About Kevin:
"I listed my home with Kevin in spring of 2005. Kevin worked hard to promote my home on the market and to ensure that the exposure was sufficient to generate interest. Although I've bought several properties I had never sold one before so this was a new process for me. Kevin did a great job of walking me through the process and addressing each of my concerns. His thorough knowledge of the market inspired my confidence in his ability to price and sell my home at fair market value. The first offer collapsed while I was away with work - just one day before completion and after I had already put an offer on another property in anticipation of a sale. Kevin managed to help me recover from this as another offer came in shortly after - with a minimum of effort on my part Kevin managed to secure the new offer and get the deal through so that I was able to re-submit my offer on the other home. All this happened while I was out of the country and Kevin managed this for me in an exemplary fashion.
After this sale I had the pleasure of working with both Brett and Kevin on the purchase of a new home. Kevin had some family commitments to tend to as his wife was 'expecting' - Kevin and Brett worked seamlessly, as a strong team should, to ensure my needs (as a purchaser) were met. In this process Brett was incredibly efficient and thorough with prompt follow-through on all the items I needed addressed.
In short, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend either Kevin or Brett to anyone interested in buying or selling a home in Victoria's dynamic market; with both Kevin and Brett as a team I am sure that prospective buyers and sellers couldn't be better armed to manage their real estate needs."
Regards,
Jared Hobbs
"Our experience of looking for a home was definitely made as painless
as possible by your consistent attitude of patience and respect for our
unique needs. We greatly appreciate your effort and will not hesitate to
recommend you to anyone we know looking to buy or sell a house. "
Thanks
again.
Connie Addario
I moved from Australia to Canada in 2002. I purchased
my Fairfield home in June 2004 after having to wait forever
to build a credit rating . I loved this house with a passion
and spent many months and tens and tens of thousands of
dollars renovating it. I had the worst time getting through
these renovations due to nosey bloody neighbours calling
City Hall every 5 bloody minutes and I had 2 stop work
orders placed on me, several fines and my bathroom demolished!!!
When I made a sudden decision to move back to Australia
less than a year after purchasing the home I was dreading
having to find an agent to sell it for me. I contacted
the agent who sold it to me and told him the business
was his. He assured me that he would find a buyer quickly
for me as long as I put in a second kitchen and laid floorboards
in the laundry and preferably the kitchen too. I didn't
want to spend any more money!!! This work would have cost
me another $20K!!! He said he had a lot of people on his
books that would buy it in an instant if I did this work..
I told him to bring these people through and I would sign
an exclusive agency agreement with him just to test the
waters before spending the money. Two weeks later I had
still not heard from him and I lost confidence in him
and his agency so I decided to call some other agents.
The first agent that came through agreed with the fact
that I had to add these 'extras'! She also wanted to put
my beautiful furniture into storage and make me rent different
furniture(all at my expense) and that she would redecorate
my place for me!!! As well she insisted I buy a few $100
a pop flowerpots to strategically place around my garden!
I almost bought into all of this crap when a friend suggested
I give Kevin Koetke a call. Reluctantly I called him and
he came straight over to see me and my house. I was impressed
that there was no bullshit about having to wait a few
days or weeks because he was 'so busy negotiating contracts'
and such! A hot Fairfield Listing was worth sacrificing
a little time in my eyes and I didn't care if he had to
come in his 'own' time and he never complained about that
either like the other agents did. I needed my place on
the market ASAP to fit in with MY deadline to get back
to Australia.
I didn't give Kevin any details about how much I had spent
on the house…I didn't tell him what any of the other agents
had said I should do…I just asked for his honest opinion
of what he thought it would sell for and what I would
need to do. All he asked me to do was to paint my horrible
laundry floor which was all cracked and peeling concrete
and perhaps to weed my garden! He gave me the same price
as the other agents!
My only concern with Kevin was that he only had one other
listing on his exclusive books….(but I tried to turn that
into a positive that he would have to devote all of his
time to mine if he was gonna be able to provide for his
family for the next month!!) He seemed like a great guy,
he was highly recommended by a friend who doesn't recommend
lightly, he didn't want me to spend any more money and
he didn't ask me to repaint my hot pink master bedroom
prior to the sale.
I decided to sign with Kevin straight away…all I had to
do was weed my garden and paint the laundry floor! Total
cost about 60 bucks! (I am the seller from hell, by the
way). I gave him 1 month to sell it!! I had to get home!!!
I needed my price!!!! And I didn't want to spend any more
money!!!!
There were a few hiccups along the way. I failed my final
City Hall electrical inspection! Kevin came over as soon
as I told him and jigsawed his way through a couple of
walls to make access to my hot water tanks. Next final
inspection was approved. After less than 2 weeks he found
me a buyer at my asking price!! (now meet the buyer from
hell!!...sorry Dave). Kevin bent over backwards in every
way possible to make sure the deal went through.. He sacrificed
his golf time to meet with me and my irrational concerns
and even brought fresh flowers over to make my place look
more attractive to the buyers during the selling process.
He lent me his power tools, he could not have been more
helpful!
I have bought and sold several properties over the last
few years and I have completely despised all real estate
agents 'til I dealt with Kevin.
Kevin Koetke is a special breed of real estate agent and
I would recommend him to anyone who really wants to sell
or buy and with minimum fuss and expense.
Jodi Warner J
AUSTRALIA
About Brett:
"It's a priviledge to have this opportunity to say a few words about my
associatiom with Brett Jones: He is by far, one of the most honest and hard
working individuals I have had the pleasure to meet. His knowledge of
Victoria is unsurpassed. He was committed to representing my needs through
out my real estate purchase. I would highly recommend Brett to anyone
interested in buying or selling property.
David Clarke
Victoria, BC
Pasadena, Ca
"Almost three years ago, we came to Victoria to search
for our retirement home and were fortunate to find Brett
Jones to help us with this task. Since one of us had been
a practicing Realtor in California for 13 years, and the
other an experienced buyer, we knew what we were looking
for in a Real Estate agent: someone ethical, hard-working,
knowledgeable about the market and a good listener. Brett
filled the bill perfectly. We especially appreciated his
enthusiasm and persistence in his quest to find the perfect
home for us.
He was in constant communication with us during our search,
both when we were here and when we were back in California,
keeping us informed of all developments related to our
purchase. And, he has continued to keep in touch with
us since we moved into our home, answering all real estate
questions promptly, even though we are not “active clients”.
We heartily recommend Brett to anyone looking for a thorough,
competent and conscientious Realtor. "
Sincerely,
Ellen Wagman and David Kurzer
"We have had the good fortune to work with Brett Jones on a number of occasions. We have both bought and sold homes with him. During these transactions he proved himself to be an invaluable asset regarding negotiations, obtaining our property for the best price and all the follow up paperwork. He is very motivated and hardworking. Brett consistently went above and beyond to provide the best possible service. I always felt that he had my best interest at the forefront of his mind. I have no hesitation in recommending Brett to anyone who is considering buying or selling in Victoria."
John and Betty Damgaard
Working with Brett to both buy our current home and sell
our previous one was a pleasure. His support and guidance
throughout the process was tremendous. He was extraordinarily
professional, insightful and trustworthy. We were appreciative
of his focusing on our needs and being respectful of our
time by showing us homes that were in line with the criterion
we had set. His knowledge of the neighborhoods certainly
simplified our search. He set a pace that recognized our
needs as a family but ensured that we had access to all
meaningful opportunities. Brett worked tirelessly
to promote the sale of our home and provided us with
the successful and expedient outcome we wanted.
Brett is an exemplary realtor. We would not hesitate
in working with him
again and recommend him to those searching for or selling
a home.
Our best,
Anita Misri and Rohit Raina
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