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Because...

Our brokers and agents have over 90 years' combined experience in the marketing and selling of real estate. And we consistently outsell other area brokers in transactions for properties listed at more than $250,000.

With all that experience, our negotiating skills are unmatched. We will help you price your property at an amount that will both meet your own needs and draw customer traffic. Then we'll help you get the highest possible price for your home from the qualified customers who wish to buy it.

Another important point: Many real estate offices are hotbeds of competition between agents, who decline to share information internally that they perceive will blunt their personal "edge." We, however, operate on a very different philosophy. While our agents are highly competitive, Cautela maintains a "family ethic." We help each other, suggest properties for each other's customers, root for each other's success. This is a collegial agency - and it shows in our sales.

Consider this as well. When we list your property, we make sure that any agency participates equally in the commission from the sale. You may not think that matters. But if an agent has a choice to put his or her heart into showing a property for, say 3%, versus one for, say, 2%, which do you suppose will inspire greater effort, enthusiasm and selling initiative? Being equitable to all other agents does matter - to you.

Of course, we are members of all the local State and National Realtors association's and subscribe to all of the Multiple Listing Services that represent our sales areas. We are also firmly committed to the latest technology, and make sure that your property is thoroughly and handsomely presented on the Web.

Finally, we are privileged by our location. Sited in the former firehouse for the Beekman Arms, we enjoy phenomenal foot-traffic from visitors to Rhinebeck - and we make maximum use of our venue. Our window displays draw constant attention, even in inclement weather, and our interior space has been designed explicitly to feel, for everyone, like "home."

We will not disappoint you, or your hopes for the highest possible price for your property. After all, your sale is our sale. And we assure you an unsurpassed level of professional and personal care throughout the entire process.