KEVIN CHOKSHI Ray White Cheltenham VIC
My clients John and Denise purchased 36 Stuart Avenue in Cheltenham in 1996 for $ 170,000 . They raised their young family at the property and spent many happy years at the home . In 2021 , they decided it was time to move on and sell the home and buy a property in Gippsland , opting for a tree change .
After meeting several agents , they appointed me for no other reason but we just got along extremely well . Based on a lot of the feedback , they decided on setting the reserve at $ 1.25 million . That amount of money was more than enough for them to purchase the next property and have some savings left over . The auction day was spectacular with eight interested parties and the bidding was furious . The final sale price was $ 1,663,000 which meant it was more than $ 400,000 over their reserve . They were so over the moon and I got the best phone call on Monday that any agent could ask for . Denise called me Monday morning and said “ I just wanted to let you know , I have just filed my resignation at work and decided to retire , thanks for the great result you got us on Saturday ”.
I still think of this all the time . It ’ s one of the best stories and it ’ s very close to my heart . Subsequently we ended up selling Denise ‘ s mother ‘ s property as well the following year for a great result .
CATHERINA KHOUZAMI Ray White Liverpool NSW
In 2020 I went to appraise a very unique property that was much loved by its owner . It was a 33-year-old , double storey cottage style home in original condition . The vendor and I really got along - we both appreciated the quality of the property . We put a plan in place to have the roof resprayed and a few little aesthetic touch ups done to the home in hope to list as soon as spring started in September 2020 . She began work on the property and employed our recommended tradesmen to complete the tasks to prepare the property for sale .
During this time she was diagnosed with terminal cancer and passed away in early 2021 . Due to the pandemic I couldn ’ t visit her and communication was difficult . Her son ( whom I had never met ) called me in March 2022 and asked me to come and list her property . He explained what had happened and told me that his mother requested I ’ d be the person to sell her home . I sold the property in May 2022 at auction with Tim Snell for a record price and it really just hit home for me .
85