When choosing James as our agent we picked a winner. He kept us completely informed along the way. He worked very hard to get us the outcome we wanted and succeeded. We had a few problems along the way that James delt to as they came up. We highly recommend James. Without any hesitation one of the best. Thanks James
He had an excellent knowledge, understood well what we were looking for and was very professional
A good experience working with James his knowledge of the market and buying a house help me no end, giving me the best chance of succouring a property.
James is an excellent communicator. He understood and informed us well regarding the market. Everything he showed us was on brief from our perspective. He had a great knowledge of the four different communities we viewed houses in. We would have no hesitation in recommending him to our friends.
We have been working with James for a while and he has been great to work with. Communication has always been great - even when overseas!! It wasn’t the easiest process for him I think - but it ended well and we got a property that we are really happy with! Definitely recommend
Highly recommend James McElrea! Did a great job throughout the deal. Professional advice has been given and the negotiation process was smooth and effective. 100% helpful and responsible agent.
James was exceptionally helpful throughout the purchase process , and went above and beyond post-purchase helping with the practical aspects of the property up to a year later , such as moving the clothesline and helping clean the water filters . In addition to this, he is very personable and obliging. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend him to handle a sale and/or purchase of a property
James new the local market,helped us meet the owners and allowed us to decide on the property without pressure .James helped us with the negotiations and ultimately guided us to a successful purchase we are very happy with.I would happily recommend James as an excellent agent who delt with us in an open , transparent and pleasant manner .
This is the first house I have ever sold and therefore trusted James advice through the whole process. His sale process was clear, in tune with where the market was, concise and he communicated excellently. Right up to auction day, James was focused and thorough and made selling my house easy and - yes enjoyable ! I would recommend James as a top agent, I was very happy with the sale price and would use James again in the future
We had made the decision to relocate to the South Island and we were under time pressures of a week to find a property we could fall in love with. James made this task less daunting for us, with his knowledge and guidance he was able to help us secure a property we could call our own in beautiful Lake Hawea. James and the team at Harcourts are all very friendly and helpful and on more than one occasion they collectively went that extra mile to make things as easy as possible especially when we had to go back to Auckland. Highly recommend James and his colleagues to anyone who needs to secure a piece of paradise in this part of the world
We had talked about selling our "lifestyle" block for a while but the time was never right. It took James to persuade us that Wanaka was different to the rest of NZ. He provided a comprehensive market appraisal in which we were pleasantly surprised where our property sat. We weren't in a hurry. So we listed it with Harcourts, where J was, and 6 months later had a buyer We had achieved very close to what their market appraisal said! J was wonderful through-out: great at following up those who attended Open Homes, always there if we needed him, good at taking the initiative in arranging things we needed to do as part of the sale, very helpful in selling off stuff we hadn't sold with the house, and as patient as you could wish for with two older sellers making their first move in a while. He even gave us a good steer about what to do with our surplus funds once we had sold! We would recommend him to anyone.
It took a couple of years to finally get a result. Not James's fault just me always reaching my financial limit at auctions etc. James never gave up even though I often wanted to. Eventually found the perfect fit for me to the point I'm glad I missed out on the earlier properties. I can not recommend James enough
