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SELLER’S GUIDE
John Bosse, Cathy Berkhout-Bosse & Bill Berkhout- Brokers 905-892-8920
Meet Bill Berkhout: Bill Berkhout brings extensive real estate expertise to the team. A Richard Ivey School of Business graduate, Bill was licensed in 1975 and became a Broker in 1980. A RE/MAX Hall of Fame member and charter ICI Land Specialist, he’s recognized as an expert witness in the Ontario legal system and has exceptional experience in land development, commercial, industrial, and residential real estate. Bill’s depth of knowledge and professionalism make him a trusted advisor for clients across Niagara.
meet Our Team
Selling a home can be complicated. There is a lot to do, from preparing your property for sale, to marketing the listing, to the negotiations and paperwork. We’ve created our Team Berkhout Bosse Selling Guide as a resource so you can get to know us better, and so we can help you navigate through the home-selling experience. Our approach is simple: Back-to-Back: As your service partners we have your back – we are responsive, we follow through, we work collaboratively with each other, with our established professional network and our community. Back-to-Basics: We guide you through every step of the process with expert advice, market insight and tech-saavy systems to help you make smart, informed decisions. Back-to-You: We believe in giving back to others – in the care of service we provide and as valued change agents for our profession and in the Niagara community.
For more than 35 years, John Bosse and Cathy Berkhout-Bosse have helped families navigate the Niagara real estate market with trusted advice and care. Both are Registered Real Estate Brokers and proud RE/MAX Hall of Fame recipients, recognized for consistent top production. They guide clients through every stage of buying or selling, helping them make confident real estate decisions. Beyond real estate, John and Cathy enjoy cooking, gardening, and exploring Niagara’s back roads, trails, markets, and small towns - always engaging with how people live, connect, and create community in the place they call home. As Co-Founders of the myNiagara Online Community Platform (including myPelham.com and myWelland.com) they leverage cutting-edge marketing, local market insight, and strong community connections to deliver exceptional results.
We bring you home
Expert Market Knowledge: As life-long Niagara residents and experienced REALTORS we know Niagara and its selling trends. We have helped our clients navigate our local housing market through multiple economic cycles. Exceptional Performance: 125+ years of trusted service; 2,000 + Career Transactions; RE/MAX Niagara Realty Ltd. agents outperform the average real estate agent at our local real estate board in total unit sale by 3.2 TIMES! choose wisely, choose remax: On average, RE/MAX outsells the competition 3-1 across Canada
Our BRAND POWER
Staging Your Home To Sell: We give you room-by-room staging recommendations prior to publicly offering your property for sale. Cathy is a certified Home Stager and will provide advice regarding: De-personalizing & De-cluttering; Completing minor repairs; Enhancing appeal of key property features; Improving curb appeal. Professional Photography and Videography: Your home will make an amazing first impression, stand out from the crowd, and peak your buyer’s interest! Full portfolio of 50+ HD Images - Exteriors and Interiors Drone aerial photography to showcase neighbourhood location Cinematic quality Marketing Video - narrows in person viewings to serious buyers only Property Feature Brochure: Professionally designed to make a memorable impression for buyers viewing your property and helps to remind them of important elements after they have finished viewing homes for the day. We also host a downloadable digital version on your Property’s custom website - so your brochure can be viewed online 24/7 and is used extensively in our social media and email marketing campaign. CUSTOM PROPERTY WEBSITE: 95% of searches for a home start online. Now you’ll have a place for your property to call home on the Net! Showcasing feature photos and video Downloadable property brochure Link to MLS data sheet Map to help people find your home
Founded and still operating today as family businesses, RE/MAX Niagara & Escarpment focus on building strong relationships with our REALTORS®, consumers and the communities in which we live and work. Boasting a combined 600+ agents, and 10 Branch Offices throughout Burlington, Hamilton, Ancaster, Stoney Creek, St. Catharines, Welland, Niagara Falls and Fort Erie, our REALTORS® are knowledgeable about the local market and communities, benefitting not only regional transactions, but global relocations as buyers move into these areas from all over the world. Our Mission. Your Experience. Our Mission Statement is “Experience Our Experience”, and we are constantly thinking about how we can provide innovative technology and unparalleled customer service in order to create a truly remarkable real estate experience.
Our marketing plan of action
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Precision Pricing: We provide you with a thorough comparative market analysis based on homes sold in your area and home currently on the market before suggesting a potential listed price.
advertising strategy
social media campaign: Our sponsored video ads on Facebook average 10,000 views within 48 hours of posting! Ongoing promotion to our extensive community network 4,000+ Facebook; 7,000+ Twitter; 900+ Linkedin.
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Premier internet exposure: MLS listing on Niagara Real Estate Board Realtor.ca Remax.ca & global.remax.com Remaxescarpment.ca TeamBB.ca youtube
Email marketing: JUST LISTED eblast to client database and agent mailing lists. print advertising: NEW LISTING ad in St. Catharines Standard, Welland Tribune, Niagara Falls Review. prOPERTY brochure: Professional full colour feature sheet highlighting key marketing messages to attract ideal target buyers for your home community blog promotion: Feature articles on myNiagaraOnline.com; myPelham.com, myWelland.com, weekly newsletters distributed to 4,000+ subscribers.
A LEADING ONLINE PRESENCE Continued investment in website creation, the user experience, web-based advertising and lead generation Ongoing support and training for ongoing lead capture and conversion Our websites boast average visits of over 20K per month, illustrating how compelling and relevant the content and experience are for our visitors.
Our goal is to expose your home to as many buyers as possible, which is why we aggressively and actively market your home right from the start.
Your Marketing partners
When you decide that it is time to sell you can be assured that we will be your advocates, your guides, and your fierce negotiators. Personal Customer Service We are dedicated to ensuring all inquiries are always met in a trimely manner 24/7 – evening and weekends included. We provide continuous updates throughout the listing period: *Competing properties; *Sold properties; *Market influences; *Buyer comments; *Marketing reassessments.
Awards & achievements
attention to Detail We are obsessed about getting the paperwork done right. We go above and beyond industry standards in providing information and data, from accurate square footage measurements and floor plans to sold price details.
Start to Finish SMOOTH Transactions How you buy or sell a home has changed in a digital world – but delivering a well-managed customer service experience has not. We guide you through every offer, clarify terms, negotiate strategically, and stay involved right through to closing with lawyers, lenders, appraisers + inspectors We oversee every stage - showings, inspection, paperwork, timelines and keep all parties aligned. . From first contact to keys in hand – we run the process, you enjoy the results.
Testimonials “ Cathy and John really came through for us. With outstanding pictures, staging expertise, constant media exposure and more, our house sold quickly. Cathy and John then helped us find our dream home. We had lots of questions and our answers were always only a phone call away. We highly recommend Cathy and John, and have already done so! ” - S. & B. FaulkneR “ Thank you so much for everything you did to make our ‘transition’ a smooth one. You are an amazing Team! Glad you sent some of your wonderfulness our way. ” - SANDRA, MIKE AND FAMILY “Wonderful experience with the sale of our home and the purchase of another. Excellent guidance through the entire process and patience when we were making decisions. Would recommend this fantastic team whether you are the seller or the buyer. We just did both. And our home sold WITHIN DAYS OF LISTING! ” – Karen Millejours Arthur “Cathy and John provided us with excellent advice and support throughout our entire time on the market. Once our home was sold they assisted us to negotiate an excellent buy on a home that was privately for sale. Throughout the process, they kept our best interests at heart — we trust them implicitly, and have recommended them repeatedly. ” - K & V. STEINGART “ Thank you both very much for all the time, effort and expertise you put into selling our home and finding me my new home. It was quite the process and I appreciate your patience and understanding. ” - HEATHER R. “ Cathy and John were our calm waters as we struggled through a long wait to sell our house and then a high octane few weeks as we submitted competing offers for multiple houses. We value their guidance in answering all our questions, the thorough research they put into each step of the selling and buying processes, their years of experience and a great sense of humour on top of all that! Thanks John and Cathy! ” - Carolyn Ambrose-Miller
Many Sales Production Awards including: RE/MAX 100% Club, RE/MAX Platinum Club, & RE/MAX Hall of Fame 50 Years Licensed (Bill) Paul Harris Fellow Award (2018) - Rotary Club of Fonthill (Cathy) Niagara Women in Business Award (2016) Community Builder Award - Social Media Club Niagara (2015) Co-Founder - myNiagara Online Community Platform (2009) Town of Pelham Peer Recognition Award - Pelham Business Association (2009) Community Service Appreciation Certificate - Rotary Club of Welland (1998) Past President - Former Welland Real Estate Board (John) (Bill) MEMBERS: Niagara Association of Realtors
During our upcoming presentation meeting we will go over some of the most important factors concerning the sale of your home: Fully discuss your needs, goals, expectations and concerns; Review the market in your area including past sales, pending sales and active sales; Present a pricing and marketing strategy that fits in with your specific goals and needs; Determine if working with each other is a good fit.
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RE/MAX Niagara and RE/MAX Escarpment offers 14 locations to serve our clients. No matter where you are, there is an office close at hand that provides ample parking and easy access, so that we can meet at the office that is most convenient for you.
for the opportunity to prepare our marketing proposal for your home. - John, Cathy & Bill
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In order to make the process run as smoothly as possible, please be prepared to provide us with the following items as soon as possible after the Listing Agreement is signed:
Copies of the house keys and instructions for the alarm or garage opener etc. Contact numbers of all parties involved on property title Copy of survey outlining any easements or right-of-ways on your property The average cost of utility bills (electric, gas, water) All receipts and warranties on all recent home improvements (roof, furnace, hot water tank, appliances, permits, etc.) Supplemental photos of your home, such as the view or garden in full bloom A list of fixtures, such as appliances, drapes, lighting, etc. that are NOT included in the sale A copy of any floor plans, if available Please provide your lawyer’s name, address and contact information (if you do not have one, we would be happy to recommend several options for you to contact)
John Bosse, Broker, Cathy Berkhout-Bosse, Broker, & BILL Berkhout, Broker