Testimonials

My wife and I recently purchased an investment property that we will ultimately downsize into upon retirement.

I have bought and sold many properties over our lifetime. I am a Chartered Accountant who owns and operates his own business and been successful in my career. I understand business and negotiation of business transactions.

This was the first time we have contracted a Buyers Advocate to assist with a property acquisition. Why did we do this and why Sally? Many people would consider that I could have purchased the property myself and at the end of the day isn’t it just the buyer with the deepest pocket who buys the property?

Sally is a professional who has worked in the Real estate industry for a long time. She understands the property market and how Agents work. I also found her to be genuinely interested and invested in me, my family and our future requirements. Sally is approachable, confident and she is honest in her dealings with you. She calls it as she sees it!

Sally did not locate our property for us, although I have no doubt that she would be able to readily source properties if that was her brief, but we contracted her to negotiate the purchase on our behalf. Her fee was success based and very reasonable relative to the size of the transaction.

The key benefits that we achieved were:

• Independent assessment of the proposed property purchase including review of the property (potential buyer issues) and independent market assessment - when you are emotionally invested issues can be overlooked;

• Independent assessment of the market value of our current property holdings;

• All dealings with the vendor’s agent and enquiries on the property were handled by Sally. By utilizing Sally we gave away no competitive advantage through emotion or interest in the property to the Vendor’s Agent;

• During the selling period:

  • Sally was in constant contact with the vendor agent building a strong rapport with them. We were able to ascertain a good understanding of our competition to buy the property;

  • Sally identified that the sale was going to auction and there was no point in making a pre auction offer on the property that would only be rejected;

• Prior to the auction Sally had negotiated a longer settlement in our favour, identified the price that the property would go on the market at the auction and we had discussed in detail the maximum prices we were prepared to pay and our strategy for bidding;

• We had a post auction alternative property purchase strategy in place in the event that we were unsuccessful at the auction;

• Sally’s confident bidding at the auction ensured our success. The price paid ultimately was at the top of our range but had I undertaken the bidding myself (or through a friend) the visuals of the auction may not have resulted in our success. Sally was brilliant at the auction including being on first name terms with the Auctioneer – it was perceived that we were going to pay whatever it took - which was not the case!

If you have a legal matter you consult a lawyer; a medical matter you consult a doctor; build a house you use a builder qualified to build the house. So when you buy a property, probably the biggest purchase of your life, you should get the best possible advice to guide you through the process. We did and we can’t recommend Sally highly enough!

Sally was a tremendous help in our home purchase journey. She never compromised on her standards even when the search took longer than expected. Sally was incredibly professional and personal, going out of the way to ensure that we found something that made our brief and budget. As we were moving interstate, Sally helped coordinate our renovations and ensured that we could move into a comfortable home on time. Thanks Sally.

— Daniel & Felicia

Jhai and Olivia engaged us for both Buying and Selling. Within a week we had purchased an amazing brand new home and within 3 weeks had listed and sold their home.

Not all clients buy and sell this quickly but with the right team behind them achieved a great result. These vendors did everything right in terms of presentation and pricing.

“Working with Sal to sell our house and buy another was an actual breeze! Sal ensured it was all a seamless process and worked tirelessly, day and night to get the results we wanted.

Jhai and I had been burned before by real estate agents and were very wary of having to go through the process again, though Sal helped us regain that trust.

Sal is genuine, intuitive about the market and is with you every step of the way with her impeccable communication. Cannot recommend her highly enough!”

— Jhai & Olivia

“Working with Sally took all the stress out of finding our family home including when we were away and unable to bid, Sally organised everything from the Power of Attorney and kept us fully informed along the way. Sally kept us updated throughout the entire process and the curated property tours gave us our weekends back! We settled on a fabulous family home, well under our budget and couldn’t thank Sally enough for finding us our forever home.”

— Janelle & Aaron

We engaged Sally to help us find a house for our growing family. We set her quite a challenge, to meet our very specific needs in the middle of the pandemic. As it turned out, we could not be happier in the home that Sally found for us – she knew before we did that it was perfect.

Sally was always available for consultation and to offer helpful advice about location, layout, market movements and even bus routes to school! From the beginning of our property search with Sally, we felt confident that she had our best interests in mind and really engaged with the whole family, aged 47 to nine, to ensure we found something that met all our needs.

The process of buying a home was a great experience as we could focus on the excitement of choosing our new home while Sally took care of everything else. 

– Tamara and Paul, Ada, Camille and Clea

I have been working with Richard and Jody on and off for about two years. Early in 2021, thanks to a budget boost, we were able to secure a fabulous little home with all the key elements we look for when we buy; quiet leafy residential street, close to shops, excellent schools, easy access to freeways, public transport and parklands

“Having Sally on our side gave us reassurance and confidence throughout the process of buying our first home, especially when it came to bidding. Her honest approach meant we were guided through the house hunting journey with clarity and support at all stages. We’re not sure how we would’ve done this without you!”

— Jody & Richard

“Sally and the team gave me a ton of advice during my search for a new home. This included helping to uncover properties I wouldn’t otherwise have had access to, advise about specific property and building issues, advice on property values and return on investment and help with the process of decision making, saving me a lot of stress and indecision. Ultimately Sally found me a ripper of a property (off market), then helped with the valuation and negotiation, and ultimately got the purchase over the line. I would high recommend Sally’s services.”

— Julia

Sally’s support and professionalism was invaluable while I was looking for a property to buy. Sally was a beacon of calm during the whole process, and her advice and guidance kept me focused, and led me to my perfect, and perfectly-priced, apartment. I’m so glad that I had Sally by my side, and I recommend her wholeheartedly.”

— Peter

“.....it was such a pleasurable experience dealing with you. It would’ve been quite impossible buying from here (especially negotiating to buy our ideal home!) We have absolutely no hesitation in recommending you to anyone that is looking to buy.....either overseas or in Australia. We are thrilled with our new house!”

— Julie & Steve

"We recently engaged Sally as our Vendor Advocate to sell our apartment. She somehow made the entire process swift and stress free. She was warm and honest in her communication and got a price for us well above what we expected. Her expert knowledge of the industry and professional connections helped make the sale seem straightforward and efficient. We are incredibly grateful for her help."

— Johnny

“We had to put our Mum’s luxury bayside apartment on the market and with one of us overseas, we turned to Sally at Sal&CoProperty Advisory to assist and aren’t we glad we did!

We sold the home within 5 days of hitting the market for a record price in the building! As a former Real Estate Agent, Sally was able to advise on the process and what was required to present the property for sale. She interviewed the agents, negotiated fees and the eventual sale price all while keeping us fully informed along the way. We would highly recommend Sal&Co Property Advisory to anyone wanting to buy or sell property in Melbourne”

— Lisa and Sarah

“We felt at complete ease buying a house under Sally’s guidance. She found us a great value property that will suit our family despite the pent up demand running through the market at the moment. And her auction bidding skills were second to none, maintaining complete control and composure. We have no doubt that resulted in us purchasing the house under our budget.”

— Irene & Dylan

From the start of our property hunting journey we always felt like Sally was giving us very honest advice.  She knows her stuff, did thorough research and taught us to be patient.  We are pleased with the end result as we bought a great apartment, within our specified budget and with all the requests from our initial brief.  It was great to have support at all stages including the final negotiation.  We definitely recommend her services.  

— Dave & Anneke