Just wanted to advise you we have sold my property. We moved out this weekend and everything is finalizing today. Please update to SOLD on your website. And thank you very much for everything - this was much more effective than local real estate agencies!

L. Mattie (Antigonish, NS), 0407
lauramattie1@hotmail.com
 

Just a few words on your service and the ease with which we sold our house . . .

Our display was viewed over 1800 times in less than two months; we fielded calls from Fort McMurray, Calgary, Edmonton, Newfoundland, PEI, Ontario, Nova Scotia; showed the property about ten times; and accepted a full-price offer within two weeks (the buyers, from Stoney Creek ON, sent over a family friend, who walked through, and within 1 hour we had our offer), with a closing within five! Most importantly, we were able to avoid over $10,000 in needless realtor fees!

From our first contact, you went out of your way to accommodate our needs. Excellent service - we’ll definitely spread the word.

K. Latimer (Antigonish, NS), 0906
kevin.latimer@storaenso.com
 

We’ve accepted an offer on our Cloverville Road property and are on our way to building our new house!

Thanks for your beautiful pictures and your insight. All who came through our home were very impressed and thought the photos certainly did it justice.

M. & S. Beaton (Antigonish, NS), 0906
stuartbeaton@eastlink.ca
 

Thank you, thank you, for the beautiful job you did in helping me sell my cottage in two and a half weeks! Our display drew over 1300 visits as of this morning, and I had calls from as far away as England. In the end I had two offers on the same day.

A friend of mine had great results with you back in January - that’s why I decided to use your sevices. I had a lot of positive comments on the display - in fact the buyer’s building inspector decided to use it for the bank report, as your shots turned out better than his own. Thanks again!

D. Craig (Sherbrooke Lake, NS), 0806
dale.craig@accesswave.ca
 

Here is a note to let you know our house is SOLD! The buyer drove by, saw the PrivateList sign and took a look at the online display etc. He telephoned me to set up an appointment and thankfully loved the house and the yard.

As a result of PrivateList, we were able to sell to someone who loves the property and the house (I also had two other people who did the same thing and were very interested in the property, but they were too late because the other sale was already in progress) - thank you!

B. Harris (Dartmouth NS), 0606
bess.harris@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just wanted to let you know that as of 6PM this evening, we've sold our house! We are thrilled not only to have sold privately, but also in one week! Additionally, our experience defied conventional wisdom in that the sale began with an open house.

Thank you again for your advice during the early days . . . I’ll be sure to contact you should we sell again in the future, and I will definitely recommend your service to anyone I know who is looking to sell!

S. Smith (Bedford NS), 0106
svoyageurs@hfx.eastlink.ca
 

Thanks so much for being there when I became frustrated with Realty Companies. I’ve had calls from all over the world and have sold to a lovely couple from New Mexico. Now I wish I had a dozen more of these properties for sale! Thanks again.

Jo-Anne Cooper (East Dalhousie NS), 0106
angelwisellamas@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Thanks Privatelist for your display expertise - we’ve now SOLD our house privately - to a couple from Germany. Our property had been on the site since last fall, and we were almost ready to sign with an agent, when we received the e-mail from Europe. Things progressed very rapidly from there.

The site works - patience is the key - and saved us over $20,000! Thanks again.

C. & G. Gray (Sambro NS), 0605
chrystal.gray@dal.ca
 

I am part of a team doing research for a Dummies Guide to Buying and Selling a House, for Canadians. Your site is an excellent resource . . . miles and miles ahead of anything I’ve seen on the web. I’d like to refer to your site in the book as a useful resource for people who want to sell on their own. Please let me know if that’s OK.

Moira Bayne (Toronto ON), Jan/2000
moira@colbornecommunications.on.ca
 

I just wanted to let you know that it was a big help to have my home listed on PrivateList: our buyers weren’t even looking in this area, but really liked our PrivateList display and set up an appointment. We were able to tell callers that they could preview the house online, and the display helped attract people who were really interested and not just speculating.

I would definitely recommend PrivateList to anyone thinking of selling (and I’ve also sold my home before the others in my area that are listed with realtors!).

C. Melvin (Halifax NS), 0905
cmelvin@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just a quick note to let you know that our house has sold. The buyer saw it on the internet and said “isn’t the internet great”. The best part was no realtor. Anyway thanks again for all your help and as usual it was a hit - remember this was our second time using you and it won’t be the last.

Tammy and Tim Delaney (Dartmouth NS), 0301
ttdelaney@hotmail.com
 

We just wanted to say how satisfied we were with privatelist.com! In February and March we had so many inquiries on our listing that despite planning to hold an open house, we actually had a sale before it could be arranged.

Not only were we successful in selling, we also purchased our new home through privatelist, saving ourselves more realty fees. I highly recommend your internet services.

J. McKeough (Charlottetown PEI), 0402
earh@pcdha.nshealth.ca
 

Just a quick note to let you know: a couple from Sundre, Alberta found our listing on Privatelist in January and fell in love with it. So now it has been sold - we want to thank you so much for the lovely display!

J. Coveney (Hampton NS), 0302
peanut@ns.sympatico.ca
 

... while there are many Web sites for listing or browsing homes being sold privately, there are few sites dealing with the ins and outs . . . . [PrivateList] is the most informative site we managed to find.

Ioannou et al. Buying and Selling a Home For Canadians For Dummies. Toronto: IDG Books, 2000. pp. 360
 

Well, my mother’s house in Truro sold today - to someone who saw it displayed on PrivateList. We are planning to sell our home in the near future and will be in contact with you as we plan to sell again PRIVATELY!

J. Ramsay (Truro NS), 0202
jramsay@tru.eastlink.ca
 

I must say I am impressed with your idea and presentation. I have shown the site to a few colleagues here at work and they all thought the site was easy to use and well done.

B. McBryan, 0298
bonnie.mcbryan@gems1.gov.bc.ca
 

I noticed that a Tag-Team display, marked as SOLD on your website, was still getting all kinds of hits, and was so impressed I had to take a look at what you were offering. Now we’ve got one of your Tag-Team displays for OUR property!

I just want to tell you that your site is great. So much great information, lots of traffic and first up on a number of queries I tried on search engines. I will certainly tell others about this site.

P. Kelly (Halifax NS), 0805
home8brenda@yahoo.ca
 

We trust you’ve received our documentation for enrollment via email - if you reqiure any other pics or information please don’t hesitate to phone.

. . . the internet display worked! We have a close scheduled for Aug.12, with folks from Windsor who looked at our home several days after it went online: upon their own sale, they came back and completed the deal! That’s five showings, two offers and a sale - in six weeks!

T. & D. Allen (Kentville NS), 0801
timothyallen@ns.sympatico.ca
 

I forgot to let you know, my house sold a month ago - to buyers from Boston! I want to thank you very much for the [Tag-Team] link to my page; I got a lot of inquires and was down to three serious buyers at the end. I notice your web page gets lots of exposure on the search engines. Keep up the good work!

D. Cunningham (Tatamagouche NS), 0505
dcunningham@ns.sympatico.ca
 

After having our property for sale for over two years (including with a realtor on three different occasions) we listed with Privatelist, with the display appearing online on Jan 30/05. The presentation of our property was incredibly well-done and I’m happy to say that we closed the sale on April 1st, 2005, with buyers from New Brunswick!

This has been a wonderful experience: not only did we sell in only 2 months, but also became great friends with the buyers - all thanks to Privatelist. I recommend your service to anyone who is interested in selling or buying a property! Thank you Privatelist!

M. Freitas (Antigonish NS), 0405
cindymf@eastlink.ca
 

I wanted a fair price for my house, not a give-away. But adding a realtor’s fee on top might possibly have prevented a sale-in-time. I called PrivateList, and very soon you came to my house, took photos and measurements, gave me hints, had my display online, and sent me full-colour highlight sheets to spread around.

After about 600 views of my web display, 50 phone calls and 25 visitors, my home was sold - within seven days! Not only did I get the price I expected, I had also the choice to decide which buyers I liked best.

Thank you for your good job, PrivateList!

W. Kerger (Truro NS), 0504
wolfram.kerger@ns.sympatico.ca
 

We finally SOLD our property, after almost three years of trying (including two aggravating years with realtors). After we re-activated our display on www.privatelist.com this year, within two hours our buyers phoned, and two months later a deal was made, with possession on June 1st.

Many thanks for the professional job you did on the display, for staying in touch during our two stints with the MLS, and for the advice you gave to ensure a satisfactory conclusion.

S. & S. Roberts (Murray Harbour PEI), 0304
sarobert@pei.sympatico.ca
 

Our house is sold, so we won’t be needing your great web-site anymore. Turns out the very first person we had come look at it previously panicked once they saw us advertising on www.privatelist.com and came to us last week with a good offer, so we accepted.

So thanks very much for your service! Even though we didn’t actually sell through the site, it did generate lots of interest. We will recommend it to anyone we hear of selling a house for sure. Thanks again for a great NS endeavour!

M & S Jamieson (Pictou NS), 0602
iloveseashells@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just sold the house in Truro! (The buyers were from Moncton, and found the listing through PrivateList.)

You may recall that after having tried unsuccessfully to sell through real estate we decided to give PrivateList a try. Your service was easy and inexpensive to access, the number of calls from the well-designed display helped us maintain our confidence, you kept us current on the web-site and were always available for advice. Thank you for your professional support!

A. Kennedy (Truro NS), 0304
kennedy@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just a note of thanks re our display - the response was overwhelming! It was a big decision for us to sell the cottage, but promoting it through PrivateList made the transition less painful: with it listed, sold and closed in little over a month, there was no time to dwell on memories . . .

This was our second time listing with PrivateList, and we recommend it highly to anyone thinking of buying or selling their home or cottage.

D. & C. Graham (Beaverbank NS), 1103
(902) 864-1919
 

Well, PrivateList worked once again for us: we’ve sold our home in less than three months - to someone from half-way across Canada!

We’d recommend PrivateList to anyone as a fast and easy way to buy or sell, with savings to both parties - this is a well-organized professional web-site!!!

G. & J. McKeough (Pictou NS), 1103
kas2566@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know that I have now sold my house!! Closing date is October 1st.

On a sidenote, I feel you are providing a great service at a reasonable price; I have already recommended you to others in area looking to sell their houses privately.

D. MacLaughlin (Halifax NS), 0903
daveymac@eastlink.ca
 

Thanks so much for all your advice and beautiful web-page design. We loved your showcase of our property! And our home sold in only six days. WOW! It was so exciting to watch interest in our home grow. Thanks again!!

Pat and Anita Carty (Eureka NS), 0803
cartyab@eastlink.ca
 

Hugh, could you please place a SOLD tag on our display - the deal was closed with payment today!

I’d like to thank you, as the response over the last few months on your site has been crazy. What a way to sell property! Again we thank you. If I have any further business, I will definitely be contacting you, and I will spread the word on www.privatelist.com (as I have already been doing)!

D. & L. Langille (Halifax NS), 0803
dglangille@psphalifax.ns.ca
 

I’m glad to send you this email: I’ve sold the house (to purchasers from Britain!) - the deal closes on Thursday.

Thank you for your help - I hope that your service is successful, as I got just as good results as with real estate, but am 6% (+HST) better off as a result of PrivateList. Thanks again!

J. Walker (Belmont NS), 0603
jeff@cfs.ca
 

Hi Hugh, We are happy to say we just sold our house. Thanks for the advice re price, we were very happy with the final outcome and managed to secure our ideal closing date as well. I did get some feedback from one of the agents who saw the ad on the net and was impressed.

J. D. Fraser (Halifax NS), 0298
jdfraser@ac.dal.ca
 

Hey Hugh, slap "SOLD" on Lower East Pubnico - it’s a done deal (with a buyer from California, looking for a retirement home)! Thanks especially for your pep talk . . . your sage advice was terrific.

One of the great things about our new house, if we ever decide to sell: it has great resale value (and we would use PrivateList again). We are happy clients down here . . . many thanks for the support from Privatelist!

A. Burden (Pubnico NS), 0503
(902) 762-0249
 

Good news - we’ve SOLD! Even better, the buyers - from Vancouver - found us through our PrivateList display (we also had calls from Australia and South Africa). So you can “unlist” us now. Thanks!

J. & K. Cormack (Halifax NS), 0303
hartcormack@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Good news, we sold our house on Friday – 2 weeks after it appeared on PrivateList! Thanks for your assistance – the people who called from the newspaper ad had all looked at the website, and I’m sure it helped them to decide to make an appointment.

A. Fleming (Pickering ON), 0303
AFleming@willmsshier.com
 

Our house is sold! And it was through PrivateList (the buyer is from out of the area and would never have found us otherwise).

Once we went below $_____ the phone started to ring off the wall; I think there is a much larger market in that range. And the nice things is, the calls were from people who had already previewed the property online. We are thrilled with PrivateList - thanks for featuring our home so effectively.

E. West (Truro NS), 0203
ewest@tru.eastlink.ca
 

Our place is SOLD - to an Ontario couple who spotted it on the Web and had the same reaction I had when I first saw the house.

I have told anyone who might be interested about your service. PrivateList is not the only real estate maketplace on the Web these days, but to our minds it is the best - the photos are wonderful, the site is easy to navigate, there is useful secondary information to help new buyers, and more. I would recommend it to anyone.

C. Bosdet (California USA), 0103
BosdetNS@aol.com
 

We’ve sold the house! Once again . . . PrivateList has come through!

A lady from Virginia Beach was here on a house-hunting trip. She was involved with an agent running all over when her husband (who was at home) saw us at www.privatelist.com and told her that it looked and sounded perfect. It was!

B. & H. Massia (Dartmouth NS), 1102
b.h.k.massia@ns.sympatico.ca
 

We’ve sold our property! Our buyers saw it on PrivateList and wrote us to say “WOW - your home is gorgeous - we absolutely love it. Will be in touch to see what we can do to arrange a vist. I’m drooling over that place of yours.”

They made a visit and the rest is history. Thanks, Hugh, they were great pictures.

K. & F. Vryenhoek (Peas Brook NS), 1102
kv31@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just wanted to let you know that our house has sold!! A doctor from BC bought it - she had seen it on PrivateList, came to NS, looked at several houses with real estate and this one privately. They liked the private lot and house, offered us the price we wanted and so it’s sold, thanks to www.privatelist.com!

P. & L. Allen (Truro NS), 1102
l.allen@ns.sympatico.ca
 

We have a firm offer now, closing end of September!

We would definitely recommend PrivateList. The number of private listings these days must be giving real estate agents the frights: I figured there were about 20% private ads one day in the paper. . . . I certainly didn’t want to pay them the best part of $20,000 to sell my house, that’s for sure.

L. Goodwin-Casey (Halifax NS), 0902
lsgoodwincasey@ns.sympatico.ca
 

What a great site! I’ll be checking back often. FYI, there are three houses for sale by owner on my street . . . . I don’t know how you find the vendors to list, but since they’re so close by you might want to contact them . . . . I’m not actually in the market - I’m just a buyer wannabe. I’m also a web designer, so naturally I’m interested in well-designed sites - and I liked the way yours was put together. It’s very easy to navigate, the photos are fun to look at, and the links you provide are relevant and useful.

A. MacDonald (Halifax NS), 0998
amacd@hfx.andara.com
 

Just wanted to let you know that we have sold our Musquodoboit property as a result of our PrivateList display. (We had many inquiries from all over Canada and the US; the new owners are from the Halifax area.)

Our property was unique, and I don't believe the traditional [MLS] listing would have allowed us to get the net price we obtained by finding that "just-right" private buyer through PrivateList. Thanks for all your assistance!

R. Lindsay (Musquodoboit NS), 0802
rlsl@tru.eastlink.ca
 

I held out for over a year and finally have sold my house at a fair price. I have still saved money by not having used an agent. Thanks!!!!!

R. Conrad (Dartmouth NS), 0802
rconrad@sprint.ca
 

We have an accepted offer on our house. The deposit has been received, conditions met and the closing is July 8th.

Thank you, I've been telling a lot of people about privatelist.com. Great results.

L. & S. Wile (Truro NS), 0602
lswile@tru.eastlink.ca
 

Just wanted to let you know what a good response I have had by linking my web-site with PrivateList. [Tag-Team is] well worth the money!

N. Harvey (Elgin NB), 0301
outback@nb.sympatico.ca
 

. . . the closing took place June 18. Communications were complicated by the fact that the original closing date was to be August and the buyer got anxious to move in. The service you provide is worth every cent. Keep up the good work!

K. & A. Duncan (Fall River NS), 0699
2NDOPINION@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Thanks for a lovely job! Everything is beautifully done. As it happened, I had downloaded and printed a set [of display pages] and had them in my briefcase yesterday when I bumped into someone who has been looking for a condo in this price range . . . . I was able to hand them to him, and I expect an appointment as a result. Once again, thank you for a stellar job . . . please feel free to refer people directly to me for a reference. I’m sold on your service!

Patricia Mullaney (Halifax NS), 1199
mullaneyp@compuserve.com
 

Your display helped indirectly in that an aggressive local realtor directed potential purchasers to the site even though house was not listed. Regards.

R. Spear (Peachland BC), 0699
jandic@cablelan.net
 

Just a short note to inform you that we have sold our home, the second I’ve closed in the last three months. Savings on realty fees: about  $4000  per home.

Selling privately was not difficult; your timely tips are essential (the biggest tip being on setting the price). Follow these tips and you will be successful. I’d recommend that anyone seriously consider selling privately. The exposure from your pictures far exceeds that of any realty company and allows prospective buyers to have a good overview of the home online.

Once again thank you for your service.

J. Ramsay (Truro NS), 0602
jramsay@tru.eastlink.ca
 

Just writing to tell you we sold our house! It didn’t take long - we sold it the first week-end it was on the market. Your display was a great help - we put an ad in the paper and indicated your web site to view. Once again, thank you.

P. Cormier (Dartmouth NS), 0502
gy@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just two weeks after displaying our house on PrivateList, we had two parties who wanted to buy . . . both of whom first viewed it on your site. We were able to come to a price agreement . . . because of the low administration cost associated to selling via Privatelist. We would be happy to recommend your service to our closest friends! Hats off to Privatelist!!!!

E. & C. Priddle (Truro NS), 0502
eric.priddle@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Our house has been sold! Our buyer saw the particulars on your web site . . . . She drove by and fell in love with the place immediately.

It was a quick and efficient process as a result of the timely tips made available from your seller’s library. The items on pricing were particularly helpful and that kept us competitive. We took great pleasure in referring several sellers to your site. Thanks for all your help.

A. Northup (Halifax NS), 0402
northua@attcanada.ca
 

Our property sold from your website and no real estate agent's were involved, which was GREAT!! And we sold for the list price, which was even BETTER!! Thank you for listing it for us, it was a pleasure dealing with you and we will not hestitate to refer to you others.

L. Snelgrove (Truro NS), 0402
louise.snelgrove@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Pleased to let you know that we have a sale - at full price. The buyer spotted our lawn-sign first and looked up details on the web-site. He liked what he saw and . . . you know the rest.

Thanks for the professional service, and best wishes. A relative will contact you this summer regarding your services.

M. Rakowski (Toronto ON), 0302
mackrakowski2001@rogers.com
 

Thank you for the opportunity to list - and sell - our home on your web-site. Most of the activity . . . came via the Internet. The beautiful pictures your photographer took and the informative write-up allowed prospective purchasers to preview our home in their home. We will continue to recommend this unique service to all.

C. & D. Graham (Halifax NS), 1199
ocoot@aol.com
 

I guess we can officially say our home has sold, thanks to PrivateList! Closing is March 1st, with a couple from Minnesota: they saw it online, came down at the end of January, and she said it was more than she had hoped for.

PrivateList worked for my brother before, and it worked for us. It was nice not having to pay those Real Estate fees!

L. Cormier (Tatamagouche NS), 0202
bcmarketing@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just to let you know we sold our property . . . . [Though] we didn't actually sell it through our display on Private List, we did receive many inquiries and viewers through that ad, and were very pleased with the results of it. Money well spent, and we would do it again if we were to sell another property.

A. & E. Patton (Wolfville NS), 0202
eunart@ns.sympatico.ca
 

I’d like to tell you how pleased we are with the response we’ve received on our property since listing it on your web-site.

We had it listed with Real Estate for over two years with two different agencies (including MLS) and received nothing more than a couple of phone calls; since listing with www.privatelist.com, in only 3½ months we’ve had inquiries from Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, northern Ontario, Pictou Co., Dartmouth, and a couple I’m not sure of. What that tells me is that your web-site has given us exposure we couldn’t have had before.

We’re also very pleased with the job you did for us on the photos and lay-out - they portray our property just the way we wanted. Keep up the great work!

T. & S. Drury (Sherbrooke NS), 0102
s.drury@ns.sympatico.ca
 

We’ve sold our house! I think the website was a useful part of our marketing approach . . . since it allowed people who might not otherwise have been attracted by the exterior to glimpse the interior and want to view the house. By the way, I've referred your site to others!

E. Molgat & L. Sereacki (Bedford NS), 1201
molgat.sereacki@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Let me say how pleased I am with the way our listing looks; you did an excellent job interpreting my details and the flow of the presentation is super. I feel it projects a very true and precise description of the property, highlighting those features of concern to any prospective buyers.

Thanks again for your able assistance and timely attention . . ..

D. and J. Spurr (Bridgetown NS), 1101
(902) 665-5233
 

After many trials and tribulations in getting the subdivision/finding a surveyor, etc., our deal has finally closed - though our offer came only eight days after our display appeared on PrivateList! We received about 20 serious enquiries, including from Florida, Ohio, PEI, ON and NB; I would certainly use PrivateList again, particularly in the selling of land . . .

T. Rogers (River John NS), 1101
(902) 351-2430
 

Sold my place within 2 weeks - got very close to asking. Think you have a great product - will certainly tell friends. Thanks

F. Lange (Waterloo ON), 1001
lange@balltraining.com
 

. . . we’ve sold our house privately [and] saved thousands of dollars! The presentation you set up for us both in pictures and words was outstanding. Probably 50% of our calls were a result of internet exposure and included calls from New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

We’ve recommended your service to a number of people and . . . will definitely be repeat customers should we be selling in the future.

B. & J. Carter (Truro NS), 0701
bcarter@auracom.com
 

It’s been great having a Tag-Team display on your site, and I’ve received hundreds of hits per week through PrivateList. The condo has been sold, and the closing is tomorrow . . .

B. Slauenwhite (Bedford NS), 0701
bslauenwhite@accesswave.ca
 

Just wanted to let you know that I sold my house. A lady from Montreal saw the listing on PrivateList and phoned. She flew down the next weekend and ended up putting in an offer, which I accepted.

Thank you very much for your help and support. I am in the process of building another house and will be listing it sometime in the new year; you can be assured that I will use PrivateList again.

D. Knowlton (Truro NS), 0701
knowlton@ns.sympatico.ca
 

This was the first time that we ever sold our own home; we were nervous about selling privately, but we read somewhere that when you go to all the work of getting it ready for sale anyway, you may as well go the rest of the way. And we knew about privatelist.com from lawn signs in our area and private-sale ads in the paper.

Our display was set up very quickly after we sent in our information. We were very pleased with the layout and descriptions used for each area of the home - the viewer is familiar with the layout of your home before they come and see it. Before the week was over, we had a showing. Over the next week, we were pleased to accept an offer!

We highly recommend this site to anyone who is trying to decide whether to sell privately or anyone who is looking to buy.

Jim and Brenda Parker (Saltsprings NS), 0601
brenda.parker@sobeys.com
 

Guess what? We sold our house last weekend via PrivateList. The couple that bought are from Digby and saw the home on the website - they said they loved it before they even got to view it personally!! Isn’t technology great! It was only on the website for one month.

Thanks again for your advice and for promoting our home on your site - we’ll be putting our savings to good use! We’ve already spread the word to many people and our neighbors - people can’t believe how much money you can save by selling this way.

K. Brookes (Truro NS), 0501
krista.brookes@apcfnc.ca
 

If you’re considering selling or buying privately, PrivateList has two must-read areas: the online seller’s library, which covers the legalities of selling your own home and tips on how to negotiate; and the buyers’ page, with its helpful links . . .

Sympatico NetLife magazine, March/April 2001
 

It’s a pleasure to inform you that our home is sold! The new owner found the home via PrivateList.

Being on one of the busiest streets of Dartmouth, I figured that your website would merely augment my potential exposure; however to my surprise, around 40% of the calls I received were a direct result of your efforts . . .

M. Gaudreau (Dartmouth NS), 0401
(902) 435-3496
 

Please remove our property listing from your website - it’s been sold. It sold privately to someone local. However, we received many, many calls from your listing and appreciate the service you offer. Should we ever have another property to sell, you can be certain we will list on your website . . .

M. Chapman (Mount Forest ON), 0401
chapman1@sympatico.ca
 

Just took a look at the revisions to our display. Everything looks great - you did a wonderful job! If I didn’t already live here I would want to buy it!

I could stay on privatelist.com all day reading through it, it is such an interesting site. Thanks again for all your help. If you have any business cards or ads that you would like posted in Ontario, send them to me and I will put them up in appropriate locations. I think your service is fantastic and I personally feel you will see a lot of growth as people become aware of how easy it is and how cost effective.

S. Pearson (Corunna, ON), 0401
pearsons@rivernet.net
 

I'd like to let the world know about your great service: your professionalism, the charming display you created of my home, and the fact that it sold within six days! Now, instead of handing over a lot of my equity to an agent, we can take a beautiful family vacation . . .

L. McGrath (Shad Bay NS), 0302
(902) 852-3257
 

Please remove our listing - it has officially sold. Our buyer did not come to us by way of the internet . . . however, I don’t think we would have listed our house on our own without using your informative website. It gave us the process and marketing knowledge and consequently the confidence to go it alone! Thanks so much!

S. Pineau (Mississauga ON), 0201
Simone_Pineau@notes.amdahl.com
 

Thanks again to PrivateList, we have found ourselves a beautiful property. After our own house had sold privately, we were able to purchase privately through your excellent service. The pictures of the outside and the inside of the property were so well done that we knew exactly what to expect on our first inspection of the property.

We would certainly recommend that anyone trying to sell privately seriously consider the services offered by PrivateList.

Betty and Don Sheehan (Wolfville NS), 0201
don.sheehan@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Please enroll me in your twice monthly e-mail newsletter. We are looking at what is involved with a private sale, and I found your site by doing a web search. Your home page was easy to navigate and quite informative. All the basic questions were answered and the interesting articles have been printed for further reading enjoyment. Thanks for the info!

Wayne Arnold, 0101
wmarnold@sympatico.ca
 

I thank you for all your help and would definitely use your listing services if required in the future. In fact I received a phone call from another person in my building . . . I highly recommended your site so you probably have already heard from him. I indicated that I received my full asking price and that your site assisted in my sale.

Lawrence MacIsaac (Halifax NS), 0101
Lawrence.MacIsaac@xwave.com
 

Thanks for all your help and your newsletter, etc. Your site gave me 90% of all referrals . . .

Robin Henry (Penetanguishene ON), 1200
robmusic@csolve.net
 

I commend you for your good site and the information that it provides. Your site far surpasses anything that I have found in the United States.

Ben Robbins (Virginia USA), 1200
BRob902798@aol.com
 

Thanks for your professional and effective presentation. You obviously have a very good scanner. Penny and I already feel that PrivateList is money well spent - imagine how we will feel when we actually sell our house!

Kevin Lakes (Wolfville NS), 1100
klakes@kes.ns.ca
 

... the flats sold as of August 11th. Thanks for your help and add me to the list of happy customers - I will spread the word. The party that purchased the house saw the ad on PrivateList and, after ten days of discussions, offers etc., the sale went through. We had roughly fifty calls and five showings prior to closing.

Peter Oram (Halifax NS), 0800
peter.oram@mgi-limited.com
 

Would you please place a SOLD comment on my ad. PrivateList was a great way to sell my house. If I ever sell again, this is definitely the way I will go.

A. Gillis (Shubenacadie NS), 0502
eagillis@gov.ns.ca
 

Please put the sold sign on the property . . . almost all of the interested clients contacted us after viewing the internet display, including the final purchaser.

John Sparkes (Halifax NS), 0600
jsparkes@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Our property on Regency Point Drive has sold! I would like to compliment you on the website. The Internet was a large factor: we received phone calls from various people who saw it on the net. There are more people becoming aware of your services - I will pass the word on to everyone who is interested.

K. McInnis (Truro NS), 0600
kevinmcinnis@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just a quick note to ask that you remove my [WANTED ad] from your site. We finally found a house in Aldershot and no longer need to advertise for one. Your site is great, and it’s good to know that this service exists. I have told many friends about it and will continue to do so. Thanks again.

Marion Webster (ON), 0500
webster1@cgocable.net
 

Please remove us from the web site as we sold our house. The buyers hired an agent to find them a home and they found ours on the net. They paid the commission. We had a lot of enquires, and a previous offer that fell through because [the buyers] couldn’t sell theirs. Thanks - I would do it again.

M. Kidston (Canning NS), 0500
kidston@glinx.com
 

We sold our property in just over three weeks. PrivateList worked well for us and we would recommend it to anyone thinking of selling or buying. It’s a little work but with your support the pay-off is significant! Thank you.

Bill & Carolyn Hatcher (Sackville NS), 0500
william.hatcher@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Just a note to advise you that we sold our condo on April 14th. Thanks for your assistance and the services of Privatelist. For your info the condo sold to a lady who was living in Wheaton, Illinois who wanted to move to Nova Scotia.

B. Hodder (Halifax NS), 0400
b.hodder@ns.sympatico.ca
 

. . . thank you for your support over the past several months, and your willingness to “fine tune” my display whenever an adjustment seemed warranted. I particularly appreciated the flexibility of being able to withdraw my listing over the holidays and reinstate it when convenient . . .

www.privatelist.com was invaluable in overcoming obstacles like no ’for sale’ signs in a condominium development. Incorporating your site’s address in my print ads generated calls from all over Canada from people who had been reading the provincial newspaper real estate section on-line.

Ultimately, the property was sold, for virtually full price, to a couple who saw my listing on your website: by saving the Realtor’s commission (+ HST!) I was still many $$$$ ahead and I had control of my life . . . I give you my heartiest personal endorsement and best wishes for the continued growth of your invaluable internet service.

P. Mullaney (Halifax, NS), 0400
(902) 452-1306
 

I found your web-site after hearing about you on CBC’s Radio Noon last week, visited it and was very impressed. We were just about to call our real estate agent, but have decided to give PrivateList a chance first.

I think that this is a great site. I called Tim Kelly (who is listed with you) and he gave you a great reference. His experiences with the site have given us the confidence to try it ourselves.

Beth Douglas (Fredericton, NB), 0300
robbeth@nb.sympatico.ca
 

Just a quick note to let you know we sold our house last night - to a Boston couple who are relocating to this area and pulled our house off the internet. Thanks for everything. Everybody who came through our house said they saw it on the net. Great advertising at a great price. Thanks again.

Tammy Delaney (Dartmouth NS), 0200
tdelaney@greenparish.ns.ca
 

Very well done web site Hugh. I have no hesitation in referring folks to you and if you can drop me off a stack of your cards I would be happy to pass them along to folks selling houses.

Colin Touchie (Antigonish NS), 0100
c.touchie@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Thanks again . . . . The house sold due to the great sign on the lawn and I’m sure the internet helped. We are grateful to you and hope you have much success in the future. Your business helped us and will help others who try to private-sell in this economy.

Heather Macdonald (Halifax NS), 1099
hmacdonald@ns.sympatico.ca
 

The house closed yesterday (Yes!) so please post the sold notice on the web site. Thank you for providing this service at such a reasonable cost compared to other types of advertising. . . . PrivateList was a good value, and along with newspaper advertising was a great combination.

Christina Millar (Halifax NS), 1099
(902) 453-1831
 

. . . the York St. house has been sold. Yes: the private sale listing did play a part . . . we had several requests for viewing through it, including the purchasers who were, however, working through an agent! Your service was very helpful in many ways. I can not at this time offer suggestions for improvement . . . .

D. Scarratt (Halifax NS), 0899
scarratt@ns.sympatico.ca
 

. . . the internet sure helped to weed out unwanted lookers, as the [web-site] address was on everything we advertised with. . . . I am sure your site would be an asset to those that have to live around showings. We thank you for all your assistance and I will certainly pass your website on to others. Once again, thanks for all the advice.

D. & G. Francis (Lake Echo NS), 0899
dfrancis@sprint.ca
 

Just wanted to let you know that we sold our house!! As soon as we put the sign up we got quite a few calls. The couple who bought told me that the internet address on the sign (which they thought was very professional looking) enabled them to take a look at the interior rooms and they liked what they saw. They made an appointment with us to view and bought that same night. We got what we were asking and the closing date that was suitable for us. It really was that easy!! Your site proved to be very helpful in selling our house and your advice superb. Thank you!

V. Grunig (Bolton ON), 0899
Vina_Grunig/Siegling%SIEGLING@siegling-us.com
 

Beth and I have had success with PrivateList before - and in record time: you may recall a log ski chalet in Wentworth that sold PDQ. We’re happy to use this service again.

P. Chisholm (Porters Lake NS), 0505
paul.chisholm@ns.sympatico.ca
 

Thanks for all your help & keep up the good work. Your site is excellent; we took a lot of tips from it and our house sold quickly: about 5-6 weeks from start to finish!

P. LeBlanc (Fredericton NB), 0699
pamela.allen-leblanc@gov.nb.ca
 

Thanks for all your help. Our home sold unconditionally. The buyer went to PrivateList after reading my newspaper ad, so it appears that it was the right combination . . . . I believe it is the [first] home in Edenwood Estates ever to have been sold privately. Thanks for the coverage and the information over the phone. Many people in the Kingston, Ontario area are now very much aware of www.privatelist.com.

G. Gammon (Kingston ON), 0799
ggammon@sprint.ca
 

PrivateList is the way to go! You can imagine how thrilled we were when our house sold just three days after we listed with you. Thanks for a great presentation! Thanks for the sale!

C. MacPherson (Rothesay NB), 0298
(506) 593-4324
 

Our buyers came today to firm up their conditional offer on our home. They came to see our house initially as result of your web site [and]  gave us our asking price. We are very pleased and thank you for your help in this regard.

B. & L. McCabe (Consecon ON), 0699
bernie.mcc@sympatico.ca
 

Our neighbours doubted we could sell privately on the internet, but on a Thursday afternoon about a month after our PrivateList display went online, a man called to say he was looking at it and could they come to see it in person. Two hours after their Saturday visit, they called about presenting an offer, and a few days later the house was SOLD!

PrivateList helped a lot with its excellent display and advice on showings, etc. We would certainly recommend this service. It is professional and proved very economical.

Shirley Teasdale (Antigonish NS), 0800
(902) 863-9438
 

Our international purchasers . . . certainly used the ability to view very clear pictures and descriptions of our house on the iternet. [They needed to] show family members in various areas of the world pictures of their proposed family investment. What a tool, 24 hours later they had approval and the deal was done!

R. Wiebe (Langley BC), 0499
Ron_Wiebe@bc.sympatico.ca
 

Just wanted to let you know that you can put the SOLD sign on our listing. We sold last week and the conditions were removed Thursday. We co-operated with real estate and so are paying a 2½% commission but we still have saved considerably. The people who bought saw the house on www.privatelist.com and liked the pictures. Thank you for all your help. We have, and will continue to recommend you to people we know . . .

P. & N. Guiry (Oakville ON), 0499
guiry@yesic.com
 

I have been looking at real estate around the continent and would like to take this opportunity to compliment your site as being the best FSBO site that I have encountered on the net.

L. Maruk (Dawson City YT), 0399
laser@yknet.yk.ca
 

We have had inquiries from as far south as Belize, South America, and as far north as the Yukon . . . , as far west as California and as far east as Halifax. So your service is greatly appreciated and obviously widely used.

S. MacKenzie (New Glasgow NS), 0399
sheldon@north.nsis.com
 

Congrats, the site looks very professional. Next time we sell, I will list our house with you. Good luck.

S. Kidd, 0198
mbailey@netcom.ca
 

I just finished perusing your site. It sure is a great site, the perfect way to house shop. As soon as we complete the registration and scanning, I will send you a money order . . . . I wish you success and if I can be of help in making any contacts for you, I will certainly keep your name and site in mind.

M. Shurraw (Winnipeg MB), 0398
umshhurra@cc.umanitoba.ca
 

... thanks for calling. I have just gone to your site, looks good. I will definitely take you up on your offer over the next few days and would like to add your link to my own website. Good luck with your endeavours.

S. Peszel (Langley BC), 0298
speszel@bcit.bc.ca
 

Downloaded the application form and will be mailing it off to you as soon as possible... I perused your web site and am impressed, you’ve definitely put in a lot of hours, it looks very good and I am looking forward to seeing our home at your site.

D. Dickson (Crofton BC), 0398
dads@cow-net.com
 

Just wanted to to let you know I sold my house! You may want to keep the web write-up handy, however, as I am building almost exactly the same house all over again and will probably be using PrivateList again in the spring of 2002. Thanks

S. Turner (Dartmouth NS), 0500
s-kturner@ns.sympatico.ca
 

. . . yes, our property is still for sale, unfortunately, we just listed [with a realtor] on the weekend. I went to your site and reviewed most of it. Your site is really good, . . . lots of interesting and valuable information for the informed and the not-so-informed. I believe you have a very good product/service to provide to people. I wish we had heard about you sooner.

F. E. White, 1098
feawhite@fundy.net
 

Although our home ended up selling to a neighbour, we’d recommend Privatelist without hesitation to anyone selling a property.

You were most helpful at all times: professional, well-informed and supportive without being “pie in the sky”. Your photos were excellent and portrayed our home in a favourable manner; your signage was crisp and eye-catching and resulted in many calls and viewing appointments. All at a reasonable cost.

Ron & Corinne MacKenzie (Pugwash NS), 1201
ram@fox.nstn.ca
 

Thanks for your phone call. I received the “For Sale” sign on Saturday. It’s already on the front lawn - thanks for the stakes. It looks great, and effective, too; I’ve already had a showing!

P. DiCiano (Vancouver BC), 0998
patricia@unixg.ubc.ca
 

Thanks for the tips, I reviewed all 17 and found they were VERY helpful and very well put together. I especially liked the one about Price, Price, Price . . . The access to the MLS information was helpful also. This is the first house we are trying to sell by owner and we are learning as we go (as you do in life!). You have a really fantastic site and I wish you much success with your business.

T. Smart, 0698
tsmart@bargainfind.com
 

We have sold our house - through our PrivateList display! Had a great response: showed it three times the first week, and two out of the three wanted it. Thanks for your services!

L. Embree (Truro NS), 0202
leembre@cral.com
 

Hi! I found your web-site quite interesting! Lots of good information! As I told you on the phone we still are ambivalent as whether to sell. I got some interesting calls (not that many) plus quite a few agents who wanted to deal under the table. Anyway, I shall keep your internet service in mind for the time when we get serious!

I. Swanson (Richmond BC), 0698
swanson@bc.sympatico.ca
 

If our plans change we’ll keep your service in mind. You certainly get points for follow-up and trying to close the sale. Your site by the way is most IMPRESSIVE! Great sections and subdivisions. Loaded with information compared to the other site I wandered upon.

N. J. Prokopenko (Montreal QC), 0698
minerva@colba.net