Last week I went to visit a client who was just getting settled into his new “digs”.

I was reminded of why I do this job and why I love this job. His enthusiasm overwhelmed me.

Every position, every role, every company has its up and downs, its strengths and challenges, its heartache and its joy. But not every job can provide you with the ability to build your own future, choose who you work with and turn your clients into friends.

I love that I have transitioned into a role that allows me to still be a part of someone’s life. I love that the accolades of this job mean that I’ve directly impacted someone’s future and that I’m a part of their present.

I know it sounds corny, but I just want to help. And I love that I can.

Stephanie Stoute | Co-Founder
Property Edge Real Estate Services Inc., Brokerage
Office: 416-422-EDGE (3343) x222
Email: sstoute@propertyedge.ca
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It’s hard to know what to expect when working with a Real Estate Professional – it can be even harder to understand the value added services that go above and beyond the transactional side of real estate. Each month I will post a new blog entry that outlines some of the “extras” you get when working with Property Edge.

One of our goals as your Real Estate Partner is to build a needs analysis at the on-set of your search or sale.

It is easy for uncontrollable factors to creep their way in to the real estate experience and our commitment to you is to assist in keeping your end goal of upmost importance so that threatening factors don’t control you from achieving real estate success.

The idea of categorizing your sale or purchase is one place for us to get started. Different priorities result in different outcomes. Investment versus family. Length versus location. Size versus renovations. Price versus timeframe. Understanding the goal is the only way to achieve the goal.

Based on how you measure success, it is our mandate to execute strategies to ensure your search or sale stays on target and has the positive impact you hoped for when you first began the real estate experience.

Stephanie Stoute | Co-Founder
Property Edge Real Estate Services Inc., Brokerage
Office: 416-422-EDGE (3343) x222
Email: sstoute@propertyedge.ca
How do you like to network? Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook

It’s hard to know what to expect when working with a Real Estate Professional – it can be even harder to understand the value added services that go above and beyond the transactional side of real estate. Each month I will post a new blog entry that outlines some of the “extras” you get when working with Property Edge.

Property Edge is a team of professionals who pride itself as being an organization designed to meet the needs of its clients, ensuring that every individual experience is one that is tailor made to those we represent. Our team is committed to this level of excellence and take pride in offering our service to clients in a way that is functional, adaptable and effective.

Our approach is to build lasting relationships that are mutually beneficial – relationships that go far beyond the typical Vendor / Client status and move into the mindset of the true meaning of partnership. We strive to feel your emotions and put ourselves into your shoes. We too are home owners, business owners and investors.

We put ourselves in your shoes, because we’ve been in your shoes. Over the years our continued commitment to our clientele coupled with our depth of experience, has built a solid business base of referrals, and it is what we hope will provide you with the Real Estate experience you’ve been looking for.

Stephanie Stoute | Co-Founder
Property Edge Real Estate Services Inc., Brokerage
Office: 416-422-EDGE (3343) x222
Email: sstoute@propertyedge.ca
How do you like to network? Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook

It’s hard to know what to expect when working with a Real Estate Professional – it can be even harder to understand the value added services that go above and beyond the transactional side of real estate. Each month I will post a new blog entry that outlines some of the “extras” you get when working with Property Edge.

Experience has taught us that it takes a well established and well trusted group of professionals to elevate the real estate experience. Over time, we have built relationships with many industry leaders who provide top notch service to clients, industry leaders that we are proud to recommend.

Some of our Professionals who can assist in completing your successful real estate experience include:

• Investment Advisors
• Mortgage Brokers
• Home Stagers
• Transportation, Storage and Movers
• Interior Designers
• General Contractors
• Appraisers
• Solicitors

At Property Edge, we understand the value of your investment. Our referrals come recommended with client testimonials and our first hand experience with them. We ensure that you are putting trust in someone who matches your needs and expectations.

Stephanie Stoute | Co-Founder
Property Edge Real Estate Services Inc., Brokerage
Office: 416-422-EDGE (3343) x222
Email: sstoute@propertyedge.ca
How do you like to network? Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook

It’s hard to know what to expect when working with a Real Estate Professional – it can be even harder to understand the value added services that go above and beyond the transactional side of real estate. Each month I will post a new blog entry that outlines some of the “extras” you get when working with Property Edge.

Reaching our Network
Our team has over 30 years of combined experience in competitive industries such as Retail, Commercial, Corporate and Real Estate. The importance of this experience is the relationships built over the years to bring our clientele a sought after network of professionals, clients and prospective clients that span through-out the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario. Our Network acts as a trusted source of information that often directly benefits our clients. Whether you are looking to purchase and/or sell, your criteria is communicated throughout our trusted network quickly and efficiently with the effort to ensure timely results top of mind. Additionally, it is our quest to stay current with real estate trends and activities not yet marketed to the general public. It’s the people we surround ourselves with that assist in making this quest a reality.

Linking our clients to a group of active and passive networkers is an advantage we provide graciously and with confidence.

I’ve recently been experimenting with my title here at Property Edge and how I can leverage my position into the market place. Over the last four months when introducing myself I’ve varied between; Sales Representative, Realtor, Office Manager, Marketing Manager, Owner and Co-Founder. It’s an amazing social experience to see the equally varied reactions to my associated title. I’ve learnt throughout my career that a title is just that, a title. If you can’t read past the front cover you can’t judge the book, and the same goes for people in business. A Vice President of Development could be a glorified title for the lone business entrepreneur who is trying desperately to make a mark for herself in a world that does not open arms for new competitors. Equally so she could have 20 years of experience that have catapulted her to the forefront of her organization, an expert in her field. Who among us takes the time to learn the difference?

So where do I go from here? I’ve come to the conclusion that Co-Founder will be my official title moving forward. Not too flashy, but I like it the best and it best describes who I am. To be perfectly honest, I don’t want to be labelled like the “suits” of Bay Street or the clichéd “cheesy sales guy” of real estate. Co-Founder opens the door to discuss my passion, my profession and my experience while still maintaining the respect of my audience. On too many occasions was that same door rapidly closed when I introduced myself as a Realtor with Property Edge. I’m not embarrassed of my career, it’s quite the opposite. I’m proud of what a Realtor can do and have witnessed firsthand how integral we are to the home buying and selling process. I just don’t want the label that can come with a saturated industry that is too often quick to be judged.

Stephanie Stoute | Co-Founder
Property Edge Real Estate Services Inc., Brokerage
Office: 416-422-EDGE (3343) x222
Email: sstoute@propertyedge.ca
How do you like to network? Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter!

It’s here! I can feel it, a buzz all around me. September has proven to be the push that we all needed to move forward in life and business, and it feels amazing. The weeks are flying by and the days are filled with such excitement that it is hard to wipe the smile off my face.

As a start up business I’ve really begun to learn the value of working smart and although it took a few months to get myself into a routine that makes sense for me, my clients and our business I feel like I have finally reached my stride. And it would seem I have reached it at just the right time.

The Real Estate market in Toronto has been our friend in recent weeks and it is a calm encouragement we need. I feel inspired to be better and want to push myself further. We’ve got a lot to look forward to in life and business and right now I am taking it all in.

Every once in a while I have to remind myself that I joined Property Edge full time just three short months ago and that building a business takes time. This is a reminder needed almost every day in an effort to maintain my sanity.

I came from a career I invested six and a half years into. It was a career I became good at, successful at even. Three months ago when I sat down at my desk every day I knew exactly how and what needed to be done in order to have a productive day. A day that could be measured and evaluated by numbers and statistics and commissions earned. It had a purpose, or at least I thought it did.

Today, I’m new. New! I can’t even believe this is a word I’m using to describe myself. I know that life and business is not just about money, it’s not just a matter of how many deals you close or clients you secure. I know this. I know this now, more than I ever have in the past. That’s not to say I don’t want to earn an income that will support a future lifestyle that today I can only dream of, it just means I’m willing to wait for it. I’m willing to make it my own.

I’ve asked myself if sacrificing a successful career was really worth it? And it really was. Although everyday is an adjustment, is a starting spot, is an adventure…I just have to remind myself that in the end the competition will be running to keep up with us, but for today I have to take it just one small step at a time.

Stephanie Stoute | Sales Representative
Property Edge Real Estate Services Inc., Brokerage
Office: 416-422-EDGE (3343) x222
How do you like to network? Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter!

In recent weeks I’ve thought about the different ways to sell and generate business. Cold calling seems like a non-option. With the do not call registry looming over the residential world, it has had the ability to invoke fear into the corporate sector as well. And who are we kidding, any excuse to not cold call is one I’m going to take. Without having to dust of my phone to get my day started, I decided I would head down the path of in person networking. Where to start? After some light “googling” I came across the events page for the Toronto Board of Trade. Why didn’t this hit me before? I’d participated in the annual dinner held by the Board in the past, courtesy of my former employer, and it was quite obvious that all of the heavy hitters took part of this, one of the largest membership communities around. $30 dollars later and an early start time of 7:30am I was surrounded by people just like me! People who wanted to talk about themselves and learn how others could assist them in business. It was quite refreshing and I couldn’t help compare it to speed dating. Upfront intentions, selling ourselves and what we have to offer, moving on five minutes later and a gracious email the following day. No hidden sales tactics lurking, just up front unattached networking.

Stephanie Stoute | Sales Representative

Property Edge Real Estate Services Inc., Brokerage

Office: 416-422-EDGE (3343) x222

How do you like to network? Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter!

The whole concept of blogging and writing has always been a fascination of mine. Something I always wanted to subscribe myself to, but always held back by my own voice in my head. In my previous career it was something I really wanted to do, but the effort went as far as the intention of starting something great. Now that I am an Entrepreneur with a soon to be expanding business, the importance of making a contribution to the online community has never meant more. My current, and probably convenient, conclusion is that it must be done. Pen to paper…or fingers to keyboards…must happen and be a part of who I am and more importantly who I will strive to become. In time I hope to create something others will gravitate towards and want to contribute to. For now I say thank you to my mom for reading this and giving me that 1 Google Hit each day! The motivation I need to continue.

So, here I am. A newbie. A newbie in every way imaginable. Writing, ownership, real estate. As we go I will tell you more about me, the business I now call home and the experiences that will shape my future.

Stephanie Stoute | Sales Representative

Property Edge Real Estate Services Inc., Brokerage

Office: 416-422-EDGE (3343) x222

How do you like to network? Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter!

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