Our Goal...

is to procure willing and able prospective buyers that are prequalified for the price of your home and that are looking for a home like yours! Our job doesn't stop there..we're professional negotiators that will work to sell your home for the highest and best price in the shortest amount of time.

Our team concept ...

The Residential Group is unique in that our agents are not the "lone wolf" agents of the past. We consist of a team of 14 licensed and experienced agents that each deal with specific areas of your transaction to make sure your home selling experience is a smooth and pleasant one.

About Our Homes Sales Team...

  • Closed over $16,000,000 in sales in the last 12 months
  • Ranked #7 agent in sales out of over 1500 agents
  • The Residential Group is ranked #21 out of over 500 companies that are members of the Fayetteville Association of Realtors®
  • Experienced in advertising and marketing trends to reach agents and potential buyers, attracting buyers to clients' homes in order to achieve a desirable sale.
  • Contact Management Software to efficiently and effectively maintain a database of over 600 new buyers each month
  • Ad campaigns that bring qualified buyers to sellers. Our website brings over 1500 unique potential home buyers per month to our client's homes. Search engine placement and various other online advertising achieves putting your home in front of the 90% of potential home buyers that search the internet looking for homes.
  • We are experienced negotiators and plan for it at the the first listing appointment. We anticipate offers so they can be turned into an acceptable contract.
  • Negotiate repair contracts, using trusted licensed and unlicensed contractors for required repairs.
  • Orchestrate closings - from contract to closing. We guide you through to closing.

Support Staff to achieve your sale...

  • Six full time licensed agents to assist in the day to day activities required to be Top Producers in the market, including a Listing Agent and Listing Manager
  • Office Manager / Property Manager
  • Assistant Manager / Accountant
  • 5 full time Buyer Agents to assist buyers, show properties, write contracts and negotiate sales through to closing.

ABOUT THE OWNERS

Education - Sherril Watkins, Broker-In-Charge / Owner

  • Prescribed Course in Real Estate Principals - Sampson County Tech. College, Clinton, NC
  • Business, Psychology and Marketing Courses - Indiana University, South Bend, IN
  • Annually prescribed Continuing Education Courses
  • Currently Completing Courses towards becoming a Graduate of the Real Estate Institute

Education - Ed Blanchard, Jr., Broker / Owner

  • Prescribed Course in Real Estate Principals - JY Monk Real Estate School, Fayettevillle, NC
  • Attended ECU, Greenville & Pembroke, NC
  • Annually prescribed Continuing Education Courses

Interests

  • Working with home buyers to help them realize the "American Dream"
  • Storm water and Watershed concerned citizens and activists
  • Boating, Beaching and Loving Life!