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What Our Customers Say

When we were considering selling our property in Waipu, we were uncertain whether we could afford to relocate nearer to friends and family in Auckland. Jennifer was recommended to us and we met her some months before we made the decision. She listened to our concerns and needs, she was friendly, professional and gave us her time and expert advice and never put any pressure on us to market our property until the time was right for us. The same day our property was listed Jennifer had a viewing and a signed offer, very impressive and followed through negotiating unconditional and settlement dates to everyone’s satisfaction. We would not hesitate to recommend Jennifer to any person looking to buy or sell property and wish her many more successes in the future. Thanks Jennifer and thanks for your thoughtful gift.

by Betty & Dianne

Jennifer & Lynda – Despite what we heard about the difficulties often faced when purchasing a home, you both have made it a very easy and enjoyable process. You have always made yourselves rapidly available, and nothing seemed to be too much trouble. Thank you!”

by Chris & Kathy Fulop

Having a rather unusual situation of living out of the country, meant we were expecting a lot of difficulties with purchasing the property. However Shane was very understanding and helpful, with getting our purchase over the line. He went the extra mile to ensure we had all the information we needed to make an informed decision, and was very clear and concise with his communication, which meant we had no troubles throughout the entire process.

by Lewis Bain

We have nothing but good to say about our dealings with Shane and goodGround Real Estate. Shane was very professional in his approach from the listing process to the very prompt sale, within 4 days of listing. We were very happy with our price and completion.

by Jim & Josephine Murphy

Lynda worked really hard over the hard winter months to secure a sale on our property. Her communication with us was fantastic, and she went out of her way to make things easy for us as absentee land owners.

by Happy Sellers

Exceptional sales and service from Jennifer, very professional and kept me well informed throughout the process. I highly recommend Jennifer to anyone wanting to sell their property.

by Raewyn Hayward

We dealt with Jennifer. She was always very helpful and explained the terms in the agreement, and was friendly and professional during all of our conversations. We were very grateful to Jennifer for making this experience as easy as possible. Thank you for the wine!

by John and Susie Vierboom

I found Ben and Jennifer to be very professional in their approach. They both worked hard on selling our property, which they sold within a week. I can recommend them to anybody who is selling a property.

by John & Edith Lister

Lynda made the process of buying a house a hassle free, friendly, enjoyable experience. When issues arose, our questions were dealt with efficiently, while she liased with the sellers and council staff to get the answer we needed. Thank you for your integrity and honestly Lynda, Best wishes.

by Ryan & Rachel Lloyd

Good communication, great advertising. Ben worked really hard to ensure our property was sold at the best price, and made this experience stress free. We enjoyed working with him and goodGround. Highly recommended!

by Sean McCaughan

Shane gave us excellent service to find a new home in Waipu. We are very happy with our new home, and no hesitation to recommend goodGround Real Estate!

by Murray Hales & Michael Streifler

For professionalism and making things happen, goodGround always kept appointments on time and best of all being in contact with updates as they occur. I personally would recommend goodGround as your agent.

by Milton & Sylvia Randell

Shane did a good job. He wasn’t pushy, he backed me on the price I was asking and achieved slightly over. He kept me well informed along the way.

by Rosie Prickett

We have bought and sold many properties over our time and the experience we have had with Shane and the goodGround team has been one of the best: professional, knowledgeable and caring. It’s been a great experience and should we ever be buying or selling in the area, without question we will come to goodGround Real Estate. A sincere thanks to Shane and everyone in the office who has gone above and beyond to help us.

by Tara Nel

We had the property listed for some time on Trade Me with regular interest but no buyer. When Jennifer contacted us and said she would market the place for us for no cost until sale we were very happy to engage her services. As it turned out we couldn’t have made a better choice as Jennifer’s professionalism and attention to detail was incredible. We are very happy to endorse her service and therefore goodGround.

by Lyn Hume

When I decided upon ‘goodGround’ to market the property I expected good service. Excellent service was a realty. Lynda had done an enormous amount of work before we met. She was polite courteous, friendly and treated us as valued clients. Lynda explained processes clearly and gave good advice and priced the property realistically both to the seller and buyer. Lynda kept us informed each step of the way and dealt with everything promptly and efficiently. I have no hesitation in recommending ‘goodGround’ to friends who have asked about our experience with them.

by Happy Vendors

We’ve been really impressed by your professionalism (with just the right amount of persistence!) and you will be our first port of call when it comes for us to sell, no matter what property we end up trading. We have dealt with about 15 other agents in Whangarei so far and none of them have seemed to do as good a job – keep up the good work!

by Melanie McCamish

Jennifer was a pleasure to work with. She made an effort to work with the tenants so as they were less impacted by the process. Along with the fact of dealing with me living internationally.

by Trevor Moodie

We chose goodGround to sell our property because from the first contact with agencies Shane treated us more like friends than clients. As we were from out of town and selling our property in Waipu Shane went above and beyond sorting things for us as we couldn’t always be there. Nothing was too much trouble, we were always kept informed and given feedback. I would definitely recommend goodGround for selling, or buying the property.

by L & B Webber

“Having a rather unusual situation of living out of the country meant we were expecting a lot of difficulties with purchasing the property, however Shane was very understanding and helpful with getting our purchase over the line. He went the extra mile to ensure we had all the information we needed to make an informed decision, and was very clear and concise with his communication, which meant we had no troubles throughout the entire process.”

by Lewis Bain

“We have bought and sold many homes and dealt with many Agents, Shane is by far the best we’ve had. He is honest, very capable, and makes sure you’re informed every step of the way. Awesome awesome awesome!”

by Adam & Lisa M

“Fantastic service and easy to work with, highly recommended!”

by Teofilo & Harriet

"Shane and the team at goodGround were highly professional and friendly, we really appreciated their local knowledge and approach to dealing with us. Thanks!!"

by Daren & Kirstine J

As inexperienced buyers we were hoping to find an agent who would take us by the hand and guide us through the whole process. Someone who'd be patient, helpful and trustworthy. Clive was all of that and more. He was a very good communicator, kept things simple and knew what he was doing. But above all, Clive is simply "one of those good guys". Thanks Clive for doing a great job.

by Ivar de Jong

We want to thank Clive Weir (sales consultant) and Tracy Glozier (property manager) from GoodGround real estate, Whangarei. They helped us with a tricky property, where the tenant was unable to pay the rent, we went through lengthy negotiations with the tenancy tribunal, and then the tenant also had trouble packing up a great deal of property and vacating. Clive Weir oversaw the sale of the property, getting a high enough price that we could afford to pay for extensive removal of rubbish and cleaners. Tracy Glozier sorted out people to do this work for us as we were in lock down in Auckland, ensuring the work was done before the sale date. The sequence of events was pretty stressful for us, and Clive and Tracy stayed professional and reassuring. They knew what needed to be done, brought in extra advice and oversaw that the sale went through smoothly. We are grateful for their professionalism and support through a property ownership and sale wherein we found ourselves well out of our comfort zone.

by Susan Carter

We had our section listed privately for six weeks, prior to Jennifer contacting us to see if we would consider listing with Good Ground. We agreed to meet to discuss what the Good Ground team could do to facilitate a sale. Both my wife and myself were impressed, Jennifer has a very professional approach and presented a clear concise proposal. We were particularly impressed that only serious prospects were bought onto the property to view. We no longer had to deal with the casual drive by time wasting viewers. We subsequently received a multiple offer approximately eight weeks later and the property was sold. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Jennifer and am confident she will continue to be an asset to both sellers and buyers alike.

by M. Baker

I would recommend Shane to sell your home. I have found him very pleasant and helpful in the sale of my holiday home.

by S. Wilgar

We have been so happy with Jennifer's service, advice, and extra efforts above and beyond the call of duty - we would be very pleased to recommend her to anybody selling or buying and would not hesitate to use her again.

by W & J Thomas

Lynda is a willing and able estate agent, with an enthusiastic approach to the task. She was always available, always on time, which I appreciated. I got answers and/or action to all my questions and requests.

by Happy Vendor

Working with Jennifer has been amazing. She was respectful and helpful, nothing was too much effort. I highly recommend her to both buyers and sellers.

by Happy Purchaser

Having recently sold our rental property, we thoroughly recommend Shane Samtani of goodGround as your Real Estate Agent. With great communication and regular reporting throughout the whole selling process, Shane made the sale so much easier for both parties. Well done Shane and thank you.

by D & R Nash

Excellent service, couldnt ask for better. Recommend Shane and the goodGround tea, to anyone buying or selling. Shane has been more than helpful.

by D & N Brookes

Shane is one of the most pleasant and reliable Land Agents we have ever had the pleasure of working with. We were treated as his most important seller and nothing was ever too much trouble. The proof of his ability was we ended up with two buyers!!

by D & P Moon

Shane did an awesome job finding a property which suits my requirement and always kept me informed on progress. Great working with goodGround.

by Happy Buyer

We would like to thank goodGround and Jennifer Starr for their outstanding efforts promoting and selling our charity build house in Tikipunga. We finished with a great result! Looking forward to doing it all again soon.

by Kevin Salmon General Manger , Alzheimer's Northalnd

As a buyer, we did not expect much assistance from the agent, as we felt that they worked solely for the vendor. Also, after encountering some early obstacles on the path to first home ownership, this was even further emphasised to us. Lynda O'Riley however, worked with both parties to make the deal happen. She was impeccably honest, whilst showing professionalism at all times. As a result we found her to be a very helpful sales person for all involved. This was no easy task due to the specific logistics and covid; It needed a very good agent to make it work, and Lynda is that agent. She also has an excellent rare personality trait - empathy. Thanks for your help, we are very happy.

by Geoff and Nipa