David Hale PREC*

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Testimonials

The following testimonials were written by just some of my happy sellers and buyers. They have all been kind enough to give me permission to show you their correspondence. Their letters and words are very gratifying. It seems that my down-to-earth and honest approach has earned me many friends - I think that's fantastic!

Ron & Linda Cain

I highly recommend David Hale as a motivated, effective and ethical Realtor. We have used David to buy three properties and he was a very effective negotiator.
 
We recently listed our Oak Bay house with a discount agency and it was a nightmare of mistakes, no marketing and no offers. After 60 days of frustration we hired David - we should have done so at the start!
 
With David's guidance we made a few cosmetic changes to the house, increased the price and sold within 8 days for more than our asking price - a difference of $16,000! The virtual tour of our property was a big hit and the the professional photography of the house made a difference. David did a fantastic job of launching a very co-ordinated marketing plan and the quick sale reflected that.
 
If you are looking for results and service, David Hale will deliver.

Vince & Dorothy Sessa

We met David in 2001 while vacationing on Quadra Island.
 
It was time for us to take a look at real estate our of our province of Alberta. He took us around Comox and we thought it was to big a change from the big city of Calgary. Then David took us around Sooke looking for land. Being from a city with few trees we could not focus clearly on what to do with a beautiful piece of forest, so we chose to look within the city of Victoria. It took until 2003 for us to feel comfortable being uncomfortable and chose to buy a condo not yet under construction. It became our run away home (Parc-Residence) from home for 21/2 years until we moved into another condo just blocks away (Shutters).
 
Thanks David for representing us on both purchases and the sale of Parc and also for finding us a lawyer and great movers.You know we have no problem at all passing on http://www.davidhale.com/ within our circle of influence. May your future be extraordinarily great!

Jennifer Samways

“I could always count on David to return any calls, or answer any questions I needed to have answered. He was able to relate any information regarding financial and legal questions that I had. He used layman’s terms so I could understand thus making it easier to obtain my goal.
 
Thanks Dave for making my dream a reality.”

D. Moreland

I have used David Hale as my realtor now on two occasions to sell a home and purchase a new property on two occasions, a total of 4 transactions. In my experience David does a far superior job marketing property than any other Realtor has done in the past for me. He uses professional photographers, does a virtual tour and he not only makes suggestions for small improvements, he goes the extra mile by setting up painters or the handyman you need to get those small jobs done quickly and get your home on the market. David is responsive and available, I never had trouble reaching him and he always returns calls. David was able to sell my home within 5 days at full price. He has a team of professionals backing him up with all aspects of his business and I find dealing with his team, especially Sharon, to be a real pleasure. I would recommend David to anyone looking for a realtor who will put in those extra touches to get results.

Jack and Jennie Northmore

“Jack and I both want to thank you for all your work which resulted in the sale of our house. Your energy seemed never-ending. We appreciated all the open houses, tours and showings you arranged. You are a most creative thinker. The many ways you devised to market our home showed this.

You are an excellent Realtor David, we would highly recommend your services to anyone.”

Audrey and Wilf Taylor

“We wish to express to you how very much we appreciated your efforts and dedication for the successful sale of our home.We were so pleased to see that you were loyal to “the buyers” as well as “the sellers.”
 
You did give all of us, I’m sure, confidence in your real estate sales ability.”

Philip and Camille Longden

“My husband and I would like to place on record our complete satisfaction with the way in which you handled our recent house sale.
 
After only one month, you brought in a satisfactory offer…. which resulted in the speedy completion of a deal which enabled us to go ahead with the purchase of our next home.Thank you and good luck in the future.”

Here is one more letter from a first time buyer's family, illustrating that
after you have sold your home using our services, you can rest assured the purchase of your next
home will be a great experience as well.

Donna Hooper and Robert Dodds

Please feel free to have prospective clients call us for a reference or quote our comments which are as follows:
 
As you know we got wind of our transfer in January – as I have indicated to you our initial research was conducted on the internet – the things we were initially looking for was good information,  an interactive and user friendly webpage with good evidence of excellent quality of photos and information.   We also were looking for a realtor actively engaged in the marketplace and with a proven track record.
 
So your first success in our opinion is a good user friendly webpage.

Through this whole process you have respected our wishes to proceed gently and slowly.  You respected our wishes to meet and interview other realtors and when we got confirmation of Rob’s transfer you asked but did not assume we wanted a package of information and made yourself available. 

 
We were not pushed into working with you.  Your approach is one of experience, enthusiasm – you genuinely seem happy to be doing this work.
 
In our initial interview with you, you were prepared and responsive to the questions we had asked to you provide answers to including your experience, techniques. You demonstrated evidence of ongoing and continuing education with your base company Keller Williams and here we would point out having listed, bought and sold with other companies the resources you provided under this company logo were excellent.
 
You were able to clearly demonstrate how you would market our property and the reasons you would market our property in the manner you did.  You explained how your office works and spoke highly of your assistant Sharon and colleague Rob.  And in the marketing interview you were positive about our home – its age, lack of suite etc., and made us feel comfortable knowing that indeed not everyone needs or wants to live in a suited home.

In our initial interview with you, you did not automatically leave with a listing agreement only because we had promised to complete some additional interviews, but we knew when you left that your ability to communicate and your sensitivity to our situation would serve us well.    So we were happy to sign the listing agreement with you.

 
We listed with you because you were engaging and could communicate well which is at the heart of sales.  You understood our concerns and worked with us.  At no time were we pushed into pricing our home or getting it on the market.   You presented your research well and helped us make some good decisions and reasonably pricing given our tight timelines.
 
In the pre-market stage he market you demonstrated that you did exactly what you said you would you were realistic about the market. When we were having pre-marketing jitters you and Sharon both made us feel comfortable.
 
While we did a lot of the prep work ourselves your initial resource manual is a good guide to first steps that all prospective clients should be aware of.  No one wants to see a house with crap and clutter so don’t blame the realtor if your house doesn’t sell because its dirty or cluttered.
 
When we were ready Sharon booked the photographer who we commend for excellent photos and a virtual tour which our friends admired and clearly drew in the first buyers receiving the first notices from their own realtors. 
 
During the negotiations – here is where you shone – you kept things going for us – this resulted in a multiple bid situation and resulted in us obtaining an  above asking price.    Thank you for your obvious professionalism and courtesy to the other realtors during our negotiations you were wonderful.
 
So our thanks to you and of course Sharon.   She is a huge asset!
 
A competing realtor led us to believe that we would never get personal service from you and while you have assistance from Sharon and Rob ... you were responsive to our calls and this was  highly personalized service and the best experience we have had in the Victoria market.
 
There were some factors that had the potential to turn the sale of our  home into and abject disaster – things not in your control, or ours but when we called you about them you had a sense of humor about them – let the other realtor know and brought a sense of humor to the table ....  ... bottom line kept us on track and focused. 
 
We are grateful for your assistance, the effort you expended to meet our tight timelines.
 
It is our sense that you work at nurturing your professional relationships as much as possible and we know full well there are some “interesting” folks working in this very competitive market and many whose interests are purely self serving.  This is not an easy thing to do.
 
Thank you for pulling folks to our home with good marketing and a personalized approach.
 
So that’s it ... thanks it has been a pleasure selling with you and Sharon.
 
We are coming back and will be in touch hope you are still doing this 2 years from now!
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