"We cannot rave enough about our experience with the PRC Certified Home program. While all of the other listings sat for over 6 months and continued to reduce their prices, we were able to sell at beyond what we expected and in less than 6 weeks."
- Roger and Ellie M. Lake Forest, CA. |
Buying, Selling and Moving into a new home is exciting, but it can be stressful too – especially when families are involved. The primary mission of Parent Relocation Council® (PRC) is to help families relocate smoothly and with ease, whether it's across the nation or simply across the street. This ‘mission’ is accomplished by providing the PRC Managed Benefits™ Program – available ONLY to PRC Private Clients™. (Ask your PRC Council Member™ about becoming a PRC Private Client™ and start using our Managed Benefits today!)
To help you find a trustworthy person to assist you, PRC has built a network of pre-screened real estate professionals they consider their "Council Members" to help make your move easier and stress-free. The PRC pre-screening process includes but is not limited to:
Social Security Trace
Criminal History Report
Criminal Federal Court Search (District)
Motor Vehicle History Report / Driving Records
Criminal Federal Court Search (Nationwide)
State Sexual Offender Registry
Liens and Judgments
Employment Verification Plus
Professional License Verification
Civil Federal Court Search (District)
Civil Federal Court Search (Nationwide)
Civil Superior Court Search
In order to retain their Council Membership with PRC, REALTORS® who are hired by PRC are subject to random, recurring Background Checks and must maintain a consistent CSI (Customer Satisfaction Index). PRC maintains an ongoing customer survey system in order to assure consumers a consistent high standard of service is maintained.
The 'seed' of what is today PRC began in 1988 with a simple question:
"Shouldn't a person relocating across the street receive the same level of service and cost savings as a corporate relocation transferee moving across the country?"
Having worked with both relocation clients and people who were moving locally, PRC was driven to answer "Of course!" by realizations like:
- Companies that relocate their employees nationwide require ALL VENDORS involved in the process to be highly professional. They are demanding background checks of anyone involved who is in the home of their employee. These employers want background checks conducted on the REALTORS® that work with their employees.
- Background checks are routinely run on baby-sitters, government personal, law enforcement, medical, corporate America, and even ice-cream truck drivers. It follows that ANYONE having access to private homes should be subject to a background check.
- Buyers and sellers who move across the country receive a better level of 'overall' service than buyers and sellers who move across the street, unless they have been using a PRC Council Member™.
- About 80% of all consumer complaints against REALTORS® involve negligent REALTORS® who have less than two years of experience. Unfortunately, these negative experiences cast a negative image against ALL REALTORS® leaving the better, more experienced REALTORS® with a need to set themselves apart from their inexperienced competition.
- Real estate brokers assign the referrals they receive from Relocation Companies to their better, more experienced agents. (This means local buyers and sellers have the risk of working with an inexperienced agent.)
- National transferees (people who are being relocated by their employers) are highly managed, including all of the costs associated with that move. Local buyer and sellers are left on their own and more often than not, pay exorbitant settlement fees while receiving sub-standard service.
One needn't go further than the Internet 'blogs' to learn that there is a general feeling among consumers that REALTORS® are 'money grabbing' and 'ego-centric' people who would do anything to get a commission - except maybe 'work' for it. Of course, to an EXPERIENCED REALTOR® this perception hurts a lot.
"Most of the agents we have had the displeasure of working with in the past were arrogant and full of themselves. PRC’s Council Member was refreshing! She listened to our needs, returned every phone call, and cared about us more than the commission."
- Darren R. Branson, MO. |
One thing PRC likes to remind consumers is that an EXPERIENCED REALTOR® can make all the difference in the world when they buy and sell a home. Having an experienced, non-emotional third party on your side and MANAGING THE DETAILS during one the most emotionally stressful times of your life (buying and selling your home) can either make or save you thousands of dollars - typically considerably more than the commission charged.
It is clear to PRC that most consumers have a difficult time hiring an agent. You may know to interview at least three agents, but you may NOT know what questions to ask; nor do you know how to VERIFY the answers. We know that any INEXPERIENCED agent can buy a $20 sign that proclaims them the "Area Expert". When the inexperienced agent adds a well-known logo to their business card; it becomes obvious why you can so easily get confused and mislead.
In referring buyers and sellers like you to agents all over the country, PRC wants to 'protect' its valued clients from hiring an INEXPERIENCED agent. So, we ask REALTORS® about their credentials and VERIFY what they tell us. Often times, during the verification process, we learn that agents are not always telling us the truth. The result? Other agents and consumers look to PRC for recommendations for other agents based upon their credentials – instead of the car they drive or the jewelry they wear.
PRC Council Members™ are dedicated real estate professionals who do more than just assist families relocating from one home to another. They have established themselves as the local "go-to" resource for parents. Many are parents who understand the anxiety parents go through when they have to transfer their children to a new school system and get their family settled into a new community.
"We had a difficult relocation with my husband’s company, our PRC Council Member always took care of the challenges as they arose and was completely truthful and honest with us. They became our shield from unbelievable drama."
- Bob and Beverly W., Orlando, Fl. |
Through PRC’s website www.parentrelocationcouncil.org PRC and its Council Members provide you access to FREE comprehensive, easy-to-read school reports as well as community information and local lifestyle features. Want to know where to find the local Starbucks®, the nearest playground, or where to sign up your kids for sports or music lessons…your PRC Council Member™ knows!
Additionally, your PRC Council Member™ can provide moving tips as well as access to the PRC Managed Benefits™ Program for savings and special pricing for mortgage, title and other real estate related services - advantages that are normally reserved for long distance relocations - even if you are just moving across town!
PRC has become known as the TRUSTED AUTHORITY on which consumers depend when they are looking for an experienced, community-minded Realtor® with verified credentials. When PRC gives its 'stamp of approval' to an agent, consumers don't need to fear the unknown. No surprises! And, when an agent uses the PRC brand in their marketing, they don't have to talk about themselves because PRC is proud to talk about them and their expertise.
Moving doesn’t have to be overwhelming, and with a PRC Council Member™ by your side, you and your family will soon be unpacked and enjoying your new neighborhood in no time. PRC promises to do everything it can to help make your move easy and stress-free.
Parent Relocation Council®
4533 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660-2059
Telephone: 949-489-9600
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