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First, let’s look at a couple of the more conventional methods for selling a house that most people look at first, then we’ll discuss an alternative that’s often overlooked

Listing with an agent.  This has conventionally been one of the most popular ways of selling a house.  While it has its advantages, generally speed is not one of them, and neither is cost.  Like any industry, there are good agents and bad ones.  It’s hard to know who to trust.  Unfortunately, some agents aren’t as motivated to get your house sold as you are.  Sometimes this can result in your house sitting on the market longer than you can afford.  Other times, it’s simply not an option because of the fees the agent charges (often 5-7%), especially if you don’t have a lot of equity.  Even when you have a good agent and things go smoothly, sometimes this process can take longer than you have.

For sale by owner.  Many people turn to this method for selling their house.  It may sound attractive because you don’t have to pay commission to a listing agent.  But there are many hidden costs.  You may have to make repairs to the home that you hadn’t planned on.  To sell quickly, you may need to stage the home to make sure it makes a good impression.  Marketing the home can be expensive and time-consuming.  You have to buy signs and pay for ads.  Then there are “holding costs”, which many people overlook.  What are holding costs?  While your house is on the market, you continue paying the mortgage, taxes, insurance and maintenance.  It can really add up.  On top of these expenses, you have the hassle of showing the home.  People may want to come by at inconvenient times.  It can be uncomfortable having strangers coming and going on a regular basis.

Renting.  In some cases, you may be able to rent out your house.  This isn’t always feasible.  Depending on your mortgage payment and rental values in your neighborhood, you may not be able to get enough rent to cover your mortgage.  Typical renters may not take care of the house like you would.  It can be a lot of work to find good tenants.  You may do background checks, credit checks, and spend time interviewing each person.  Then there’s the issue of maintenance.  You don’t want people calling you about a broken toilet or dripping faucet in the middle of the night.

Do nothing.  This may sound like a strange option, but it’s what some people end up doing.  They either procrastinate or are too afraid to make a decision that they just sit there doing nothing and their situation gets worse.

Working with a real estate investor.  Most people don’t think of this option when it comes to selling their home.  Others are scared because they’re not sure how it works and worry that they’ll be taken advantage of.  In reality, it’s often the quickest way to solve your problem.  Investors make their living buying and selling houses.  Often they don’t have to jump through all the hoops conventional buyers do.  They may have access to funding that allows them to close quickly on your house.  Or they may have knowledge of other creative options that will create a win-win situation, options you wouldn’t have ever thought of.  Every situation is different, so once they assess the situation, they can make a recommendation for the best course to follow.  Whatever route they suggest, you’ll get the benefit of relief from the burden your house is causing without all the hassles you’d have with more conventional methods.  Real estate investors are familiar with the sensitive situations that may cause you to need to sell your home quickly and can provide relief in a way that ensures everyone is happy.

As real estate investors, we would be glad to work with you in providing a solution to whatever real estate problem you’re facing.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. Accordingly, we have developed this Policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and make use of personal information. The following outlines our Privacy Policy.

This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:

  1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
  2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
  3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
  4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection, Use, and Sharing
We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you.  We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request.

Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.

Your Access to and Control Over Information
You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the contact page or phone number given on our website:

  • See what data we have about you, if any.
  • Change/correct any data we have about you.
  • Have us delete any data we have about you.
  • Express any concern you have about our use of your data.

Security
We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the Web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via the contact form on our website.

Cookies
We use “cookies” on this site.  A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it’s release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety.

However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third-party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Google

Google’s advertising requirements can be summed up by Google’s Advertising Principles. They are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en

We have not enabled Google AdSense on our site but we may do so in the future.

California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require any person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting Personally Identifiable Information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals or companies with whom it is being shared. – See more at: http://consumercal.org/california-online-privacy-protection-act-caloppa/#sthash.0FdRbT51.dpuf

According to CalOPPA, we agree to the following:

Users can visit our site anonymously.

Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website.

Our Privacy Policy link includes the word ‘Privacy’ and can easily be found on the page specified above.

You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:

• On our Privacy Policy Page

Can change your personal information:

• By emailing us

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?

We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?

It’s also important to note that we allow third-party behavioral tracking

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States’ consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.

In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:

We will notify you via email within 7 business days.

We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

About Us

We are The Firestone Group, real estate investors who specialize in providing solutions to real estate problems.

We help homeowners who need to sell their houses quickly in Charleston, South Carolina or surrounding areas by providing creative options that are not available using conventional means.

Because everyone’s situation is unique, we customize solutions for every client we have.

The Firestone Group
5448 Roxbury Drive
N. Charleston, South Carolina  29418