Wendy sold our first home. We followed her directions for getting our house ready for sale, and when completed signed the paperwork on Sunday evening. Wendy arrived on Monday morning and staged our home, and wrote a glowing review that she posted on MLS. Our house went on the market on Monday afternoon and was sold the very next evening! We had eight offers and were offered $10,000 over list price. The for sale sign went up Tuesday morning and we placed the sold sign on it that night! Less the 48 hours after it was on the market! The feedback we received from other agents was very positive and the buyers loved how we staged our home. Wendy even staged our garden!
Working with Wendy buying our second home was truly an amazing experience. She listens to what is it that you need and want and is focused on getting it for you. She knows what she is doing and the process of negotiating was simple and straight forward. We felt like we were her only clients and she was readily available when we had questions that needed to be answered. She found us our current home quickly, and we have been very happy here. The whole process of selling our first home and buying our second took only two weeks! And this was at a time when there wasn't a lot for us to chose from, but she found us exactly what we wanted.
We have recommended Wendy to our friends and family, and they sold and bought homes with her also. Everyone that we have referred to Wendy has been happy with her friendly, optimistic nature and professionalism. We highly recommend her services!
Nicole Brake, Whitby
Dear Wendy,
We hope you don't think we forgot about you or that we're not grateful for all you've done for us, it's just that I've been very busy at work and my free time is spent doing housework, preserves, going to showers, engagements and weddings,it's just so hectic! As soon as everything eases up we'll give you a shout so we can properly thank you, that's if you're not busy. Hope to see you soon!
Love
Matilda and George
P.S. You were right about the house. It's perfect. We're very happy, yes "George" is happy", believe it or not.
Dear Wendy,
I wish to thank you for all your efforts in getting me re-located. I am very satisfied with 'my new home'. Call in anytime for tea.
Love
Ruth D.
Dear Wendy,
At last I have a 'breather' from our recent move to convey our gratitude regarding the service you provided during the recent sale of our home at 720 Aspen Road.
Alex and I feel that you not only displayed an exceptional professional commitment but it was evident that a personal commitment was made as well. Your knowledge of the real estate market and the fact you actually 'care' about your clients is something others only 'talk about'.
As you know, when selling a home the vendor surrenders a great deal of privacy and the inconveniences can be frustrating. You manage to conduct your business in a much more pleasurable manner while ensuring a smooth process. You believed in the value of our home and didn't sacrifice the value to give in to a 'quick sale'. So many other realtors seem to believe that a 'quick sale' is the key for success thus neglecting the real key to success, the satisfaction of their clients. We believe that your honest approach, knowledge, research, follow up and very importantly, sense of humour, far exceeds many other professionals in your field.
Wendy, as you can tell, we are more than pleased with your service. As happy as we are with the outcome, we are also a little sad that we will not be in closer contact with you. If you can ever manage to tear yourself away from Pickering, we hope that you will place Alliston at the top of your list of places to visit.
Thank you again Wendy, it was an absolute pleasure doing business with you!
Very sincerely yours,
Ellen and Alex Miller
I just sold my house that was on the market a mere three days!!
The credit all goes to my agent Wendy Corturillo of ReMax First Reality Ltd.
She told me exactly what I needed to do to prepare my home and I followed all her instructions.
She rearranged most of my furniture to provide optimum appeal.
Wendy even brought several of her own items to stage my house - lamps, tablecloths, wall hangings, floral arrangements, candles, etc.
This is my third home that Wendy has sold for me over the past 21 years.
With every sale, she has been extremely professional, reliable and has always anticipated my every need.
And now, the fun begins - looking for a new home.
I feel confident that Wendy knows my family so well that she will find the perfect house for us.
I have never known anyone that knows as much about the dynamics of various neighbourhoods in the GTA than Wendy.
She is truly amazing and I feel very lucky and blessed to have her on my side.
Judee Cranston
Pickering
Dear Wendy,
I just wanted to drop you a line and express my sincere gratitude for all of the hard work you did on listing and helping me prepare my home for a quick and satisfactory sale.
I really thought you went above and beyond the call and duty of a real estate agent when you helped me "clear the clutter" from my house to make it more appealing and roomy for prospective buyers. You were awesome; thanks for convincing me that this was the way to go
.....especially since an offer came in the first week my house was on the market. I guess the right Asking Price was another factor of your doing with some pretty good recent comparable.
Oh, that's another thing; you advised me that this is the right time to put my house on the market as only serious buyers are out there at this time. Right on!
I was very impressed with your overall knowledge of all of the forms that need to be filled in to complete the listing and the forms that are involved when an offer comes in. I really appreciated the long night you spent with me until "the" deal was done.
Thank you very much for making the process of selling my house so enjoyable and to our mutual satisfaction. I will have no problem whatsoever in recommending you to any of my friends.
Regards,
Douglas
PS--Are you ready for my next purchase?
To whom it may concern;
I had a rental property I wanted to sell in Ajax and my principle residence was about an hour and a half away in Caledon. I didn't know any real estate agents in Ajax but a friend of mine who had a relative who lived in the Ajax area recommended an agent that they could not say enough great things about. Her name is Wendy Corturillo. I decided to give her a call and I'm glad I did!
Wendy met me on sight along with my contractor. The tenants had left the house in a condition that required a lot of cleaning, painting and general repairs.
I could have spent a fortune on renovations but Wendy recommended which enhancements were absolutely necessary and also advised me what not to bother doing. Wendy advised my contractor which colors should be used in each room when repainting the entire house. Wendy also suggested that an inexpensive laminate flooring be installed throughout the kitchen, hallway and laundry room areas. This was to replace the worn out vinyl and carpet that existed in these areas. Getting Wendy's input in these areas was really helpful and when completed made a positive impact on the homes' appearance.
I ran into problems with my contractor who I was relying on to get the house in saleable condition in a reasonable length of time. He was not showing up to work every day even though he was assuring me that he was. Thankfully, Wendy was keeping me informed on a regular basis as to the progress of repairs. After a period of approximately six months, I had to finally fire my contractor and take a couple of weeks off work myself, to complete the work necessary on this property.
On several occasions, Wendy dropped by to see how I was doing and to advise me further as to what little things were still required to make the house look appealing.
One day, Wendy showed up with a couple of accent mats for the front entrance and rear kitchen doors along with window toppers for all the windows in the house! She had gone out shopping on her own time to pick these items out for me and then she even went out of her way to install all the window coverings! Although these items had only cost about $50.00 (which I reimbursed her for) they added so much to the appeal of the house.
When it looked like I was getting near to completion of all renovations, Wendy proposed that if I were to rent a steam carpet cleaner that she would steam clean all my carpets herself! I rented the steam cleaner and Wendy in fact steam cleaned all my carpets, which took her the better part of a whole day!
When my property was finally available for viewing, Wendy had arranged for several showings on the first day. After the first day we had obtained three offers to purchase and one of them was looking for a closing date that was only two weeks away!
We were able to get very close to listing price and a very short closing date.
I can't say enough about Wendy. Her services were outstanding and beyond what you would expect from a real estate agent. I would recommend her services to anyone interested in selling their home. I have another rental property in the Whitby area. When it comes time to sell this property, I won't hesitate to call Wendy Corturillo.
Yours truly,
Juris Utnans
