David Jackson & Kate Dillon, Calgary Alberta , March 20 2008

In mid-2007, Kate and I were seriously thinking about investing in a property in the United States.  With the strong Canadian dollar and the soft U.S. housing market, we figured this would be our best opportunity to really get a property that we wanted at a great price. Our first choice was Hawaii (as we love Maui) but we began to think about how often we could realistically get to the Islands.  Our second choice was Arizona, as it is an easy two-hour flight from Calgary and we have a total of 4 non-stops per day to choose from.

I, like many people, am wary of the Internet sometimes, and when I wanted to search for homes or condos on the Phoenix area MLS, I had to align myself with an agent to get access to the MLS system. I found The Carvalho Real Estate Group website and thought “what the heck”, so I entered my criteria of what I was looking for and my name and phone number and that was basically it. I am so glad I did!!!

I was immediately in touch with Kristin and had a great initial chat on the phone on what we were looking for. It really was huge that the Carvalho Group has plenty of experience with Canadian clients, and they understand the differences in our two real estate purchasing systems. We immediately began receiving MLS listings and exchanged daily emails with Kristin on what her thoughts were on the product, neighbourhood, etc.

Within 2 months (and a few trips down), we closed on a great home, on a lake, at a great price. Adriana took care of all the closing procedures and explained every step meticulously. The team was fantastic in taking care of us while we were there and while we were back at home.

We are so glad that the Internet brought us together with The Carvalho Real Estate Group as they made the entire process from start to finish so easy for us and the professional manner at every step of the way was second to none. 

We now have the Arizona property we wanted and look forward to heading down on long weekends and other holiday times throughout the year.  We highly recommend The Carvalho Real Estate Group. Feel free to contact them for my contact info if you have any questions for me.

Curtis & Reagan Baylak, Regina, Saskatchewan , August 16, 2008