We engaged Nick to help us with the sale of our apartment in Tivoli Road South Yarra. From the outset, Nick demonstrated a great sense of the local market, provided clear advice and was always timely and efficient in our dealings with him. I'd have no hesitation at all in recommending Nick - great on auction day, and through the follow up.
We purchased an apartment at auction where Nick Gatacre was the auctioneer and key agent for the property. Nick conducted an exceptional auction......a little too good with us purchasing as we paid top dollar, but ended up as the successful bidders. We then opted to engage Nick and Hocking Stuart for the sale by auction of our current apartment located in the same complex as the one we just purchased. We were upsizing from a 2 bedroom to a 3 bedroom. Nick discussed with complete transparency and frankness about the recommended changes to our property and we agreed to vacate, remove our own furniture and allow stylists to decorate to enhance the apartment and bring out the features. On the same day as our auction Nick auctioned another apartment in the same complex and there was another property opposite ours to be auctioned at the same time, so competition was aplenty. Nick achieved a great result for the apartment selling prior to ours, which gave us some comfort for our auction, however, despite Nick saying all the right things at the introduction to the auction, once he asked for opening bids there was silence. Nick soon put in a vendor's bid to get the audience started and immediately had one bidder increasing the offer.....then silence again. It was a nervous time for my wife and I who were watching from the balcony above and our hearts sank when there were no further bids. As per expected practice Nick then came to us as the vendors to discuss and reiterated this was one of the probable scenarios and not to give up yet. I said I was not keen to drop our reserve to which he immediately answered, he was not asking us to and that he would get back to the crowd and start again. Very soon Nick had three or four bidders and we ended up with a result 9% above our reserve. We were very pleased with the result and Nick's professionalism and expertise in achieving this. I would not hesitate to use Nick Gatacre again when it comes time for us to sell again.
Nick went above and beyond - including finding me a place to rent that suited my needs and allow me to prepare my existing home for sale. He's also quite frank in his discussions which is both refreshing and assuring.
We recently engaged Nick to sell our property and from our first meeting we felt at ease and had full confidence in his ability to achieve the best price possible for our property. He was highly professional, motivated, and communicated with us at all times throughout the process. He gave us valuable input from his experience and we had trust in his recommendations. We achieved a fantastic result with the sale.
Dream selling experience with Nick. Efficient process - straight shooter. Price result smashed record for 1 bedroom apartment. Would highly recommend
From the start of the process through to the end Nick provided informative and excellent service. My partner and I felt the selling of our property was in the hands of an excellent professional.
I highly recommend Nick to anyone looking for an agent in South Yarra and surrounds. He is a polished professional with deep knowledge of the local property market, and has consistently provided great recommendations and credible advice over the last few years. When I finally came to sell my South Yarra apartment, Nick managed the campaign and maintained great communication such that I felt well-informed and in capable hands throughout. I really appreciated his honest, consistent and reassuring style, and most importantly, was very pleased with the result achieved at auction! Thank you Nick.
Nick handled the sale of our property very well after an offer prior to auction. After accepting the offer under the guise of Nick we felt very comfortable with the price realised. After accepting the offer it was a smooth process to settlement.
Nick Gatacre was helpful and supportive to me right from our first meeting until the sale was finaiised. He and his assistants worked hard throughout the campaign to promote the sale of the property on our behalf. He controlled the auction well and kept the bids flowing whilst also promoting the benefits of the property and its situation. This eventuated in a highly pleasing purchase price. Thank you Nick.
It was a pleasure to work with Nick. Chosen because of his history of results as well as the personal experience of someone who purchased through him, Nick exceeded our expectations. From project managing the preparation of the property, through to the execution of the auction, it was a thoroughly professional and successful experience.
I thought he did a good job. I got the price that I wanted.
This was our first property sale, and we definitely got lucky with Nick. From day 1 he gave us no-nonsense advise on our market position, realistic numbers and strategies that made sense to us and our demographic. Nick did an excellent job keeping us up to date and exploring leads with potentials buyers. On the day he did a great jo b despite our ambitious reserve, as was able to put his formidable negotiation skills to the test with a passed-in buyer, achieving above and beyond our expectations. Great job Nick, and if you are reading this, you can;t go wrong with a country boy :)
