GORDON'S SERVICE TEAM

GORDON J. HILLOCK: (843-768-3403) Since early 1979, Gordon has exclusively served the Kiawah community as a full-time resident Realtor. I've raised 3 spoiled children on the island and have been happily married to Jeannie (a native Charlestonian) since 1983. My business goal is to provide a quality, professional real estate experience with superior service before, during, and after the sale.

BRYCE WESTCOTT: (843-768-6516) My full-time Service Manager since 2005....Bryce is my "go to guy" for all things before, during, and after the sale that need to get done to make sure every client has a positive buying or selling experience. Our goal is to make you happy and if you're happy, maybe we will be given an opportunity to help your friends and family members buy too.

LYNN OLIVER: (843-768-3432) Ever since 1992, Lynn has been my right arm. Lynn handles all the paperwork and coordinates getting everything ready to close or to come to market. With her talent and experience, very little falls through the cracks on it's way to completion.

NEED HELP WITH YOUR NEXT RENOVATION ON KIAWAH?

As a valued client, I would like to extend this complementary (free) service to you. If you have a project to get done on Kiawah and you can’t be here, we will gladly help you.

With your direction and approval, we can be your eyes and ears on Kiawah to help you get your work completed:

We can recommend qualified, experienced people who will be able to complete your work as specified.
We can secure competitive cost estimates for you to review and approve.
We can monitor the status of your work and alert you to potential delays in your project.
We can keep you informed as to the work progress via photos, emails, and phone calls.
We can alert you to issues needing to be addressed to help keep your project on track and on budget.
We can provide you with the names, e-mail addresses, and general contact information of the contractors working on your project.
Hint: Never make your final payment until you are personally satisfied all work is satisfactorily completed.

GETTING READY TO SELL YOUR KIAWAH PROPERTY? WHEN WE ARE YOUR LISTING AGENT, HERE'S OUR LISTING PLEDGE TO YOU...............

Our Common Goals:

Represent you and your interests in a legal, professional, and ethical manner at all times.
Inform and assist you in the most effective ways to prepare your property for the market to secure the greatest buyer impression;
Continuously inform and update the unique features of your property to all my fellow associates so they will always be up to speed to represent your property best.
Maximize your exposure in the market to the greatest number of qualified buyers;
Educate and inform all prospective buyers on the features and lifestyle benefits unique to the Kiawah Island community.
Secure the highest and best sales price for your property in today’s market.
Create an easy, convenient, and hassle-free listing and sales experience for you and your buyer through to closing.

Gordon’s Marketing Plan:

Communicate availability of your property listing with maximum exposure to over 40,000 of our active prospects currently in our database; including over 4,000 existing Kiawah property owners.
Present copies of your property listing to all 23 of our company's full-time agents who are on the job each and every day working with interested, qualified and capable buyers.
Provide you with professional advice on how to stage your property to show off it's best features in the best possible way to secure the best possible price.
Immediately place your property on our company tour schedule to be previewed by all of our 23 knowledgeable, full-time, experienced KIRE agents;
To promote your property in at least 4 company-sponsored Charleston local newspaper advertisements with a circulation of over 100,000 readers.
Create custom brochures and fact sheets for your property to give to each agent within the Kiawah community;
Promote your property on our community TV station viewed 24/7 by Kiawah Comcast subscriber residents and all island rental visitors.
Create a custom flyer of features and lifestyle benefits of your property for use by cooperating agents.
Create a custom "listing reference guide" to be available on your property for buyers and agents to access along with other buyer benefits;
Promote your property in our company’s exclusive marketing handouts including Surveyor Magazine (published 4 times per year).
Maximize showing exposure through professional, real estate information welcome packets distributed to all Sanctuary island guests staying at the hotel.
Enhanced security for your property during all property showings using laser lockboxes... so as to provide immediate feedback to you for all qualified showings.
Promote your property to the public through Kiawah Island Real Estate’s website (www.Kiawah.com) with over 10,000 hits per week!
Continue to promote and update information concerning your property at weekly sales meetings by distributing flyers, brochures, and making personal announcements to the entire 23-member sales force;
Educate all potential buyers on the numerous local lenders,’ inspectors, and insurance services to help facilitate the purchase of your property.
Suggest constructive changes and modifications to your property so as to make it more appealing and sales worthy, to interested buyers. As an example, we often suggest using professionally licensed home staging experts and structural inspections prior to listing your property. Note : According to the National Association of Realtors, "Staged homes sell three times faster than homes that are not".
Send a personalized letter to residents in your immediate neighborhood alerting them that your property is on the market along with a brochure and brief description of the features of your property.
Seek out your existing neighbors so as to identify any potential new neighbor who could be in the market to purchase your house.
Keep you informed and up-to-date on all listing and selling market conditions in your area by publishing a weekly sales activity report for your review and information;
Update you in writing on all sales activity regarding your property; including agent showings, open house attendance and agent tours when appropriate, and buyer feedback after all showings.
Promote our real estate services through our exclusive advertisements located in the award-winning Legends Magazine.
Do a virtual tour of your home to be posted on our website (www.Kiawah.com) and available to all agents and qualified prospects.
Follow-up with all agents who have shown your property to completely address any and all questions to aid in addressing any buyer interest;
Determine, to the best of my ability, that all offers from buyers are qualified and capable of closing on the purchase of your property.
Represent and guide you in all contract negotiations to help you achieve the highest and best selling price for your property.
Prior to closing, coordinate escrow, financing, inspections, and all other closing activities on your behalf to ensure a smooth, hassle-free outcome for all parties.
Personally work cooperatively with other Charleston and out of state agents to help facilitate our referral program and common goal of successfully selling your property.
Make sure you promptly receive all appropriate proceeds from your closing funds.