Hello, I'm Jonathan Phillips, Associate Broker with Real Estate USA in Tacoma, WA. 

First I want to thank you for visiting this website, and for letting me act as your resource to real estate knowledge and information.

Allow me tell you my philosophy regarding real estate.  This is the distillation of over 20 years of experience helping people to sell and purchase their homes.  Most of that experience was positive, although some was not.  

All of it was instructive.

In case you missed it on the Home page, here are the two similar but vastly different perspectives that I have seen people experience universally in real estate:

"Selling your home is a financial decision with important emotional considerations."

"Buying a home is an emotional decision with important financial considerations."

I believe that selling your home or finding and buying that dream home you are searching for should not be filled with stress. It often is, but it does not have to be.

In fact, selling or buying a home should be fun!  It can be if you know how.   The trouble is, most people are not experienced in the process of marketing or buying real estate (how could you be?)

Most sellers will sell one, two, or perhaps four or five homes in their lives.

Most buyers in the market now have never bought or sold a home before.

That is simply not enough experience to 'fly solo' in your own transaction in the highly-technical, legally-binding, and emotionally volatile world of real estate sales.  I do not believe that you should spend the next 20 years learning what I did through formal education and 'hard knocks'. 

Fortunately, you don't have to.  I am ready and willing to help you to achieve your goals without being stopped by the inevitable obstacles and challenges.

My function as your Real Estate Agent is to give you the benefit of my 20 years of residential and commercial real estate experience, so that you can concentrate on your goals, needs, and dreams, not the ‘nuts and bolts’ of what it takes to successfully complete a real estate transaction.

YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION WHEN YOU SPEAK WITH ME ABOUT YOUR REAL ESTATE QUESTIONS.  There are no ulterior motives on my part, and I am not waiting for the best moment to 'spring' the latest sales pitch on you, or simply wear you down with endless talk or 'scripts' that some agents go to $1000 seminars to learn. 

Life is too precious to waste that way.   

I would not want to be treated that way either.

You should not be bombarded with sales calls, hounded to make or accept offers, or fail to receive the highest level of personal service that you deserve.  I do not treat people with such disrespect, whether they are my clients or not.

I structure my service to YOUR wants and needs, not to a desire for business. You define how much and what information you need and how to be contacted (email, telephone, fax, in-person), and that's how our relationship will take place.

SELLER SUCCESS SYSTEM:

In addition to successful, traditional marketing tools, I use state-of-the art marketing technology to position your property in this new and complex market, including: 
l the NWMLS and Internet search engines
l A toll-free 'Talking Ad' recorded specifically for your property, available 24/7
l website/address dedicated to YOUR HOME (www.1500NWarnerTacoma.Com for example)
l email notification to other top agents
l video 'virtual tours' on your Internet site,
l much, much more (let's keep the other clever tools a secret between us!)

You can no longer rely solely on the simple approach that worked in the past.  Frankly, it didn't work all that well in the past either.

Today's buyers want lots of information, fast and free.  Your property will be marketed 24hours, 7 days a week "On-Sign and On-Line"™

I would be happy to provide you with a free  Competitive Market Analysis in-person,  by fax, or email.  If you'd like, I can show you in as little as 15 minutes how to successfully  position your property's marketing in today's changing and complex real estate market.
 

BUYER SUCCESS SYSTEM:
I invite you to browse my website and call or e-mail me with any questions you have about buying a home in your preferred area. My 24-hour, toll-free recorded information system and reports will give you important facts and figures to begin with.

When you feel you would like more information or to begin the process of finding  a home, please contact me and I will schedule some time to spend with you to help you define what you are looking for in real estate.   I'll also describe how it is possible for you to find, qualify for, and purchase a home for your family in a way that will not leave you ravaged by stress.

You MUST use non-traditional tools that will allow you to quickly narrow your search to the  homes that interest you, evaluate them in terms meaningful to you (price, amenities, location, schools, etc.), and structure an offer that you can afford.  That is just the beginning.

Then, I will personally present your offer directly to the Seller and their Realtor, explaining to them the benefits of your offer.  Buyers do not receive this type of representation automatically!  You have to know which specific documents to ask for so that your Agent agrees to it, and insuring that your agent is actually YOUR AGENT and not the Seller's.

I have helped many, many families with this find/figure/finance cycle.  It should also work for you, and I will work with you to explore all of the many, many options available to you in the market today.  If you'd like, I can show you in as little as 15 minutes how to successfully take charge of the buying process in today's changing and complex real estate market.