Barb's goal is to make the process of buying, selling, or owning a home efficient, enjoyable and rewarding for you. See what her clients have said about their experience with Barb and her services...
"We took on the daunting task of looking for a new home and selling our existing home weeks before having our fourth child. With Barb’s experience, wisdom, fantastic direction and much needed assistance - not to mention endless patience and being very accommodating to our needs and schedule, Barb found us the perfect and right home for our growing family while getting our home market ready and sold for more than ask in record time (six days is all that passed between the purchase of our new home, putting our house up for sale and the conditional sale of our home). Thanks to Barb’s quick response, she was able to secure our new home while avoiding a bidding competition. Barb thoroughly researched home prices in the areas we were looking for a new home in and in our current area. With the data Barb provided us, we were able to place an educated bid on our new home and to ask a fair price for our current home. Barb respected the price we wanted to ask for our home and in less than 24 hours had an offer on the table even greater than we asked! Barb Taylor makes buying and selling a home a straight forward and gratifying experience". Lou & Ainley Reference: Barb Taylor Dear Wendy Bell (Owner of Keller Williams VIP Realty), "My wife and I would like to thank Barb Taylor for all the energy and enthusiasm she brought to helping us find the townhouse we were looking for. She is such a pleasant person to work with, unstinting her time, gave us good advice and listened to what we had to say. After our first meeting with her we felt we were in good hands, that we had someone we could work with and trust. Her experience, integrity and knowledge of the real estate market, and especially the neighbourhood a house was located in, helped us stay away from locations where there could be social problems. She always gave us an honest assessment of the townhouses we were viewing and this was where her experience and knowledge was greatly appreciated. She would point out what was good about the townhouse we were viewing but also the flaws, she saw things that we did not see. We really appreciated her advice and were able to make an informed decision when we decided to buy. We did not give her much to work with; we had a narrow area of interest, and were specific on the type of townhouse we would find suitable. She went to work, communicated with us regularly, by telephone and by email, and found a townhouse quickly within the boundary we had set. The first townhouse we viewed was in a neighbourhood we liked, it was well priced, clean, well presented and in good condition. My wife and I discussed it then asked Barb for her assessment; she said it was a good value for the price. This was what my wife and I thought and quickly made a decision to make an offer on it. Within two hours Barb had presented the offer to purchase to the listing agent and by early that evening she telephones us to say that we had a signed deal. Unfortunately the deal fell apart very quickly because a similar home in the development sold for $20,000 more. Barb had telephoned us to give us a heads up that the deal was on shaky ground, that she felt the listing agent was trying to scuttle the sale. She expressed her frustration that the agent was slow in returning her telephone calls or emails and was generally difficult to reach. Barb proved to be a tower of strength for us during this time, using every means available to her to keep the deal alive. When she presented an amendment requested by our lawyer the listing agent got back to her saying that the vendor would sign it for five thousand dollars. The deal died at this point. With Barb's help, we were able to move ahead quickly and within a few weeks my wife and I went to an open house on a Sunday, liked what we saw and telephoned Barb. She happened to be entertaining family that day, excused herself and was in our home within thirty-five minutes with the offer. We signed it and all of us went back to the open house. She viewed the townhouse, did what she does so well, pointed out the strengths and flaws but said it was of good value. She presented the offer to purchase to the listing agent fifteen minutes before the open house ended; the owners signed it that evening. The next morning the listing agent received another offer from an agent at 9:30 am., but by that time the sale was signed, sealed and will be delivered to us August 1st. If it had not been for her fast action we would not have made this purchase. She is a real dynamo, an amazing sales agent, an amazing person and now a friend; we were fortunate to have selected her as our agent. I would not hesitate for one moment to give Barb Taylor a high recommendation to anyone looking for a real estate agent to help him or her buy property. We have bought and sold five houses in our lifetime; met many real estate sales agents, some really good and some not so good, but never received the service or attention that Barb gave us. She is to be highly commended for her professionalism, knowledge of the real estate market, integrity and her commitment to customer service." Yours Sincerely, B Anderson "We were then and continue to be very appreciative of knowing Barb and having worked with her on the purchase of our first home. We loved her passion to go above and beyond her obligation without hesitation, she treated us as we feel she would a very close family member. We were so at ease with her recommendations and trusted her professional judgement on everything we discussed before and during our purchase. Our words of recommendation could never be enough, as they pale in comparison to the standard of what someone would observe when they choose Barb as their Realtor. We could never thank her enough for the caring and kindness she gave willingly to us!" Jennifer and Kevin "Just a little something to say thank you for everything that you have done for Frank and I. I appreciate your professionalism, attention to detail but most of all your care and concern. There are no words to express my gratitude! Thank you!" Amy "Barb, you have by far, exceeded our expectations in relation to real estate agents. This is the third house we have purchased with your guidance and expertise and we could not have done it without you. Your knowledge and experience made us feel very confident in our purchase. Your attention to detail and persistance were certainly key to the sale of our other house as well. Thank you for all that you have done in helping us find the right home for our family! You're more than our real estate agent, you're a true friend." Shana |