Scott Handyside – Royal LePage Coronation West

My partner and I just bought our first home, and we were so thankful to have Scott Handyside guiding us through the process. I feel a total sense of trust in Scott, and would be pleased to recommend him as a realtor to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.
From our first meeting, we enjoyed Scott’s warm and friendly demeanour, and his sense of humour. This helped us stay grounded throughout our home search, which as most people know can be a very stressful process, particularly for first-​time buyers such as ourselves, and especially in the heated sellers’ market currently in place in the Greater Vancouver area. Scott is an excellent listener, and we felt that he had an excellent understanding of our needs. He was very patient with us as we figured out exactly what we were looking for, which is not always easy to know when first embarking on the home ownership journey.
From our first meeting, we received so much great information and guidance from Scott, to help us get up to speed about so many different aspects of a real estate transaction. Scott was very clear and helpful in answering my endless questions, and I felt like we became much more confident in making this big decision because of the expert advice we received from Scott along the way.
We really felt that Scott had our best interests at heart. If we inquired about or viewed a property that he thought would not be right for us, Scott was very candid in sharing concerns which we might not have recognized. He definitely put our needs ahead of making a quick sale.
Throughout the process, I felt like we were Scott’s most important clients. He is an excellent communicator, and also very prompt in responding to messages… and that’s saying a lot because I sent him a lot of messages! His internet listings service has a really great layout and user-​friendly interface. When we were in a time-​sensitive process of making an offer and needing some changes signed by all parties, his office had software for signing by email (which I understand is not standard for all agents), and it definitely helped us to get the purchase agreement finalized. Little things like that can make a big difference when the stakes are so high and the timeline is so pressing, in a market where a seller may have multiple offers the day of the first open house.
We are confident that Scott’s advice helped us to secure the winning bid (while still in our budget) in a multi-​offer scenario, where we had to act very quickly to be competitive. We moved into our home a few weeks ago, and we couldn’t be happier. Thank you, Scott!