Lara Branch Realty

Purchasing a home through Lara Branch Real Estate was nothing short of a nightmare as a first home buyer. At one point I said to my partner that had we not wanted this particular house, that I would have given up and looked for something else.Adrian was personable and we had absolutely no issues with him at all throughout our experience. It was confusing although, as it was only him at each inspection we attended, however, all of the negotiating we did was through Karen- who we had only met the day prior to our settlement during our final inspection.Karen sure lived up to this name! We made multiple offers with no counter offers made in return- I said I was happy to negotiate, although I couldn't negotiate with nothing! At one point I asked Karen if she had even brought our offers to the vendor- little did she know that we had personally met the vendor, so when she said she had brought each offer to them I was suspicious. The vendor told us that they had not received any offers from the real estate despite Karen telling us she had brought each one to them. This was disappointing and also unethical in my own opinion. She was unprofessional from this point on- on a phone call she remarked that she swore on her childrens' lives" that she had brought these offers to the vendor. I was extremely uncomfortable and taken aback by this comment and had to remind her that I'm just here to purchase a property and would like to keep things professional.Despite this on top of many other issues- Karen had never explicitly told us our offer was in fact accepted. Not in a single moment

We're first home buyers who purchased our first property from Lara Branch Realty. The initial process was fine, Karen organised an inspection for us and contact in the beginning was frequent and appropriate. Once contracts were signed, we hit some road bumps and everything went downhill from there. It was no fault of our own (property was grossly over valued by real estate) and the real reasons there were road bumps weren't communicated to the vendors accurately and we had to get our broker to communicate with the vendors conveyancers and broker so things were accurately relayed. Once the deposit for the property was received we did not receive any communication from the realestate...a simple congratulations on purchasing your first home, would have gone a long way. Karen went overseas without providing us with a point of contact. We also had to chase the for sale sign company to have this removed, whilst it's a small thing it's not the purchasers responsibility. The shining light was Adrian who handed over the property and was a true delight, we were glad to have him on the day!

Karen's communication throughout was excellent and her understanding of the local market was first class

I have been actively looking to purchase a property in lara and had the pleasure of dealing with Karen. Nothing was to much for Karen and she was willing to show me properties after hours and on a Sunday afternoon as well. I would definitely recommend Karen an awesome real estate agent. When the time comes to sell I'll definitely be using Karen..

Karen/Adrian had intimate market knowledge of the local area and were upfront and honest on what to expect with the highest level of professionalism. They were very helpful and accommodating and so easy to deal with. We were so pleased with the outcome from the sale of our first ever home and had full trust in them both selling our home. We would highly recommend speaking with Karen or Adrian before signing with another real estate agent to sell your property.

We used Karen and Adrian to sell our deceased estate property recentlyWe were absolutely thrilled with the outcome.It was such a pleasent smooth process and we couldnt be happier.We highly recommend Lara Branch Realty .

We are so grateful to have been recommended the services of Lara Branch Realty. We were fortunate enough to have had Karen and Adrian both play a role in selling our first home promptly, professionally and effortlessly.Always contactable and approachable, putting real estate jargon that is not tip of the tongue for most, into a manner that we were able to understand and digest, was super important to us.These guys delivered a great outcome for our first home sale.Thankyou!"

Really go somewhere else

Good friendly company