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InstanceEndEditable --> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="100%" valign="top"> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="text" --> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="71%" valign="top" class="normaltext"><table cellspacing=5 cellpadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <tbody> <tr> <td class="normaltext"> <img src="images/1189026221.jpg" border=0 align="left"><p class="MsoNormal"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"> EXPERIENCE</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:black"> - The REALTORS® at Townsend Real Estate have a combined seventy plus years of Real Estate experience selling residential and investment properties. <br /> <br /> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">SERVICE </b>- The hallmark of Townsend Real Estate&#39;s philosophy is attention to detail. All of our agents strive to exceed their client&#39;s expectations &amp; we offer what we believe to be the absolute best in customer service. Our local knowledge and relationships with lenders, inspectors, title companies, attorneys, builders and local venders help our client&#39;s to feel secure that we are doing the very best to make their transaction as stress free as possible. <br /> <br /> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">EDUCATION</b> - All of our agents are required to attend twenty-one hours of continuing education bi-annually. In addition to this, we continually strive to exceed these requirements by researching and staying ahead of all of the continuously changing real estate trends. <br /> <br /> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">MARKETING</b> - In recent years, studies show that over ninety percent of all buyers and sellers start their home buying search on the internet. Due to this outstanding number it was imperative that our web presence remained above and beyond the rest. In order to do this we have in-house search engine optimization services and we are constantly changing the content on our web site to keep up with the current market and trends. We have an average of over 100,000 hits per month to our website at www.TownsendRE.com.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span> <br /> <br /> We do our own in house advertising and design. Our designs are classic and distinct. They are very unlike the typical corporate real estate marketing. <br /> <br /> Our philosophy and attention to detail began years ago when we designed, and continue to build in house, our custom wooden Real Estate Signs. The shape, materials &amp; overall craftsmanship of the signs stands out amongst other companies &amp; is the first indication to our clients that we are a different company. We are a company that cares about every detail and never settles for less. <br /> <br /> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">RELOCATION</b> - Over seventy percent of our buyer&#39;s are relocating to the area and find us on the internet. <br /> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <br /> INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE  </b>We are affiliated with WorldProperties.com which is the largest network of international real estate web sites in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>By leveraging this unique service, your property is exposed to more than 8 million buyers in more than 25 countries. This additional level of marketing and service in imperative in today s high tech world when international buyers are now more than ever interested in purchasing property in the United States. </span> <span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p> </span> </p> <br> <br> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> <td width="170" valign="top"> <table cellspacing=10 cellpadding=0 width=170 border=0> <tr> <td valign=top class="smallprompt"> <p> <a href="testimonials.html#8"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="testimonials">&quot;We made a wise decision going with Townsend Real Estate for both selling ou...&quot; ; <i><br></i></span></font></a> <a href="testimonials.html#8"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="testimonials"><i>Andrew and Sharon McNabb</i></span></font></a> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width=170 cellpadding=8 cellspacing=0 bordercolor="#CCCCCC"> <tr> <td valign=top class="navleft3"><div align="right"><em><span class="propSmall"><img src="images/prop_arrow.gif" width="9" height="7"></span> <a href="testimonials.html" class="navleft3">More&nbsp;Testimonials...</a></em></div> </td> </tr> <tbody> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="22" class="scriptlinebg"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td class="scriptline">&nbsp;&copy; 2006 Agent Image, Inc. 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