Paul Dodds

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”.

30 days ago

professional, responsive, patient

We had a great experience working with Paul throughout the process of buying our first home in Auckland. He was professional, responsive and genuinely helpful from start to finish. He always kept us updated, answered our questions patiently, and provided honest and practical advice without putting any pressure on us. would happily recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a property.

about 1 month ago

Friendly and very helpful agent from a buyers perspective

We purchased a house down the street from our current home for which Paul was the agent. From our experience of going to many open homes over the years, Paul had a very friendly low-pressure approach to all of our interactions, of which there became many as we joined multiple open homes, including at least one off the regular schedule, and eventually navigated the successful house purchase. What we appreciated the most though was Paul's extended help facilitating our taking ownership of the house a few months after purchase. We had just started a long overseas trip when the auction occurred (we called in by whatsapp with the help of another Ray White agent). During the 3.5 months that it took us to return, Paul kept the house keys, checking on the house regularly through the winter and meeting multiple contractors who we had requested come through to quote renovation work. On our return, Paul was there to meet us with the keys and a bottle of bubbles. Top marks from our perspective and a very pleasant experience overall. Thank you, Paul!

2 months ago

Many many thanks to Paul

Paul was extremely helpful, informative and prompt throughout the process of purchasing our home. As a matter of fact we saw two homes that truly peaked our interest and both were hosted by Paul. Couldn't have done this without Paul's help and cannot convey my gratitude enough.

2 months ago

Effective and efficient, responsive and supportive throughout the sales process

Paul was great to work with and demonstrated a good understanding of the local market. He was professional, communicated well and was across the detail ensuring that the sales process went smoothly. He was transparent and honest ensuring that I had the right information to make decisions. Call out to Sam the auctioneer as well, who achieved a fair price for the property on the day of the auction through his negotiation skills. I would recommend the Parnell Ray White team and would use them again for any future property sales.

3 months ago

Communicated really well, being precise and clear in his message

Paul has a great market knowledge and his appraisal was spot on. He did not over deliver his expectations of what the property was worth. He was professional and gave honest advise on marketing campaign.