Rachel Waldegrave

Residential and Lifestyle Sales and Marketing

Hamilton
Success Realty Ltd

Licensed under the REAA 2008

Mobile: +64 21 748 001

rachel.waldegrave@bayleys.co.nz

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Office - Hamilton

Licensed under the REA Act 2008

Phone tel: +64 7 834 3232

Email: hamilton@bayleys.co.nz

Address: 96 Ulster Street, Hamilton, Waikato, Hamilton Central

About Rachel

Currently ranked within the top 10% of Bayleys salespeople nationally, Rachel is achieving superb results for the clients she works with. Rachel's success in the industry clearly demonstrates she is highly experienced in delivering strategic and targeted marketing programmes that bring about successful outcomes quickly and effectively for her clients; a vital skill in the current market.

With tertiary qualifications in marketing, management & languages and a subsequent career spent working in marketing and sales for some of the world's top brands including Nokia and Fonterra, Rachel's background expertise have proven the winning edge in her real estate career. Her ability to negotiate successful outcomes will maintaining a calm and stress-free process for her clients has given her a loyal following who come back to her time after time and recommend her to others.

Rachel's natural warmth and energy, and her experience as a mother of four have given her a level of interpersonal skills and organizational ability rarely seen in the industry. Her motto is "if you want something done give it to a busy person"! Her genuine delight in assisting people is at the root of what motivates her in her work. And she looks forward to assisting you with your next property transaction.

For Rachel it was never really a question of if she would become involved in Real Estate, but more a question of when. Rachel’s father, Brian Waldegrave was a founding father of Realty Services which owns the franchise for Bayleys throughout the Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Taranaki as well as Eves Real Estate, the market leader in the Bay of Plenty and now here in the Waikato. With her brother James Waldegrave selling for Eves in Tauranga and husband Stephen Shale a director, auctioneer and shareholder in the business, it’s truly a family affair. From a young age, Rachel watched and learned as Realty Services grew into a company now employing over 500 people and with operations across residential, rural, commercial and industrial, as well as property management and financial services.

“The big thing I’ve learned from my father, and also the Bayleys family is that those with skin in the game will always strive to work their hardest, care more deeply and deliver more to their clients because they know that people and the relationships we create are the lifeblood of our business. I am proud of the legacy I am part of, and I have a passion for the company I work for and the industry I am involved with.”

Married to Stephen and with four children, Rachel is heavily involved in her children’s school communities and the wider community she and Stephen are a part of. She is a passionate believer in “the more you give the more you get” and attempts to live up to this philosophy as much as possible with a variety of voluntary roles. Rachel loves Hamilton and is a big fan of living here. She believes it is a wonderfully dynamic and engaging city that offers a fantastic lifestyle to those who choose to make it their home.

“If you are considering buying or selling, I would love to be of service to you. If you know of anyone else who is considering a real estate change your referral would be greatly appreciated. You can be assured that anyone who you refer to me will be treated with the greatest respect and will be given the high-quality service and enthusiasm you would expect from a Bayleys professional.”

Testimonials

"Unforeseen external circumstances obliged us to sell our home of many years in a falling market. We approached Rachel Waldegrave of Bayleys because she already had an excellent reputation in marketing, personal attention and achieving sales, a reputation that was already well known to people we consulted before making our selection. We were immediately impressed with Rachel’s marketing ability and in hindsight we consider it proved pivotal. Rachel was able to identify and promote the very essence of our home in terms which made it interesting to potential buyers & we believe ultimately sold the property - well ahead of other houses which were already on the market at the time we launched our marketing campaign. Throughout the campaign, Rachel was very helpful in guiding us in respect of presentation for the several open homes we had, she kept us fully informed on the progress of the marketing campaign and continued to be positive about the possibility of achieving a result. I was particularly impressed by Rachel’s responsiveness to any query I had, it seemed irrespective of the time it was made! She seems to well understand that selling ones’ home, particularly as in our case, we had occupied it for many years, can be massive and a stressful experience! We would highly recommend Rachel to anyone who asks (and have already done so). "

Doug Arcus (Vendor)

"We chose Bayleys as we wanted a specific targeted approach for selling our home and we chose Rachel to market the property after seeing how she approached the sale of other properties we had visited. We liked the marketing methods proposed by Rachel and enjoyed our regular feedback and honest open communication with her during the campaign. Rachel understood and catered to our requirements around property access, fitting our family timetable, managing our concerns around security and helping us fit the sale into timing required for our next project. Rachel’s wider Bayley’s team provided their support when needed and collectively we achieved a successful outcome. We liked Rachel’s unpretentious, personable communication style and all our dealings with her, even the tougher ones, were a pleasure. We would happily recommend her to any other sellers."

John & Lisa (Vendors)

"Phillippa and I would like to express our heart-felt appreciation to Rachel for the assistance she provided during the acquisition of our new property. Rachel kept us informed every step of the way and made helpful suggestions (i.e. guided us) in the right direction in order to achieve a great result. She was very accommodating in meeting our requests and nothing seemed to be a bother to her. She wasn’t overbearing or demanding and presented a calm, measured, thoughtful approach which made us feel comfortable. From my own perspective, I have dealings with real estate firms and agents on a regular basis and I think they can learn a lot from Rachel - it was certainly refreshing to deal with a professional knowledgeable realtor"

Mark (Buyer)

"Rachel was an amazing agent to work with, together with the team behind her. She is very professional and kept us well informed throughout the whole sale process of our Villa in Claudelands. She is very easy to work with and achieved a very good result for us. She is a great communicator and made the whole process stress free for us. Would definitely recommend Rachel to others."

Sue and Bill (Vendors)

"Rachel was recommended to us because of her excellent market knowledge for the area, and also her ability to deal with a range of ages and experience in the property market. At all times we found Rachel to be courteous, respectful and professional. She was exactly what we needed, and I would be happy to work with her again in the future."

James and Andrew (Vendors)

"Rachel helped us overcome some hesitation regarding selling our house to move on to our next adventure in a slow market, it was of course the right decision and we’re really happy with where we have landed, thank you!"

Zac and Taryn (Vendors)

"On deciding we were going to sell our rental and emptying the mailbox we came across Rachels business card. Previously the property had been rented and we had used another firm for this. We decided maybe karma had beckoned us and so gave Rachel a ring and asked her to call around and look at the property, thinking it is always good to get a couple of opinions when it comes to selling. We were very happy with her easiness to talk through the process of selling and the options of auctioning the property. We decided to go with Rachel due to her easy manner, plain speaking and views on how to market the property. We decided on auction as the method of sale as recommended by her. This process was new to use having only ever bought and not sold at auction. We sold on the day and gained more than we had anticipated so are very happy vendors. Thanks Rachel and the team."

Ray and Wendy (Vendors)

"We recently purchased a property through Rachel and found her professional, efficient, and easy to work with. Her expert local knowledge was invaluable, and we would happily recommend her and sell through her in the future."

Karen and Jeff (Buyers)

"After discovering our perfect next property but not being in a cash position, Rachel and her team made our dream a reality. By auctioning our property on the same day, she secured the best unconditional buyer in the market within just three weeks allowing us to bid on the new property we wanted to own. Her personable, honest, and down-to-earth approach made it easy for us to trust the process, with excellent support from the wider Bayleys team. Without a doubt, we would choose to auction our next property with Rachel again."

Grace (Vendor)

"I purchased a property in advance of selling my existing home, and it was a calculated risk. I needed to find the right real estate agency / brand and agent to sell my home, in what was a "fickle market" to a small and targeted buyer group. I chose Rachel because she is very professional and focused, and is a great listener and communicator. She is also a quality person who cares. The property sold much sooner than I expected and at a higher price, within the value range appraisal Rachel provided me from the outset. Rachel is someone you can depend on and trust. She has the stats to prove it! "

Wayne (Vendor)