The numbers are in for 2019 and I am happy to announce that my clients walked away with a
whopping 97.3% of their asking price, whereas the market average over the last 4 years is
90.8%. Call me and I will show you how my marketing approach will work for you!
I am Dennis Rath I run Dennis Rath Home Sellers powered by ERA Rath Realtors. I am a father of two, and a husband, born and raised in Cleveland’s Westpark neighborhood. I have been helping families buy and sell houses in Lakewood, Rocky River, Westlake, Bay Village, Avon, Avon Lake, Fairview Park and North Ridgeville for over 25 years.
“Never forget, your equity is your money!”
I am honored to be on Cleveland Magazines "Top Real Estate Agents List”, Two years in a row and am humbled that my clients have rated me as a “ Zillow 5 Star Agent”.
I began selling real estate after I sold “The Mars Bar” in Lakewood, Ohio in 1994.
My clients are the reason I love selling Real Estate. I have always strived to achieve long term
relationships with my clients by making it my business to represent their best interests; even
if this means advising them to walk away from a potential deal if the terms are unfavorable
to them.
I feel no commission is worth losing the confidence and respect of a client.
Most agents say they are in it for the client, but I have noticed in my career that most agents
are transactional. This stems from the fact that if there is no deal, they don’t get paid.
Unfortunately, this often times puts the agents in an awkward situation, and they end up
putting their interest and needs in front of the clients, and clients end up suffering because of
it. This behavior is very apparent with the large brokerages and teams. Because the agents
are forced into taking a smaller percentage of the commission, they have to focus on quantity
over quality in order for them to make a living. They have layers and layers of management
above them and every time they walk into the office they have someone telling them
to sell more.
When you hire me to represent you, you can rest assured that I have the ability to make any
decisions needed. I do not need to run it by some manager or team leader back at the
home-office.
Most, if not all of my clients are intelligent enough that they could sell their home on their
own; after all, it's not rocket science. They hire me to make the selling otheir home as easy as
it can be. I give them the good, the f bad and the ugly. I don’t tell them what I think they want
to hear, I tell them what they need to hear. Then they make their own decisions at their
kitchen table. If I believe a client is making a mistake, I will tell him so. It is all part of gaining
trust and respect, which are fundamental tenets of a fruitful business relationship.