To whom it may concern I take great pleasure in recommending Alan Riley of NEXT Real Estate to anyone looking for an agent to sell their property in the Minyama area. From the first phone call, Alan was friendly, polite and professional. When we met him for the first time, we found him to be well groomed, personable, enthusiastic and above all very professional (this is a word that I will use a lot regarding Alan – he is very professional). When we asked Alan for a price recommendation for our property; off the top of his head he was able to list all the homes in the area (even those of his ‘competitors’). He gave a concise description of every property, stated what they were selling for and explained how they compared to our home. He then told us what we could confidently expect to get for the sale. I was most impressed with his thorough knowledge of the market. He obviously keeps himself well informed and up-to-date with everything that is happening in the real estate industry in his area. He exceeded our expectations. He gave us an honest and thorough appraisal of our home and what we would need to do to improve its appeal to buyers. He not only told us what to do, but what not to do. I assumed that we would have to spend much to make the place presentable. However, with his excellent knowledge of the market (and the likely buyers) he was able to save us a great deal of unnecessary expense. His advice worked like a charm! We asked him to come over several times during the process just to settle a few issues for us. Alan was always ready to oblige. He has the ability to make you feel like you are his only client. When he is talking with you - you have his full attention. He listened to all the questions we had and then answered them in simple, honest and accurate terms (no professional gobbledegook). Throughout the entire process Alan made sure that we knew what was happening now and what would happen next. We were always confident that we knew what was happening


