Joanne Batchelor

WELCOME Thank you for stopping by my website. I hope you will return often for information on properties for sale, interesting neighbourhoods and resources for buyers and sellers.

I have a long-standing interest in real estate but I initially chose a career in public sector administration, training and project management. Now I can combine those many years of experience with that passion for real estate for your relocation project and to help you manage transitions in what is probably your largest investment. I have also been an executive, fund raiser and events coordinator for several non-profit sector organizations, mainly in the creative arts field. Real estate is all about connections such as these and about networking to find buyers and sellers for you.

I have handled all sorts of properties – downtown, suburbs and rural, and from starters to custom luxury homes. As you can see from my testimonials, I know that a sales representative has to go beyond merely shuffling the paperwork. I have worked with families and singles, seniors and first-timers. Just about everyone needs some help to avoid surprises or cope with them.

When you are interviewing realtors to help you buy or sell, ask them if they have

• Experience with downsizing seniors
• Coordinated out-of-town adult siblings selling a parent’s home
• Handled chains of conditional buys and sells
• Negotiated with clients 12 time zones away
• Provided staging materials such as furniture, art, linens, etc.
• Held garage and estate sales to help clients de-clutter
• Sold clients’ items on Internet, e.g. Facebook Marketplace
• Found reliable handy person for last minute repairs
• Helped clients move or store high-value items
• Assisted with remediation of septic systems, asbestos insulation and aluminum wiring
• Found high-potential homes for investors and helped sell them after renovations
• Researched planning and zoning issues
• Reliable referrals to lawyers, architects, builders and developers

In other words,  are they really “full service”?