“IN OUR EYES CHARLIE IS THE WHOLE PACKAGE, 'TOP BILLING' REAL ESTATE AGENT!”
My Wife & I were introduced to Charlie by a friend, whom Charlie had sold two of their properties.
We had been through a long and draining sales campaign with another “top agency”…who didn’t manage to deliver a result for us.
We are so thankful our friends did us a big favour, from the moment we met Charlie, his presence & professional but friendly nature won us over!
In our eyes he is the whole package, top billing “real-estate agent” .... all rolled into a very charismatic, eternally optimistic and sharply presented salesman.
He loved & believed in our property from day 1 and he made a promise to us that he would deliver where the other agency failed to…his self-belief was infectious.
And so he did deliver…within a much shorter campaign timeframe, he had 2 offers on the table…and using his well-honed negotiating skills he ultimately sold our beloved property for Top Market Value!
Again I might add well above what the other “Top” agents said our home was valued at. So all in all we were extremely pleased with Charlie, who we just can't recommend highly enough!
I think the best praise/testimonial we could give him, is that he came into our lives as a real estate agent, and in a matter of weeks we now consider him a trusted friend for life!
So in my humble opinion, forget about all those big agencies that claim to be the best….just give Charlie a call, you will never regret it!
Wayne and Tora Hunt
“Charlie operates to a strict level of Honesty and Integrity”
Our grateful thanks are owed to Charlie Cochrane for his expertise in bringing the sale of our home to fruition.
Charlie operates to a strict level of integrity and a straight forward level of honesty in his appraisal and finesse in bringing both seller and buyer together.
His sunny disposition shines through at every step of the Sales process, and we would thoroughly recommend his involvement to anyone needing a sale to progress their change of address.
Ron & Trish Ward
“CHARLIE IS THE BEST REAL ESTATE AGENT ON THE COAST!”
Charlie was recommended to us by friends for whom he had sold a property. From the moment we met him we knew we could trust him. He was friendly, sincere, honest and very professional and laid out a sales strategy to achieve the top price for our home, we were amazed!!
Not only did Charlie apply the strategy, to which we had agreed, but he SOLD our home in just 8 days for an incredible price!! To say we are thrilled is an understatement.
We highly recommend you call Charlie if you want a sincere and skilled agent to sell your home, in fact we think Charlie is the best real estate agent on the Coast!!
Thanks once again for doing such an awesome job.
Craig and Dawn Moore
64 Regency Park Drive
“The most honest, trustworthy agent you could ever have.”
Charlie was an amazing salesperson, always on time, answered your questions quickly and honestly with text or phone calls, and we always felt no question was too much of a problem. We would recommend Charlie to sell your home. A great, honest and trustworthy real estate agent.
Ian and Debbie Upson
“IN OUR EYES CHARLIE IS 200% TRUSTWORTHY!”
We bought and sold our house through Charlie Cochrane. We chose Charlie as our realtor because as buyers we trusted him and he gave us the absolute best service with passion and positivity at all times. We wanted the same experience for our buyers and knew that we were going to get the best and honest service from Charlie.
Charlie has thorough knowledge of the building industry having built homes himself which helps with every question that we as vendors didn't even know about our own home. Charlie is fantastic at keeping in touch, providing constant updates when and where required and he does all it takes to get the job done.
In our eyes Charlie is 200% trustworthy and his positivity is second to none. Rest assured we will be ringing Charlie again if and when we look to sell our next property. Thanks Charlie for everything.
Pouria Hosseinpour and Katie Smith
“THE MOST PROACTIVE REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON I HAVE MET!”
I found Charlie Cochrane to be the most proactive real estate salesperson I have met. He took the initiative to approach me regarding the sale of a family property because he knew it had been on the market for some time, without success. He wasn't pushing but offered his services to help and was confident of his ability to sell it.
Charlie understood that there were some unique circumstances surrounding getting access to the property for marketing purposes and viewings and was only too willing to work with what the occupant required.
Charlie was knowledgeable about the properties in the area and supported his knowledge with sales he and others had conducted and gave a sound marketing strategy. He was very confident that he would obtain a sale prior to Christmas.
Within a matter of weeks, Charlie had a conditional offer where two other properties had yet to be sold. He was confident that he could sell the local property prior to Christmas and within a matter of weeks he had done just that. Charlie was supportive in the out of area property with both the vendor and the listing agent, which also resulted in a sale. Through this process I realised that Charlie was an agent who is more than willing to work with other agents to get a result for his vendors.
I found Charlie to be knowledgeable, completely honest, personable, hard working and more than willing to fit in with our unique circumstances regarding viewings. Nothing was ever a problem for Charlie and he always showed up with a smile on his face. He was also about 'service". He stayed in contact and always gave feedback 'straight after' the open homes or private viewings so no one was ever left wondering what had happened.
He took the stress out of selling and portrayed an air of confidence that put me at ease. At the very least it was known that Charlie would be doing everything in his power to achieve a good result and he did.
I have complete confidence in recommending Charlie Cochrane for all your real estate requirements. Whether you are a seller or a buyer, I am sure that your experience will be as good as mine.
Wishing you all the best in the future Charlie.
Christine Goudie
“HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE ANY AGENT WE'VE DEALT WITH”
We are very happy to provide this testimonial for Charlie Cochrane.
My husband and l have bought and sold a number of homes over the years. We were very impressed when we first met Charlie, he was very friendly but at the same time very professional.
Since listing with him we have had amazing communication from him thru the whole experience of selling our home, something we haven’t had with previous realestate agents.
We would highly recommend Charlie Cochrane to sell your home.
The day after our first open home Charlie presented us with three offers, one which was unconditional and our asking price, which was awesome!
In our opinion Charlie is head and shoulders above any realestate agent we have dealt with.
Colin and Tricia O'Neill
“CHARLIE COCHRANE IS THE HARDEST WORKING AGENT ON THE COAST, VERY IMPRESSIVE!”
My husband and I have sold a few rentals & recently sold our lovely home at Tindalls Bay. After a very poor & disappointing effort by the first agent, we were extremely lucky to get a referral to Charlie Cochrane and we could not speak more highly of his effort in selling our property.
We found Charlie to be professional, friendly & approachable - knowledgeable and honest about how the market is going.
Most importantly, he was always available to show buyers through, even over the Christmas period.
Charlie is totally confident he will make the sale and he makes you feel the same way, Charlie listened and did whatever we asked. He went out of his way so many times to help, even down to opening the house to air and watering the plants when we went away. (Not that we want to make work for you Charlie).
Charlie puts in 100% effort into selling your property, more like a friend who wants to see you get the best price in the fastest time.
Once Charlie had the sale he worked on to encourage a second back up deal.
We know the Hibiscus Coast and can confidently say "Charlie Cochrane is the hardest working Agent on the Coast".
Very Impressive
Thank you Charlie
Vivien and Gordon Hughes
“One in a million agent!”
Charlie saw our property not just as a commodity but as a much loved home & so tailored the marketing to fit us & our home. Charlie showed integrity & sensitivity when dealing with how we would like our home portrayed & listened to all our suggestions. One in a million agent!
Paul and Jo Wright
“Want a dynamic agent? ... call Charlie!”
We signed up Charlie Cochrane to sell our home and what a fantastic job he did!. Charlie is hard working, sincere and easy to work with, he kept us informed throughout the process and never put us under any pressure. He's an outstanding real estate agent and we highly recommend him. If you want to sell your home and want a dynamic agent then call Charlie!
Shirley Burslem and Andy Loehner
“HE LIVED UP TO HIS AWESOME REPUTATION!”
Charlie came highly recommended to us, and he certainly lived up to his awesome reputation. Constant communication, positive energy and did what he said he’d do. He sold our property in a matter of weeks for the price we’d hoped for. If you're thinking of selling, contact Charlie Cochrane.
Mike and Alison Sweeney
“HE SUCCEEDED MAGNIFICENTLY!”
It’s a pleasure to write this testimonial for Charlie Cochrane. Unusually, had he not sold our home these views would still have been offered anyway!
We called 3 top agents , all presented well but Charlie’s enthusiasm and total commitment shone through. His appraisal was the lowest of the group but he emphasised his commitment to achieve the best possible price for our home. He succeeded magnificently and gave frank and honest suggestions at every step of the process.
We are so grateful for his professional advice and recommend him unreservedly.
Thanks Charlie
Graham and Sue Mullin
“I am a man of few words but I cannot more highly recommend Charlie Cochrane”
Fortunately, I had gone with the right agent and Charlie got the job done and was impressive. Integrity is so important with transactions of this magnitude, mistakes can be costly so I just want to say, thank you Charlie!
I am a man of few words but I cannot more highly recommend Charlie Cochrane. He is honest, kind, hardworking and an excellent salesman. He sold my property for $300,000 over the registered capital value!
I almost didn't sign the listing with Charlie as another real estate agent was pressuring me to sign with him, claiming he had a buyer at a really high price. I spoke to Charlie who listened politely and then stated that he honestly thought it was a lie, a cynical ploy designed purely to secure my listing. His solution was to sign with him as I'd previously agreed, and he'd offer this agent a 50/50 split of a full commission. If he really had a buyer wouldn't he be pleased with a big payday? I thought it was a great idea. Charlie was right, we never heard from him again, I was shocked and angry. Fortunately, I had gone with the right agent and Charlie got the job done and was impressive. Integrity is so important with transactions of this magnitude, mistakes can be costly so I just want to say, thank you Charlie!
Douglas Weir
“... Exceptional, ... Honest, ... Realistic, ... Knowledgable!”
Charlie was the Real Estate agent for my husband and myself. This was a huge move to sell our family home (after 29 year / 7 months), both physically and mentally.
Charlie was exceptional in his approach. He was always honest, realistic and up front with us through the process. Charlie was very thorough and knowledgeable about the procedure of selling a home. When it came time to make decisions, Charlie was able to give us good advice whilst allowing us to have ownership of decisions.
A strength of Charlie, is his great character. He is very personable and friendly. Both my husband and I enjoyed our casual and professional discussions.
Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Anna Kenny
Anna and Graham Kenny
Associate Principal
Orewa College
“WE WISH WE'D HIRED YOU CHARLIE!”
Hello Charlie, Many thanks for your kind words and wishes. It was your direction and honest expertise that made us think on a different, more realistic plane that helped us in achieving the sale of our property. Our meeting with you gave us the confidence to progress forward. In retrospect it is you and your company that should have initially marketed our home which we consider an earlier result would have eventuated. Doris and I have given your real estate folder to a neighbour that is seriously considering a sale. We have recommended you personally. Thanks again Charlie. All the best to you and your family.
Kevin & Doris Stokes
“A GREAT JOB!”
We want to say a BIG thank you to Charlie for his hard work in selling our rental property, particularly the way he managed the tenants and his frank and professional advice on the offers received. A great job!
Mark and Nadine Broomhead
“Thanks Charlie for keeping such a positive attitude!”
It was great having an Agent on the same page as me who knows how to fly above the clouds where rainbows and sunshine are. I appreciate all the wonderful energy and time.
Linda Haines
“A PERSONABLE AND PROFESSIONAL AGENT!”
Picking an agent to sell your home is one of life's gambles that you want the house to win. Charlie had a positive attitude right from the start. Throughout the process he provided great advice, timely communication and didn't pressure to close the deal.
Ring Charlie Cochrane for a personable and professional agent!
Paul Retter
“... great advice, great communications throughout and got us a great price”
Charlie made the whole process of selling our house very easy. He was always supportive and a pleasure to deal with. Never any pressure to do anything. He provided great advice, great communications throughout and got us a great price. We would happily recommend.
Benet and Pauline Chin
“TOP CLASS AGENT!!”
Heading into retirement living we needed an agent who had our best interests at heart. Charlie Cochrane is an outstanding person. Having met him six years ago we knew he would be the one to put our trust in. With his passion and honesty we were extremely pleased with the effort and time Charlie put into selling our home. An amazing achievement, Charlie made the whole process easy and stress free. We highly recommend Charlie - he is Top Class!!
Lorraine and David Wadman
“Our house sold in under a week, credit to Charlie!”
We were fortunate enough to have Charlie Cochrane as our real estate agent to sell our house. We found Charlie to be extremely efficient with great communication skills. All matters where handled promptly and professionally. Charlie was very respectful to our tenant that lived in the property. Our house sold in under a week, credit to Charlie!
Kathy and Tim Burns
“Leave it to Charlie”
We had such glowing feedback for Charlie Cochrane’s work and outstanding successes that, when it came time to sell our home, we didn’t hesitate to get him in for a chat. We weren’t disappointed. Within just a few minutes we knew we had someone who was totally on our wavelength, someone who not only had some great ideas, but just as important, someone who was content to listen patiently and enthusiastically to our ideas too.
Charlie didn't arrive with the bag of clichés that you may have heard from other agents "I've got buyers waiting for a property like this" "we have a network of agents who will all be working on your property" etc. etc. He simply took a good look at our home and used his considerable skills to tell us a range within which he felt it would sell. It was a very honest range as well, Charlie doesn't buy listings. We were happy with his estimates and went ahead very confident that if anyone could get a result, Charlie could.
To this day, we don't know how hard Charlie had to work to sell our home. In 2018, we're sure property selling isn't easy. But, however hard it was, Charlie never burdened us with it. He just got on and focused on getting us the best result possible. We were happy to leave it to Charlie.
It was extraordinary. Within a very short space of time, Charlie had an acceptable offer to present to us. We signed. Job done!
The word 'passion' is totally over used and abused in many C.V's. But, in Charlie Cochrane, we observed a man who was totally passionate in doing the very best for his clients, to the extent that we completely believe him when he says a successful sale is far more exciting than the commission it brings. If you are looking for a friendly, honest and successful real estate agent to sell your most precious commodity, do what we did - leave it to Charlie!
Bill and Gaye Harman
“We were blown away with the sale price”
We would not hesitate to recommend Charlie Cochrane to prospective sellers, and would strongly recommend they don't make the mistake of going for the cheaper option when listing their home. You really do get what you pay for!
We are happy to provide this testimonial for Charlie Cochrane of Bayleys.
We sold our property in Weiti Views in April through Charlie. At the time we spoke with various Real Estate Companies who all told us we would get around $840,000 for our home. When we spoke with Charlie we were impressed with his professionalism and enthusiasm for what he does, and even though Bayleys fees were $6000 more than the others, decided to go with Charlie. He's so passionate about what he does, we were convinced he would do his utmost to get the most our house was worth for us - and he did. We were blown away with the $980,000 sale price. We were so grateful that we made the right decision to give Charlie the agency.
We were on a cruise at the time but Charlie kept us updated via telephone, email and text, ensuring we always felt in the loop of what was happening. He also arranged and met with a House Inspections Company for us, and dropped off documents to our Solicitor, so he went beyond the scope of just selling our property.
After the deal was signed Frank had more than a few sleepless nights over the fact that we had almost signed the listing with another Agency as their commission was $6000 cheaper, and if we had done, it would have cost us$134,000 !!
After we had sold our property at such a fantastic price, we were able to buy our dream home, which Charlie also sourced and negotiated for us!
Charlie is a rare entity in the Real Estate business, he is honest and has integrity, and is an all round nice guy.
We would not hesitate to recommend Charlie Cochrane to prospective sellers, and would strongly recommend they don't make the mistake of going for the cheaper option when listing their home. You really do get what you pay for!
Frank and Pam Williams
“I went with my gut instinct when I signed Charlie and I was proven right”
I chose Charlie because he came across as honest, passionate and I felt that he understood what made my home special and how to best portray this to potential buyers.
I secured the services of Charlie Cochrane in the sale of my property at 97 Elan Place, Stanmore Bay in March 2019. Prior to signing Charlie I also got a Registered Valuation and two other appraisals from local high preforming Real Estate agents.
I chose Charlie because he came across as honest, passionate and I felt that he understood what made my home special and how to best portray this to potential buyers. He believed he would achieve 'the best market price' for my property and his appraisal was the closest to the registered valuation. It didn't take long and within just two weeks he had an offer on the table, he proceeded to negotiate with the purchasers and finally achieving a signed agreement at a price which was more than $70,000 higher than the highest appraised value from the other two agents!
I went with my gut instinct when I signed Charlie and I was proven right. He was a man of his word and I found that Charlie was someone I could work with and it felt that we both had the same goals in mind during the sale process.
If you are considering selling your home then I would recommend giving Charlie a call and get an appraisal and sale proposal from him.
Mark England
“A TENACIOUS AND REALISTIC BROKER IN ALL MARKET CONDITIONS!”
Charlie successfully sold my beautiful Horncastle built home in Millwater during difficult market conditions.
I was always impressed with his positive attitude despite long periods of negative publicity and very little response from open homes. His feedback and suggestions were realistic and sensible without negativity or distraction. He has a professional approach to all things Real Estate, and I would thoroughly recommend him as a tenacious and realistic broker in all market conditions.
Peter Egden
“Charlie was fantastic ... he just took all the stress away”
In short we really liked Charlie and appreciated his impressive communication, positive openness and honesty and focus on achieving our desired outcome.
Selling a home, one of life’s major investments, can be fraught with questions, misgivings, and anxiety, accordingly it is important to select a marketing company and individual sales person with whom you can relate, be open about your concerns and who provides a level of comfort to take you through the process.
In selecting Charlie from some five agencies that we had appraise our property, we immediately related to his up front no holds barred approach, his enthusiasm for his profession and focus on our needs and desired outcome to achieve our financial goal.
Prior to listing he advised on issues that would need attention in an open and honest way so by the time of going to market we were all well in sync with the desired anticipated outcome.
During the marketing process we received excellent honest and open communication providing feedback every step of the way resulting in a sales agreement within three weeks of going to market. We were presented with a realistic signed offer that was within our undisclosed price expectation resulting in an unconditional contract.
In representing our interests, Charlie has been focused, open, honest in meeting their stated actions and we have no hesitation but to recommend them to any pending property owner/s.
In short we really liked Charlie and appreciated his impressive communication, positive openness and honesty and focus on achieving our desired outcome.
“Charlie was fantastic ... he just took all the stress away.”
Stuart and Carol Johnston
“We have found a diamond in the rough with Charlie!”
The photos and marketing on our property were amazing and Charlie was always positive and encouraging even when we felt like we couldn’t bear another open home.
Charlie was recommended to us from a friend, and whilst we spoke with a few real estate agents about listing our property we particularly liked Charlie’s honest, down to earth approach to selling our home. We listed in January 2019 in a particularly difficult market with significant competition but found Charlie to be open, genuine and always coming up with fresh ideas to promote our property.
Charlie not only worked tirelessly at marketing our home perfectly and widely, but also assisted us in finding our new dream home to buy. Charlie is a prompt and excellent communicator and we would both recommend him as well as use him again. He was prepared to drop his own personal plans to facilitate an offer being made in the weekend rather than postponing it until a weekday, and always made us feel that our property was his primary focus.
The photos and marketing on our property were amazing and Charlie was always positive and encouraging even when we felt like we couldn’t bear another open home. We have found a diamond in the rough with Charlie!
Ultimately, we were very happy with the deal we achieved. Thanks so much, we will be in touch when we are ready for an investment property!
Chantelle and Paul Hardcastle
“WE TRUST HIS ADVICE AND HE GETS RESULTS!”
We first met Charlie as "the purchasers" of a property. We were immediately impressed by his professionalism, enthusiasm and positive personality. He then became our "preferred agent" for selling property also. Charlie is honest, reliable and hardworking. He is very knowledgeable of the market place, realistic throughout the process, we trust his advice and he gets results! We do not, and would not hesitate to recommend Charlie to prospective sellers/purchasers whenever we get the opportunity to do so.
Bruce and Sandra Pirrett
“HE DID AN AWESOME JOB!”
Was very easy to discuss and workout ways and details re the sale and very helpful and enthusiastic in the whole process and very positive we felt very comfortable with him he did a awesome job we thank him for helping sell our lovely house / home totally recommend him, thanks and Cheers Charlie
Trev and Jo Harris
