW THIS ONE OR SELL YOURS!


want the sureness and expertise of a li- censed person who has access to other sales, property values and contract skills to work for them in finding a home, or if selling, making sure their home is priced properly, staged prop- erly and accessible for viewing with an unbiased third party person involved..


Teri Davidson is a Broker with C21 Professional Group in Brantford, On- tario.. Teri has been helping her clients buy and sell their properties for 42 yrs.


Teri may be reached at 519-758-7307 or teridavidson@execulink.com


Spectacular setting back in off the road this 60 acre property is encompassed on two sides by Fairchild's Creek. Executives will love this custom built 3068' home with fully finished basement adding another 2147' of living space or allowing for an inlaw suite . The main floor kitchen, dining and great room are all one big open span with an 8 foot kitchen island featuring granite counters and overhead lighting. Stainless appliances, eating area over looks the farm fields and creek edged with mature tree line. Watch deer from your dining table. walk out to interlock patio for barbecuing. Great room has a coffered vaulted ceiling with a fabulous fireplace that soars to the ceiling. Separate formal dining room and double door foyer. Three spacious bedrooms on this level. Relaxing spa ensuite . Master has french doors out to private patio . Gorgeous sunsets. Well appointed mudroom/laundry. Downstairs is a large family room, two other good sized bedrooms and beautifuly finished 3pc bath. Geothermal Heating is annually. Outside is a lovely 2009 Barn with 14 box stalls. ( stalls are removable if you'd rather a workshop>).Barn has hot and cold water, wash stall, its own well. and washer, dryer and bath. Horse training track. Four good sized board fenced paddocks. Separate 5 acre fenced paddock. Income coming in at $10-12,000 yr from solar, $200. per month for each stall, land rental $3,600 yr. Separate paddock $200 mth. Horse tenants want to stay and they do all their own work!


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