Ken Small Real Estate Team
Guarantees & certifications · London

Guarantees you can actually read.

Most agents hope your home sells. We’re so sure it will, we’ll pay out of our own pocket if we’re wrong. Not a promise — a guarantee, in writing and in cash. Here’s exactly what we stand behind.

What we stand behind

  • 1
    Your Home Sold Guaranteed, or I’ll Buy It (sellers)
  • 2
    Your Home Sold In 60 Days or I Pay You $5,000 (sellers)
  • 3
    6 Satisfaction Guarantees, backed in cash (sellers)
  • 4
    Love Your New Home Guaranteed or I’ll Sell It For Free (buyers)
For sellers

You’re guaranteed a sale — one way, or the other.

There are two ways we guarantee your home sells, both written into your agreement before you list. You get the one your home qualifies for — most sellers want the buy-it guarantee, and if yours doesn’t fit its terms, the 60-day guarantee has you covered instead. Never both. Never nothing.

The one most sellers want

Your Home Sold Guaranteed or I’ll Buy It.

Your home sells, or Ken buys it — at a price you both set in writing, up front. The four things that make it real:

  • 1
    Ken and the seller agree on a price and a timeframe in advance, in writing.
  • 2
    If the home doesn’t sell at that agreed price within that window, Ken buys it at the pre-agreed price.
  • 3
    The home must meet the agreed listing-readiness and condition terms.
  • 4
    Available in London and surrounding Southwestern Ontario — a guarantee to buy at the agreed price, not a promise of a specific open-market sale price.
If your home doesn’t qualify

Your Home Sold In 60 Days or I Pay You $5,000.

Not every home fits the buy-it terms — price, condition, or timing. If yours doesn’t, you’re covered here instead. Sixty days at your agreed price. Miss it, and you get paid — here’s exactly how:

  • 1
    You and Ken agree on a data-driven minimum price, in writing, before listing.
  • 2
    The home is kept in showcase condition with reasonable daily showing access.
  • 3
    The guarantee is void if you reject a clean offer at or above the agreed minimum price within the first 60 days.
  • 4
    If it isn’t sold in 60 days: an extra 30 days of marketing plus $5,000 paid to you at closing.
Every seller gets these too

The 6 Satisfaction Guarantees — backed in cash.

Most agents offer zero accountability once the sign hits your lawn. We attach a cash penalty to every promise. Miss one, and we pay you — here’s each:

1Communication

Weekly updates, and a response to your calls, texts and emails within 24 hours (one business day).

If we miss it: $100 cash to you.
2Honest Promises

We operate exactly as laid out in our written Professional Service Agreement — no moving the goalposts.

If we don’t: $500 cash to you.
3Reality-Based Price

No bait-and-switch pricing to win your listing. We give you a real, data-backed range.

For every $5,000 we sell below the agreed range: $200 cash (up to $1,000).
4Reality-Based Timetable

We set a strict target range for your sale using our 20-System Plan.

No acceptable offer within 90 days: $100 per week after that (up to $1,000).
5Numbers You Can Check

Every stat we publish is backed by a document. Ask for the one behind any number here.

Prove a stat wrong: $1,000 donated to a charity you choose.
6Qualified Buyers

We never show your home to an unverified buyer — we qualify finances first.

Show your home to a buyer who can’t afford it: $500 cash to you.

Total brokerage contributions at closing are capped at $1,000 and paid as a reduction in commission, provided the team acted as your seller’s agent. The $1,000 charity donation (Guarantee 5) is separate and not counted in that cap.

For buyers

Buying? You’re protected too.

These apply to any home you buy through our team — not just the homes we have listed.

For buyers

Love Your New Home Guaranteed or I’ll Sell It For Free™.

Buy a home through us, and it isn’t right? We list it again — free — when you buy your next one with us. Here’s how:

  • 1
    Valid for 24 months after your purchase.
  • 2
    We list your home at 0% listing-side commission when you buy your next home through the Ken Small Team.
  • 3
    The next home must be of equal or greater value. The guarantee covers the listing-side commission only — you remain responsible for the buyer’s agency fee.
  • 4
    Your certificate is handed to you at closing.
For buyers · one warranty, two guarantees

A 1-Year Home Warranty, plus two more guarantees.

We keep the labels honest. A warranty isn’t a guarantee — but it protects you all the same. Here’s all three:

  • 1
    1-Year Home Warranty (a warranty, not a guarantee) — a 1-Year Canadian Home Shield SafeClose™ Warranty (up to $15,000 protection, $100 deductible), paid for by our team and active the day you take possession.
  • 2
    Cancel anytime — guaranteed. Fire us before an offer is made and walk away — no cost, no risk.
  • 3
    24-hour callback, or $100 — guaranteed. If we don’t return your call within one business day, we pay you $100.

Why we publish every condition

Because a guarantee with hidden fine print isn’t a guarantee — it’s a marketing line. We’d rather show you the whole deal and lose the ones we’re not right for, than surprise you at the lawyer’s office. Every condition on this page is confirmed with you in writing before you sign anything. That’s the entire point.

What London clients say about the Ken Small Team

Common questions about our guarantees in London

What is the “Your Home Sold Guaranteed or I’ll Buy It” guarantee?
You and Ken agree on a price and a timeframe in advance, in writing. If the home doesn’t sell at that price within that window, Ken buys it at the pre-agreed price. It’s a guarantee to buy at the agreed price — not a promise of a specific open-market sale price — and the conditions are confirmed with you in writing before you sign anything.
How does the 60-day / $5,000 guarantee work?
If your home isn’t sold in the first 60 days at the agreed minimum price, we keep marketing it for another 30 days. We also pay you $5,000 cash at closing, or deduct $5,000 from our commission.

Conditions:

  • You and Ken agree on a data-driven minimum price, in writing.
  • The home is kept in showcase condition, with reasonable daily showing access.
  • The guarantee is void if you reject a clean offer at or above the agreed minimum within the first 60 days.
What are the 6 Satisfaction Guarantees?
Six written promises, each backed in cash:

  • Weekly communication — $100
  • Honest promises — $500
  • Reality-based pricing — $200 per $5,000 below range, up to $1,000
  • A realistic timetable — $100 per week after 90 days, up to $1,000
  • Checkable numbers — $1,000 to charity if a stat is proven false
  • Qualified buyers only — $500

Total brokerage contributions at closing are capped at $1,000. That is paid as a commission reduction when we act as your seller’s agent. The charity donation is separate.

What is the “Love Your New Home Guaranteed or I’ll Sell It For Free” guarantee?
Buy a home through our team, and if within 24 months it isn’t right, we list it for free. That means 0% listing-side commission, when you buy your next home with us — one of equal or greater value.

You remain responsible for the buyer’s agency fee. Your certificate is handed to you at closing.

Do the buyer guarantees apply to any home, or only your listings?
Any home. When you buy through our team, the 1-year warranty and the Love Your New Home Guarantee certificate apply to the home you buy — not just homes we have listed.
Where are the full conditions?
Right here, in plain English, and confirmed in writing before you commit. If a condition would matter to your decision, we put it in front of you — we don’t hide it in a footnote.

Want the whole deal, in plain English?

Start with your number, or just ask. We’ll walk every condition with you — no obligation.

Terms and conditions apply and are confirmed with you in writing before you sign; guarantees may not apply to all properties and are subject to qualification. Service provided by the Ken Small Real Estate Team, Century 21 First Canadian Corp., Brokerage. Not intended to solicit properties currently listed for sale.


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