Outstanding Service from Phil Compain

We were introduced to Phil’s services by a mutual friend after several unsuccessful attempts to purchase our first home and we couldn’t be happier with the experience. From our very first meeting, Phil’s professionalism, expertise and attention to detail truly stood out.

Phil took the time to get to know us and understand exactly what we were looking for in our first home. He worked diligently to present us with options that perfectly matched our criteria. When we finally found our dream home, Phil guided us through every step of the process, offering invaluable advice and practical tips to ensure our offer was successful.

Throughout the journey, Phil was always approachable, responsive and proactive, keeping us informed at every stage. What impressed us the most was his unwavering commitment to making the process as smooth and stress-free as possible. He consistently went above and beyond, providing professional guidance and reassurance when we needed it most.

Thanks to Phil’s dedication and expertise, the entire transaction was seamless and efficient. We can’t recommend him highly enough to anyone looking for a trustworthy, results-driven estate agent.

Thank you, Phil, for exceeding our expectations and helping us find our perfect home!

Phil is a legend, one of those rare gems that you find in the real estate industry: dependable, trustworthy, highly effective and efficient, meticulous with his research, hardwork and dedication working for you, he never tires of his commitment to you, regardless if he is working for you as a buyer or a seller. He will hold your true interests at heart and deliver results. 

We recommend Phil to be your agent of choice and you will be both in safe and capable hands when it comes to one of your key decisions in life, which is buying or selling your home. 

My partner and I had the pleasure of working with Phil, who helped us buy our first home. From the very beginning, Phil took the time to understand our needs and preferences, and was always available to answer any questions or concerns we had throughout the process.

One thing that really stood out to us was Phil's dedication to finding us the perfect home. He was patient and never pressured us into making a decision we weren't comfortable with. Thanks to Phil, we were able to find our dream home and make the process as stress-free as possible. We can't recommend him highly enough!

If you're in the market for a new home, we highly recommend working with Phil. His professionalism and expertise make him an exceptional real estate salesperson.

Thank you,Phil, for all of your help and for making our first home purchase such a smooth experience. We are grateful for your guidance and support!

We recently engaged the services of Phil Compain from Barfoot & Thompson, to list & sell our lifestyle property on Wishart Road, Helensville, which we previously purchased in July 2019 for $1,430,000.

Phil had been in regular contact with us for a couple of years leading up to our decision to choose him as our salesperson and had sold many similar local lifestyle properties for above average sale prices, so we had confidence in his selling ability and proven track record. This confidence was extremely well placed. It took less than three weeks from the time our property went on the market to it being declared unconditionally SOLD. This swift sale was made even more impressive by our property selling in a very uncertain buyer’s market.

Phil not only sold our property for the listed FULL asking price of $2,195,000, but then additionally facilitated in helping our buyers purchase additional chattels off us, resulting in an overall sale result north of $2,200,000.

In only three and a half years of property ownership thanks to Phil’s marketing and sales and negotiation expertise, we were handsomely rewarded with a massive net capital gain of $775,000 or approximately 54% increase on what we originally paid for our property back in 2019. We wholeheartedly recommend Phil as a completely trustworthy, exceptionally professional, reliable and highly competent salesperson for all your selling or buying real estate needs.

Thanks Phil, for producing an incredible life-changing sales result for us. We are very happy and pleased that we chose you as our salesperson and sincerely wish you and Barfoot & Thompson all the best in your future real estate career.

If you are looking to buy or sell a property, I cannot recommend Phil highly enough. His customer focus, can-do attitude and trustworthy advice made the whole experience easy for us. I first met Phil when my mum was buying her house and Phil kept us in the loop of the whole process all the way from our first viewing, through auction and settlement. His service was so good that three years later when I was looking to buy my first home, he was the first salesperson I called. Me and my partner’s experience working with him was also great. He provided us with all the information we needed to choose our home and he was instrumental in the negotiating process. We managed to find a property that we wouldn’t have even dreamt of when we first started looking and with Phil’s help, we even managed to get it within our budget. When you work with Phil, you get an immediate sense of his experience and professionalism. He is always quick to reply and follow-up and his ability to stay calm and positive makes a huge difference when you’re buying or selling.

Whether buying or selling a property, I highly recommend Phil Compain, a trustworthy real-estate salesperson from Barfoot & Thompson, West Harbour.

I first met Phil Compain, as a prospective buyer searching for the right property that fulfilled my ‘Wish List’. After looking at countless properties for sale over several months, we finally found what we wanted. After the property was passed in at auction, Phil ‘s expertise in advising me on a sudden multi-offer negotiation process, plus suggesting that I lower the asking price for my property, resulted in a favourable outcome.

I am absolutely delighted that my offer was accepted from three other offers and our Sale & Purchase agreement is now unconditional. Thank you Phil for your professional agent/customer relationship that ultimately helped us to achieve an excellent outcome.

My need to sell my home came about because the retirement village of my choice had a vacancy. My time to achieve a sale was therefore limited by how long I could reasonably ask the Village to hold the vacancy for me. Four months seemed about right and my body clock was also telling me that it was time to move on without too much delay.

I toyed with the idea of handling the sale myself which family and friends had done. I began by asking the QV firm to give me a market appraisal. This they did, included in which was taking account of Covid, plus the forecast increases in mortgage interest rates and cost of living rises which were on the horizon. As a check, I also asked three local real estate companies for a QV. One drove past my house and based his response almost solely on local sales. Two sent along salespeople to make personal contact. This was a good idea, because I was able to ask questions of them and confidently base my future decisions on their face-to-face answers.

At this point, I began to realise that because of my age, what I didn’t know about house sales and my ignorance of what a salesperson actually does, a private sale was not a good idea. To coin a phrase, “ He who acts as his own agent has a fool for a client”. My decision to choose to go with Barfoot & Thompson instead of selling privately was because of Phil Compain’s visit. The decision was based on the hour I spent with him and the confidence gained that I could be comfortable working with him. This confidence was not misplaced.

Phil impressed me with the way he presented himself and the understanding he had of the difficulties faced by an elderly client, recently bereaved and one who was leaving his home of 34 years. And he understood the stress levels I knew were coming. At all times he treated me with respect and frequently emphasised that his duty to his client was to gain a sale at the best possible advantage given the current state of the market. I am satisfied that he fulfilled this responsibility.

Phil has a quiet easy going manner which makes him good to talk with but which hides his determination to achieve results. As far as his actions go, he sets a plan, tells me what he would like to do and, with my agreement, goes ahead and does what he undertook to do. His advice was always sound but on the rare occasion when I wanted to choose a different path for personal reasons, he understood and deferred to me as the client.

Phil has been my mentor in many ways. Early on in our relationship I told him that, as I mentioned earlier, due to my age, I was not handling stress well. He said that he would ensure that stress levels would be kept as low as possible and he achieved that goal.

We encountered a few problems along the way, some of my making, and at times I thought of giving up, but Phil always seemed to have a practical solution for dealing with them. On one occasion he noted that our prospective buyer was having a problem in selling their house. The detail doesn’t matter but our buyer’s difficulty in selling was hindering buying ours. Phil was able to suggest a solution that still met my parameters. I am happy to acknowledge that this was attributable to his vast accumulated experience in his profession and that this is another reason for not going for a private sale.

In summary, I am delighted that I chose not to try to sell privately but instead selected Barfoot & Thompson and with that got to know Phil Compain. Phil, in his understanding way, offered me the encouragement to see the sale through and under the time limit, in difficult market times, that I had set for myself.

I wish Phil success in his chosen profession and Barfoot & Thompson well.

We write this to recommend Phil Compain and Charlie Clelland most favourably to you for their real estate requirements. Both Phil, and Charlie gave us an excellent and caring service when they sold our home here in West Harbour recently. They took considerable time to explain everything to us in detail and gave us very good advice. They negotiated very well for us, and we were incredibly pleased with all their efforts on our behalf.

The sale was stress-free because Phil and Charlie kept us up-to-date with every step taken on our journey to success.

We found working with Phil was super easy. He kept us informed every step of the way and paid attention to every little detail. The fact that Phil lived in our area was of great benefit to us. He had lots of knowledge of the properties he had sold close by. He was always on the ball, and always happy to answer any questions we had. We found Phil very professional to work with and would recommend him to anybody buying or selling their house. So thank you Phil, for a stress-free process and a good outcome on the sale of our property.

We recently had our rural property on the market in Helensville. We first made enquiries with a few agencies and we were not too impressed on their projected property value, as at the time prices were rising on a weekly basis. They seemed well behind the times. A neighbour of mine suggested Phil Compain as being the person that would get the right results. We’re so glad we made that choice. Right from the start of presenting our property to the end result, Phil showed great professionalism in assisting us in every way. What impressed me most was his ability to get the right value, actively pursuing the potential buyers and to also filter out the tyre-kickers. We must have opened up our home to forty-plus views, with a large proportion of these viewers prepared to make a deal, but due to the recent banks tightening of lending criteria, or buyers that had yet sell their own property, we just had to patiently wait. However, with these buyers queued up, through Phil, we had every confidence that we were going to sell. There is little doubt in my mind, that without Phil’s persistent drive and enthusiasm we would not have reached our target.

We found Phil to be a very professional and caring person. Within days of signing with him things moved very quickly and easy for us. He kept in touch every day and sorted out everything that was required. He helped us with what was involved in selling at an  online  auction due to Covid-19, and we had a very successful result.

We would have no hesitation in using Phil again and highly recommend him to both buyers and sellers.

After meeting with other agencies, I found Phil to have the most businesslike and empathetic manner. I knew we would be able to work together as a team. Selling our house was an emotional journey which Phil appreciated. Phil kept everything in perspective, being organised and efficient throughout, reassuring us every step of the process through to the signed contract and following through in everything, getting us the price we're very satisfied with and making it a smooth experience. I would recommend Phil to anybody as he earns his money by always being there for the customer and the buyer. Thank you Phil.

Phil's attention to detail is a valuable attribute in the preparation of preparing your house for market. First impressions are irreplaceable and we hit the mark when presenting our property at Rautawhiri Road with Phil's guidance. He knows the local area well, did his homework and kept us updated throughout, making the whole process stress-free. Phil was awesome, easy to work with and we had a few good laughs along the way too.

Thanks Phil

Phil is a legend....He sold my property within a month AND got me more than I expected it!!! Phil was attentive to my needs and answered all of my questions promptly. He did an excellent job of marketing my unusually quirky property, which had other salespeople scratching their heads with confusion and achieved a fantastic result. If you need a real estate salesperson who cares, who pours their heart and soul into the job, who will work extra hard, for extra long hours.....Phil is your man!!!

Thanks Phil

I would definitely use Phil again. We had a difficult property to sell and Phil took it all in his stride coming in with a positive attitude and heaps of great ideas and suggestions. It was such a welcome change to other local salespeople that had been trying to talk us down over $100,000 from what Phil achieved for us in the sale price of our property. Cheers Phil!

One of the key things we appreciated, was Phil's trustworthiness and reliable nature. His word is as good as the old proverb 'of gentleman's agreement'. Never a doubt in our minds that he was not working hard behind the scenes to deliver. We appreciated too, the extra personal touches of professionalism that Phil delivered. From open homes to the photo shoots, Phil goes the extra mile and out of his way which demonstrates dedication to the profession. We would definitely seek Phil out in any future real estate opportunities.

Phil sold us a beautiful home in Huapai which we absolutely love. We gave Phil a list of everything that we needed in a home and he delivered. He went above and beyond to ensure the deal was done in line with the sale of our other house. Even after the sale was complete and weeks after we had moved in, he was still helping us with little minor things that you get with a brand new home, which he didn't have to do. Would definitely use again in the future, highly recommend.

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We would have no hesitation in recommending Phil Compain for your real estate needs, be it as a seller or a buyer. We were fortunate enough to attend one of Phil's open homes on a windy public holiday. Phil did not rush us and even took us to another more suitable property that we fell in love with. Phil assisted us with the tender process and was patient, encouraging and honest. We felt that he really did have the best interests of both ourselves and the seller in mind at all times. Phil is genuine, personable and we would have no hesitation in using his services again or in recommending him to others.

Selling our home with Phil Compain was the most painless and stress-free experience, conducting the sales process in such a professional manner and always keeping us well informed. Phil approached everything with such enthusiasm. During the sale we found Phil to be so proactive and always ready to adapt to changes if the market required it. Coming from a business and marketing and sales background myself, in my opinion Phil certainly ticked all the boxes. Selling our home during the Lockdown period of Covid 19, go to whoa in five weeks, we thought was exceptional work. Phil comes with our highest recommendation to any potential house or property vendor.