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”.

Paul's reviews

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Paul has 24 reviewsacross 10 different locations, showing 6.
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7 days 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.

about 1 month 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.

2 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

5 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.

6 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!!!

6 months ago
Excellent real estate agent, hard working and commited to the best for his clients

I don't normally write reviews but wanted to write this one to highlight Paul Dodd's hard work, professionalism, good communication skills and dedication to his client/s. I have worked with many agents over the years in different countries, buying and selling real estate, and can honestly say that Paul has been one of the best that I have seen over that time. I have worked with Paul for eighteen months or so, auctioning my property in the Eastern suburbs and also, with his help, purchasing a property in an inner city suburb. I was impressed by his efforts to achieve the best result for my property on auction day, with a considered analysis of the current market, development of targeted marketing strategies adapted to the property to attract potential purchasers into the property over the four weeks pre-auction, communicating effectively about the property to buyers, working with me to provide further information to potential purchasers about the property as needed, and making sure that potential buyers were fully informed and felt ready to bid on auction day. It's easy to sell properties when the market is hot, harder when the market is going through a flat period. On Paul's advice, we staged the property (rather than showing it empty) and this proved to be a key factor in selling the property; potential purchasers could see just how nice the property could look with the right furniture in place and could imagine themselves enjoying living there. Paul assessed the value of my property prior to the sales campaign and this proved to be very accurate; we achieved above that price on auction day, after turning down three lower pre-auction offers. I am certain his knowledge and expertise of the real estate market helped achieve the result that we ended up with. Overall, I would strongly recommend Paul Dodds to anyone wanting to sell their property for his professionalism, excellent communication skills and integrity.

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Paul's properties

Paul has 2 properties for sale and sold 11 properties in the last 12 months, showing 4, sorted by most recent activity

SoldMay 8, 2026
Price not available
4 Kelvin Road
Remuera Auckland
5
4
4
House
SoldMay 6, 2026
$1,765,000
206/2 Tagalad Road
Mission Bay Auckland
2
2
2
Apartment
For Sale
Set Date of Sale (Unless Sold Prior)
16 Waiatarua Road
Remuera Auckland
5
3
4
House
SoldApr 11, 2026
Price not available
15 Laxon Terrace
Remuera Auckland
4
2
4
House
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