1. 59 Lennox St, Moonee Ponds 22/11/2015
Hi Stefan,
I don't believe asimple thankyouissufficientforthe outstandingresultyouachievedwhenselling
our propertyrecently.Asa resultIhave decidedtorelaymygratitude throughthisletterinthe hope
that youwill showitto prospective clientsbyusingitasa testimonial inyourresume.
You were presentedwithwhatcouldonlybe describedasextremelydifficultcircumstances towork
withfromthe outset,I dounderstandthese situationsare notunique howeverbelievetheywould
be rarelyencounteredandhopefullyyouare notexposedtothemagain.
You were initiallycontactedbyanothermemberof thisfamilyandarrangedforthe sale of the
propertybyauctionand estimatedasale price thatwas appropriate tothe marketat the time.
Thingsprobablyseemedquite normal atthistime butyousoondiscovereditwasnotgoingto be
smoothsailingandwasbecomingquite challenging tosaythe least.All the problemswere atour
endand unfortunatelyyouhadto deal with informationnotbeingrelayed,decisionsbeingmade by
one party withoutthe othersconsentorknowledgeandeventuallythe realitythatlegal intervention
was goingtocompletelyderailthe sale ata verylate stage.
Throughthisentire processyouconductedyourself inaprofessional mannertalkingtobothparties
on a regularbasisand onmany occasionsbeingthe mediator.Youwouldnothave knownwhowas
rightor whowaswrong or forthat matter whoto believeandtoyourcreditremainedneutral and
placedan equal amountof importance onall requestsmade.
The effortand hardwork youput inis the mainreasonthissale wasable to be sanctionedatthe
eleventhhourandfinishedupgoingahead,youshouldbe proudof whatyouachievedasthere isno
doubtingthe workthat youhad to putin andthe uncertaintyyoufaced.
You put a huge amountof effortintocontactingpotentialbuyers,negotiatingsettlementperiods
and ensuringasmanygave commitmenttoattendingthe auctionaspossible.Onthe daymost
attendedandthisistestamenttoyour hardwork andmade fora successful auctionachieving
approximately35%above the estimatedsale price.Youworkedtirelessly leadinguptoandon
auctionday,thiscoupledwithMilo'soutstandingskillsasanauctioneerbroughtina resultthatcan
onlybe describedasoutstanding.Forall of thisI thankyouStefanand wouldhave nohesitationin
recommendingyouoryouragency to any prospective client.
Yours Sincerely
Ross Gathercole