What is HomePoint.com? A comprehensive real estate resource for home selling & remodeling

1. What is HomePoint.com and why should I care?
2. What kinds of services does HomePoint.com provide, and how are they packaged?
3. Why should I work with HomePoint.com?
4. What's wrong with just using a full-service agent for everything I need?
5. How would I use a Real Estate Consultant through HomePoint.com?
6. Who are the agents and experts that HomePoint.com is affiliated with, if it's not the big name real estate firms we all know?
7. How is HomePoint.com different from other FSBO services?
8. What does HomePoint.com do that I can't do on my own?
9. How does the traditional real estate industry react to a resource like HomePoint.com?

1. What is HomePoint.com and why should I care?

   HomePoint.com is a progressive and comprehensive real estate resource, dedicated to connecting consumers with unbiased expertise in any and all aspects of home selling and remodeling. Offering complete and clear-cut answers to help you get what you want from your home sale, purchase or improvement project, the only point you need is HomePoint.com.

2. What kinds of services does HomePoint.com provide, and how are they packaged?

   HomePoint.com provides a broad range of independent real estate resources and information for every home need - demystifying the process behind selling, improving or financing a home. HomePoint.com provides consumers with an easy-to-understand resource point to help manage those home transactions.

   HomePoint.com also offers home sellers a wealth of information in convenient packages that fit the level of support each seller is seeking. These packages include:

   • For Sale By Owner: marketing, listing, tracking and home valuation information to help consumers save thousands in real estate agent commissions by handling the whole process themselves. Each package includes progressively more reach, advertising and support resources for owners to sell their own home:
     • BasicFSBO - $29.97
     • DeluxeFSBO - $39.97
     • GoldFSBO - $49.97
   • Real Estate Consulting: Get answers to any and all of your questions from experts that you select based upon your specific needs.

3. Why should I work with HomePoint.com?

   Everyone has different needs and knowledge about the selling process, so we advocate different options for different people. We help you find the best options for your needs when selling, financing or remodeling properties.

4. What's wrong with just using a full-service agent for everything I need?

   Nothing, if that's what you want. At HomePoint.com we want to open up the complicated process of real estate transactions so that consumers have all of the information they need and they can make informed decisions when they're selling or making changes to their homes. If full-service is what you want, you know exactly what you're getting, and you're getting the most out of the commission you're paying, so everybody is happy.

5. How would I use a Real Estate Consultant through HomePoint.com?

   Working with the professional network of Accredited Consultants in Real Estate (ACRE™, http://myreconsultants.com), HomePoint.com's popular marketing packages for FSBO sellers are now available with a one-hour, "no strings attached" consulting session with an ACRE expert who can answer specific questions and provide specific services without taking a full commission on the sales price of your home. Real estate consulting allows consumers to decide what services they require and lets them work with real estate professionals who are willing to provide those selected services without giving up either the control or the commission associated with selling a home. HomePoint.com puts these two halves together. If you want more than just the included hour, home buyers and sellers can discuss paying the agent on an hourly basis or as a pre-negotiated fixed fee for additional expertise and time.

6. Who are the agents and experts that HomePoint.com is affiliated with, if it's not the big name real estate firms we all know?

   HomePoint.com has amassed an entire network of pre-screened professionals that are interested in working with consumers in a more open and transparent fashion. Many agents are connected to HomePoint.com through the professional network of Accredited Consultants in Real Estate (ACRE™), and others sign up independently to increase their service relationship with consumers. HomePoint.com also offers the connecting point to licensed remodeling and home improvement contractors that provide local service in all 50 states, local transportation and relocation specialists in your area, and mortgage and financing experts as well.

7. How is HomePoint.com different from other FSBO services?

   Unlike many other real estate firms and web sites, HomePoint.com has no "axe to grind". By staying independent, we have no motivation to promote one particular way of selling, financing or improving a home. Instead, we focus on education so you can make informed decisions on how or whether to use the services of different real estate professionals.

8. What does HomePoint.com do that I can't do on my own?

   We'll show you the entire process of selling a home. We'll help you identify tasks (marketing, etc.) you may be able to do on your own. And we'll help you connect with a real estate professional for the tasks (offers, contracts, closing, etc.) where leveraging an agent's expertise is often more appealing than handling them on your own. By using a professional for only those tasks where you need help, you'll get better service, better prices and be able to choose your preferred options. It's like having your own personal real estate consultant "on call".

9. How does the traditional real estate industry react to a resource like HomePoint.com?

   Some view an open information model with fear, and others with excitement. HomePoint.com puts consumer choice foremost, and sometimes the traditional models don't work for everyone. We'll show you all of the paths so you can pick the one that's best for you - not just the "full service/full-price/one size fits all" services real estate agents have traditionally offered. Whichever way works best for you, HomePoint.com educates consumers to make a more informed decision.