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🎧 Discover the agents behind the For Sale signs and the sales pitch.
Elite Real Estate Agents of SEQ is the go-to podcast for anyone buying, selling, or simply curious about the people driving Southeast Queensland’s dynamic real estate market.
Hosted by Adam Bell, each episode features a genuine, down-to-earth conversation with one of the region’s top-performing real estate agents. From the Gold Coast to Brisbane and everywhere in between, these agents share their personal stories, expert insights, and what it really takes to succeed in a competitive market.
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Welcome to the Elite Real Estate agents of SEQ podcast, where I sit down with some of the most successful and respected real estate agents working right here in one of Australia's most beautiful and sought after regions southeast Queensland. This podcast gives you a genuine behind the scenes look at who these agents are as people, what makes them stand out in the industry, and most importantly, can help you decide if they're the right fit to guide your property journey.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy the conversation. You might just be listening to the perfect person to sell your property.
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Elite Real Estate Agents of SEQ Podcast. Now today's guest is a powerhouse in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, and someone who's quietly become one of Palm Wood's most trusted real estate agents meet Leigh Martinuzzi. Director of Martinuzzi Property Group in partnership with EXP Australia.
Now since relaunching his real estate career in 2019, Leigh has become the number one agent in Palm Woods for five straight years, and that's as rated by rate. My agent, he's consistently ranked among the top five recommended agents on the Sunshine Coast, and has cemented his reputation as a high achiever with multiple.
XP Australia Icon Agent Awards. But look, what really sets Leigh apart is this commitment to making what is often seen as a stressful experience into something that's exciting. Rewarding and above all, stress free. His Straight Talking Client First approach combined with his marketing savvy and negotiation skills, has built a loyal base of referrals, repeat clients, and long-term relationships.
Now beyond sales, Leigh is also an author and a podcast host himself, passionate about sharing expertise, storytelling, and helping others succeed. Leigh, welcome to the podcast. Thank
you for having me. What an introduction. Well, there you go.
It's all, couldn't have written it better myself. This is, uh, this is why it's called the Elite Real Estate Agents of SEQ podcasts.
'cause we only get the Elite on Mates. So, uh, look, first question Yes. In that, uh, in that intro it said it's your, um, you've come back to real estate. Yes. This is your second crack at it.
Yeah. Okay. Tell
me a bit about this. There is a bit of a
story behind that. Yeah. Well, I'd love to hear it. So I started real estate in the Gold Coast right back in 2012.
Okay. Um, I came from a retail executive background. Mm-hmm. And. I thought I had enough of it. Um, I was, I guess you got capped earnings with retail, right? Sure. And I wanted something different. I wanted to, I, I was always gonna be my own boss, I think. Mm-hmm. Is fundamentally where it led me to real estate.
So I saw real estate. I thought, I can work hard in this, and the harder I work, the better I do at it, the more I can earn. Um, and that's what I did. So for three years I did that. Became a real estate wanker in that three years there.
There's a few of those around.
Um, well, that's what I became, right? And I get it because what I did was go, okay, well what does a real estate agent look like?
What do they do? And so I started to mock what ev what I saw in the industry. Um, I was still myself, but I was, you know, wearing a suit and tie and I was. Dressed uncomfortably. Really? Yep. It didn't feel right. I had a commen compendium back then, you know, the folder. Sure. I'd go in and sit down and bore clients with documents and charts.
Um, and I did well, like, to be honest, 'cause I worked hard. Did you start with an agency? I did, yeah. So I started with, um, well I went through a few different agencies back then.
Yep.
I remember I was doing some deliveries of flyers. I was on a scooter. I had my helmet on. I pulled over. Um, and I used to spend about four or five hours every, I think it was a Wednesday.
Delivering flyers. And about halfway through, I pulled over to the side of the road, took off my helmet, and I said, what the hell am I doing? What does all this mean? Um, so I had the passion for real estate, but there wasn't something really connecting. So I decided to pack it up. I told my wife at the time, I said, let's go to Japan.
'cause I used to live in Japan, right? So we packed up everything, sold the house, sold the cars. Three suitcases, two kids under three. Wow. And my wife. And we lived in Japan for two years. Okay. So that was the gap. That was the reason for the gap. And then I came back and I doubled in a few startup companies on the Sunshine Coast this time.
And 'cause I was a little bit jaded by the industry, um, the industry's got a bad reputation, right. Um, externally, but also within, there's a lot of competition and nastiness that goes on. Right. And I, I didn't wanna be a part of that. Sure. But I said, no, I'm gonna, I've made a decision to, 'cause I knew I was good at it and I did love doing what I did.
'cause it's, it's a nice feeling when you get a result for a client and they Sure they're happy about it. So I said, okay, screw it. I'm gonna come back in, but I'm gonna do it my way. And that's what I did. So 2019, I actually worked for a boutique agency on the Sunshine Coast. And then within two years, um, again, got some really good traction, decided to do my own thing, and that was a hard move.
It is for a lot of people. Mm-hmm. To back yourself enough to say, I'm gonna do my own thing. But I found this company called exp, um, which is a global company of independent agents, now close to 90,000 strong in something like 30 countries. Mm-hmm. Across the globe. Beautiful company to work for, lets me do my thing, how I wanna do it, but gives me all the resources and support I need to do my job, but you need to be able to do it.
Yeah. So I did that probably two years in after being on the sunny coast and, hey, here I am, love my job. Um, this is what you get when you, when you get me out there. Um, you very much get me. Yep. Fantastic. It
seems to have become quite a popular model that where you're not under the, uh, the structure of a, a big banner agency and you can still be yourself, but still have the support systems that you need.
Yeah. Yeah. So some of the agencies I worked for, again, they, they all dangle carrots. Hey, we're gonna give you training, this and that, and the other. Often they don't. Um, there was, and I've worked for a number of different agencies. There was probably one that couple or maybe two of them that had some good elements, like good training or something like that.
But generally not the support. And when you are the person behind the, the, you know, the brand, I guess you are the one that the client's bringing out. You are the one that they wanna work with, but then you're given up. At the time it was like 50%, 40% of your commission Yep. To the agencies. And you go, okay, what for a desk, a phone, um, some money gave you like 200 copies of printed, colored, printed paper a month.
Like ridiculous, you know, things like that. They're
not giving you listings, are they? You're still having to get them yourself? No.
Well you don't, you know, gone are the days where people used to walk into a real estate office, you know? Mm. It's up to you to go out there and, and find clients. Um, and that's when I saw exp and I thought, well, this is a game changer.
I can earn a hundred percent of everything. Uh, for a very small feat. It's the cheapest business you can start, really. Um, plus it's a global community, so we've got a network where we actually work together to collaborate. 'cause we're not in competition. No. Like a lot of the franchise mobs. They're fighting against each other and they're just across the road.
Well, they've probably got the, the agents inside the agency fighting Yeah. Over it. Absolutely. Yeah. And there is that, there is that sort of, um, competition within the agency as well. So I really love the model. Um, and that's been a game changer for me because it, it gave me a level of, um, freedom mm-hmm. To run my business how I wanted to, but also allow me to connect with some masterminds in real estate across the globe.
Like my, my upline in my team is Ricky Carruth, who's a massive, um, player in the industry. He's a coach. I got a podcast as well. Yep. And does phenomenally well, you know, so. To be able to be a connected with that sort of, uh, environment, I think is fundamental. Yep. For my growth as well, which then benefits my clients.
Fantastic. Yeah.
Talk to me about, um, pre real estate before you, you, you said retail, but wh where'd you grow up? Tell me a little bit about your, your background.
Background. So, I'm a Cairns boy. Cairns boy. Grew up in far north Queensland. Okay. Most people down here have come, come north, but you've come, you've come south.
I came south, yeah. Cannes beautiful. Um, I grew up camping, fishing, and all the fun stuff. My dad owned a restaurant. For the Steakhouse and Pancake house. Um, so I spent most of my life, um, in his restaurant Yep. Eating steak. And then, uh, my mum was busy for, I've got three older brothers, so four kids that she raised.
And, um, she, she's a seamstress, so she also ran a, um, clothing shop that she ran. Um, so I grew up with parents that very much were, I guess, entrepreneurial in style. Sure. Wanted to run their own business and businesses. Yep. Like I remember seeing my dad when he did actually leave the steakhouse and work for someone, he just couldn't do it.
So I'm very much wired like that as well. So, yeah, grew up in Cairns. Uh, typical childhood. I, uh, actually was a passionate foodie. Still am. Yep. I did my chef course and started to do my chefing apprentice. Yep. Very quickly decided that I loved to do food, but not in this environment. So I gave that up and I went to university, um, dabbled in that, still did cooking throughout that part of my life as well.
So, grew up with hospitality and then went overseas. Then I got lost in Japan for about four years. Yeah.
Tell us about Japan. What were you doing, doing over there, like you said, with two young kids and, um, yeah. Well, earlier
on, I, I finished university and I had a couple of mates over there. They said, oh, it's great over here.
Come over. And I said, okay, well I'll come over, I'll give it six months and do a bit of teaching. 'cause everyone goes there and teaches. Yep. So I thought I'd do that and then I, not immediately, but eventually I landed in this really good job where I was. Pretty much my own boss. They said, here, we want you to teach these kids and adults.
You have to create the course content, all that sort of stuff yourself. We'll pay you, we'll give you a house, give you a car, boom. And it was great. It was a great job, great boss. They just let me do what I wanted to do and I really enjoyed the teaching aspect of it.
Mm-hmm.
Um, so I did that and I ended up staying there for four years.
Wow. Japan's got an, like, I just fell in love with the country. I think it's got a, a great culture, great history. The people are great. The food's great. So it was hard to leave that. And I came back actually for a brother's wedding after doing about six months backpacking throughout Southeast Asia. Wow.
Yeah. Okay. Now
I've heard great things about Japan, haven't been myself, but, um, it's, it's a must do. Would love, love to. So, um, alright, well, before we delve further into your, your real estate career, um, what would you be doing if you weren't doing real estate?
That's a really good question, and I have heard you ask other guests this question.
Um. I love food. You know, I can, you'd be a chef, wouldn't you? I dunno if I'd be a chef. Um, I listened to a pod, celebrity chef podcast. Yeah. Maybe with Andy Cooks. Cooks. Um, he's got one of the, the largest YouTube channels and he's a cook a chef. Um, and I was listening to his podcast the other day and I thought, you know, that's probably something I would do.
Like, and I've thought about it, it's just setting it up and taking the time to do it. Sure. On top of my other things that I do. But I'd probably do something like that. You know, cooking shows or cooking classes, um, something that's, um, giving value and educating, but something that's motivational as well.
I run the podcast called The Hidden Why Podcast, and I've done that for day. Well, that's what I was gonna ask about next. Yeah, yeah. Um, so I really enjoy that side of things. For me, the growth was really fundamental in my life, and I think it's fundamental for everyone. And not everyone wants to tap into that, that I get that.
But I'd love to go out there and inspire and encourage that level of growth in others as well. Um, because I think it's what makes life a lot happier, and I believe the motivational force behind everything we do is to get to a deeper level of happiness. Absolutely. We just don't realize it. And we're, we're basing all our values and things on external expectations and societal norms rather than sort of searching in here and going, this is where we have to approach life.
Right.
So is that what the Hidden Why is all about, here's your chance, tell us about your podcast, give it, give it a, that's pretty much what it's
about. Yeah. So it started off, I, um. I shared a story just before, so it started off, uh, me listening to a podcast called The Kick Ass Life with David Wood. And my brother was going through a bit of suicide, sort of thoughts and momentum at that stage and started listening to this podcast for his own benefit.
So I thought, okay, I'll listen to it, um, just so I could resonate with what he's going through. And then I started to listen to this podcast. I thought, fuck, this is game changing. You know, I was one of those guys who would wake up in the morning. I was in retail at this time. Wake up in the morning, go, oh, I don't really wanna do this, and I'd burn my toast running out the door, get to work, and just have that sort of cycle.
Daily grind. Daily grind. That's what it felt like. And I was really like, there's gotta be freaking more to life than this daily grind. Yes, I'm ambitious and I want financial freedom and all that sort of thing, but I also want meaning in what I do. Um, so that's why the podcast came about. And I remember I was sitting driving up to the Sunshine Coast and, and you know, it was just a, a joyful idea at the time going, oh, I'm gonna start a podcast.
And this is over a decade ago now. And I pressed record on my phone back then, and I just was pretending I was interviewing someone. Right. And I was interviewing David Wood from the Kickass life. Mm-hmm. And then not long after that, David was my episode number one on my podcast. Was he really? And I launched The
Hidden One podcast.
Yep. And I, I was just looking this morning before we came in here and a a thousand, 1,132 episodes. That
sounds about right. Wow. Yeah. That is huge. So earlier on I did a lot more content as well. Now I don't, I guess I don't, I take it seriously, but I don't, I wasn't investing everything in it. Sure. 'cause when I started out, like most people start things for another reason and then it ends up being a totally different reason why you continue to do it.
So I started because I thought, oh, I could make, you know, money outta this, I could do it as a career. But really it was selfishly for me to grow and learn. Mm-hmm. Um, and then that started to happen and now that's really what I wanna give back to others because the transformations it's had in my life from waking up in the morning watching the Channel seven Sunrise Show, cash cow, and all the negative stuff there to now waking up with exercise motivation meditation.
Different level of mindset helps me win the day differently as well. Fantastic. Love it. And I still have tough days like we all do. Yep. But generally, if I follow this morning routine and I continue to grow, you're better equipped. I'm better. Yep. Better off.
Absolutely. So check it out. The Hidden Why Podcast available on all podcast platforms, I would imagine.
Um, go and, uh, go and give it a listen. All right. So let's move now into your, uh. Your real estate career. So you, you're based on the Sunny Coast. Is, is, is the hinterland area sort of your, your specialty? What, or do you cover the whole
area? Yeah, I go, um, anywhere on the Sunshine Coast. I've probably been, um, boxed in as the Palm Woods's agent.
Okay. Um, and I, I did that myself. Really? Yep. So I got to Palm Woods and I said, okay, well this is where I'm living. My parents were there, that's where we moved to. Um, you know, I thought I wanted to create a lifestyle around me as well, so I didn't wanna have to travel, you know, a couple hours to do a, a property sale.
So I said I'm just gonna focus on Parliaments initially and become the best agent there. Um, so in the first year I did, I became the number one agent in the area. Um, how do you
think you did that? What, what do you think you did that enabled you to become number one so quickly?
Uh, number one, work ethic.
I'm very active. I work a lot. Um, sometimes it's a problem being a workaholic. Yep. I'm balancing that out now. But, um, certainly initially I was just a go-getter. Like I'd be out there walking the streets, delivering flies, calling people. Doing everything that most other agents were lazy to do. Right? Right.
And so people started to notice that. Um, on top of that, I've got a marketing background. I've got a, a bachelor degree at, um, marketing and management. Mm-hmm. And so I did marketing very well, I think very well. Yep. Um, so my marketing was good. I was doing letterbox drops, I was calling a lot of people and I started to really get involved in the community as well.
And that's because it brings me joy. I got two young girls, they go to the local primary school. I got involved there on the PNC. And start to run movie nights and things of that nature. Um, because I enjoy doing that as well. Yep. Um, but people respect that, you know, they see Yeah. Being involved in the community.
In the community. And it is like Palm Woods is a small knit community. Um, now with the expansion on the cards, we are looking to expand further across the coast and offering our, our point of difference, I guess, to more people, because I think the industry generally, there's a lacking of really good agents that really care about people and it's a people business.
Sure. Fundamentally, and a lot of agents are just out there. Giving to people, overpromising on prices, dropping their pants on their feet, whatever they can to get a listing. And you know, people are locking themselves in for 90 days. Now if you look at the average time on the market, at the moment, at least it's 30 days.
Yep. You shouldn't have to be locked into agreement. You should be able to choose someone that you feel comfortable with that has a good reputation that's actually gonna have your back the whole way through. You know, people are people and people will make mistakes, but you still want someone that's got your back and not just about.
Getting a transaction done for sure.
Yeah. So that is your point of difference,
I believe so, yeah. It's about, um, creating a experience, uh, for everyone involved, um, in the, in the process. Um, I work for the clients obviously that are selling their property. Um, I was just saying this before that, um, on rate my agent, it's an independent review platform.
Mm-hmm. So we ask all our sellers and buyers to leave us reviews there. And I think I'm in, they gave me the stat the other day. I'm not very good with the numbers, but, um, top 5% in Australia. Um, with close to a hundred percent review ratings from both seller and buyer. Um, and I think that's important. And I say this to my clients, I said, I want you guys to get the best result I can get you.
Yep. And that's what I'll work tirelessly, tirelessly to do. But I want it to be a good experience for the buyers as well. And it's not just about providing a service, it's about creating an experience. And that's where I say bring hospitality into real estate Sure. Is what it's about. Sure. Um, and that's really important to me.
'cause I'm, I love food, right? Yep. And I get very cranky when I go to a place and I'm paying. For food and they're not bringing me a level of experience.
Absolutely. I know what you're talking about there. I'm exactly the same. I'm all about the, the full experience of going out to eat. Yeah. It's not just the food.
If you go to America, I dunno if you've been to America, but I went um, a couple of times now they get paid on tips and generally you're paying a good price, but the experience is different. Oh, totally. You know, and you go, well, I'm happy to pay for that. Whereas here, maybe not here necessarily, but Sunny Coast, my experience.
Not always, but generally going out and you have to still get up and ask for your own meal and yeah, it comes out whenever it comes out. Yep. You know, you're paying for that. Like I can cook and eat at home. Yeah. Um, so I get a bit grumpy about that and that's why I think I have the passion to make sure when I'm dealing with a client and selling their, their property, I'm giving them a good experience as well.
Um, lack of communication in the industry. Severely lack of communication.
Yep.
Um, people are left uncertain. I hear it time and time again, like what's happening? People should never feel uncertain when you're paying someone to help you sell their house. Um, buyers not getting called like you wouldn't believe to this day, where I get a buyer and they go, oh, thanks so much for calling.
It's like, isn't that the most fundamental part of our job? You would've thought so, so many agents don't. Um, so yeah, there's a big point of difference, but I think it's just transparency. No. Let's work for you and let's get you a good job. And it's about a process. You know, I'm not gonna go out there and promise you anything 'cause I can't guarantee what's gonna come in, but I can guarantee we're gonna run this process and give you an amazing experience.
So at the end of it, you are happy. I'm happy. And we've had a long-term relationship from there. Sure. Yeah.
What's the, um, what's the average and let's talk over the last 12 months or so, what's the average sale price of Um, so my properties
you've been selling, my average sale price is probably around a million now.
Yep. So that's jumped up a few hundred thousand. Yep. Since COVID, um, I've sold a couple of properties in that sort of two mill range. Okay. What's your highest ever? It's just over that. Yep. It's two, 2.1. Yep. Um. Yeah. Most of the average prices in the Palms area is around that. Around that. Well, it could be around a mill now.
Sure. Yeah.
Okay. And, um, what is it that you, you most love about your job?
I look, I think every day, um, is different and I love it for that reason. So you just dunno what's gonna happen every day? Yep. Um, every day I do get to deal with people and I, I'm a people person. I love dealing with people and helping people. Um. So I think that's, that's a really good thing about my job.
You know, seeing people get results and seeing the happy faces on the buyers and the sellers at the end of a deal is, is phenomenal for me. Um, and I generally do love dealing with people and a lot of people say, why don't you answer your phone, like my friends and stuff. So after hours I'm done. 'cause I've been talking all day and I've been using my energy.
'cause people take a lot of energy. Yep. But I love doing it. It just means sometimes I need that shut off time too. Yep. Understand.
Alright, a career moment, you're really. Really proud of
career well in 2022. Um, this was a tough year for me. I lost my father, um, found him at the pool myself and, uh, yeah, he passed away that day.
That was March. March, um, 22nd, 2022. But I did what I could do to get through and cope, and I just kept working. I, I found it beneficial for me to keep busy. Mm-hmm. That year I was awarded the number one international with EXP International. Wow. Um, and the, that was it that year, or I think it was the following year, I was invited to Las Vegas to get on stage to accept the award and have a little presentation.
And that was in front of 5,000 people. So that was. A fairly phenomenal experience for me. Fantastic. Mm.
Okay. What about, um, a listing that maybe didn't go to plan? There's been
a few of them. Yeah. There always is. Look, I don't know. You never know how anything's gonna go. Like, you can follow a process through and through, but every case is gonna be different.
So I, I can't really give one example of a listing that didn't go to plan. Mm-hmm. They all flow as they will flow. Um. I can give you like the first one I remember my first sale ever. I was down at Jacob's well, and it was a place out at STIGs, um, a little community fishing town. And I came across this old couple that lived there and I went out there and they were living in this very rundown old place on a block of land, couple of blocks back from the water.
And they wanted me to sell it. And I just remember the process of selling that, that was my first home, not this, uh, modern glitz and glamor sort of house. Yep. Um, and I remember that one vividly 'cause it was my first one, but also because it was just this rundown, you know, thing and found the couple, you know, young couple that had a very low budget and I think it was a $200,000 sale back then, and they bought it.
They were happy with whatever was on it and they were happy to live in it as it was. Um, so I remember that sale vividly. Another sale that I will remember was an architecturally designed home up at Dulong on the Sunshine Coast, and we had. It was an auction campaign, this one, because we thought, okay, very unique property.
It was about five acres. A very unique home. Mm-hmm. It was run down, um, 'cause it was a deceased estate. Um, but we had bidders on the day and all the feedback was coming in around six, $700,000. And the, uh, the trustee set the reserve higher than the feedback. And we were just like, whew. This is a bit concerning.
We managed to get the price sold. It was just over 900 and something thousand dollars. Me and my colleague was standing there going, wow. Wow. Who would've thought? 'cause all the feedback was around six and 700, but we had a couple of people, probably three, and then one dropped off, and then two that just kept going and going and going until it went for, and in hindsight, like it's, it's probably worth 1.8 now, you know, that sort of property.
Yeah. So they did well. Yeah. Even with that, even
getting that result. Yeah. Fantastic. Always remember that one. Yeah. What, um, what percentage of your sales would, um, be auction versus, versus private treaty?
Um, yeah. So mostly private treating. Yep. I don't push an auction. Um, I have an auction background. I am an auctioneer.
I'm trained. Yep. Um, I worked with a company that's renowned for auctions.
Mm-hmm.
Um, and that was when I was on the Gold Coast and I was actually, um, I think Queensland's number one auctioner back then when I was in that company as well. Love the auction process, but I feel that. It has to be definitely the right property to run that campaign.
I don't really believe it works for most of the properties on the Sunshine Coast. Yep. Love the process. But I think there's other process we can run that are similar, um, that will work just as effectively, and I've seen properties sell at auction and because a lot of people skip past and will move on, or you don't have that buyer there that's, you know, subject to finance.
They sell under what they could have otherwise sold for. Mm. And I see that often. So it does happen. I do believe that, um, higher dense populations like Sydney and things like that, that are, are trained and understand the auction process definitely might be a place for it. Um, but look, one in 14 sales in Australia are auction properties, the rest of private treaties, so, yep.
There's a sign there, I think.
Yeah, good point. Probably a very good statistic. I wouldn't, I wouldn't have known, known that, but you sort of get the feel as you go around that a lot more are done under, under auction conditions than that.
Yeah, well it's an agent thing, you know, it's a be in the mirror and it's like a campaign and flashy and, Hey, look at me.
Yep. But majority don't sell, you know, they talk about the, um, clearance rates. Right now. They're saying, you know, up above 70%. Preliminary clearance rates, they drop down significantly lower than that after that. So it's not all factual. And that's skewed as well by Melbourne and Sydney where they, they seem to sell more auctions, so, yeah.
Sure.
Alright, time for my, uh, my famous quick fire round. Good. Okay. First, first thing that comes, comes to mind. Uh, one word to describe your negotiation style. Powerful. Excellent. How would your clients describe you?
Happy. Yeah.
Biggest myth about real estate agents? Geez,
biggest myth. They're all wankers.
They're not, they're not. No, they're not.
Not all
of them.
Not all of them. Uh, weirdest thing you've seen at an open home. Oh,
more recently I had this bloke come up and he was just ping out the front of the house. So that was someone who's kind not next to a tree or into a bush or anything. Just openly, yeah.
In the front yard. And then we caught him again doing another house not too long after that. Wow. So yeah, that was pretty, that is a weird thing. It's not awful to see You get that. There's, yeah. There's a lot of weird things to see.
Okay. In this world, if your real estate career was a movie, what would it be called?
Back to the agent? No, back to the agent. Very good. Alright. And uh, your top tip for homeowners when selling?
Top tip for homeowners when selling? I think really do your homework. Uh, when choosing an agent. Um, it's not that hard. Just do your research and look at reviews. I mean, when I go to a restaurant, I'll look at the reviews, right?
Yep. Um, and read them and, and then interview and make sure you're comfortable with the person you're working with. 'cause it's an important relationship that you're gonna be within in, for potentially two weeks to three months, you know? Um, so really do your homework
when choosing an agent. Good advice.
And my final question for you, if somebody is out there listing on the Sunshine Coast or anywhere else and considering using you as their agent, what would you say to them? I'd say, please give a call. Let's have a chat,
catch up coffee, see what your plans are, and we'll go from there.
Perfect. Leigh, thanks for joining me on the Elite Real Estate Agents of SEQ podcast.
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