From a Random Google Search to Sold in 4 Days

Selling a House from 7,000 Miles Away (With a Little Help from a Snowbank)

I got a call the other day from a guy named Ryan. No referral, no "friend of a friend"—he just found Janel and me on Google. He needed an agent to sell his mom’s house, and he needed someone he could trust.

We hopped on a quick FaceTime interview, and I was just myself, and we got the job. But here was the kicker: The owner, Ryan’s mom Stephanie, was in China for the entire transaction. She needed a team that could handle everything on the ground while she was 7,000 miles away.

The Mother-Son Advantage

This is where our mother-son dynamic actually pays off. While I was running around doing the creative stuff and the legwork, I had Janel on standby. She’s seen it all in this business, so having her experience to navigate the tricky stuff, plus our friends at Transnation Title here in TC handling the remote logistics, made a complicated closing feel pretty easy.

Show, Don't Tell (The Fun Part)

The house was vacant and sat kitty-corner to Lochenheath.

Now, most agents would just type "close to golf course" in the description. But let's be real, most people don’t read the descriptions. I wanted to show it.

I grabbed a putter and a golf ball, went out into the golf course a few hundred feet away, and filmed a clip of me putting the ball straight into a snowbank. It was simple, a little funny, and proved exactly how close the course was, way better than a paragraph of text ever could.

The Results

We launched with professional photos and that video content, and things moved fast.

• The Open House: Pretty busy! We had a great turnout.

• The Speed: We went from "Active" to "Under Contract" in just 4 days.

The Bottom Line

Stephanie didn’t have to worry about a thing from halfway across the world. Between Janel’s experience, Transnation’s logistics, and my media approach, we got it done.

If you’re looking to sell, whether you're down the street in Williamsburg or overseas, and want a team that actually puts in the work, give us a shout.