User talk:Greatermichiganrealty

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Sorry for deleting your article but it was clearly written in the form of an advertisement. You can check out some of the help pages and also Spam for more guidance. I will have a look at the other article you mentioned. Deb 16:51, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

A couple of pointers, then. You wrote:

"Greater Michigan Realty is the largest Flat Fee real estate company in Michigan, with the most listings in a number of markets." But you did not substantiate this statement.

You named the agent - Denise Moody. This could be interpreted as an invitation for people to contact her.

"Greater Michigan Realty fights for the consumers rights" - clearly not an NPOV statement.

I hope this helps. Deb 17:05, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Deb - If I edit here do you see this? Gary Moody 17:22, 3 August 2007 (UTC)Gary

How about this?

Greater Michigan Realty is a real estate company in Michigan. It was founded in 2003 by Gary and Denise Moody in Rochester, Michigan and is still owned by its founders.

Greater Michigan Realty specializes in converting For Sale By Owner (FSBO) into Flat Fee MLS Listings. GMR implements this flat fee program for almost all of the Flat Fee MLS advertisers for the state of Michigan. GMR gets For Sale By Owner customers in the local Michigan MLS and on realtor.com.

Greater Michigan Realty is the largest Flat Fee real estate company[1] in Michigan, with the most flat fee listings in Michigan (over 600 / year). The company logo is the Michigan mitten; the company slogans, "Tools for the DIY HomeSeller", and "Flat Fee MLS Michigan".

Greater Michigan Realty has been interviewed on this flat fee topic[1] and testified on behalf of the Michigan flat fee consumers in Washington DC for the Federal Trade Commissionand the Department of Justice[2].

[1] Michigan’s Largest Flat Fee Company Speaks Out on Misconceptions and REALTOR® Relations: A Talk with Greater Michigan Realty’s Gary Moody

[2] Docket No. 9320 - In the Matter of Realcomp II Ltd.

Hi. Sorry for the delay, I went out. The citations certainly help, but it still reads a little bit as though the primary purpose of the article is to advertise your company. If you want to re-start it, there's nothing stopping you. I will lay off it, but I can't speak for other admins who may have other opinions. Deb 17:43, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

Greater Michigan Realty
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