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

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

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 is genuine, honest and always professional- which is all part of what sets him and his team apart. Paul’s knowledge of the market and ability to really listen was invaluable as we navigated selling our home during lockdowns. He was always there to discuss approach, provide advice and importantly have a laugh! We highly recommend and would definitely use him again.

This is the first time that we have dealt with Paul McDonald, and on reflection, the two characteristics which Paul embodies are Integrity and professional. The Sale method was a new experience for us, and their previous expertise was very helpful in achieving the sale.

Paul was very professional with a sound knowledge of the market and the strategies to sell the property during current COVID times.

Paul McDonald and his leadership of his team inspires confidence in vendors and buyers alike. The sale of a much loved family home is a difficult event - Paul and his team provide advice, support and honest appraisals of every open. The process is made as smooth as possible allowing vendors to continue on with their lives with as little disruption as possible, bringing the sale to a great result.

Paul McDonald’s knowledge of the housing market and where particular properties sit in the value range in Moonee Valley is up to date always and the smooth process from pre sales to purchase is reassuring. His team, under his leadership, are also highly professional, have intuitive people skills and his communication on opens pre and post is honest and makes decision making easier. We are very happy that Paul was the only agent we asked to sell our home.

We found Paul to be not only very experienced and knowledgeable(particularly in our neighbourhood ) ;but also genuine,down to earth and very easy to get along with. We were expecting the sale of our home to be very stressful but with Paul's guidance it was a positive experience and a great result! Everyone in the team /office were extremely professional and we felt very comfortable interacting with them.

from the outset Paul had a clear plan, very well organised, no surprises, no unmet expectations, stress free experience, thanks Paul, great outcome.

We sold in a very difficult market during COVID-19 lockdowns. Paul and team were professional, honest and very caring.

Paul assisted our family with the sale of our parents' home during what would be considered challenging times. Paul's knowledge of the current market, communication throughout the campaign and closure of the sale was extremely professional and met all our expectations.