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Highly recommend Paul McDonald
over 4 years ago
Highly recommend Paul McDonald

I had a terrific experience using Paul as our agent, he has a great understanding of the area and the market. Paul was in constant communication, providing regular updates on interest in the property, and achieved a great result on auction day.

Paul McDonald

Paul McDonald

  5   (74 reviews)
Seller review
Our experience with Ryhs was professional and informative from start to finish.
over 4 years ago
Our experience with Ryhs was professional and informative from start to finish.

Ryhs sold our home in Pascoe vale for a fair balanced price. His communication was clear and kept us updated throughout the campaign. Thank you for achieving this great result and would highly recommend Ryhs to anyone thinking of selling their home

Rhys Afford

Rhys Afford

  5   (134 reviews)
Seller review
Wise, Experienced and Patient
over 4 years ago
Wise, Experienced and Patient

Simon Cookson was the agent from McDonald Upton who helped us to sell our home in Essendon. Simon conducted all the inspections of our home, which was a demanding task with the "one group at a time" COVID rules in place. It meant Simon spent many hours at our home, coordinating many interested groups over the period of the campaign. A significant demand on his time and patience. We found Simon to be very experienced and knowledgeable of the area. He grew up in Essendon and knew some previous owners of our home. He was very helpful with advice through the campaign and offered a steady hand during the actual online auction. He has many years experience in Real Estate and we felt very safe in Simon's calm hands. We enjoyed a successful campaign and a great sales result. Thank you Simon and the team at McDonald Upton.

Simon Cookson

Simon Cookson

  4.9   (78 reviews)
Seller review
McDonald Upton - Boutique is Better
over 4 years ago
McDonald Upton - Boutique is Better

We considered a number of agents to sell our home in Essendon before deciding on McDonald Upton. What made the difference for us was the way that Paul McDonald interacted with us. He used words like ethical, trust and respect in our conversations and his advice on how to approach our campaign was based on these values as well as his decades of experience in Essendon real estate. We felt really comfortable and safe with Paul, knowing that he had the knowledge and experience to sell our home the way we felt was the right way. Later in the process we also got to meet Simon Cookson, the agent who managed our home inspections. We also interacted with some of the team in the office, Liz Kwiatkowski, Advertising and Karen Corr, Digital Marketing and Martene Bailey, Administrator. What a great team! Always working well with each other and always very supportive of us and considerate of the stresses we were under. Thank you to everyone who helped us and we highly recommend McDonald Upton. Boutique really is better. Sue and Jonathan

Paul McDonald

Paul McDonald

  5   (74 reviews)
Seller review
Professional and good listener
over 4 years ago
Professional and good listener

It was an easy decision to make to sell yet another of our family's properties through Mc Donald Upton Real Estate. Every step of the way Rhys and the staff of Mc Donald Upton Real Estate demonstrated the professionalism and diligence that we have come to expect. Rhys together with Paul McDonald worked out a very clever strategy to get the best outcome for our property from beginning to end. They were also good listeners and kept us in the loop throughout. The online auction outcome far exceeded our expectations. We were blown away. Thank you so much for another amazing result selling our property

Rhys Afford

Rhys Afford

  5   (134 reviews)
Seller review
Very Professional and good listener
over 4 years ago
Very Professional and good listener

It was an easy decision to make to sell yet another of our family's properties through Paul McDonald. Every step of the way Paul and the staff of Mc Donald Upton Real Estate demonstrated the professionalism and diligence that we have come to expect. Paul was very clever in working out the correct strategy to get the best outcome for our property from beginning to end. They were also good listeners and kept us in the loop throughout. The online auction outcome far exceeded our expectations. We were blown away. Thank you so much for another amazing result selling our property

Paul McDonald

Paul McDonald

  5   (74 reviews)
Seller review
Paul provided advice, solutions and guidance for selling my property.
over 4 years ago
Paul provided advice, solutions and guidance for selling my property.

I originally bought the property through Paul McDonald 28 years ago and decided to have him sell it for me as well. I was happy with my dealings with him then and am more than pleased with my dealings with him this time. Pauls market knowledge and professionalism and the strength of the team backing him gave me the results that I had hoped for. The whole sale process, from the initial inquiry through to the inspection and advice for presentation through to market timing and strategy, was handled with the utmost professionalism and integrity. I am very satisfied with the experience and interaction I had with Paul and the McDonald Upton team, and have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone wishing to sell their property.

Paul McDonald

Paul McDonald

  5   (74 reviews)
Seller review
Very positive especially during the challenging lockdown period
over 4 years ago
Very positive especially during the challenging lockdown period

He understood our needs and reacted promptly to any requests. He listened and was very encouraging during a very frustrating time for everyone. He also kept us well informed as things progressed.

Rhys Afford

Rhys Afford

  5   (134 reviews)
Buyer review
A personable and honest experience!
over 4 years ago
A personable and honest experience!

It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Julia over the last few months to find the right investment property for us. Her in depth knowledge of the industry and the area along with her passion and professionalism led to a seamless transaction in very uncertain COVID times. We highly recommend Julia to vendors and buyers alike who are after a personable and honest experience that is catered to your individual needs.

Julia Murphy

Julia Murphy

  5   (136 reviews)
Seller review
The ultimate professional.
over 4 years ago
The ultimate professional.

Joe Zucco’s market knowledge, expertise and no fuss approach to realestate is to be commended. We found Joe to be honest and true to his word . He is approachable, understanding and accommodating. We would recommend joe and only joe as the agent to sell your home, he made the process easy and painless. J Scuderi

Joe Zucco

Joe Zucco

  5   (107 reviews)
Seller review
Highly Recommended !
over 4 years ago
Highly Recommended !

A big thankyou to Rhys Afford for your professionalism, advice and accuracy in helping us achieve an excellent result on the sale of our property. As always it was a pleasure working with you, Paul and all the team at McDonald Upton Real Estate. Only way to go with you guys and I would highly recommend! Lee Cusack

Rhys Afford

Rhys Afford

  5   (134 reviews)
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