Know where you stand
before you list.
I’ve sold homes in Stark County since 2007, and I pair that with a model trained on 250+ factors across 286,000 Stark County sales. You’ll understand your home’s position in the market before we ever talk about a price.
Property Value Score
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Thinking about selling
Four questions I get every time
Here’s how I’d answer them for your house, before you ever call me.
What’s it actually worth?
Price it too high and you’ll be cutting later. Many times that cut costs you two to three times what you took off.
Where that number comes from
I run your house against every comparable sale in the county and show you all three, with what each one would likely cost you in time and in dollars. Then you tell me what you think. The two-to-three figure is from the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2017, across 13,461 single family sales. Buyers read a price drop as a sign something’s wrong, so it costs more than the drop itself.
How long will it take?
Depends a lot on when you go. Homes like yours in your township have moved fastest in April through June.
What if I can’t wait for spring
Then we work with what we’ve got, and I’ll show you what the tradeoff looks like in days and in dollars so you can decide. Zillow says late May and Realtor.com says mid April, but they’re averaging across the 35 biggest metros in the country. Neither one has ever looked at Jackson Township. I’d rather run it on your township and hand you that.
Do I have to fix it up first?
Usually less than people expect. I’ll score your house as it sits and again with the work done, and show you both.
Sometimes the answer is do nothing
For everything on the list I’ll tell you what it costs and roughly what you’d get back. Sometimes that comes out negative and I’ll tell you to skip it. A new kitchen is worth more on a colonial than it is on a ranch, and the model knows the difference. I’d rather save you the money than talk you into a project.
Who’s going to buy it?
Somebody real. I’ll show you who’s been buying homes like yours this year, and that’s who we go after.
What changes because of this
What I shoot, how the listing reads, who sees the ads, and which agents I call the day it goes live. A four bed colonial in a good school district and a two bed ranch on a corner lot shouldn’t get the same campaign. Many times they do.
Not everybody wants to start with a tool, and that’s fine. Call me and I’ll walk you through all four for your address. No charge, and I’m not going to pitch you.
Joey Marino, Whipple Auction & Realty
Recent results
Homes I’ve sold recently
Your listing
The first showing happens on a phone.
Hardly anybody walks in cold anymore. They scroll, and in a few seconds they’ve decided whether your house is worth a Saturday. So I shoot it like that’s the showing. Every room, the lot and what’s around you from the air, and a walkthrough video that feels like being there. A 3D tour and a floor plan go up too, for the folks who want to measure.
I shoot all of it myself and have since 2014. That’s why it’s ready in five business days instead of whenever a photographer has an opening.
Start to finish
What happens, and when
You’ll always know where things stand. You won’t have to ask.
A real report, every week, in writing.
Three weeks in is when things usually go quiet, and quiet is when people start guessing. So that one’s already on the calendar.
What it costs you
Nothing until it sells
All of this is mine to pay for. There’s no upgrade package, and no better version of it that somebody else gets.
From past sellers
What they said after closing
★★★★★
“I called about a house that sold in our neighborhood. Joey explained comparable sales and how values work. He sent me examples and was incredibly patient. If you have questions about the market, he is your man.”
— Amy Davis
★★★★★
“Joey worked with me to pick a competitive price and the house sold so quickly. So many realtors in the area are really behind on technology. Having Joey as your realtor really can give you an edge.”
— Fayge H., Seller
Straight talk
I’m not going to guarantee you anything
You’ll see that word a lot in real estate. Many times there aren’t any terms under it, and a guarantee with no terms is just a word. A guarantee is what you reach for when you’re not sure you can deliver. I’d rather just show you the work.
No lock-in. If I’m not earning it, a signed note ends the agreement, no fee, no guilt trip. It never comes to that, but I’d rather keep it that way by doing the work than by selling you on a ‘guarantee’.
Voted by people around here, nine years running. It’s a popularity contest run by the Repository, and I’ll say that plainly. It just means a lot of folks would do this again.
Licensed since 2007. My family opened Whipple in 1975 and I’m the third generation, so I’m not going anywhere.
Not a public vote. The other agents around here, the ones who compete with me, put me in charge for a year.
Common questions
What sellers ask me
I’m transparent about fees from the first conversation. We’ll discuss commission structure during the consultation and I’ll explain exactly what you’re getting for it. No surprises at closing.
Most sellers I work with are also buying, and the timing is the part that keeps people up at night. There are a few ways to handle it: a sale contingent on you finding your next place, a rent-back so you close and then stay while you shop, or lining the two closings up on the same day. I’ll walk you through which one fits your situation and your finances, and I’ll run both sides so you’re not stitching two agents together. You won’t have to choose between selling for a good number and having somewhere to go.
At three weeks we sit down with the numbers either way, and that meeting’s already on the calendar before we list. If it’s quiet, I’ll tell you why, and it’s almost always price or something the photos aren’t showing. We adjust and keep going. And if you decide you’d rather not sell at all, you tell me in writing and you’re out. No fee, no hard feelings. I’d rather you be able to leave than feel stuck with me.
It’s included, and I shoot it myself. Photos, walkthrough video, drone, a 3D tour and a floor plan, all of it, and I’ve been doing my own since 2014. That’s why your listing is ready in five business days instead of whenever a photographer has an opening. You’re welcome to add your own shots on top, but you won’t need to pay anyone for the marketing. It’s mine to cover.
It’s a score that shows how your home compares to a local benchmark. A score of 114 means your property is estimated at 14% above the benchmark. It’s built on a model trained exclusively on Stark County data, not a national model.