Welcome to Meet the Agent, an ongoing series profiling real estate agents from across Canada. With more than 150,000 agents, brokers, and salespeople working in 75 different boards and associations across the country, we thought it was about time they had a place to properly introduce themselves.
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THE DETAILS
Name: Andrew Ramsay
Brokerage: Chestnut Park Real Estate Ltd. Brokerage
Personal Channels:Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Twitter
Contact: 1-705-646-4693 | thejanssengroup.ca@gmail.com
Areas of focus: Muskoka South: Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Lake Muskoka and surrounding areas.
THE INSIGHTS
Where did you grow up?
Aurora and Muskoka.
What neighbourhood do you live in now?
Clear Lake in Bala.
What made you want to become a real estate agent?
I have always enjoyed sales, and I wanted to help people.
What’s the biggest challenge you see facing the market today?
Slightly inflated asking prices.
What’s the single best advice you have for sellers?
Make your property as inviting as possible.
What’s the single best advice you have for buyers?
Take your time when purchasing.
What’s the best thing a realtor can invest in for their brand (a bus bench ad, a solid Instagram strategy, etc.)?
Google advertising and an online presence.
Who do you look up to in the industry and why?
Jack Janssen; he is a very knowledgeable and trustworthy realtor.
Is there anything you wish people knew or understood about realtors that you think they’re constantly getting wrong?
That we do very little, and sit back and collect large amounts of money, when in fact we may spend years working with a buyer before we make a purchase.
Tell us about your favourite (or most memorable) sale.
After five years of searching for the right property, we found one on Lake Muskoka that was perfect, after thinking it may never happen.
What are the three words you hope your clients use to describe you?
Trustworthy. Knowledgeable. Has integrity.
What’s your favourite thing to do outside of selling houses?
Spending time with my family, and playing sports — from hockey to baseball to fishing.
This interview may have been edited for both length and clarity. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of STOREYS.
