We have to stop meeting like this...
Our first meeting with Mark was nearly 3 years ago when we commenced our search for a property with a little acreage in the Ballan/Gordon/Mount Egerton triangle. After countless opens with various real estate companies, it took us nearly 15 months to come across 29 Bank Street Ballan and it was ironic that we finished our search with the agent we started it with. His knowledge of the area is excellent, he is good at following up leads without coming across as pushy, and when we were looking to buy was the ONLY agent who kept in periodic contact with us if he felt he had something suitable for us to consider. I would definitely put Mark at the No 1 position of all the agents we dealt with, a little step down to the next in line who was with a Ballarat-based agency and then the rest wallowed way behind, sometimes not even bothering to follow up our open inspection visits or returning calls - not how you want your agent behaving when acting on your behalf as vendor!!!
Deciding to take a step back to a cheaper rental for a little while to save for a move to a larger property for our business, we didn't hesitate to call Mark to sell our beloved home. We have been kept informed throughout the sale process to know how things were going, the level of interest, whether it seemed we had pitched the correct sale price, etc. and he obtained our asking figure within a couple of weeks. Having dealt with him now in both buying and selling scenarios, we will utilise Mark's services wherever possible in the future and have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him to others. We look forward to future chats down the main street, but firstly the sticker ceremony and a glass of bubbly this weekend - thank you!!