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The Ian Reid Difference

Our Real Estate Experience

Ian Reid has had an extraordinary career in real estate spanning more than 40 years. As a sales agent who set incredibly high standards, Ian Reid founded and directed multiple market leading offices in Melbourne’s Diamond Valley. He has trained and coached some of Melbourne’s top real estate agents and in 2001 pioneered Vendor Advocacy in Australia.

Today, as a family run business, Ian Reid Buyer & Vendor Advocates has helped and advised over 10,000 people buying and selling property in Melbourne. As the biggest transaction that most will ever make, we provide invaluable guidance to help you make smart real estate decisions for both now and the future.

Our Mission

Our mission is to ensure you have access to best practice property information. So whether you’re buying or selling your home, you have the confidence of an independent expert being totally focused on your success alone. We put expertise in your corner, which gives you an advantage in a fiercely competitive marketplace, so you achieve the best outcome, without all the stress.

Explore our services

Vendor Advocacy

Our vendor advocates manage the whole selling process from beginning to end, helping you sell for the highest price, in the shortest time, with the least amount of stress.

Learn more about vendor advocacy Read ‘Fatal Real Estate Traps Exposed’

Buyer Advocacy

Whether you’re a first home buyer, a downsizer or a seasoned investor, get our experienced buyer advocates by your side to help you land your dream property.

Learn more about buyer advocacy Read ‘Winning Buyer Strategies’

Our Results Are Guaranteed

You’re protected with our ‘Sure Sale’ Guarantee.

With our ‘Sure Sale’ Guarantee we’ll sell your home above market value within 60 days or we work for free. That’s right – free. That’s how confident we are in our process. ‘Sure Sale’ Guarantee terms and conditions apply, so book your free consultation and ask us about our ‘Sure Sale’ Guarantee.

Here’s our ‘Off-Market Access’ Guarantee.

Work out a Buyer Brief with us, and and we will introduce you to four off market properties that fit your brief within 45 days, or we will pay you $4000! That’s us putting our money where our mouth is. ‘Off Market Access’ Guarantee terms and conditions apply, so book your free consultation and ask about our ‘Off-Market Access’ Guarantee.

Meet Our Advocates

Ben Reid

managing director

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Melissa Mackay

buyer advocacy administrator

Prior to following her passion for property into her role in Administration with the Ian…

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Meet Our Team

We’ve Helped 10,000 Victorians Buy & Sell Their Dream Property

The service and advice provided by Ian Reid (especially Byron) was outstanding. They played a significant part in achieving the result we wanted for the se of property. We highly recommend them.

Andrea

Officer

Nicole was great to deal with at Ian Reid. She supported me and stepped me through the whole sales process and has been a great sounding board when I’m not sure of something. Nicole was great at considering my position and what I did/ did not want to do prior to sale. She never pushed me one way or another, but guided me and talked things through, ultimately engaging a great agent. As for the sale – 11 days on the market and a super result which exceeded expectations! What more can a Vendor ask for!

Tracy

Mernda

Michael Collins and the team from Ian Reid did a fantastic job from helping us prepare the house for sale through to advising us during a tricky negotiation of the sale. Michael really helped us as we lived remotely from the property and having someone on the ground was invaluable.

Luke

Elwood

I had chosen a house but was unsure about whether or how much to offer pre auction. As soon as i contacted Chris he talked me through the process of auction. He talked to the vendor agent and got the skinny on the competition. He arranged the building inspection, got a deal on the contract so i only had to pay 5% deposit. When I was trying to work out how much to pay he listened while I babbled and talked me through how to think rationally about it. I was so nervous I would have been a mess at the bidding. I didn’t go to the actual auction but sent my sister to observe. Chris slowed the bidding down and got it for me. He’s followed up with contacting the agent about some concerns I had and is still giving me advice about what I need to get in place pre settlement. Chris took so much of the stress from the nerve wracking process of house buying. Thank you so much Chris . Definitely, definitely worth every cent

Sue

Bentleigh East

The selling process of our been very simple and good through Ian Reid and the Sellers Advocate Floris Antonides. Floris kept us fully informed with timely updates and sage advice.

Ron

Cape Woolami

Claire was absolutely amazing throughout the whole process. We had previously been looking for approximately 18 months and due to time constraints could not keep up the search ourselves. We engaged Ian Reid Buyers Advocates and Claire made the whole process seamless and kept us up to date during the entire journey to buy our house.

Cas

Watsonia North

I was contacted by Nicole Rowe to work in conjunction with her to sell a property. The experience was nothing short of fantastic. She is positive, personable and professional. I would not hesitate to recommend her to any family or friends wanting to engage a property Advocate. All the best for the future Nicole!

Bethany

Wantirna

Michael from Ian Reid was an amazing resource to have on hand during the recent sale of our property. He guided us every step of the way and made the process so easy. I highly recommend Ian Reid Advocacy services and will definitely use them in the future.

Emma

Wollert

The team at Ian Reid were fantastic to deal with from the start. From my initial contact with them from their website to the closing of the sale, it has been a fantastic experience. As I did not have much to deal with the process of selling a house, this proved to be a great way to do it. We got a fantastic advocate in Floris who did a marvellous job in managing this process from selecting the real estate agent(great choice in Harcourt and Jason’s team) to getting a good price and closing the sale. If you follow their steps you will get a good result. I thoroughly recommend Ian Reid Buyer and Vendor Advocates.

Zeljko

Somers

I could not be happier. My house sold in 11 days for a significant amount above the top asking price. Every single member of staff I engaged with at Ian Reid I found to be genuine, attentive, friendly and helpful. I seriously cannot recommend them highly enough.

Cassie

St Andrews

Ian Williams from Ian Reid Advocates helped and guided the efficient sale of my house. Ian is very knowledgeable and answered all my questions.

Ray

Rowville

Cameron provided fantastic advice throughout the selling process. He was very easy to work with, and was always available for a chat. Highly recommend.

Samuel

Melton West

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It’s time to take the next step in your property journey with the benefit of decades of experience behind you. We live and breathe property at Ian Reid, and our team of advocates are dedicated to helping you reach for high sale prices, low stress, and quick turnaround on your property.

Book your free consultation with us today and discover how you can make smarter decisions about real estate. There are no obligations and no upfront costs – we’re here to get to know you and how we can help make your property dreams come true.