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I would like to make my appreciation known for the wonderful job of selling my house that Blair has done. From start to finish he was very informative and kept in touch with me regularly and gave his advice freely when I asked for it. He managed to do his job without disturbing my peace too much and only brought buyers during the week that could not come to the Sunday open homes. We worked on several offers over the 4 weeks of marketing, each offer being better than the previous until we reached an acceptable agreement. I am very pleased with the continuous effort of Blair and would recommend his professionalism and services to anyone wishing to sell their property.

We’d like to say a huge ‘Thank you’ to Blair for making what is usually a stressful and difficult process, easy and (dare I say it) even enjoyable! Right from the start we were impressed with Blair’s prompt response to our initial request for an appraisal on our house, and with the proposal, particularly in comparison with the other agencies that we also contacted. We felt confident that he had an excellent understanding of the market as well as being able to draw on a large existing database of potential buyers. Blair also understood what we wanted to do in terms of marketing the property in a particular way to attract the right buyers. But ultimately it was Blair’s easy going manner, sense of humour, and obvious enthusiasm for our house that ‘sold’ us. As we prepared the house for sale he gave us excellent advice on what needed to be done to improve the overall appeal of the property (nothing escaped him!), and carefully managed the photography with a real eye for detail. Blair also ran all advertising material past us to ensure that we were 100% happy with it, and he was always prepared to take our ideas on board, as well as being quick to snap up some exciting opportunities on our behalf - like the cover of the Property Press magazine! Once the viewings and open homes started Blair was inundated with enquiries, but never failed to keep us completely informed and up to date as things progressed quickly. We knew that he was under a lot of pressure with the amount of enquiries that he was dealing with but never let it show and always retained the utmost professionalism. Blair was also mindful of the fact that we have small children and so tried his best to keep viewings to days and times that suited us, and to give us as much notice as possible. Our house sold within two weeks, and we couldn’t be happier with the result. Blair gave us all the information we needed to make our own decisions and we never felt pressured into anything, though he was happy to give his opinion when we asked for it. We are more than happy to recommend Blair as he completely exceeded all expectations, and we would not hesitate to use him again in the future. He is an absolute professional, who clearly enjoys his job - and he is great at it too!”

I would like to share my recent experience after dealing with Blair Stanaway. Recently my wife and I unsuccessfully tried selling our property with another agency, only to have an experience which confirmed all the stereotypes of real estate agents. After having over invested in marketing, been pushed in an unsuitable method of sale, dealing with agents that did not listen to instruction and dealing with a manager who refused to take any responsibility, we were left not wanting to have any further dealing with the real estate industry and decided not to sell and use the property as an investment. We did want to purchase another home in Mt Albert and were recommend to approach Blair by a friend of ours. Blair was brilliant, great sense of humour, extremely timely and highly professional. He was the sort of person that you immediately feel comfortable around and know he is being open and honest and who genuinely is looking after your best interest. Based on those personal traits, it was not surprising that Blair secured a property for us within 2 weeks. After the positive experience we decided to try to sell our Birkenhead home using Blair. Again, he was timely, professional and actually gave us options, explained the differences and also explaining the rationale for his suggestions. The home had an offer in 4 days of being on the market, the marketing cost was 70% cheaper and the experience was positive. It literately restored our faith in the real estate industry.

I would like to thank Blair for the work he put into selling my property. The initial consultation filled me with confidence that we would get a satisfactory outcome. The marketing plan was full and comprehensive, covering all the possible bases a prospective purchaser may use to seek a property to purchase. The photos and virtual tour that were placed on-line were very impressive, and I could hardly believe it was my house he was advertising. The on-going weekly feedback was good, informative, and Blair was not afraid to ask if there was anything else I thought he should be doing. I was kept up to date on prospective purchasers and what they were thinking, was given both positive and negative feedback on how these people viewed the property itself with both its strong and weak points. The weak points were things beyond our control so no one dwelled on that, and we all kept positive. The positive - complementary feedback I received as to how I was presenting the home for the open homes was well received and appreciated the night of the auction. The property was presented so well with impressive slide show, the auctioneer put in a great effort, and I was hopeful of a positive outcome. Unfortunately, there was only the one bidder who did not come up with an acceptable offer, so understandably I was not feeling too good at the end of the night. Blair insisted I stay positive, and assured me he would review all prospective buyers the next day and see if there were any other interested parties. The day after the auction True to his word, Blair had an increased offer from the auction night bidder, but he was also holding onto to a much better offer from another prospective purchaser, my spirits were once again buoyed by his efforts, and accepted the new improved offer immediately. I will admit to being a nervous seller throughout the entire process, and Blair did a great job in keeping that nervousness in check as well as he could. Overall, he got the job done, did a fantastic job, and I am very pleased he was the agent I had working on my property. I would have no hesitation recommending him to any vendor looking for a committed modern agency to sell their home.