Cheryl & George

Certified Negotiation Expert

Living and serving in the West Phoenix Valley

We have an impeccable reputation because
we partner with our clients, communicate frequently, offer creative solutions, and do what we promise.

If you have any questions you can call us at 602 525-5596

We understand that your home is one of the most important assets you have. The decision on who you are going to trust with helping make some of the most important decisions of your life is not a decision that should be taken lightly. That is why we have put important information here to give you that ability to examine our backgrounds. If there is additional information you would like to see, please feel free to ask.

July 10, 2007

My husband and I had a realtor for the house we were selling that we were living in, that we were very unhappy with. Basically, we felt that she just put a sign out front, took a picture and put it in the MLS and forgot about it. We could never get anything but her voice mail and our messages would be returned a few days later. She would not do open houses or virtual tours on realtor.com because in her opinion, houses didn’t sell that way. She told us the market was just slow, and that we may have to wait a year.

We decided to use somebody else for a second house we had to sell. I did some research on the internet and was most impressed with George Brunton’s presentation on his website. I decided to call him and right away he answered (no voice mail!) I told him what I was looking for and we made an appointment to meet (at my convenience, not his.) George met me and I could see that he’d done his homework on the property and the area. I decided to hire him right there and I’m really glad I did.

Everything George promised, he delivered. He took beautiful pictures of the house and made a beautiful presentation in both pictures and words for the fliers and the MLS / Realtor.com. While I was at work, he staged it! And the house sold in 3 days! Not only did it see in 3 days, but we had 3 offers in one night, and we took the highest, which was the full asking price!

We decided to fire our Realtor(R) for the house we were living in, which had had no activity for 2 months, and use George. Our Realtor(R) was not happy and gave us a very hard time, which made us want her even less. Luckily, George talked to her and agreed to her demands, just to help us out, a percentage of the sale if she left, which to our relief she did. Right away, George put in a virtual tour and fliers that were beautiful. We found out through comps that our house was over priced, and we began to have open houses. This house did take 3 months to sell, but through it, we did have 3 offers that fell through because of the buyer’s loan status. Luckily, George did not have us take it off the market so we did not loose time while waiting for the loan status reports before accepting their offers. We sold the house the day before we had planned to move back east.

Besides the end results, that our houses were sold quickly, I never had a time when I got George’s voice mail. He always answered. He kept us informed daily, including telling us how many hits we’d had on Realtor.com, what was selling or not selling in our area and how much, always doing open houses, redoing flyers or taking more pictures to make it look better, but most of all, always being there to erasure us during our stressful times, and always asking us, daily, what he could do to help us.

I always felt and know that I could trust George 100%. George gives 100% and he is very good at what he does, which is a hard combination to find.

Cristine and Mark

Look at our history:

George and Cheryl have owned as many as three business simultaneously in two different states; two 7-Eleven franchises, and Dandy’s Foods in Phoenix and Las Vegas.

During that time:

• George was appointed to the 7-Eleven District Action Committee.
• Elected to the first Presidency of the 7-Eleven Franchise Association of the Greater Phoenix area
• A founding director of the National Coalition of Franchise Owner’s Associations
• Liaison to the Retail Grocer’s Association
• Lottery committee chairman
• Insurance committee chairman
• Member of the Convenience Store Committee of the Retail Grocer’s Association
• YMCA coach for Youth Instructional Basketball
• YMCA Youth Soccer coach
• Umpire to both Thunderbird Little League and Northwest Girl’s Softball
• Active in DECCA

The business successes lead George into the business consulting field. He traveled throughout the U.S. and Western Canada working with small businesses of all kinds on:

• Organization for Management
• Profits and Expense Controls
• Marketing and Sales Development

Mr. Brunton has been mentioned in more than 400 letters from business owners describing the benefits derived from his services.

“We feel extremely fortunate to have had Mr. Brunton’s assistance in the past few weeks, and would strongly recommend him to anyone! Mr. Brunton not only does his job well, but he really cares about people.” Michael Fortenberry

Both George and Cheryl have attained CTM level of Toastmasters. George is a past chapter President. Not to be outdone, Cheryl is the past-President of the Phoenix Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, where she received national recognition for her accomplishments as President. Cheryl has also held offices in the Arizona National Day of Prayer, Toastmasters and her church sunday school. She has been honored with the Award of Excellence by the City of Phoenix.

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In the arena of real estate, Mr. Brunton has earned the National Realtor Association’s GRI designation, which in itself requires at least twice the training of an Arizona real estate agent. He also has earned the Certified Negotiation Expert designation. He has more than four times the minimum real estate training required for a real estate agent in the state of Arizona. This training has earned the MRE. Also the ePRO designation is a course to have internet competence.

Mr. Brunton has proven his ability in the arena of training as a trainer for the National Association of Realtors(R) and is working with Arizona Saves and Neighborhood Housing Services in crisus budget management.

Reference letters give a good picture as to what you might expect when working with George and Cheryl. We are only including three of many letters. Please take the time to read these letters. They will describe better than we can, the service we give to our clients.

Dear George, March 3, 2007
Nancy and I spent the day beginning to move into our new home. We continue to be excited about the amenities and the possibilities it provides. Thanks for helping us negotiate a good price, walking us through the process, and for helping us understand the paperwork. We also appreciated your willingness to travel considerable distance, coming to our house to help us respond in a timely manner and for patiently explaining the ins and outs of home buying. Your positive and energetic spirit along with your gentle admonitions nurtured us through the process.

George, thank you for your making a very real, positive contribution to our quality of life. We appreciate you greatly, and your gift of a home warranty is much appreciated, too. Nancy and I look forward to the opportunity to work with you again.

Sincerely,

Gary and Nancy

July 29, 2006
Dear George & Cheryl,

I want to thank you for all the work that you have done on my behalf in my recent property exchanges. You worked with me in qualifying a hard to place buyer for my Mesa house and then helped me to obtain a very suitable 1031 exchange replacement property in EI Mirage. That is quite a range of sales area, and yet you did it!

You helped me to obtain favorable financing for my new unit and I appreciate that you are knowledgeable enough to direct me to a trust company that could handle the 103 I exchange without any glitches.

George, you did most of the work and provided me the information regarding property management companies. You assisted me by providing insight in lease to own transactions. That option will be a consideration for my next tenant.

You have encouraged me to consider several other options in real estate that would move me to a place of greater net worth and ultimately reward me with additional long-term income. You know me well enough to point out possibilities, let me digest the information, and then prod me to decide on a coarse of action. I am acutely aware that I am well “behind the curve” of the potential I have under your tutelage.

George and Cheryl, I am thankful for your patience and friendship. We will do more things together in the exciting arena of real estate.
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Tom Hamm
JESUS CHRIST IS THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE

You therefore can see that customer service of this team of George and Cheryl is above the norm. If fact they almost always exceed their client’s expectations. Couple that with the high level of negotiating expertise, you can feel confident working with this team.