Simon Strydhorst Reviews

Simon was the perfect agent for us, as both a seller and then a buyer. 1) He offered excellent advice; 2) he had a very clear understanding of market conditions; 3) he had an uncanny ability to predict what potential buyers (and later a seller) were going to do; and 4) when it really counted, he showed himself to be a skilled and very tough negotiator. On that last point, I can't say enough how glad we were to have him on our side, and likewise how fortunate we felt not to be going up against him. WORKING WITH SIMON AS SELLERS: First, he priced our home at just the right point and arranged for excellent marketing. We got two offers within a few days. But he didn't jump at them, he played it cool and got both to increase their offers; we eventually got a signed deal for more than we expected. When that offer fell through a week later (because of buyer financing issues) he used it as an opportunity. He went back to the original interested parties, added in a couple buyers that he had heard were disappointed that house went under contract quickly, and ended up getting an offer well above the first - for 10's of thousands more we ever expected to get. WORKING WITH SIMON AS BUYERS: He had a very good sense of what we wanted so he didn't inundate us with useless listings, just a few that were all close to what we wanted. When we saw a very good house early on, he accurately predicted that it would sell quickly and at what price - we were too slow in taking his advice. When we later saw another house we wanted, he read the situation and went to work. He was dealing with an unmotivated seller, which made it difficult, but little by little he got the price to go down. Again, he showed some serious chops here: he really worked on a seller that wasn't in any hurry to sell or lower his price. We ended up signing a contract for close to 50,000 under the list price.

Simon kept me regularly informed about showings and offers and did everything in his power to sell this house as quickly as possible.

Simon was very professional and provided valuable advice in helping to sell our property quickly. He was always on top of the file and responsive to emails and phone calls.

As an out of town investment property owner to begin the selling process of my property in Calgary and knowing there'll be many challenges happening during the listing / showing of a tenant occupied property, my biggest hope is getting a responsible realtor in taking care of the listing the property. Little did I know that my listing agent, Simon Strydhorst, not only knows the property area well, well verse with the Residential Tenancy rules & requirements and absolutely doing a professional job with the real estate sales services and procedures. In addition, he also has something making him totally stand-out from other realtors that I used in the past. Simon has excellent voice and e-communication skills, his works truly reflect his passion in looking after his clients and his real estate business. At the end, Simon has successfully negotiated the best possible price for our property in a luke-warm real estate market. My wife and I shall have no hesitation in recommending Simon to all our friends whenever they need a realtor in Calgary. We can only hope that one day, Simon may move his real estate business in the Vancouver area 🤞😁. Thank you, Simon for your excellent work in the sales of our Calgary property !

I cannot say enough good things about our first home buying experience with Simon. Simon was always available to answer our questions. He was very thorough and explained everything in a way that was easy for us to understand. What could have been a very challenging process ended up to be very smooth! We were so pleased with Simon's honesty, knowledge, and attention to detail. Simon was so easy to work with and cared about helping us find our perfect home. My husband and I would highly recommend Simon to anyone!