Lifestyle and Rural Properties

Jul 28, 2011

Potential Purchaser

Any one knows just how stressed and venerable you can feel when your in the market to either sell, buy or rent a property. My husband and I have spent the past 12 months looking for a home to lease with an option to buy, in which time we have dealt with every real estate agent in the Tamworth and surrounding district and would have to say that Barbara Laurie at Life Style and Rural has been the most genuine lady to have done business with.
Barbara has her finger on the pulse of Tamworth's best real estate and is understanding to the needs of people, this is an agency that can think outside the square and make things happen.
Thankyou very much for all your time and help your a true asset to the community of Tamworth!!
Kind regards The Archer Family.

Barbara Laurie Sales & Marketing

Apr 17, 2011

"Vega Vale - Vendor"

Dear Barb,
Just a quick note firstly to thank you for your hard work to effect the sale of Vega Vale". We have appreciated your personal care. Many thanks again for all your help.
Kind regards, Ellis and Pip Tout

Barbara Laurie Sales & Marketing

Nov 10, 2010

"Keronga" - Vendor

"Lifestyle and Rural sold our property during tough economic times due to their total commitment and determination to achieve the sale. We are very happy with the result."

Glen & Christine Inwood

Barbara Laurie Sales & Marketing

Sep 1, 2010

Jabe - Vendor

After having our property listed with other agents, we had our property listed with Lifestyle & Rural for a short time. Barbara only presented people seeking our type of property, to inspect our property, which took the stress off us as vendors. Persistance without being the pushy salesperson Lifestyle & Rural matched the right people to purchase our property.

Jan & Ben Pearson - Tamworth

Barbara Laurie Sales & Marketing

Jul 7, 2010

Bluegrass - Purchaser

Dear Barb, We want to thank you for all your hard work in finding us our dream property. We moved from Sydney with 2 weeks notice and Barb found us a short term rental for all of us, cat, dogs and horses. We had visited Tamworth several months before and Barb took the time and gave us a lot of her time and patience to show us everything. We could then plan what area would be better suited for our lifestyle.When the transfer to Tamworth came through Barb was again hot on the trail to find our new home. Before the 6 month lease was up, we had sold in Sydney and settled in our dream property. We can't thank Barb and her team enough for all the work they put into finding our place. Barb would meet us or arrange inspections, all with a moments notice. A more genuine person you couldn't find and we would recommend Barb, Lifestyle and Rural Properties any time, all the time. Thanks Barb

Robyn Bruce and Paul Macari Timbumburi

Barbara Laurie Sales & Marketing

Nov 11, 2008

"Warwick Road" - Purchaser

We live and work in Hong Kong and this is our base for the time being.

We have been actively purchasing investment properties back in Australia to better our financial standing for when we return to finally settle down with our family. It has been difficult for us to find a reliable, honest and trustworthy friend in the real estate industry until now.

We purchased a property from Barbara Laurie through her advertisement on the internet.
Barbara provided us with a multitude of information via Internet, fax and phone. With this information and her upfront honesty about the property whether good or bad, we found her not to oversell this property to us and we were able to make a big financial decision and offer a price for her to negotiate with the vendor and more importantly, we trusted her opinion and invested our money on this property SITE UNSEEN.

When arriving in Tamworth to view the property after our commitment was made through the various channels being solicitors, banks etc., we were pleased to see that this property was everything we expected it to be and we have discovered that our purchase made with the help of this agent, was honest from the start of our enquiry.

If you’re thinking about buying a property through Barbara Laurie’s business SITE UNSEEN or you want to make an enquiry but, you want some honest answers before you drive past and spend your time on an inspection. Then I truly recommend you call her if you want an honest opinion and also if you want a good negotiator to get you the best purchase price possible.

We have no hesitation in recommending anyone to Barbara Laurie. Her professionalism to her clients and to her business and ours was beyond reproach and you will not be disappointed.

Matthew & Jennifer Fuge

Barbara Laurie Sales & Marketing

Jan 1, 2008

"Teridgerie" - Vendor

As we have to travel between properties we found that our solution was to cut down on travelling and sell one of our properties. After talking to many real estate agents both my husband and I found Lifestyle and Rural Properties, owned by Barb Laurie to be down to earth, honest and easy to communicate with.
After meeting Barb and talking about what we required from her, we both felt that we could talk to her with ease and we could trust her to find the right buyer for us (which didn’t take long at all). Any time that we had questions whether it would be day or night, we were given the answers promptly and correctly. The professional and personal service we received was second to none.
We will be relying on Barb once again to find us a suitable property when the time arises.

B & J Hartman

Barbara Laurie Sales & Marketing

Nov 8, 2006

"Malby - Vendor"

Thanks Barb for the amazing job on selling my acreage, "Springfield" for me.. If you are considering Barb as your agent let me assure you are making a very wise decision, a decision that will save you time and allot of money.

I had my property listed with Barb and also one of Tamworth's leading Stock and Station Agents, Barb out sold them, out serviced them and ended up with the sale. We had a few viewings prior to the property officially going on the market by the other agent and one viewing with Barb.

She and I worked out a advertising campaign, that wasn't necessary, because the property went into the Tamworth Property Guide on Saturday and the property was SOLD on the Sunday. A Qualified buyer, as apposed to the dreamers the other agent bought out. One of there qualified buyers could only manage an offer $100,000 below the listing price the next best was $50,000 below asking price. All that after trying to push me into an Auction.. I also was expected to pay for ALL the advertising..

Barb got me $4000 below my asking price and get this, I kept my round yard which I promptly sold for $2800.. I was ecstatic. She was a dynamo, with a great no BS style and that's what sells property I believe. An astute buyer can smell the retric a mile off. Over the years I have sold a number of properties, non of which were as painless as this sale. A real pleasure to deal with and she followed the sale all the way through till I got my money, not just up until the exchange of contracts.

GREAT JOB BARB, your definitely on my Christmas card list. I was so confident in the sale that I settled in Tamworth on the 5th of June and moved in to my new property in Tamborine QLD on the 6th..

Give her a try, you wont be disappointed.

Barbara Laurie Sales & Marketing