Testimonials: Upgraders

We contacted Henny immediately and off we went!

From the moment we met with Henny and Oliver, we were most impressed with their high level of professionalism and passion about property. We felt that they listened to our needs and our wishes.  They were very patient in working with us to find us a suitable home, and Henny especially was very good at keeping us focused on the important things. We never felt pressured into purchasing. In fact, Henny would often say she’d rather us rent than buy a property that wasn’t suitable.

Their market knowledge and insight is second to none. They are able to see dozens of properties a week which saved us time and money. This also enables them to be aware of the most up to date news in the property market. This definitely provided us with an advantage because they were able to help us value and compare properties on the market more accurately. This also allows them to negotiate hard on our behalf to secure the best price possible.

We were kept informed through each step of the process. After only 4 weeks they found us our next family home! It was an off the market listing which we would never have known of if we had not engaged them. They handled the negotiations with the selling agent and paperwork. Everything went through smoothly. We had nothing to stress about. The property we purchased was an excellent property in a good location and at a great price. It exceeded our expectations.

On another note, we had to sell before we could buy, and even though Henny is a buyers agent, she actually worked with us every step of the way through the sale process, including recommending good selling agents for us to interview, giving us her opinion on how the selling process was going and giving us market knowledge of other properties competing with ours. We selected an excellent selling agent who then ran an outstanding campaign, resulting in us selling above our reserve.

We would highly recommend OH Property to anyone wanting to buy their next home or investment property. If you want to make an informed purchasing decision, save on time, stress less and not overpay for a property, we would encourage you to contact OH Property.

Henny and Oliver, we will definitely be using your services again for our next property. Thank you for helping us find a great family home.

We were the first people in to view the house the day after it was listed. The first official open was crazy with 100 people through but we already had our ducks in a row and made an offer on the Monday. Without our secret weapon we would have had no chance. Without them we would still be looking or would have given up. We now live 200 metres from our son’s school, across the road from his vacation care and swimming lessons and a stroll down the hill to his rugby club.

Henny and Oliver are dedicated, tireless, genuine people who are committed to their role. They juggled sick children, international travel and our offer strategy and house purchase with utmost professionalism. In fact I have no idea when they sleep.

They have considerable knowledge and experience and have great contacts to make the process smooth and can quickly rule out unsuitable properties. I often push through without help, I want to do things by myself but for the biggest purchase of our lives I wanted an expert on my side.

If you want your weekends back, if you have more emails from Domain than your partner, even if you are skeptical contact Henny.

That’s another thing – Oliver and Henny are like real estate CSI agents – they look at every aspect surrounding the property you are interested in order to make an extremely informed decision about whether or not to buy and then how much to offer, and whether or not to buy before or at Auction. They really look at the property inside and out to make sure you are not buying a can of worms.

Another aspect that really struck me while working with Henny and Oliver was that we thought we were their only client while they were working with us… That may sound unrealistic, but the amount of attention to our search was impeccable and the finer details were never overlooked.

Bottom line: if we had to buy all over again, I would not hesitate for one second to hire Henny and Oliver. My only regret is that we didn’t hire them earlier in our search.

After I went to a property seminar that Henny presented at, I realised that in this competitive market, (on top of an ever busier schedule) we needed help from an expert! My husband agreed for us to meet with Henny and Oliver, since he thought that they would be able to advise us if we should be looking in other suburbs. Henny and Oliver listened to my long list of requests, spoke to us about what was realistic for our budget and helped me change the way I think about how to work around those wants and needs so that we can still find a house in the suburbs that we want and within our budget.

As we engaged their services, we started visiting properties that Henny suggested each week that were within our budget and much closer to what could work for us. After the open homes, she gave us a breakdown of the good and bad of each place to help us decide what to do next. Having a second opinion (and from a practiced eye) really helped us be more decisive. She noticed a lot of things we missed while going to open houses with our kids in tow, and attended open homes when we couldn’t.  We were thoroughly impressed with their knowledge of the area and the market and the real estate agents. As our search went on, they proved themselves spot on with their estimates of the expected sales prices of properties we viewed. Henny worked really hard to understand what we were looking for and shared an understanding of my concerns as a mother of young kids. We were never pushed to like or buy something we thought that wouldn’t work for us and they were ever patient with my questions and my uncertainty about a property. Even as I started worrying that we would be priced out again, Henny was cheerily and reassuringly confident that we can still get a house we wanted where we wanted. After searching all this time I thought for sure we could be a rare example of someone who they couldn’t find a property for, but 3 months in, they led us with a brilliant strategy to the exchange of contracts on a property against another bidder (with deeper pockets)! It was a relief to have them take care of everything from organising building and pest inspection to delivering the final winning offer on a busy work day.

To be honest, I kind of hoped that a buyer’s agent would be magicians who could find me house completely fulfilling my criteria and well below my budget, but in this current fast growing seller’s market, I realised that what the most important things they did for us, was work with us to be realistic about what we can get with our budget, help us look at a property for all its potential, help us avoid disasters by making sure we are making well informed choices, and made sure that when a property came along that we wanted, that we got it without over-paying for it. I really believe that we would have given up on getting a house in the suburbs we wanted if we didn’t have their help. I just wished we got them on our side a lot earlier!

On a recommendation from a friend, we called Henny and Oliver from OH Property Group.

Within the first moments of meeting Henny, we felt motivated and bathed in her knowledge, within days we had a list of exciting properties to inspect, and a breezy two weeks later we were taking photos of our kids piled against the sold sign of our dream home.

How did they do it? Henny and Oliver can handle the negotiation side of buying a home far better than we ever could have. They have the experience, insider knowledge, and can talk the talk. But it’s not just buying or searching for properties that they master, it’s every facet of the property market; from lenders to solicitors to building inspectors. It was a very stress free experience for us.

Within the time we have worked with Henny and Oliver they have been nothing short of amazing. Professional, friendly, extremely thorough and truly dedicated to helping us realise our dream. Henny managed to secure a property for us well under budget and we will now be spending that extra money on exciting renovations to a home that we never thought we could afford.

Never again will we attempt to buy a property without them.