Ricky was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. Very easy to work with and achieved a great result.

After getting some really bad advice from an agent at BP in Highton, i was almost conned in a major way if it wasn't for Rick. I ended a sale contract and put my trust in Rick, and i couldn't have been happier with my results. He sold my place for a massive $145k more then what another agent was trying to make me put pen to pad, within a couple of months. He never promised me the world but assure me we would do better. Throughout the process and leading up to auction, Rick was always there when i needed him, but never in my way. He kept me up to date, but never overloaded me with unnecessary figures and information. From helping me mow the lawns auction eve, to keeping me excited but grounded in the lead up to auction day. He brought in a huge crowd with 6-7 registered bidders and selling my property above my reserve. Overall his easy going nature, is calming to one like myself as i work big hours and live a very busy life style. After trust issues with a previous agent, Ricks communication and honesty is second to none and I've thanked him for that many times. From seeing Rick at work, his knowledge of the Geelong market and the drive he has to push himself into the elite few agents in the area will see him as one of the bench mark agents in no time at all. In mine and my families eyes he really is the only choice. Rick, thank you again for all your work and all your support during the sale. I will continue to recommend you, and wish you all the best for the future!!

We had the pleasure of dealing with Ricky for the sale of our property. Ricky made every step of the selling process as stress free for us as possible. He took the time to go above and beyond to explain the process at every stage, he was confident in his advice and knowledgeable with how to proceed and get the best results. We completely trusted in his experience and he excelled in his role as our agent. Couldn’t thank and recommend Ricky enough.

Ricky’s knowledge, communication and professionalism were all 10/10. Not only did we feel completely at ease with him but he reassured us and kept an open line of communication throughout the whole process. Due to Ricky’s tireless hard work he got us above and beyond our expections with the sale. Couldn’t recommend Ricky more highly. If you want to sell, this is your agent!

We asked Ricky to come along and explain what he offers compared to all of the other agents we had spoken to. From the start Ricky was a great communicator, prompt and enthusiastic. Ricky is a very polished yet down to earth agent who worked hard for us. He was clear on his expectations from us and the market and kept us in the loop every step of the way. Ricky successfully negotiated an offer higher than our set price and sold in less than 3 weeks! I would highly recommend Ricky to anyone who is looking to get the best result out of their sale.

Ricky exceeded our expections and got our sale price and above! Excellent job! I highly recommend

From the first time meeting Ricky I felt at ease and happy to deal with Ricky. My Mothers unit was sold with in the first week and to top it all off Ricky sold it for more than $20,000 over the asking price, so more than happy. Craig

Ricky's customer service from the very beginning was nothing short of exceptional. A realistic and achievable market value is what Ricky provided. He would contact me regularly with updates, after every inspection he would call me. Ricky is very comforting, caring and looks after his clients like family. On the day of Auction Ricky's professionalism shined....and not only that we achieved a sale price $60k above the reserve. Do yourself a favour and contact Ricky because I'm 100% confident you'll be impressed with his professionalism/skills as was I. Well done Ricky :-)

Ricky came highly recommended to us from friends, and from day one of meeting, we knew we wanted him to sell our property. His extensive knowledge and many successful sales in our area reinforced our decision to use him. We placed our trust in him and he exceeded all our expectations from his professionalism, attention to detail and down to earth nature, and ultimately our sale price. We would definitely recommend Ricky to anyone looking to sell as you will not be disappointed!

After having a 2 month marketing campaign with our previous agent and not one serious offer we decided to appoint Ricky as our agent . On the second day of listing Ricky had 3 inspections and within four days of listing we had a signed contract. If only we had appointed Ricky in the first place. If results are the measure of an agents performance then Ricky Forte can only be described as the best agent we have ever had.

When needing an agent to sell our development property we looked closely at who had success in the area, who was active in the area and who had market presence. We felt our property was for a specific buyer and looked for a company that had experience in that market space. Firstly Ricky met all three of our criteria and McGrath had a strong development background. Seeing Ricky handle other sales in the area, he impressed us with his tenacity, his results and likeable style. Through Ricky's client register and McGrath's comprehensive data base they had our property sold before the sign could even go up. We listed in Friday and we were signing contracts Saturday night. And for a price above our expectations!!! We will be using Ricky and McGrath again.

We found Ricky Forte quite by accident. After searching for our"forever home" and not finding finding one, Karin & I had decided to just upgrade and extend our ex-ministry home in Corio. Once we totalled the cost of doing what we wanted it was obvious we were over-capitalising the property and would never recoup the value. I decided one day, while Karin was at work, to look through the listings on-line one last time and found what would become our perfect home forever. Ricky's name & phone number were included in the ad by Buxton Real Estate. As soon as Karin got home we organised a private viewing of the house with Ricky prior to its first open day. Ricky was polite, professional and informative, with an infectious personality and immediately put us at ease. Karin & I loved the house so much we wanted to buy it straight away and Ricky advised us on what offer would secure it for us before the open day. We gladly agreed to the offer and Ricky convinced the Vendors that it was a generous and genuine cash offer and they accepted it. The property was taken off the market straight away and became ours unconditionally. Ricky immediately won our heart-felt gratitude and stayed in contact with us well after the settlement and we believe we formed a warm friendship him. He's just that sort of open, up-beat person. When it became time to sell Karin's mother's house to cover nursing home costs, we immediately rang Ricky to secure his services to sell the place for the best possible price in the shortest possible time. He informed us he had changed to McGrath Real Estate but we wanted him personally so the was of no consequence. Ricky talked us through the process, including offering the property at a low price that would get the maximum amount of prospective buyers in and hopefully start a "bidding war" to push the price. This happened so well that the property sold for well in excess of our wildest dreams! SHIT RUN OUT OF ROOM!! Best Agent Ever! 10/10 5 Stars!!