Sue Anderson Webb is one of the realtors that works for Sutton Group. She also manages a property…read moreon VRBO and portrays herself as acting as an agent for Sutton Group for the rental. She is unethical and is a liar! We rented her property months in advance and paid a deposit for one night. Shortly before the date of our trip, she started sending us bullying emails to cancel our rental because she had a longer term rental that she wanted to rent the property. She never asked us our situation. She continued to send bullying emails to cancel. She finally offered us $100 CAD to cancel. We were afraid that there wouldn't be a place for us to stay if we did not cancel according to her demands. When we did cancel, vrbo had to reach out to her. She notified us that it was inconvenient for her to have to deal with vrbo on the rental she demanded we cancel and that she would not honor the $100 she offered us! Nevermind the inconvenience to us! Nevermind the extra cost for us to rent someplace else at a late date! Nevermind that we had to pay more! I'm pretty sure that we were way more inconvenienced than her. She rents the property on her own but portrays herself as acting as an agent for Sutton Group Realty. I notified Sutton Group and they declined to take any action. She cancels at the last minute to make more money. She offers a $100CAD for the inconvenience and then refuses to send it after we cancel. I would not trust her as a realtor!

I just wanted to review one realtor, in particular. Ringo Wu, of Sutton Realty…read more My wife & I are looking for a place to buy, but we aren't ready to move till next year. Most realtors would resent someone who isn't 100% committed yet, but Ringo isn't that guy. We've contacted him for about 10 showings so far, and this guy is fast and friendly. He drives us to showings, waits patiently for late realtors, never complains about it, and always replies quickly to our queries. We asked him about a place last night, and he replied hours later, at 12:23 a.m., with the details of the commute, the building, and the type of laundry inside (coin operated, top loading machine). He also included an additional 10 listings we might like, since he wasn't sure if the place we saw was what we wanted. The listings we got were really in our price range and mirrored what we've been looking for. He learns fast. But we still liked the place we emailed him about, so he readily agreed to set up a viewing. We haven't signed a contract with him yet, but we know that once we have a place to buy, he sure is getting his commission. He is super reliable, diligent and hardworking, honest and likeable.

was a little disappointed in the lack of response and uninterest from Mariann Abram. I am new to…read morethe area and had to move on to another real estate company....

In 2022, we were looking for a local realtor in Sidney BC. Found Holmes Realty through the…read moreinternet searches and sure glad we did! Our contact was Mariann, who is a sole buyer realtor (works on the buying side only). She was fantastic from the start. Very professional, excellent research and knows the market. We wanted a 2-bedroom condo that accepted dogs (2) and needed to have enough room for our furniture from Calgary. Mariann did the work - she reviewed all the Strata documents and floor plans to find condos that could work for us. In the end, she found us our Island Dream home condo. Just outside Sidney (North Saanich) and in a nice quiet area. We can't thank Holmes Realty and Mariann enough for their outstanding service. Don't look anywhere else as Holmes Realty is based in Sidney and knows the market better than others. 5 Stars from us!

This review is specifically for Susan de Stein…read more Susan: thank you for all your help! My mother moved to Salt Spring a few years back and after what seemed like a monthly trip to the island, I realized that I was head over heels for SSI. I was living in Vancouver at the time and there was no chance in hell I was ever going to afford a house in the city. After a bit of research however, I realized that a little place on Salt Spring was well within my budget and so I began to plan my epic island getaway. Susan was amazing. I was looking for a place on a tight budget, that would also allow for a separate suite to both help with mortgage costs and have someone onsite to look after the place when I had to hop a ferry (theoretically) back into Vancouver for work. When we met her, she had a day of viewings ready and almost a dozen places that fit the bill. It was the first time I had ever even considered buying a place but she never treated me as such - was great about answering questions, showing the pros and cons of each spot and suggesting alternatives. Though I fell in love in a few places that day, one little yellow house that is still haunting me, I eventually concluded that the commute for work would be too much to make the island jump at that specific moment. But Salt Spring is still in my future - for that I am sure and when I do run away to the island, Susan will most definitely be the first person I contact to find my little island home.

Wes Smith is an honest realtor who puts his client first. He helped me to purchase the house I'm…read morecurrently in and he made the transaction easy. His experience and knowledge was very helpful. He was available after the purchase to answer some questions I had. Exceptional service!

Worst realtor ever dealt with. Have owned homes across Canada and by far have never ran into a more…read moredishonest and incompetent realtor. One week before we were to move into the house, he had still not delivered his end of the contract. He tried to cover over major structural issues in th house as well as dangerous materials used. His mortgage broker he "highly" recommends and pushes is a nut job who does not know what she is doing and does not know the difference between her job (of getting you a mortgage) and getting involved in your personal decisons. In the end, Wes did not honor the signed contract and we were out a house. Oh and it wasn't one house, but two. Same situation and an 80 yr old man was out a home as well. Never in a million years would I recommend him and hold him highly responsible as our realtor of the emotional and stress we were put thru. He should lose his license.

Experience with Amro Construction…read more We contracted Amro Construction late in July about our need for some structural upgrades to the main entrance deckway and complete renovations of the two main floor bathrooms. We received their proposal in mid-August and after clarifying some details, work began two weeks later. Amro did a very solid job of scheduling the various outside resources they needed to use. The support trades they enlisted: vinyl decking installer, tile installer, electricians, painters, insulators and plumbers displayed the same work ethic and service orientation that the business partners do. Amro also recommended to us a number of suppliers: cabinet makers, flooring and tile suppliers that they had worked with successfully in the recent past and then looked after ordering and coordination of deliveries. The dedication, attention to detail and follow-up by the lead hand they assigned to our job was critical to Amro successfully delivering the kind of results they offered and we needed. The final phase of the work to be completed, the main ensuite bathroom, was available for use on November 11, ten weeks after work began. When Amro's final invoice arrived four weeks after job completion, there were no surprises. The invoice detailed the several scope adjustments that had been encountered, discussed and authorized in advance. Nothing was billed that we had not previously agreed to. We found the Amro team extremely service-oriented and personable, very diligent in follow-up exhibiting a very high work ethic. We had a general vision of how we wanted the bathrooms to look after renovation but not hard details. Amro's team, with their extensive experience, was able to suggest alternatives for our consideration and then we decided which way to proceed. ​We are very pleased with the outcome. Tom and Cecille Boughner

Beware of Contracting Fraud - Pacific Wild Contracting services. Hope this post reaches someone in…read moretime! - NOW this person is working under a new name - STARZ WEST CONTRACTING SERVICES This is how I was deceived by one Mr. Jerett R B**** on the premise that he would construct a bathroom in my house. Jerett, who works under the company name Pacific Wild Contracting Services (Registered in BC & MB) predominantly operates in Winnipeg. Jerett took 2,500$ as an initial deposit for the construction of a washroom in the basement for a total sum of 6,200$. 1st Payment: $2,000 - 14 Jan 2022 2nd Payment: $500 - 22 Jan 2022 The plan was to start the work on January 19th and was assured that the work would be completed within 4 weeks. Between January 19th and February 16th, Jerett just came to my house ONE DAY (Friday, 21st January 2022) to move the Hot water tank (that too the work was done poorly - the overhead pipes were leaking). On February 16, 2022 when I realised that Jerett was just pushing the days without any intention of doing any work, I asked him to cancel the contract as he was not keeping his word on completing the work. Jerett immediately responded that we would return the deposit after deducting administration charges, material costs & Permit Application charges. Elaborating on the costs that Jerett said he had incurred: Permit Application charges: I enquired with the City of Winnipeg if any permit application was applied for my address to which the city confirmed that that did not receive any permit application. Material costs: To my knowledge there were no materials purchased as we did not stock any material at my house. The only material I saw with him when he came to move the hot water tank were 2 pieces of Pex Pipes. Administration charges: I have no idea what administration charges are involved as the contract which was used was a free version of Contract downloaded from LawDepot.ca and no other documentation services were performed by him. Anyways, to this date, 05 April 2022, neither has Jerett paid back the deposit nor responded to my messages. I came to understand that I was not the only one Jerett has deceived, there are other victims from his various companies earlier (eg. JRB GENERAL CONTRACTING LTD - please lookup small courts registry for cases against Jerett) His modus operandi is the same - takes deposit, does minor work and never returns. He has been doing this for a very long time taking comfort in the legal system that the police does not take a police complaint because a contract was signed. Most or all the other victims that I contacted had won the small claims court but there was no way to recover the money. the only option is to go with a class action which will be very expensive for us. People like Jerett should be barred from operating any kind of business as he has no concern about hardships we had to go through to raise the money that we freely give away to him. To give an Idea, I have documented his excuses during the period between Jan 19,2022 to Feb 16,2022 Wednesday, January 19, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - He was purchasing materials for hot water tank Thursday, January 20, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - Inspection on another job site Friday, January 21, 2022 Move hot water tank closer to furnace room door( includes plumbing and electrical moves) - Hot water tank leveled with a piece of wooden stick; Water leaking from one of the overhead pipes. Saturday, January 22, 2022 Weekend - Not Working Sunday, January 23, 2022 Weekend - Not Working Monday, January 24, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - his Truck is not starting due to wind chill Tuesday, January 25, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - its too cold to plumb; so he'll wait to warm up Wednesday, January 26, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - he has Mechanical Issues Thursday, January 27, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - He has Stomach Flu Friday, January 28, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - He has not 100% recovered Saturday, January 29, 2022 Weekend - Not Working Sunday, January 30, 2022 Weekend - Not Working Monday, January 31, 2022 No Show No Communication Tuesday, February 1, 2022 No Show No Communication Wednesday, February 2, 2022 No Show No Communication Thursday, February 3, 2022 No Show Texted that he would drop by to fix the leak and give a schedule for project completion - but did not show up Friday, February 4, 2022 No Show No Communication Saturday, February 5, 2022 Weekend - Not Working Sunday, February 6, 2022 Weekend - Not Working Monday, February 7, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - Partner did not show up for work. Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Fixed leak Jerett was here for 15 minutes to fix the leak and left. Wednesday, February 9, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - there was some Emergency Thursday, February 10, 2022 No Show As per Jerett -Roads are too bad to drive Friday, February 11, 2022 No Show As per Jerett - He would be sending his worker to get started with the work. No worker came by;

Hired this company to re do all my home electrical (knob and…read moretube previously). Afterwards wired my entire garage. Efficient, pleasant and well priced. Have just hired them to finish my basement project starting once theese restrictions with covid are lifted!!!

Warren is an excellent realtor, who will hustle until you find or sell your property…read more He told me winners don't quit, and he is that. He's knowledgeable about the buying and rental markets, finds creative solutions and is genuinely invested in his clients finding (or selling) a home. Great realtor, great guy. Will absolutely buy with him again.

If you are considering perimeter drain services I highly recommend Richard and his team. As a new…read morehomeowner, I didn't have a lot of wiggle room in my renovation budget. Richard quoted a very competitive price (best out of 3 other quotes) and their was no surprises or extra costs, even when they had to do more work than anticipated to jackhammer out a buried cement drain basin. He was able to dig out my drains with my deck still attached and upgrade my drain system to a two pipe system. Richard was very communicative and answered all my questions. Perimeter drains are not the most exciting home renovation project, but if you need them done at a fair price and with quality work, contact Richard and his team

Called them and booked an appointment for Friday morning 8am. The technician didn't show up. I did…read moredrive from Sooke to Lake Cowichan for the appointment took me almost 2hours. They didn't have even the courtesy to tell me that they wouldn't come. Called them and they never returned my call.Very unprofessional. Cost me a day.