Property Management

I am writing to recommend Michelle Hawkins of Hawkins Smith Property Group who has acted as agent for us in the sale of our house in Pangbourne St. Wembley. Our house is now under offer and is due to settle on September 29, 2014. We have no doubt that Michelle has been instrumental in achieving this sale for us at the full asking price. We initially approached Michelle in June after she was recommended to us by a fencing contractor. Michelle came in with a realistic price which met our expectations but which was also accurate and achievable. As she understood the market and recognized the need to get our house on the market quickly, she arranged in conjunction with a wonderful interior decorator, Louise House, to do a substantial amount of work on our property and to present our house for sale within three weeks. We live in Queensland and were unable to return to Perth so we were dependent on Michelle to manage all the details. At all times she was extremely professional and meticulous in attending to the house and the many details necessary to prepare, and advertise our house ahead of the sale. Many of these details she attended to herself, not only personally purchasing plants for the garden but then planting and watering them. She generously lent us her own complimentary furniture for display and personally managed the actual furnishing and display of the house for us. The result was that our house was completely ready for sale, beautifully presented and advertised to a very high level of quality within three weeks. More than this, Michelle has graciously spent substantial time speaking to us over the phone, not only concerning all the details of the advertising, presentation, pricing and sale of the house itself but she has very kindly taken time to discuss our attachment and regret at parting with a family home which we have lived in, in the past and loved. Very importantly, at no time did we feel that she was unavailable or too busy to speak to us or answer any of our questions. Michelle has been meticulous in attending to our property and its sale. She opened the home three times a week, kept us informed after the home opens, attended to the details of the strata title, and most importantly engaged with potential buyers listening to their comments and perceptions regarding our property and informing us of changes we could undertake to make our house more saleable. We have found Michelle to be gracious, honest and generous at all times in her dealings with us. After numerous phone calls and a meeting at our house in Perth (when I was finally able to travel) we feel we have come to know and to like her very much. We will certainly turn to Michelle again in the future when we have another house to sell, or we wish to buy, and we have no hesitation in recommending her. We are very grateful to her and to the fencing contractor who recommended her to us.

Jennifer and Phil Carrello.

I am writing this to not only thank Michelle for all her effort in selling our property but should anyone be looking for a real estate agent that goes the extra mile and is not just a cowboy that jumped on in the mining boom when houses sold themselves. We originally brought off Michelle and when we saw how she operated signed her up straight away to sell our Wembley property in 2009 and when it came to sell our Woodlands property in 2016, only one phone call was made and that was to Michelle. Her keenness and knowledge is second to none, also her contacts of people who can assist in matters to get your property in the best presentable condition to sell is second to none. With all who assist being there on time, in quick time and more than reasonably priced and quality flawless. These are the things you don't think about when you go to sell, as it is a big decision which you have made, but Michelle is there, calm headed with no pushy advice, guiding and assisting you along the way to make the whole process as painless, stress free and ultimately achieve the sale of your property at the highest price. I would have no hesitations in recommending Michelle to sell your house and she will always be my first port of call for any future real-estate needs. Your Truthfully David Beattie 6.11.2016

David Beattie

To Whom it may concern: After doing some initial research and being impressed with the results that Michelle was achieving in a difficult market I engaged Michele Hawkins to sell my property in Woodlands. On our first meeting it was clear to me that Michelle was the right choice, she immediately saw the potential of the property and, from multiple perspectives was able to effectively market to the property’s strengths. Michelle went above and beyond any expectations in helping me prepare my property for sale and achieve the price I wanted. She was able to advise on gardening, decorating and arranged contractors for maintenance. Michelle even did some hands-on gardening! Nothing was too hard, even through sometimes difficult negotiations with the buyer she stayed on track until we got the result we wanted. I am certain that I could not have achieved the results I did without Michelle and I would not hesitate to recommend Michelle as an extremely knowledgeable, professional and hard-working agent.

Stan K