Dear Nancy and David (AKA the most patient realtors in the Greater Toronto Area):
It is now well over two years since Maxine and I met with you both, to start searching for a new home, knowing we would eventually be faced with extensive repairs to our then house.
At first we just dabbled in Open Houses with you, some too expensive, some too small. Some in Mississauga, some in downtown Toronto. Closeness to our family and the Airport soon became more important than the appeal of other locations. Then at Christmas 2017, we found the day had come, with a complete failure of the heating system, a leaking roof, out-of-date electricals and a failing plumbing system. Plus the entire house need painting inside and out. After 30+ years the time had come to cut and run.
We called you to start a detailed search in confidence, as we would be selling our house (owned since 1971) and buying in some secrecy, to not distress the rest of the family. Six months later, after God only knows how many houses, condos and out of town searches, which you both patiently endured, in deep snow, rain and ice (sounds like the US Postal service) you found the place we needed.
And to help pay for it we needed to sell our cottage up North. Dave extensively researched prices in the region. You then engaged a co-agent,partnered with him and sold that place at considerably above what we expected. The house you eventually found, and we bought, had most of what we needed, including main floor bedrooms and guest bedrooms above, plus a finely finished lower level.
But you still had to make the sale of the decrepit house we were leaving........ Which you did, almost immediately, at a price well over the asking price, when Toronto was already suffering from a softer market.
So you have our great thanks and respect for the fine work you did on the sale of two properties and the purchase of another.
By the way, we hope never to own another house, so do not think, however much we love and respect you, that we will ever need your fine services again. Except for a retirement facility....