We were looking for a Grey County cottage property right before the pandemic started. We dealt with a realtor for a few years, but were never able to locate the right purchase – eventually the relationship with that realtor stopped. We met Vanessa Carroll through an open house and hit it off immediately. We were interested in putting in an offer on that same property but couldn’t agree on a price. Even though Vanessa was involved on the listing side, she handed that off to a colleague and became our realtor. She made sure she was on our side of the negotiation and even recommended we move on to searching for other properties instead of increasing our offer beyond what she thought what it was worth. That meant she was giving up a higher commission in order to make sure we were happy long-term. That convinced us to keep her as our realtor going forward.
Over the next year, we would continue to get listings and information from Vanessa and we would drive up from Toronto to meet with her for showings. She never tried to rush through and made sure we had any and all questions addressed. When we needed her opinion, it was an honest one, and we could rely on her to tell us the truth. She was also careful to make sure to work hard on a property we really wanted. It eventually came along, and we are now proud owners of our cottage and we are proud to say that she helped us. If you are unsure if she will work for you – trust me, Vanessa will!