We hired Paul Trimmer to help us with our first condo purchase in Mexico. It was the first time we bought real estate outside of our home country. After watching his YouTube videos & reading his great newsletters, we hired Paul as we felt he was knowledgeable realtor and a great fit for us. After we first spoke with Paul, he gave us an idea of what buildings to look at that would match our needs. We easily found a unit through the MLS feed he set up for us. He went the next day and did a live virtual tour for us since we were out of country and after the tour, we wrote up an offer. The building we picked was a building Paul was very familiar with and knowledgeable because he had sold many units in that building already. He answered every question, which was probably over a thousand of them (no joke!). He would even write us back at 11pm on a Saturday night with answers. Paul has fantastic negotiating skills as he got us within a few grand of the price we wanted to pay. Due to his strong negotiating skills he was able to get 10’s of thousands of dollars taken off the asking price. Paul was there for us at every step of the way; he was even there at the closing meeting. Paul has great professional contacts as every person Paul recommended to us was top notch. While the whole process of buying foreign property was new and scary to us, Paul made sure it was easy and he made us feel comfortable and guided us through every hoop we had to go through. We plan to buy another condo in PV someday and when we do, we’re calling Paul!
Jeffrey Maher & Jason McCallum
Ottawa, Canada
Paul was instrumental in finding us exactly what we were looking for in a home in Puerto Vallarta. Whether this is your first time buying property in Puerto Vallarta or you’re an experienced buyer, you can’t go wrong working with Paul. He has the key skills that you want and need as you navigate the local market both before you arrive in town and when you do in-person viewing.
What we appreciated the most about working with Paul was his trustworthy nature. Right from our first contact, we felt confident that he knew what he was doing and that he had our best interests at heart. He was a great listener, extremely patient with our numerous questions as first time international homebuyers, and at no time during the process did we feel any sales pressure to compromise or buy.
Paul was also amazing at “reading” us as we told him our wants and needs in a PV home and as we reviewed our likes and dislikes of each property we viewed. We actually ended up purchasing a home that was not on our original viewing list and which he found for us!
With Paul, we had a 24/7 dedicated professional and knowledgeable realtor as well as a trusted friend who was with us every step of the way with timely responses to alleviate our many concerns and a generally calming and pleasant presence. While we are sad that our interaction with Paul will be less frequent, we trust that he will be there for our many questions to come as we transition into our new home, new culture and new city.
We were so fortunate to have found Paul Trimmer when looking for the right real estate agent to help us find a property from afar in Puerto Vallarta. As our Realtor, he helped us find our dream condo in one of our favourite neighborhoods (5 de diciembre) for the best price. He was patient as we were completing our search virtually from Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking thorough videos of the condos and their surrounding areas to give us the best feel and understanding of these unique properties. He helped walk us through every step of the negotiation and purchase, taking the time to explain in detail the intricacies of the purchasing process (which were not so different from those in Canada). He was always quick to respond to our text messages, making the overall process virtually painless and stress free- his professionalism is second to none.
In short, he was always on our side working to make our condo purchase as simple and successful as possible. The best part about working with Paul was that he was always more focused on answering our questions, giving us good advice, and finding properties that met our needs than he was on closing a deal. We would recommend him to anyone.
Nick and Stephanie