About Paul

Paul brings to real estate a truly unique skill set like no other, along with his strong core values from growing up in the deep south. Aside from being a loyal Highlanders and All Blacks supporter, Paul likes to go to the gym, spend time with family, walk the dogs, go tramping and improve his golf. With a BCom (Hons), Paul’s work experience has included, property finance banking and consulting, working as a marketing manager, establishing his own commercial property syndication company, owning and running multiple preschools and in the last 7.5 years, running his own digital marketing agency. Paul experience also includes managing the building of 3 new homes and the renovation of a 4th. With a thirst to learn and a desire to share with others, Paul has created a website called Making Sense of Marketing - www.msofmarketing.com where he shares free marketing content. He has also established and hosts his own podcast called “Insights into Success”- www.isintosuccess.com where he interviews successful people from around the world including well known New Zealanders. Paul has published over 100 episodes which are shared across social media. Having been a vendor selling their home on 5 separate occasions, Paul knows all too well how stressful it can be. Having never been satisfied by the salespeople chosen, Paul has always considered there was an opportunity to join the industry and deliver the service he could never find. Paul’s wife Nicola is a qualified Interior Designer and with their 2 boys now largely self-sufficient, she is keen to apply her expertise in helping clients maximise their home’s presentation for sale. Paul considers the keys to providing a great service to vendors can be broken down into: 1) Strong communication. “You need to understand the stresses that vendors are potentially going through and ensure that your communication is tailored to what they need. They must have confidence that you are doing the very best for them”. With Paul’s extensive experience being a vendor and the communication skills that he has developed over the years, he aims to provide the very best service. 2) Negotiation skills. Having negotiated commercial property deals worth well in excess of the average family home, Paul has the skills and experience to deliver the best outcome. 3) Marketing Skills. With Paul’s background this is a particular area of strength that sets him apart from others in the industry. “In real estate people often promise a lot, but do they deliver? How much do they understand about being a vendor and do they care? I welcome the opportunity to sit down with any prospective client and not only answer the hard questions, but also demonstrate my skills. The vendor needs to believe in their chosen salesperson and the salesperson needs to believe in the vendor’s property and do their utmost to get the best result. I want to be the salesperson that as a vendor I could never find”.

22 days ago

Excellent communicator; offering pragmatic advice locally to overseas vendors

Paul went above and beyond in positioning our house for sale while we remain overseas. Following a couple of meetings with us in Auckland he then ran a positive and successful campaign keeping us informed at every step of the way. We had some work requiring local management in the run up and he dealt with this personally and professionally. We would not hesitate in recommending him as an agent.

about 2 months ago

We would recommend Paul to all vendors

Paul kept us updated at all times, we felt listened to and knew Paul was acting in our best interests at all times, he was professional, kind and respectful throughout our experience, a great agent to deal with.

3 months ago

Trusted, capable and highly effective..

We recently worked with Paul Dodds of Ray White Parnell, who successfully sold our 3 year old apartment in Mission Bay prior to auction date, despite it being in a particularly challenging market. Paul stands out as an honest and authentic professional, with an easy, approachable demeanour. His communication was excellent throughout - clear, consistent, and reassuring - and he provided realistic guidance on pricing and positioning, backed up by solid data. This gave us confidence and helped us make well-informed decisions at every stage. Importantly, Paul demonstrated strong people skills in a market where engaged buyers are scarce. He took the time to understand prospective buyers’ motivations, built genuine rapport, and handled discussions with care and credibility. Where many might have struggled to generate interest, Paul was able to identify and secure the right buyer. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone seeking a trusted, capable, and highly effective agent.

4 months ago

Totally trustworthy

Paul was highly recommended to me and I'm grateful to have gone with him in the sale. He worked really hard, with heaps of enthusiasm. I trusted his marketing skills from the beginning, as this is his strong background. Over and above that, he was in constant communications and I always felt I could get in contact about any little thing and be welcomed. He followed up interested parties consistently and made the auction build-up and process very easy for me, talking over key considerations and supporting my wishes and plans. His professionalism was perfect. I very much appreciate the experience

6 months ago

Persistence in a tough market

Paul was great throughout the whole process of selling our mum’s house. Despite some property barriers outside of his control, he persisted and got us a result we were happy with.

8 months ago

Excellent Customer Service

Paul is wonderful and easy to deal with, addresses the matters in a professional manner, very effectively and efficiently and most importantly delivered the desired results for us. His is very focused and driven and builts report with purchasers. We could easy get hold of him, always returns calls in timely manner, ready to do whatever it takes to complete the task! Paul, Thank you!!!

Paul's properties

Paul has 1 property for sale and sold 12 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity