Introducing SabinaSabina has 19 years of experience in marketing, negotiating and then selling a wide range of properties in, what she believes, are the best places in the world - Ohope and Whakatane! She has experienced changing markets and proven to be highly adaptable to ensure her clients achieve their goals whether it is selling or buying.She fully understands that selling your home could feel daunting...but don't worry...she will take the stress out of selling your property. Sabina is realistic, witty, upfront and honest and easy to work with. She has a wealth of local knowledge and over the years, due to her dedication to her profession, continued to be one of the most trusted agents in our community. Always upskilling herself is of high importance to her, to ensure her clients are given all the necessary tools for success.Prepared to go the extra mile...whatever needs to be done to show her vendor's properties in the best light possible...helping with creating the best possible first impressions is one of her clear points of difference. Sabina has a strong reputation for designing excellent marketing campaigns to suit the individual home owner's needs. Her negotiation skills combined with her high level of communication, commitment, enthusiasm and constant focus are key factors in her achieving on-going results for her clients. Sabina is highly focussed on making her vendors money. Her ultimate goal is to get her vendors the most amount of net equity - more money for her vendors in their hand. Therefore she is the most affordable agent you will find. She is a tough negotiator!!Sabina is delighted to be associated with an experienced and committed sales team that has been successfully servicing the area over the decades. With the strong backing of admin, Sabina can focus on what is most important - YOU and your PROPERTY!Sabina calls a "spade a spade"; she is a straight shooter and treats clients just like she would want others to treat her. This creates a basis of trust and a platform of openness which helps her clients achieve a result…either selling or buying a home.You will be looked after by Sabina. Always happy to help, answer questions or come around to give advice. Sabina wants to hear from you. She wants you to make the right decision from the start. Just ring her in confidence.TESTAMONIALS:What Alastair and Fabianne Bruce have to sayTo whom it may concern, We recently sold our beachfront house at 273A Pohutukawa Ave, Ohope, and chose Sabina Andresen (of Harcourts) as our agent.The house was listed immediately prior to COVID Level 4 lockdown. We sold two weeks into Level 1, so effectively within 5 weeks of being able to show buyers through the house. Sabina managed the sales process extremely professionally within the uncertainty of COVID, ultimately creating a competitive multi-offer situation which ensured we sold at a very strong price. This outcome did not happen by chance. Sabina demonstrates a number of attributes that delivered the outcome we experienced. These include:- going the extra mile:The house is a holiday home and is seldom used. Sabina set up the house using a number of her own items to ensure it was presented in the best possible way. She did this more than once given the disruption of COVID. She personally saw to tidying up items on the section to ensure the best possible presentation. We needed to close some Council certificates, and Sabina personally got involved to expedite that process.- focused and working hard for the client:Sabina put us first in every recommendation she made. She was very clear on what our expectations were and fronted those strongly with potential buyers. She reinforced those expectations in the minds of potential buyers through relevant sales data and timely engagement.- great belief:Sabina demonstrated real belief in the potential of the property and her ability to communicate that potential effectively. She had a clear outcome in mind and consistently drove the conversation towards that outcome.- excellent communication:We live in Singapore. All the communication was done via WhatsApp voice / message. Sabina was extremely prompt, and time zone differences were never an issue. Sabina always committed the time to ensure we were clear on the progress and the choices in front of us. Sabina knows the Ohope residential property market very well, enjoying a substantial share of sales at the beach. We chose Sabina on her record and have no hesitation in recommending Sabina as a highly-skilled, honest and professional Real Estate agent who will ensure her clients maximise the value potential of their property.What Carol Routley has to sayHaving an agent in mind from another real estate company, I chose Sabina as a second opinion in terms of pricing the property; however, I had indeed no intention to list my property with her (to be perfectly honest). Her enthusiasm, empathy and clear vision immediately made me question the decision I was about to make. Sabina also picked up on its potential, its market (not a house for everyone), the regrets we had in selling and suggested a plan that included pricing well beyond expectation – which I actively questioned. I was not keen on an agent that was going to "buy the listing", especially given the tight timeframe I was working towards. Sabina explained the process to me and found a solution that I felt very comfortable with. After a set sale period of two weeks, I had more hand a handful of offers- all above the asking price! And well beyond my wildest dreams and, in fact, above Sabina's range (which I thought was ambitious already)! Having achieved this, Sabina actively communicated with the potential purchaser and myself through conditional and unconditional phases and continues to do so. All I can say is that I was in a situation not of my choice. As said, Sabina was empathetic, proactive, responsive, enthusiastic and hugely professional. She smoothed the path in a difficult situation, well beyond the requirement of ‘salesperson’. I am so glad I changed my mind. I thought I knew the best agent in town...now I know for sure- it's Sabina! Her judgement has been faultless.What Louise Jackson has to sayWe recently listed and sold our property at Ohope with Sabina. I must say, the experience was extraordinary. Sabina truly goes the extra mile… she helped us get the property ready for the market by lending some of her lovely artwork etc, guided us through what needed to be done inside and out to show our family home in the best light and then she created a marketing campaign that was simply superb. We had over 23 groups (please note groups!!!) through our 1st open home. We decided on a set sale which turned out to be the perfect option for us. Sabina communicated with us regularly, so we knew exactly what was going on. We sold within the time frame that we were working on for a top price.We trust Sabina implicitly; she has so much compassion for people and clearly for her job. Rarely will you find such dedication and commitment in any kind of profession.Sabina, we are very grateful for everything you have done. We feel you have earned every penny of your commission and more. In fact, we can’t thank you enough. With 4 little children, I expected this phase of our life to be stressful but it wasn’t at all. It was pleasant and easy. We strongly recommend Sabina to anyone who is thinking of selling. You can rely on her.Louise JacksonWhat Peter and Rosina Watt have to say"Rosina and I engaged Sabina Andresen of Professionals Whakatane Ltd to market the sale of our Ohope property. Our relationship with Sabina started in August when we made the decision to sell our up-market property.In reaching this decision we had numerous in-depth conversations with Sabina and her guidance through this early process was very well considered and therefore very valuable. At the beginning of the sales process, Sabina developed and presented to us an excellent marketing plan that was supported by relevant market information. Her ability to think through issues became obvious to us and at all times she was receptive to suggestions that we proposed. Once the selling process started in mid-September, we felt very comfortable with the marketing plan and confident that Sabina would sell our property. She demonstrated fantastic passion for her work, a very strong work ethic, and a determination to succeed.Sabina’s high degree of professionalism was always evident through excellent communication skills, listening and ensuring our privacy was always respected.We would have no hesitation in recommending Sabina to any other party considering the selling of their home and would be happy to openly discuss our experience working with Sabina."What Don Guadagni has to saySabina marketed and sold our West End, Ohope property in only 5 weeks during October. We found her to be not only exceptionally hardworking but also very accessible and easy to communicate with. She kept us informed daily, which we greatly appreciated given our tight time line. In an industry that frequently overestimates and under delivers she was from the outset realistic and honest with us. We would highly recommend her as a Real Estate agent.Sincerely Don GuadagniWhat Andrea Willett has to sayI would like to express how absolutely delighted Carmel and I are with the supreme service we have received with Sabina as our agent. Having bought and sold many properties in Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga and Ohope previously, my experience with Sabina has been, she is the consummate professional and has made a true art form out of selling real estate. She is a huge asset to the Professionals and the best possible example of how to be the perfect real estate agent.What Elma McKechnie has to say"Sabina marketed and sold my property. I am an elderly lady who had never sold before. Sabina was amazing - she dressed up my rather old-fashioned home in order to get me the best result possible.She had a clear plan and knew exactly who would be interested in my home. Not only did she find me, one buyer, but she also found two! As a result, my property was sold very quickly and Sabina also got my asking price! I can only but recommend Sabina to anybody who is considering selling. She will go the extra mile, I know because she did it for me. Thank you for making the sale of my house pleasurable and memorable."What Mia Jenkins has to say"Sabina recently marketed and sold our property in Ohope. She was fantastic!! She was totally enthusiastic, motivated and passionate about our place. She saw its potential. She was very proactive with all the open homes, following up with everyone who came through. She kept us totally informed all the way through. We involved Sabina early on and she gave us great ideas on what needed to be done before putting our property on the market. She then came up with a very clever marketing plan which resulted in three prospective purchasers competing with each other. As a result, we not only achieved the price we had hoped for but we got our "dream price". Not bad in this market. Well done Sabina!!"What Jessy and Daniel have to sayWe are writing to express our appreciation of your assistance throughout the process of purchasing our new home. Your professionalism, paired with your down to earth and honest approach, were highly received by the both of us.Buying a home is, of course, a big deal. Yet, you made our experience stress-free and seamless. You always got back to us promptly and answered our questions in complete confidence. It was clear to us early on that you uphold integrity at all times.Furthermore, we would like to acknowledge the work that you did for us that went above and beyond your duty as a realtor. You were happy to liaise with the sellers and us to come to an arrangement on buying the furniture in the property. For this, we are very grateful.Again, thank you, Sabina. We were one hundred percent satisfied having you as our realtor and can recommend your services to anyone looking to buy or sell a property in Whakatane with complete confidence.Yours sincerely, Jessy and DanielWhat Rob and Robyn Watt have to say"Sabina sold our Ohope property in a short time. The matter was made more difficult because we live in Tasmania. Sabina was in constant communication and went well beyond her brief in assisting us with matters beyond just real estate, even down to finding a local property care person and dealing with the local council. We would not hesitate in recommending her to other vendors. Thank you."What Brett & Janine have to sayDear SabinaWe would just like to express our sincere gratitude to you for making the purchase of our latest rental property such 'a dream'. Right from the onset when I enquired about one of your advertised properties, only for you to let me know it already had an offer on it - to stem my disappointment, you were straight in there to inform me that you had an even better property in a better area which hadn't yet been advertised and had just been listed with your company.You made time in your busy schedule to ensure you could let us view the property ASAP (that very weekend) and always kept to your appointment times and nothing was ever too much trouble. You made sure you knew what was happening throughout the sale process and kept us informed with what was happening from the Vendor's perspective as well. You even offered to help us when we struck two issues through our lawyer with the property which we consider to be 'over and above' for an agent to even be bothered with, let alone offer help with! Luckily those two issues were solved quite promptly with some communication from the local council and the vendor's lawyers and it all went through very smoothly. Especially with us being 'out of town' buyers we were relying on our relationship with you, your advice about the different areas and your expertise to help us find what we were looking for and you definitely did not disappoint us. Although we are not 'expert' home buyers or investors, we have dealt with enough real estate agents over the last many years to know when someone is dedicated to their customers and genuinely trying to help them and when they are not! Hence, this is the first reference we have ever written for a real estate agent, and so not given lightly. Sabina, without hesitation if we were looking to buy any further property in Whakatane, you would be our first port of call and would like to recommend your services to any home buyer or investor looking to buy property as I know you will do your best to help them achieve what they are looking for in a very fair, honest and open manner, as you did for us.What Jody and Matthew Pivac have to sayI would like to highly recommend Sabina Andresen to represent yourself in regards to Buying or Selling your home. We listed our property with her in approx. Feb, which was quite scary as we moved to the Gold Coast to live and had no idea really what we were doing. With much respect, confidence and well informed updates, Sabina had it "SOLD" by May for us at the right price and we couldn't be more happy and relieved. Thank you Sabina for the hard work and commitment from your team, the end result was achieved with very happy client!We wish you all the very best!!! What Virginia has to sayWow!! One week on the market, one open home and SOLD!! If you are thinking of selling your home I would highly recommend Sabina. The way she marketed the home and kept us informed of everything that was going on was more than we could of ever asked for from a real estate agent. Thinking of selling your biggest asset? Call Sabina today for the result you are looking for!!Virginia WoodcockWhat Kerry and Julie Forbes have to sayDear SabinaWe are writing to thank you for all your fine work in helping us to buy a property in Ohope. We are grateful for your honesty and promptness in dealing with the Vendor and ourselves as prospective buyers. You were prepared to meet with us at short notice. Finally, let us acknowledge that this was a house sale handled very professionally and was complicated by the fact that we lived in Dannevirke and contacting us was made more difficult at times, but you kept us informed and we were made to feel that our purchase was important and worth pursuing. We were delighted with the wonderful purchase gift that included an overnight bag, cheese board and of course a fine wine to help us toast our new coastal property. Sabina, please consider this as an unqualified recommendation. You are great at what you do and we would definitely do business with you again.Kind Regards, Kerry and Julie ForbesWhat Ros and George have to saySabina has recently sold our house. It was an unusual sale having to take prospective buyers by boat to the property. The advertising Sabina organised was superb and gave our property a great profile. All the process and timeline was explained and developed according to plan. At all times Sabina kept us informed as to what was happening and we achieved a successful sale agreement. Her great sense of humour helped deflect what could be a stressful time. Also, Sabina has an ability to build relationships with interested buyers that helps develop the potential for success. We found Sabina to be professional acting with our best interests at heart. Her post sales contact gave added value to the relationship we had developed.George & Ros HoskinsWhat Val has to sayThis is to express my satisfaction with the recent handling of the sale of my property by Sabina Andresen. After having had my property of sale for several months, Sabina's attitude was extremely positive, pleasant, professional and knowledgeable and her recommendations in marketing the property proved effective. I did appreciate receiving feed-back from her on a regular basis, keeping me informed at all times of the progress and follow-up results after the weekly open homes. I am sure that intending purchasers would also be satisfied with her professional approach to assisting them procure the property most suited to them. I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending her to intending clients.Veronica V. Waal