"On a whim one day I went into Mike Pero’s office where I met Jono Smith. I had been thinking on and off of moving. We started to talk and that afternoon he came and looked at my property. Jono was excellent in every way, very presentable and understanding of my circumstances, explaining my options. Once I had decided to sell, he kept me updated on all aspects of the sale. I would not hesitate to recommend Jono Smith selling your property."

"The simple fact is that if we had stuck with the first real estate agent we sought an appraisal from, rather then follow a trusted friend’s advice to at least have a chat with Jono Smith, we would have listed and likely sold our property for a $100,000 less than we did. The first time we spoke with Jono we knew he had our best interests at heart rather than just getting another listing and an easy commission. Jono listened to our thoughts on what we could do with our property, advised us on what target groups it would appeal to, and what we should concentrate on to increase its value and market appeal. Just like the magical real estate agents we all see on the reality TV programs, his advice did have us spending some money and doing some hard work but with a net gain of over $80,000. This may not sound like much to some people, but the house was at the lower end of the market. Our property went to market just as the banks were tightening up on lending, but Jono did not use this as an excuse to encourage us to accept a lower offer he just worked harder to find the right purchaser at a price that we were, frankly, stunned at. We have brought and sold a number of properties in the past and have been so disappointed with the agents that we brought the book on selling houses privately. We have since thrown the book away as we realize we could not have achieved what we did without Jono’s input. It is a great to actually feel happy paying a real estate agent’s commission, we recognize and appreciate value for money. We cannot recommend Jono Smith highly enough as a real estate agent and on top of that, he is just a lovely man deal with. We have another property to sell later this year and you can probably guess who we will be listing it with."