“As we were known to the vendor we needed an independent and professional advocate, and Simon didn’t disappoint. His professionalism at all times was unquestionable and on display every time I had cause to deal with him.There is no doubt his consummate experience and negotiating skill saved us many tens of thousands of dollars. Do not mistake familiarity with competency. This man knows his stuff!

Simon was well worth the fee, and was a pleasure todeal with, and at short notice too.”

Julian Perry

“Simon thank you so much for all your hard work and support through this process. We are so excited and happy and feel really confident that we have got the right property with no regrets because of your expertise. We have already been singing your praises to family and friends over the past few weeks and will happily continue to recommend you to other house hunters.”

Stephen and Courtney

“We saddled up with Simon Watkin for a sprint to the finish on buying a property we identified. In summary Simon helped us get a deal done within a 5 day window.

From the outset Simon set the game plan out very clearly – understood our position, the nature of the property in question, the transaction requirements and then, set the key steps to formulating the basis for decisions and the path forward, including his liaison with the vendor’s agent.

Communication was excellent throughout, as was timeliness to attending to the site visit at short notice and liaison with us through the entire process (including the bid date/admin/support).

We highly recommend the peace of mind we gained from Simon’s support and commitment…very personal and professional!”

Clive and Tracey

“The support I received from Simon Watkin was invaluable. I could not have negotiated with the agent by myself and Simon’s knowledge gave me a lot of confidence in my purchase.”

Marita

“We just moved into our first family home and couldn’t be happier. Using Simon and Market Connect Property Advocates ensured we bought the perfect property at the best price. He left no stone unturned sourcing far and wide utilising his experience and contacts. He valued every property we were interested in and in the end negotiated on our behalf to buy extremely well. With a growing family and our work commitments we just weren’t able to do it ourselves so to have an expert through the whole process gave us peace of mind and the confidence that we were buying really well based on our specific requirements.”

Blake and Jo

“We used Simon and Market Connect Property Advocates to secure our magnificent new home. It is just perfect and ticks all the boxes. The time he put into his sourcing and analysis of potential properties was topped off with a superb buying strategy and auction bidding on the day. His experience and cool head under pressure was invaluable.”

Evan and Kate

“I engaged Simon Watkin from Market Connect recently, to support me in the purchase of a beach house. From the start of the process (the brief and search) through to the end (purchase and contract) and every step in between, Simon took the stress away from me. It was immediately obvious that I was in the hands of someone super experienced in the property market. I didn’t have to worry about a thing. He searched for the property providing me with many listings which were spot on with my brief. He provided me with much guidance along the way as well as regular updates. When the time came to make an offer, Simon’s negotiation strategy resulted in a purchase well below my budget and was finalised the same day. I was so happy! I found Simon to be extremely knowledgeable, professional and calm. What’s more, he made the whole experience very enjoyable. I couldn’t recommend Simon highly enough for any purchaser or vendor.”

Jeynelle

“We recently engaged Simon Watkin of MC Property Advocates to sell our home in Bayside Melbourne. Simon was able to save us both considerable time and money and overall we achieved a higher sale price than we envisaged. If I took the money we saved in commission and advertising costs through Simon’s negotiation with the agent and the eventual higher sale price negotiated on our behalf, our estimate of the value of Simon’s service was in excess of $100,000. This is not to mention the time and stress saved with agent selection and ensuring that the money we invested in marketing was well spent in order to achieve the maximum result. Given this is not something we have expertise in, we found Simon’s help invaluable. He really put in a lot of time and effort to make sure we understood everything and got the best deal from the selling agent.

Having an independent property expert such as Simon, we knew everything would be expertly handled and Simon kept us fully informed throughout the whole process. We would have no hesitation in recommending MC Property Advocates and Simon to any vendor looking for a thorough and professional advocate to sell their home.

Treasure And Jason

We recently sold our property at auction and MC Property Advocates’ Simon Watkin was crucial in achieving an outstanding result with a minimum of stress.  As our advocate, Simon ran the process to select an agent and negotiated advertising costs and commission while keeping us fully informed along the way.  During the campaign, Simon discussed progress with the agent and ourselves regularly.  Through his extensive knowledge of the industry and the local market, he kept the agent honest and accountable at all times and pushed them to achieve the highest possible sales result.  Simon also provided outstanding service and support on the day of the auction and all the way through to settlement.  Simon’s service fee was recouped many times over through the negotiation of costs and the maximised sale price achieved, not to mention the huge amount of time involved and the peace of mind of having an expert handle everything from start to finish.  We will definitely be using Simon’s services again in the future.”

Andrew And Danielle