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Sold a Single Family home in 2011 for approximately $175K in South Lyon, MI.

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I am so pleased to have worked with Derek during the process of selling our home. We have four very young children and a dog. I was concerned with finding a buyer for our home, and I did not think I could maintain a house in show condition indefinitely. Derek has a defined system he uses that really works. He utilizes the best resources (a stager, professional photographer, etc.) to make your home shine and show well. He researches the current market and makes knowlegable recommendations on asking price and home improvements if necessary. Derek is an amazing negotiator and knows when to hold back or pursue various situations. His experience and knowledge are evident by his successes. I am pleased that we had multiple offers on our home in the first two days on the market and sold for above the asking price! Thank you Derek for the help, advice and late night phone calls. We so appreciate all you did for our family.More Less
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Bought a Single Family home in 2012 in Holly, MI.

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***You owe it to yourself to deal with a true professional when choosing a real estate agent. Do yourself a favor and stay away from the friend-of-a-friend agents who promise the world and smile at you, but never fail to disappoint when they are truly needed. Derek is a realistic, tell-it-how-it-is professional with impeccable communication skills. He is well respected in the business, and his peers know that he means business. You will not get frustrated dealing with incompetance. You will never grow impatient waiting for him to respond to a call, text or email. If you are serious about selling or purchasing real estate, give Derek a call and see for yourself. If you feel inclined to read it, the following is a synopsis of our transaction with Derek Bauer as a buyer's agent.***

My wife and I contracted with Derek Bauer and his Door to Dreams team at the end of October 2011 to sell our starter home. We were at the closing table 6 weeks later. Our house sold MUCH quicker than we anticipated, which left us with the dilemma of not having a home to move into! After coming to the understanding that we would be purchasing for our "forever" home and not just another stepping stone, my wife and I had extremely specific guidelines as to the property, home and location in mind. We had of course decided to use Derek Bauer again as a buyer's agent this time due to his flawless execution of selling our home. Unfortunately there were very few homes on the market that met our standards and fell within our budget. Derek was all over every listing that we pursued, supplying us with the pertinent information and prompt showings. After a couple of months had passed a home was listed that we had to have, I mean it was obvious that this was our new home. It was the nicest property and home that we had seen, and in a perfect location. Derek got us in to see the home before anyone else had a chance to, and we wrote an offer on it the next day. To our dismay we learned that within 2 days there were multiple offers on the home. We took Derek's advice as to how we should structure our offer, and were overjoyed to find out a few days later that our offer was accepted!

I am convinced that winning the bidding war on our new home wasn't only due to having the highest offer. We used Derek's recommended mortgage broker who was also a dream to work with, and professional to a fault. Derek prepared us to buy our home and made sure that all of our ducks were in a row so that when it was time to pull the trigger all we had to do was sign. Derek and the lender he referred us to made us stand out as capable buyers without strings attached.

My wife and I moved into our dream home a little over a month ago. We won't soon forget the time and dedication and professionalism that Derek Bauer put into making this a reality for us.
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Sold a Single Family home in 2012 in Lake Orion, MI.

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Derek was always very attentive, and helped us with his extensive network to stage our house and get the maximum sales price. His use of technology to make our house visible to the most potential buyers resulted in an amazing number of showings in a challenging market. I would strongly recommend him and his team for anyone seeking to sell their home.More Less
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About Derek Bauer's, Door to Dreams Team

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In 2012, Derek Bauer was named by Hour Detroit magazine, Detroit Home, and dBusiness as a, "Real Estate All Start," for metro-Detroit.  Look for this in the May/June editions.  Also, watch for the June 15th release of a book Derek contribted to and wrote a chapter in:  "The New Rise in Real Estate:  The Nation's Trusted Real Estate Advisors Reveal Their Top Secrets for Buying and Selling Homes in the Real Estate Economy."

Derek has been recognized by the respected national real estate publisher, RIS Media, as one of America's, "Top 50 Realtors on the Rise," has been a guest lecturer on real estate and technology at a Michigan University, and wins customer service and sales volume awards year after year.  Prior to Derek starting his real estate business, he was a technology and process consultant for then the world's largest consulting firm  This provided Derek with a foundation of tracking metrics, implementing technology, and using systems and processes for efficiency and results.

Today Derek's expertise is helping property sellers get the absolute most money possible for their properties, using a variety of proven techniques.

We service Wayne, Oakland, Livingston, and Macomb counties from the West Bloomfield office of Michigan's largest real estate company - Real Estate One and Max Broock.

BUYING A HOME:
http://doortodreams.com/buying/buying-video-tutorial.htm

SELLING A HOME:
http://doortodreams.com/selling/selling-video-tutorial.htm
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