A method of selecting a real estate company using a computer-based network (100) to sell a property asset of a vendor or vendor representative, the method including the steps of obtaining information from the vendor or representative about the asset using information entry means (200) available from a server (104) in the computer-based network (100) and storing the information on the server (104); referring a plurality of agencies in the vicinity of the location of the property asset to be sold; enabling the referred agencies to assess the value of the asset; obtaining a tender submission from the referred agencies using tender submission entry means (600) available from the server (104) in the computer-based network (100); enabling the vendor or representative to review each tender submission; and the vendor or representative selecting an agency from the referred agencies to sell the asset based on the reviewed tender submissions.