I recently had the pleasure to meet Gerry Pesut from The Property Guys. This is an alternate, fee-based Real Estate organization that works on a flat-fee rather than the traditional commission-based system. I feel compelled to write this short review because of the fantastic service I received. I feel that I got all the attention that I would otherwise have received from a traditional, over-priced system and saved thousands of dollars. Gerry's team marketed my house with a high standard. They did their market research on the value of the house and recommended a fair market listing price. They represented me professionally and efficiently throughout the offer phase with their legal team and in the end, I received what I should have received in this market. I have nothing but praise for Gerry and his team. If you considering selling your home in the GTA, call Gerry. He is a smart man. He knows his business. He knows how to work with people. He is professional. He is efficient. He offers sage advice. and he got the job done. Worth every bit of the fee I paid him. I just can't imagine why anyone who has taken the leap of faith to go the unconventional route to sell their home would not give Gerry a 10 out of 10. Thank you Gerry and the Property Guys Team!!!! - Steve Giovanelli

Gerry is not an agent but a representative of Property Guys. Gerry's experience is limited to buying and selling his own properties. It is a fee based service that allows you to list your sale by owner property on MLS. I paid around $6000 for the full package. I listed and sold my house with Property Guys (through My Move Realty) Feb 2017. Here are some reasons I would not go with Property Guys again: Commission: You are sold on the idea that after paying Property Guys (PG) their fee, you will not be paying any commission fees. However once you pay for the PG package, you are told that in the Toronto market you need to advertise that you are offering the buyer's agent 2.5%, otherwise you risk getting frozen out by Toronto agents. So much for commission free. Answer service: your fee buys you a messaging service which notifies you by email of enquiries. Buyers' agents told me the service is very slow and the service messed up on at least 10 of my messages, failing to forward me the contact details of the enquirer. Support: Toronto is a very tricky market to sell a house in. I received multiple preemptive (bully) offers and then a few days later more offers. Unless you have real estate experience, this is a difficult situation for the untrained to deal with. The support was simply not enough. If it weren't for the eventual buyer's agent walking me through the process, I would not have had a clue. I didn't have a clue because PG does not provide you with a step by step plan of how to conduct the sale and how to file the paper work. I could have easily fallen on the wrong side of the law had the agent not steered me on the right path. Conclusion: In the end I did get a good price and completed the sale. But in the current Toronto market, that's not surprising. For me any future sales will be conducted with a real estate agent who is open to negotiating the level of service provided. For example, I would prefer to run the open house because I can set longer hours. But negotiating multiple offers should definitely fall into experienced hands. - Maureen Brown