One day I was talking to a friend about how my Nan had decided, after nearly 50 years, to sell our family home. I was worried because my Nan had never had any experience with selling before and I didn’t want her to be blind sided or ‘ripped off’ by a real estate agency. My friend then told me about vendor advocacy and highly recommended Richard, who had just helped him sell his townhouse.

Unsure of what to expect my Nan rang Richard. From the moment Richard answered the phone we knew we were onto something great. Richard was professional and honest from the very beginning. He viewed our house and told us the honest truth about what to expect and explained why. In the first meeting he spoke about his role, which is to support and advocate for the vendor, and he never waived from that responsibility during the entire process.

After Richard left and with our newly gained insight from a professional with decades of experience, we decided to renovate our house. It took us a year to renovate. Richard was so patient during this process, he would ring monthly to check in with us and ask how it was progressing. These calls were genuine with absolutely no pressure or expectation. We really liked this about Richard, you feel like you’re his only client.

Once we had finished renovating we called Richard. Richard went above and beyond to support our family during this crazy, exciting and nerve racking time. Richard is thorough and clear; he explained every aspect of the sale from advertisement, to methods of sale. He explained all of our options and what the pros and cons are of each choice, but ultimately allows you to make the choice for yourself, no pressure. Once we had chosen an agent (with his recommendation) he communicated with the agent on our behalf, and always communicated exactly what we wanted. He advocated for us when he thought the advertisement fees were too high and the agent sale percentage was unjust. He kept the agents on task and onboard with the common goal of getting us the very best price and profit for our family home.

On auction day Richard was there to support us, explain the process and communicate on our behalf. He eased our nerves and stayed with us from start to finish and was with us every time we needed to speak to the agents.  As we all sat in the lounge room listening to the auction we could see from his actions and words that he really cared and genuinely wanted what was best for us.

If you are selling, a vendor advocate is a must! If you’re looking for someone who is professional, knowledgeable, assertive, honest, patient, supportive and an extremely hard worker who will go the extra mile for you, you need Richard! The best part about it is not one cent came out of our pocket to have Richard on our team. Richard is exceptional and we could not recommend him highly enough.

Thank you Richard, we are forever grateful to you for being part of this journey with us.

Kindest Regards,

The Spriggs Familiy

"Thank you so much for your advice and encouragement in securing the sale of my well loved property. You certainly steered me in the correct direction in your selection of real estate agents . I am very satisfied with the auction result and the way the agents looked after my home during inspections and on auction day. Your support before, during and following the whole sale campaign has been very welcome. I will happily recommend your services to all my friends
and acquaintances."
Jenny McCarthy

"We just want to thank you for making the selling our unit in Caulfield East, a "stressless" experience. You offered great help from the start (we didn't even know where to start from !!) and we really appreciated all the advice you gave us. The end price was above our expectations and we now know how important it is to have a top sales person working for you. Your attention to detail and professionalism is appreciated and certainly contributed to the result. We are sure you will continue to do well and happily spread the good word - especially when it's a free service to vendors !!! Thanks again."
Vicki & Liam

"Appointing you as our Advocate turned out to be the best thing for us. As a result (and a top result it was) the whole process was hassle free and looking back was an enjoyable experience. You were also able to save us considerable money on putting together a much more cost effective advertising program. Your constant communication between us and the agent was important and to take control overall made it much less stressful for us, especially on auction day - I'm sure that contributed to the great result. We will certainly be back in touch when we decide to sell our holiday apartment."
P & G Goodall

"Happy to say a few words regarding your service. I interviewed several agents before calling you in and became quite confused with all their conflicting stuff. Immediately you took control, did all the ground work for me and selected the appropriate agent. Everything went really well - heaps of people inspecting, good interest and a great result (above reserve). I was impressed that you were always available and your advice was accurate and timely. To me, everyone should use your services because they need someone on their side - at least to take the pressure off !!! We'll stay in touch for sure."
Michael Minarkis

"I’m happy to write about our investment house in Wyndham Vale which you sold last year.
It was a bit of a mess because of the way the tenants left it, but you give us very good advice and help us fix it up till it presentable. We have no idea which agent to use and when you appointed them, they worked hard with lots of buyers coming through. The agent ring me all the time but he best talk to you about these things. You also got us to pay less money in the advertising which was too much at the start but worked out very well – the photos made us happy compared when the tenants there !!
We didn’t want auction and the house was only on the market for six weeks – in that time we had three offers and in the end the price we got was great.
The short settlement you negotiated was good as we settled before Christmas.
I happy to tell my friends for your help as I don’t pay extra and have someone to trust and help for me. You make it no stress for us in this market.
We contact you when we sell our apartment in St. Kilda. Thank you very much.
Happy to your family,."
Victor Wang

When I made the decision to sell my house I had decided to do it myself on one of the available internet packages. Fortunately a very good friend of mine said to me that is NOT a good idea and before you do that I would like you to talk to someone I know who is a vendor's advocate. What good advice that was and he introduced me to Richard Fowler. Richard came to my house explained how he worked and assured me he would be able to find the right agent in my area to get the best possible price for my house. He invited two agents to meet with both he and I, I was impressed with both but one was a clear front runner. Richard took over from there and was my voice through the entire process which I might say only took 4 weeks from the time of appointing the agent. Richard was present at the property for photographs, floor plan and text writing. When two offers were finally received by the agent, Richard attended their office with me and actually closed the deal getting me more money. Richard is an excellent operator, he knows the real estate business and has many years of experience. If I had gone down the track of my initial idea I know I would never have been able to achieve what I did.
Sue Shaw

It is with great pleasure that we write this testimonial for Richard having used his services for the second time recently with the same fantastic result - a successful sale. Richard is best described as a very knowledgeable, professional, and a calm gentleman of the real estate industry. His long years of working in the field has given him a wealth of expertise which he uses to great advantage to benefit his clients, the vendors. As an older couple, we found the thought of selling up and dealing with a real estate agent a daunting one, however, Richard calmed our nerves and found us the best agent for the job, guiding the advertising schedule to suit us (and not the agent) thus saving us many dollars, and being in constant contact by phone or email to answer our queries and to allay our nerves. He also interpreted for us the feedback from the agents from OFI's and in a rational calm manner gave us timely advice as to expectations of sale price etc. The nett result was that we had excellent numbers through our property at OFI's and five enthusiastic bidders at auction on the day resulting in an excellent outcome and a very happy, stress free experience all round. We have absolutely no hesitation whatsoever in commending and recommending Richard's services to you to ensure the very best outcome in the sale of your property.
Lynda & Trevor Taun

You deserve the best, so contact the best. With a single phone call Richard handled everything from start to finish. He came to our home and explained our options & the process of selling and achieving the best possible price for our home.
The Rolls Royce then slipped into gear. He arranged for an independent valuation, found the best agent to sell our property, advised us on advertising, conveyancing etc. He kept us regularly informed throughout the entire process either by phone or visits to our home.
Not only is Richard the consummate professional, he soon becomes like your long lost friend, and you get the impression that you are his sole focus. Richard was even there at the final signing of the contract to ensure everything went smoothly.
I cannot recommend Richard highly enough, If you are looking for a vendor advocate do yourself a favour and give Richard Fowler a ring.
Colin & Karen

It was such a wonderful outcome, of my house being sold. I always knew, I was in very good hands with you, Richard, and Jessica and team, but I cannot thank you enough, for looking after me, as it was such a very big step for me, to take, and you were so understanding. Our very best wishes,
Paula and Kym Tucker