Testimonials

We dealt with Barb & Carole when we decided to purchase a new home and then sell the one we were occupying.

When buying, Carole spent tireless hours fielding our questions and then researching options for a new purchase in Ottawa.
How tireless, you might ask? More than one and a half years!

Carole is extremely knowledgeable, personable and, even better, persistent. She kept at the search until both my wife and I were satisfied with what came across our desks.
She utilized her extensive network to locate us the PERFECT home, and, as an added bonus, secured us an excellent deal, for which, I am confident to say, no other realtor could have come up with. PERIOD.

Next up was to sell our current home. This is where Barbara Dods, Consigliere Extraordinaire, showed her qualities. Whether it was for securing time frames, organizing seller duties, or even checking in on us to make sure we were not losing our minds, she did it all.

The one-two punch of Barb & Carole is unbeatable.

I wish I could share some of the pictures that were taken of our home, but suffice to say the quality was so high and done with such a high degree of professionalism, it almost made us not want to sell! With that being said, our home sold well over asking price, with no surprise to us.

If you don’t choose Barb & Carole, you are risking an average home purchasing/selling experience, but if you wish to be thoroughly impressed with service quality and ease of process, choose Barb & Carole Real Estate Team.

I reached out to Carole to price our home; her professionalism was outstanding, and the services were beyond expectations.

The timing to have the listing ready to go live with staging, videos and highlight sheets was superb, and the showings and feedback login always kept us aware of everything that was going on; never did I have to wait to hear from Carole.

We are thankful for the great experience, and will always refer Barb & Carole to friends, family and colleagues!

Working with Barb & Carole was a real pleasure. Moving can be a very stressful life event, and both Carole and Barbara were readily available to answer all questions and help prep you all along the way.

What a team! Thank you for all the support you provided.

Our experience with Barb & Carole was amazing. They were very open and honest during each viewing and really seemed to want to put us in “our” house, not just “a” house. We feel she bargained hard for us, and now that we have moved, we are even more appreciative of her services. We LOVE our new home!

Barb & Carole helped us find our next home and sell our current home, all in 11 days!

Carole knew what we were looking for in our next house, and had established a search criteria for automatic notice when listings became available.

When the time came, a few days later, to list our house, Carole and Barb guided us as to what action we needed to take. They were always prompt in returning our calls, helped calm us down when we got stressed out and assured us that all was going according to plan.

Both Carole and Barb are knowledgeable about the current market and we relied on them totally to steer us in the process.

We would highly recommend Barb & Carole if you are in the market to either buy or sell.

We absolutely loved working with Barb and Carole. They were very responsive to our questions and never too busy to take our calls. From holding our hands throughout the selling process to staging and cleaning the house - they do it all!

Twenty years ago, Carole was just as wonderful to work with as she found us our dream home to raise our 4 children in. It was a no brainer to call her back to sell it!

Barb and Carole simply came in like a whirlwind and organized us to sell our house - staging, photography, videography, drone footage - all within a day of meeting us and walking through our home.

Their marketing knowledge and that of the local market was excellent and we could not have done this without them - we sold our home for more than our asking price; what more could we ask?

All around an excellent experience and we would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a quality sales experience.

As we sit here in our new home enjoying our morning coffee, we reflect on the past weeks. From seeing and loving (and then buying) this home at first sight, to the selling of our then current home, it was a whirlwind! It all happened within a few days of each other!

Barb and Carole made it both exciting and yet seamless with their constant support and attention to detail.

We couldn't (and wouldn't) do it without them. We highly recommend this team!

When you can find a real estate agent who spends the time to really get to know your family, their needs and desires, it’s like having an old friend helping you find the house of your dreams.

Through working with Carole over the past few years, we have come to know each other pretty well. I even think she knew what we wanted better than we did! Over the years, Carole and her team have kept our family in mind whenever an appropriate listing came up. On our first visit to the home we recently purchased, we actually said “they nailed it!”. It was perfect.

When it came time to list our house, I was amazed at the work and the effort that went into promoting it. She had many unique ideas on promoting our home to her vast network of agents around the city. She even went as far as hosting a luncheon in our kitchen to highlight our recently renovated kitchen.

As I look back on the years of knowing Carole, it’s almost bittersweet to realize we won’t be in contact as much anymore!

Overall, our experience with Carole and her team was a very positive experience and I’d recommend her services (and her friendship) to any of my friends or colleagues who are looking for a reliable, hard-working real estate agent. A million thank-yous for taking such good care of us!

If you are looking for wonderful service and excellent results, look no further than Barb & Carole.

Carole and Barbara’s attention to details and quick response to the whole process of buying an investment property was very appreciated, especially as clients who were dealing with the purchase from out of town.

When it came down to looking at the properties, Carole’s pre-research really helped narrowing down the choices in a manageable and time-sensitive way. She provided us with contacts as we started our renovations.

Thanks to Barb & Carole's hard work, we are very pleased with our new property!

In the middle of a meteoric and insanely difficult housing market for buyers, especially in Kanata Lakes, we contacted Carole to help us. She is knowledgeable, approachable, personable, endlessly patient, and incredibly generous with her time (including mornings, evenings, and weekends over the course of several months).
Whenever she couldn’t make it, Barbara accompanied us.

Carole and Barbara answered every question and explained every form and every part of the process clearly and thoroughly.

At times, out of frustration we wanted to buy whatever would come on the market, but Carole was honest and kept us on track, saying “This is not the right house for you!!”.
Buying a home in this market is challenging, but working with Barb & Carole made it as painless and straightforward as possible.

We also worked with Barb & Carole on selling our townhouse. When we made the decision to sell, I asked Carole “How long would it take to sell the house?” and she responded, “Within a day!”.
She proposed an efficient sale process, arranged the staging and photographs, and gave us good and thoughtful advice on finishing the house.

The sale went very well – Carole brought in 10 offers in 3 days, all way above asking price with no conditions!

We highly recommend them and can’t wait to work with them again.

After a two-year hunt turned up nothing but disappointment in the Toronto housing market, we made the decision to move our family to Ottawa in search of the perfect house and neighborhood. It was there we were fortunate enough to connect with Carole Evans and Barbara Dods who served as our amazing guides through the Ottawa real estate market, and as incredibly patient realtors to a picky pair of former Torontonians.

Carole and Barbara were not only very attentive to our wants and needs in a house, their exhaustive knowledge of Ottawa also allowed them to pre-screen and eliminate countless listings they knew would not suit our family.

They were also very accommodating of our busy schedules, working together to guide us through countless viewings in the late evenings, and never making us feel like anyone’s time was wasted when a home just didn’t feel like the one. They were confident the perfect home was out there for us, and their optimism made the long search an enjoyable process, even when we felt discouraged.

With Carole and Barbara’s help and diligence, we succeeded in finding our perfect house, and being first-time home buyers, they expertly guided us through what could have been an intimidating process by answering an endless list of questions and connecting us to others who assisted us through the final steps.

We don’t remember them ever wearing capes, but Carole and Barbara felt like superheroes, always going above and beyond to help this pair of Toronto ex-pats make their dreams come true here in Ottawa. We can’t imagine ever going through this process again without them.

We have sold two of our houses in the past few years, and the only agents we would ever consider working with are Barb and Carole.

We unreservedly recommend them. Carole and Barbara, get along with absolutely everybody – and that is an extremely important asset given that they must negotiate with many professionals as they work for you.

You will see, the minute you meet Carole, what a positive and calming personality she has. When she says that we can put all our worries on her shoulders, she means it, no matter what issue comes up.

In our case, she had to deal with a variety of issues and she was able to find the right solution immediately. I was amazed at the extent of her network, in every field.

What we also appreciated is that we, as homeowners, were getting ready to make certain changes to our house before it was listed, but Carole was consistently able to direct our efforts to exactly the right issues, explaining what needed to be done and what did not. She was absolutely right, which we know, because of buyer feedback. She saved us a lot of time and money.

In my opinion, and in that of the people to who I recommended her, Carole is one of the most trustworthy, professional, intelligent and radiantly positive agents you could ever work with.

Carole provided us realtor services this past fall to help us find our perfect first home.

She attended viewings with us all the way in Smiths Falls, taught us the details of what goes in an offer prior to submitting, offered her honest opinions on any property in terms of its investment value, flexibility to growing families, and upkeep.

She made us feel comfortable and confident in our choices. She is incredibly reliable and we would recommend her services to anyone looking for a home in the greater Ottawa area.

In a seller’s market, our journey to purchasing our second home was a tough one. We are glad we had Barbara to help guide us through the process and we highly recommend Barbara and her team.

When we started our search, we met with many agents. One of them was Barbara. Something stood out with her, as it felt like she would be a partner in our purchase. One striking key element after meeting her is that she provided us with information we asked for right away. Many other agents said they would keep in touch with us regarding houses and they just did not ending up doing it or had to be reminded. A small simple gesture on Barbara’s part, but from that we knew that we could start building our working relationship with her and that she would be someone we could rely on. She immediately showed us that she wanted to better understand our situation and goals. From beginning to the end, Barbara was very quick to respond, attentive, keen, helpful and was available when needed.

As we got to know her though many showings – it was clear that she cared about her clients. We felt like she was a true partner, looking for houses and keeping an eye out for us. We looked at many different houses (turnkey, renovation houses), different price ranges, different areas and she continued to happily show us houses and provided extreme flexibility with our differing schedules. We always felt like we were her priority, even though we knew she had other clients. She was enthusiastic to show us the houses, had suggestions and solutions. She provided extremely high exceptional customer service and professionalism. Her experience kept us on track and made it a smooth process, right up to the close date.

We thank Barbara and team for their exceptional service.