testimonials
"Dear Robin,
We would like to express our appreciation for the handling of the sale of out property at 63 Hackett St, Ultimo NSW. The qualities that you brought to this transaction made what was a very difficult situation into something very pleasant and successful. The skills you demonstrated were: an ability to act quickly and efficiently; you understood the needs of the market and put together an innovative marketing strategy for our type of property; you kept us informed throughout the marketing and post sale process; you negotiated a good outcome for the tenants during the marketing campaign; your attention to details gave us peace of mind as interstate owners. Above all, you were cheerful, optimistic and good humoured in your dealings with us! Thank you so much for everything you did, epecially for attaining a RECORD SALE PRICE! (in the street). We would have no hesitation in recommending you to any prospective vendor seeking a sales agent and we will look you up if ever we are in the market again. All the best."
"To whom it may concern
Mr Lance Harris of Deakin McDonald Real Estate, Pyrmont, NSW, 2009
I confirm that I have dealt with Mr Lance Harris of Deakin McDonald Real Estate while procuring one residential property in Pyrmont area in mid 2009. During which time Mr Harris has conducted his role as the sales agent with exemplary courtesy, in-depth knowledge for the locale, and most importantly, an open and honest approach. Mr Harris provided excellent services and support in the areas of site inspection, as well as facilitation the sales negotiation process. His professionalism has had a positive influence on my final decision to complete the purchase.
I can confidently recommend Mr Lance Harris as an ethical, professional and reliable real estate agent, and expert in his field.
Yours faithfully
Wei Li
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"Dear Lance,
I am writing to thank you most for your assistance in the sale of our Pyrmont apartment. Your knowledge of the area and your considerable expertise along with a pleasant manner was the original reason for choosing to sell our apartment through you.
We appreciated the professional manner in which you kept us informed at all times during the sale. The feedback for the open inspections was particularly helpful and encouraging.
It came down to more than that - your professional manner, your willingness to listen to our requests and work with us enabled us to sell our apartment with the minimum of fuss.
Needless to say, I will have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone considering selling their home/apartment in the near future. Again thank you for your valued advice, patience and professionalism.
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"RE: Testimonial for the Sale of Unit M711/70 Mountain Street Ultimo
My first dealings with Lance Harris were in 2007 when he performed an appraisal on the above mentioned property for the purposes of resale. I was immediately impressed with Lance's prompt delivery and presentation of a well researched market appraisal. Lance's advice was not to sell as he felt more capital gains could be realized for my property within 1 or 2 years.
In mid 2009 I decided to put my property on the market, encouraged by the market interest driven by increases in the government's first home owner's grant. I received 2 proposals for the campaign; one from my incumbent property manager and one from Lance.
Again Lance's proposal was promptly delivered and well researched. He advised me on an appropriate asking price which would give me the best returns without overpricing my property. Based on his superior proposal I signed an agency sale agreement with Lance and Deakin McDonald. Deakin McDonald's fees and marketing costs were fair and reasonable.
The property was photographed and presented professionally and Lance provided me with regular feedback on market movements and buyer enquiries he had received. During the course of the sale process I had to deal with a number of serious issues with the incumbent tenants and property manager. These issues affected not only Lance's ability to access the property for inspections but more seriously our ability to present a clean and well maintained property.
In spite of this adversity, Lance maintained a positive and focused attitude to the sale of my property. He persisted with every inspection and successfully delivered the sale of my property at a great price.
As a property investor I have had dealings with many agents who have sold properties for me. This property was the smallest property I have owned and sold. Yet, the service I received from Lance during the appraisal and sales process was superior to the service I have received when selling properties worth 3 times as much.
I would like to congratulate Lance on this sale and thank him for his advice, management, and sales professionalism. Lance has proven himself with the sale of a relatively small property which required him to invest a lot of additional time managing issues outside the norm. Accordingly I would have no hesitation in referring other property vendors to Lance Harris."
"To whom it may concern, Hiring a Real Estate Agent was an important step, so we knew we had to find someone who we could trust. When we first approached Robin Bae from Deakin McDonald Real Estate who had sold many apartments in the building where we live (Parkview Towers - 2-26 Wattle Crescent, Pyrmont) and explained to him that we were looking at selling our investment property at Haymarket in 2008, he was very excited to help us and sold the property for a great price in a tough market. Since that time, we approached Robin again to sell our lovely residential home at Pyrmont in 2009 and to our surprise it was under contract and sold in just under the first week for a record price in the building! Robin was in touch regularly on the pertinent issues and resolved all problems in concert with the purchaser very quickly. He took the time to make sure everything was covered and thought of things that protected us from some major expenses. Every time that we needed a question answered, he was right there for us. I could not thank Robin enough for making selling our properties a great experience. Robin was a pleasure to work with. We believe that his professionalism, knowledge of our building and his negotiation skills certainly achieved the end result. He was very helpful and concerned and most importantly listened to our needs and gave generously of his time and knowledge. I would give Robin Bae and his company Deakin McDonald Real Estate the highest recommendations to future home owners looking to sell their property."
"We have known Ms Belinda Nedelkovska for the last year since she has taken a role of Property Management with Deakin McDonald at Pyrmont. Belinda has always proven herself to be very professional and honest in all her dealings that we have had with her.
Belinda has helped us with our property at Ultimo. We found her to be very efficient in finding tenants and always keeping us informed on the full progress. Belinda is always happy to take our enquiries and deals with them in a very fast and efficient way.
We highly recommend the services of Belinda and find that you too will find her very beneficial in all your real estate needs."
"Dear Lance,
I write to thank you most sincerely for the excellent service you provided during the recent sale of my property in Newtown.
The valuable advice and invaluable support you provided was greatly appreciated."
"Dear Robin, A note of thanks for selling our Penthouse in Pyrmont just before Christmas last year. We didn't think it would sell until 2008, but you managed it - in just 2 weeks! We were more than happy with the sale price you obtained, and we thank you for the hard work that you put into the sale to make it happen. You certainly went out of your way to ensure all the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Good luck in selling, and if we ever sell where we are now, we will let you know!"
"We recently sold our apartment in Pyrmont. We dealt with Lance Harris, and found him to be extremely professional.
We were guided by his recommendations regarding sale price, advertising and internet presentation, which proved to be very appropriate in producing an immediate sale at a satisfying price.
Lance's attention to detail and customer service throughout the process was of a very high standard; including personally delivering documents between council and our solicitor and sending us mobile text messages while we were overseas with progress reports.
We would highly recommend Lance to intending vendors who are looking for integrity, professionalism, customer service and industry Knowledge and know how."
"Just a short note to convey my thanks for your efforts in facilitating the sale of my (now former) property. Rather than spouting forth with platitudes, I should wish to outline some of the transaction milrestones in a detached manner for the proverbial "WHOM IT MAY CONCERN". The initial establishment of the exclusive sales agency agreement between us was carried out professionally. It was a true negotiation considering my remote location and the fact that we concluded the terms of the agreement before actually meeting in person. At the outset, I consider Robin gave a fair indication of selling price probability, without inflating my expectations unnecessarily just to "get the deal". I believe these two factors set the platform for an ongoing straightforward relationship, which has benefited all parties. Robin appears to research the background of the properties he is selling. He demonstrated a comprehensive knowledge of the history of my apartment building, which was verifiable as I am an original owner. The resultant buyer was found after only 3 advertised open inspection days, even though one of these ''openings'' had to be abandoned because of a recalcitrant tenant denying access at the last minute. Throughout the process I was kept regularly and suitably informed by Robin. So overall, a very productive outcome was acheived. From my experience, I could wholeheartedly recommend Robin to prospective vendors seeking a sales agent. Best regards for the future."