Darren, just wanted to say thank you. We love our new home. It was a pleasure dealing with you.

Melinda & Gary Penman

The negotiation process was made easier with Darren's passionate approach. I would have no hesitation to recommend Darren as it is refreshing to deal with such a committed sales person.

Mr D McLean

Darren, just a quick note to say thank you for your professionalism and personal service in helping us sell our home.

Your knowledge and advice helped us to secure a good result in a very short space of time.

Linda & Audris Galvins

Darren was very professional in all aspects of the sales campaign, an excellent result with a quick sale and a good sell price.

I would definitely recommend Darren and Ray White to sell my property.

Regards,

Kevin and Charlene Attard

I have found Darren to be on top of things throughout the negotiation/purchasing phase and would have no hesitation in recommending him.

He also put me in touch with a conveyancer which was most appreciated being a recent arrival to Australia and first time buyer.

Ian Jones

Darren, thank you so much for all your help & support with selling our house!

It was an absolute pleasure dealing with you and look forward to seeing more of you in the future.

We couldn’t have asked for a better result or a better bloke!

Cheers,

Rick & Michelle Shirripa

Darren Dowd was professional & open in all conversations regarding the sale of our home.

The regular conversations allowed us to be kept up to date & aware of the market atmosphere associated at the time of selling.

The process was quick and stress free from our side. I would highly recommend Darren & Ray White Baulkham Hills.

Best regards,

Sarnia

Darren, we are just about settled in and would like to thank you for the help you gave us. The many phone calls you answered cheerfully and gave all the help you could.

To top it off when we arrived we found champagne and chocolates. The chocolates were eaten first, when we were more settled we cracked the bubbly, it was a real surprise and a lovely gesture.

Thanks again

Anne Williams

Michael and I would like to thank you for your level of professionalism and all the time you have taken to assist us.

We bought a house in Baulkham Hills and cannot wait to move out of our apartment. I will be keeping your details in our contacts list, if we decide to upgrade or buy an investment property.

Wishing you all the best, you were Michael's favourite agent! Many thanks for all your help.

Michael & Anna

My husband and I would like to thank Darren Dowd, he was extremely helpful and always obliging.

Darren's attention to our purchase was very professional, helpful and stress free, we had every confidence in his advice and recommendations.

Our sale went very smoothly and was hassle free. Darren’s pleasant manner was very much appreciated and we would be happy to recommend him to our friends and family for future business.

Lynne Vutale

Darren, I would like to take this opportunity to provide feedback on the experience my wife and I had in buying our property from you.

We both appreciated your enthusiasm and eagerness to attend to our purchase, even after hours. We could see your passion and dedication for real estate and willingness to go the extra mile to get the sale done.

Overall, we have been pleased with the process in buying our property and your contribution to make this process easier.

Kind Regards

Lucy and Sam

Darren was extremely approachable and helpful from the start and continued to be so during the whole purchasing process; it would be nice if we could say that this service offered was equalled by the real estate agent we used to sell our own house.

Dealing with Ray White was simplistic, well organised and easy, nothing was too hard.

I would recommend the use of Ray White and Darren to anyone wishing for a professional, simple and friendly, yet efficient experience to buying or selling a property.

Regards,

Dave & Angela

We would like to express our sincere thanks for your professional and courteous service in the recent sale of our house.The sale completely exceeded our expectations, achieving the asking price in just one open house is a remarkable result in the current market!

We firmly believe the outcome was directly attributed to your negotiation skills and ability to identify and pursue the eventual buyer.

You have made what could have been an extremely stressful sale an easy and straightforward experience.

Stewart & Elizabeth Cruickshank

Just a quick note to say thank you for all your help in the purchase of our new home.

Although your main client was the vendor you assisted in making the whole process a very smooth one for us as purchasers. Even the little hiccups with the tenant were sorted out very quickly and we greatly appreciate your efforts in keeping us informed of developments.

While we won’t be in the market to sell for a very long time, we can happily recommend yourself and Ray White Baulkham Hills for friendly, professional service.

Chanin and Stephen Kidd

We recently purchased our dream home through Ray White Baulkham Hills via Auction.

The process from the moment we initially inspected the home through to the actual bidding at the auction was stress free.

The attention to detail from the Ray White team was excellent – they even gave up their own umbrella to keep us dry as we were bidding in the pouring rain.

We appreciated the honest, no fuss approach from Darren Dowd.

The service and response times in getting back to any queries we had was second to none.

Thank you

Sali & Rami

We had never bought at Auction before and the whole process leading up to Auction day was quite daunting and nerve-wracking.

Darren kept us informed throughout this process, especially in the week leading up to the BIG day. Darren was both professional and very personable during this time.

We felt comfortable with his approach and he treated us as potential buyers from our very first inspection of the house. Darren was friendly and honest with us about our chances of success on Auction day.

We were very happy with Darren’s highly professional service. We would recommend Darren to others. Thank you Darren!

Chris and Priscilla Leonardi

We would like to thank you for all the patience, help and information that you have given us over the last few weeks/months.

We always thought we would end up purchasing a place from you but it looks like our timings weren't right as other agents seemed to have a house that in the end, we couldn't walk away from.

We will still be in the area (Crestwood) so will be in contact should Davina ever wish to sell for a bigger place for her millions of horses. So expect us to stay in touch.

Even though we didn't buy a place from you in the end, I feel that the offer of a fish still stands due to the energy, diligence and activity that you showed us both.

Thanks again for all your help.

Damian Nicetin

We wanted to thank Darren Dowd of Ray White Baulkham Hills.

He is by far the best realtor we have worked with. He was patient, low-pressure and went above and beyond on innumerable occasions; including signing our contract of sale at 10:30pm on his day off.

He made us feel like we were his top priority and always got back to us very quickly. The marketing, including photography and signboard were second to none, helped us sell our home in 6 days at the full listed price, which we were astounded with!

Darren and his team were 100% the whole time, looking out for our interests, and ensuring a smooth negotiation.

Thank you for selling our home without any stress or fuss.

Philippa & Benjamin Neve

Darren, just a note to say thank you for the professional and friendly manner in which you conducted the sale of our home.

From the first meeting to the end of sale your advice and guidance has been exceptional.  Those Friday afternoon meetings to fill us in on the weeks activities made Carol and I feel very comfortable.

I have no doubt it is because of your attitude towards your clients you achieve the results you do, along with the back up of the Ray White Agency. We trusted Ray White when we bought 17 years ago and had no hesitation in returning to them when we decided to sell.

Darren, we will certainly call on your services when we buy again after our holidays.

Thanks Darren and Ray White Real Estate.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Cornford

We met Darren a few months ago and up until then we were struggling to find a property to suit our needs. When Darren sent us an email for the land in Baulkham hills, we were quite pleased that he had still remembered us.

Since he sold us the property in such a quick and efficient manner, this makes Darren unique from other real estate agents.

Approximately twenty years ago, we bought our first house from Ray White Hills Group. Hence throughout my dealings with Ray White Hills Group, I have experienced a great deal of satisfaction and gratitude.

I would definitely recommend Darren Dowd to others as he is an honest and straight forward person. He is very experienced as well as committed to his job.

I would certainly use his services again if another opportunity for a property arises. Thank you for providing us with such an innovative opportunity.

Yours sincerely,

Sunil & Jyoti

I am writing this letter to express my total satisfaction with Darren Dowd. I am an elderly lady living on my own and this is the first time in forty years that I have sold a house. Darren assured me I did not have to worry about a thing and there would be no need for me to stress.

Without delay Darren organized the advertising of my house. It went on the internet on Friday night and 9 groups of buyers came through the open home the very next day.

On the following Monday Darren phoned me to inform me of an offer which he told me he had rejected because he thought he could get some more money for me. As a result, my house was sold literally in a few days for a price that was close to my asking price.

Darren got some $40,000 more than the first offer. Darren made me feel totally relaxed and comfortable.

I will be recommending Darren and Ray White Baulkham Hills to all my friends.

Enid Kerswell

We are writing this letter to express our total satisfaction with Darren from Ray White Baulkham Hills.

We had met Darren whilst he was marketing the property next door in our complex, in discussion we asked him to appraise our place, which he did very promptly. Darren also indicated he felt confident he would sell our place in two weeks.

Within one week we had the property on the market, by the end of the following week the property was sold for more than our expectations.

There have been numerous agents in the past that have had properties for sale in our complex that have been on the market for several months.

We strongly feel that Ray White was able to achieve a quick sale with an excellent price due to them having such a large database of quality buyers ready to buy.

We will be in the future recommending Darren Dowd and Ray White Baulkham Hills for any real estate needs to family and friends.

Udaya & Gillian Rajam

What would you say is unique about Darren Dowd?

Out of all of the real estate agents we had dealt with in our search, Darren was unique because he was prompt in responses and gave solid advice. He took the house on his own shoulder and was a great help to us, we felt like we had known Darren for years straight away.

How did you find your experience with Ray White Hills Group?

Excellent, all of the staff present on Auction day were pleasant and knowledgeable.

In what ways did we make it easy for you to do business with us?

I have never seen such a quick response to my initial contact request. All of my questions were quickly answered with confidence and it was clear that Ray White had the knowledge and experience to be trusted.

Would you recommend me to others?

Absolutely, that is a no brainer

Should the opportunity arise, would you use my services again?

Again, absolutely, hopefully I will be in the position to do so in the next 5 years

Thanks again Darren, you really made a difference for us.

When we first met Darren Dowd, he swept into our home and our lives as a very confident young man, full of energy and enthusiasm for the task at hand. He persuaded us of his drive, commitment, knowledge and experience to complete the job of selling our home.

Darren was always punctual for appointments, very friendly and supportive through what proves for us to be an anxious time. He was always there for us with helpful advice and a manner which helped put our minds at ease.

After each open home we had a very full briefing of the interest in our home, Darren’s feedback was excellent.

Because of his extensive contacts and experience in getting the job done, we had maximum exposure of our property and achieved an excellent price for our property at the auction.

We believe Darren got the best result we could ever have hoped for and his supportive team were also instrumental in this.

Thank you Darren. We can assure you that your efforts were much appreciated and we have no hesitation in recommending you as our agent of choice.

Hugh and Jenny Anderson

Darren Dowd - well groomed, intelligent, highly organised, always available professional and a total terrier Agent. We wanted someone who would market the house well, draw in every potential buyer and promptly close the deal with the best possible price. Out of all agents we interviewed Darren was a stand out.

The sale of our house was a success, but not without challenges. Darren rose to these - not giving up, panicking, nor putting us in the too hard basket, he got the deal done.

The first open house drew in such a crowd of people that Darren couldn't even count the exact number. Day 1 we had 3 offers on the table. Day 4 the real estate market had changed overnight - with an interest rate hike, people were suddenly timid in their offers. Day 5 Darren sweet talked the strongest purchaser into signing up into a deal.

7 days later the buyer, after getting Darren to jump hoops, pulled out. Darren rebooted the marketing, pulled through another crowd and signed a new buyer on the front lawn in 5 minutes for the same price and with rock certain closure.

Katrina and Andrew Susa

We purchased our property in Baulkham Hills from Darren Dowd of Ray White Hills Group in 2006.

As a purchaser, we were impressed with Darren’s professionalism, honesty and drive. Darren has a ‘no fuss’ approach that allowed our transaction to proceed as smoothly as possible, communicating openly at all times, with the vendor and ourselves.

Following on from our purchase, we continued our relationship with Darren, as he provided us with market updates and advice with regards to where our property sat in the market place.

In 2010, when we decided to list our property, Darren was our first and only choice. This time, on the vendor side, we were able to implicitly trust that Darren would market and present our home in a way that attracted the most qualified purchasers.

As a result of that, we closed a deal after one open home, selling above the list price. Darren negotiated with the purchaser through a complex finance position, communicating with both parties in a fair and equitable manner.

I would highly recommend Darren’s services, as his knowledge of the local market, and his energy for achieving sales, is second to none.

Cheers

Andrew & Simone Dyer

Peter, after watching the diligence, passion and professionalism which Darren Dowd exhibited during the re-auction process of selling our home I wanted to write and put my views in writing so that they can be shown to him and his colleagues.

My wife Alison found the sale process quite traumatic and this was exacerbated by selling through the auction process.  Darren kept us informed on a weekly basis of the progress and his reviews were brutally honest, showing the many negatives and the positives in a realistic manner.  This realism helped allay Alison’s concerns.  As he promised, Darren “rounded up” three strong bidders for the auction.  This resulted in a competitive auction on the day which resulted in the house selling for very close to the price he indicated at the outset.

He and his colleague Scott put a great deal of effort in liaising with those potential bidders he felt would make the auction a success.

In the end, we got what we hoped for and what Darren indicated would be a reasonable expectation.

I want to thank Darren, Scott and you for the high level of professionalism which your group displayed and wish you every success for the future.

Yours faithfully,

Donald Rose

Our home at 23 Boonal Street, Baulkham Hills sold at auction and we’re over the moon regarding the result. We decided to re-locate to Perth and called you in as you had given us good advice in the past.

You recommended auctioning our home! Because of our desire to re-locate quickly, the fact that our home was located so well, and was in a popular price range, you said auction was perfect. You advised us to un-clutter, fix up the front garden and paint the rear deck.

You recommended Darren Dowd as the best agent to run the auction. Our investment in the marketing saw a flood of buyers come to see our home, in all over 135 inspections. With many building inspections and solicitor enquiry’s demonstrating plenty of intending buyers.

When auction morning rolled around we were confident of a sale. Buyer feedback indicated early to mid $500,000’s was the likely sale price range. We set a hopeful reserve price of $565,000 with the intention of reducing this during the auction if necessary. The bidding was fast and furious, and the property sold under the hammer for $616,000 an incredible $51,000 above our reserve price.

We can say with absolute certainty, that we would NEVER have achieved such a great price had we not auctioned our home.

Ian & Karen Marshall

We are writing this letter to express our absolute satisfaction in Darren’s professional performance over the last couple of weeks. We had been on the market for sale with another agent for about three weeks when Darren knocked on our door asking us why hadn’t we sold yet, as Darren indicated that he usually has a sold sticker on the sign by this time.

After a very much dissatisfied six months on the market with the other agent we were finally in a position to give our home to Darren.

Darren also stayed in touch with us over this time on a weekly basis.

Darren assured us that he would be totally focused on getting us the best possible price in the shortest possible time, and that he did. There were 21 groups of inspections in thirty minutes at the first open home. This turnout was roughly half the inspection the other agent had through our home in six months. I am now convinced this was due to Ray White having four offices (owned by the same family) in the Hills. Hence the sheer volume of buyers they speak to on a daily basis.

As a result of this our home was sold for $10,000 more than the best offer the other agent got.

We have no hesitation in recommending Darren from Ray White Baulkham Hills to anybody selling in the Hills.

Michael and Samira Haumaha

Darren, we are writing this letter to express our gratitude and great appreciation of your outstanding service when we purchased our first home.

From the moment we contacted you to express an interest in purchasing a home in the Baulkham Hills area you were both professional and exceptionally helpful in every aspect. We were delighted at the level of honesty you offered throughout the entire purchasing process.

When we tell people that our agent organised for us to sign the contract at 2 in the morning, we often get a look of disbelief. We too, are still stunned that you had no hesitation in arranging us to meet you at your office in the middle of the night so that we could progress with the sale of the home we wished to purchase.

It was your genuine concern and integrity that allowed us to secure our home in such extraordinary circumstances, with the vendor living overseas in the opposite time zones to us.

You showed a level of veracity that is seldom seen and we have no hesitation in believing that it was your innovation and dedication that ensured we became happy owners that we are now.

Once again we wish to express our thanks and appreciation for everything you did as our agent and hope that any prospective purchasers will be lucky enough to have you look after them too.

Kindest regards,

Gabrielle Nix & Vince Bombardiero

When deciding which agent could sell our family home of over 16 years at 15 Warumbui Avenue, Baulkham Hills, we knew we needed somebody who was going to be sensitive to our needs but also somebody who knew the market and who would be able to get the best possible price with the least amount of stress.

As soon as we met Darren we knew we would ask him to sell our house. We decided that we would auction the house and Darren was very organised and efficient and quickly planned for our 3 week campaign.

Darren kept us up to date with interested buyers and offers. He did this by emailing, calling regularly and weekly meetings, in which he would go through his report. From this, we were able to set a realistic reserve price.

We are happy to report that despite the fact that the auction was just before Christmas, there had recently been yet another interest rate rise and also a change in government, our house sold above its reserve price on the night of the auction and we were very happy with the amount that is sold for.

We would like to thank Darren for his professionalism, dedication, hard work and his genuine and empathetic attitude towards us in what was a very emotional time for us.

We would highly recommend Darren Dowd to any other person wanting to sell their property in the Hills area.

Sincerely,

Zhan, Alanna and Kyrya Patterson

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Darren Dowd for his absolute professionalism and attitude towards the sale of our home.

He ensured us that we would not have to worry about a thing, and he was right. We had our home listed with an agent in Glenwood for six weeks thinking they would get the best price for our home. What a wrong decision that was.

So after speaking to a good friend about our frustration and lack of sale with the previous agent our friend suggested we should give our home to Darren Dowd from Ray White Baulkham Hills.

Darren came out to see our home and due to the loss of six weeks with the other agent we decided to sign with him on the spot at a higher fee than the previous agent.

Darren said he had buyers waiting and was eager to get on with the job.

So our home was advertised on a Friday and after one open for inspection the very next day our home was under contract within the next three days. Ray White had more buyer inspections in half an hour than the other agent had in six weeks, and furthermore the final sale price was almost $20,000 higher than the best offer from the

other agent.

We would have absolutely no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Darren Dowd to anybody thinking of buying or selling real estate anywhere in the Hills District and surrounding areas.

Brenda Walters & Aaron Cannings

Peter, I write to thank you for your help and support during the recent sale of our home in Peel Road, Baulkham Hills. I called you in for advice, because of your long term association with my husband, I knew you would be “fair dinkum” with me.

Your advice was to immediately submit the home for sale by auction without doing more than tidying, as its potential, position and spaciousness would offset concerns about the work needed. Also, the fact that a sale at auction would be unconditional was an important consideration as well.

The marketing was fantastic, very effective, and drew lots of buyers. Over 100 buyer inspections were conducted during the campaign. Darren Dowd’s management of the campaign was excellent. Regular feedback and weekly meetings kept me fully informed of feedback from both buyers and the market.

The auction was well attended, with strong bidding; however the price offered was below my “hoped for” figure at the auction. As a result, we negotiated with the highest bidder an increased offer after the auction which was acceptable to me, contracts were signed and the property was unconditionally sold.

I couldn’t say selling by auction does not have its stressful aspects. But I can say it gets results, namely the best price, in the shortest time, and I DO say that from my experience Ray White are the ultimate professionals in the art of auction!

Val Smoker

We met Darren Dowd after looking for a home to buy in the Baulkham Hills area. The first property we saw with him wasn't to our liking and so Darren was pro-active enough to mention another two in our approximate price bracket. Both of these we had seen online but had decided against. Darren was quick to figure out the kind of property we were after and he was keen to have us inspect first-hand. We were surprised with the first that it was very close to what we were after, but the second was just perfect! We put an offer in on that same day and, with a small amount of negotiating, that Darren facilitated very easily, the owners accepted.

Darren was quick to build rapport with us. As potential buyers, Darren treated us with the utmost respect and was quick to follow up. He made himself available to receive our offer even though it came after hours on the Saturday. Darren kept us informed every step of the way and made sure that the whole sale process was as easy as possible. Of particular note was his diligence in researching additional comparable sales to back up the purchase price when our lender's valuer returned a poor valuation. Darren realised that the sale hung in the balance and did everything he could to assist.

We would like to thank Darren and his team for a positive purchase experience and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to other potential vendors or purchasers.

Stuart and Lenore Pearson

I wish to say a big thank you to Darren Dowd of Ray White for helping me sell my property at what I believe to be the best possible price.

I met Darren at the property I was looking to sell and he gave me an honest appraisal of what he thought it would be able to sell for on the current market and backed up his opinion with statistics and research. We discussed marketing and listing options and I was very impressed with the service offered by Ray White and signed up without any hesitation.

From the very first day I felt very re-assured by my decision to choose Darren as my real estate agent. He arranged or photographs to be taken and organised advertising and internet listings asap. The property was tenanted and Darren liaised with them to organise inspections and open homes throughout the selling period. Even when the tenants became difficult Darren handled the case with extreme care whilst ensuring that he minimised disruption to the tenants.

When offers were made on the property Darren came into his own, advising me of the offer and also providing me with his opinion regarding whether it was a good price or not. Darren was able to negotiate a significant increase from the opening bid from the purchaser and I feel that this was the best possible price for this property.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Darren Dowd. Thank you again Darren, you have made selling property a piece of cake!

Vicki Tillott