Dear Barry,

We want to thank you for the excellent service you provided us on the recent sale of our home in downtown Ottawa. We appreciated your businesslike approach, your candour and your professionalism. Throughout the process of listing, showing and reviewing offers you were always accessible and demonstrated a genuine sensitivity to our desires. It was a real pleasure to have you as our listing agent.

We were also delighted with the assistance we received from the colleague you referred us to in Toronto where we have now purchased a new property.

Thank you for making our life a lot easier around a process that can often be quite stressful.

Yours sincerely,

2006 August

It was with pleasure we turned once again to Barry to help us find that right home. Having worked with him on our first move into the area, a wonderful Penthouse rental just over a year ago, there was no question we wanted to use Barry again once we made the decision to look for a place to call our permanent home. Our directions were less than clear; a place in the city or back to semi-rural living - not sure. On top of that, once we decided it was time to look around, we wanted to start the process immediately!

Barry responded professionally and supportively, working with us on a number of options and setting up appointments over night to meet our sense of 'now'. The result: we are the very proud owners of the perfect place for us on the Canal. Thank you Barry - a job very well done!

We first enlisted Barry Humphrey five years ago to help us buy a luxury townhouse in a certain development on the canal where there were none for sale that interested us at that time. He canvassed everyone in units we would consider buying, and found a seller immediately. Next, he sold the condo we had been living in very quickly, even though there were some special assessment issues regarding foundation problems.

Several years later, my elderly father wanted to buy a condo in a specific highrise, using a real estate agent that he knew. The agent did not return my calls for several days so I called Barry. We viewed the available units the next day and made an offer which was accepted. Following this, Barry placed my father’s house for sale and sold it within a month. This was a 50 yr old home in need of much TLC and repairs but he obtained a very good price for it. Also, he put us in touch with someone experienced in dismantling estates and selling contents, which was a godsend.

Barry also negotiated a very good deal for us on a highrise condo penthouse apartment that was being built, which we now have as an investment. Additionally, he found us excellent tenants for it, the first for 19 months, the second for 5 years.

These experiences over the past five years clearly demonstrate why Barry Humprhey is a top notch real estate agent. He returns calls promptly, has an easy going, no pressure approach and gets desirable results fast. We recommend Barry Humphrey to our friends and acquaintances whenever possible.

Our frequent moves in and out of Ottawa have made the selection of a professional real estate firm and reliable agent a key to our professional mobility. Deciding to sell our Alta Vista family home, we contacted Barry Humphrey of Royal Lepage, given his reputation and extensive marketing experience in our neighborhood. Barry provided us with the highest quality professional service: he advised knowledgeably on preparing the house for sale; he arranged a constant stream of visitors from the industry, as well as potential buyers; he negotiated a competitive bid that led to a sale price higher than what we had initially sought. At the daily and practical level, he returned phone calls promptly, answered our questions with patience, and provided us with confidence in his professional capacities. All in all, it was a very satisfactory process, that led to the sale of our house in the shortest time possible, at an advantageous return.

Thanks Barry, we will call on you again. Cheers!

...We were trying to sell our home on our own and could not believe the wasted time, energy and frustration to which we were subjected. Barry, you saved our sanity. We learned our lesson that private buyers are educated bargain hunters. We have a new respect for agents and the work they do. You're worth every penny. Thanks again and keep in touch with us.

….We always thought we had a beautiful and elegant home, in the heart of the Golden Triangle, but when it came time to sell, Barry's description in the marketing of our home was exceptional. Not only did he sell our large home quickly, he also found us a new home within a week in the Alta Vista neighbourhood. Thanks Barry

My wife and I had been toying with the idea of purchasing a new home in the country, a sort of home, cottage and vacation spot all rolled into one. We thought we would never find the right place for us until one day we saw an advertisement in the newspaper. We checked it out on Barry's website. We could not believe our luck. There "IT" was!!!!!

At first we thought, well this is just too good to be true and these real estate agents always glamorize these things to grab you in and work on you once you are there. We made an appointment with Barry to view the property and we were very pleasantly surprised. His description of the property and house was no exaggeration. We were so impressed with Barry's straight forward, no nonsense and no pressure approach that we were very comfortable to place an offer on the property with the condition that we sell our present home. We were fortunate to have this conditional offer accepted by his clients.

We were so comfortable with Barry's professionalism and sincerity that we asked him to handle the sale of our present home. Barry made all the arrangements for us and on the following Saturday afternoon we had three showings. Within the span of three hours we had two competitive offers!! Just incredible!! Barry sold our home for us, guaranteeing the purchase of our dream home.

Thank you so much for making this dream of ours come true Barry. We will certainly be glad to refer Barry to our friends and relatives if they need a real estate agent.