Anita Van Rootselaar, Realtor, Guelph Area Living, RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Ltd.

I sold my condo in 2022 with Anita and I was very happy with the outcome. Anita and her team were very professional throughout the entire process. They arranged everything from staging, photographs, all the showings right through to presenting offers. My unit sold for over asking price with a quick closing and I couldn't have been happier!

This past summer I chose Jenna MacDonell as my real estate agent. I wanted to put an offer in immediately on one of the first houses I looked at. Given the age, and many other factors Jenna explained, my offer was submitted with a home inspection and financing condition. The offer was accepted; during the home inspection a large oil spill resulting in major environmental contamination was discovered. Given the conditions Jenna put in place, I was able to withdraw my offer. Thanks to Jenna's knowledge and advocation for me, I avoided a major, major problem.Jenna and I continued the hunt and soon found my dream home. I believe there were upwards of 10 or more firm offers on my house I now own. Jenna's expertise and think outside the box abilities made me the proud owner of my forever home. Jenna respected financial boundaries and did not encourage anything beyond my means. I love my home, and I cannot foresee myself ever moving. But should I ever decide to sell my home, and or invest in a new one; I would never seek any real estate agent besides Jenna. Thanks for everything.

Anita Van Rootselaar and the Guelph Area Living (@guelpharealiving) team helped my wife and I find our dream condo right in downtown Guelph.Working with Anita was a amazing, stress free, and seamless process. She talked with us extensively taking the time to understand exactly what were were looking for. Whenever something came on to the market, we were the first to know! Once we found the perfect place (The River Mill and River House condos are amazing...check out the views!) she helped us with everything. The offer process was straight forward and although it took some time and effort on her part, we secured the condo for a great price!!After that, She helped me stage and list my old place (at the Mill Lofts in St Patrick's Ward) on the market. By the time she was finished I almost didn't want to sell! Thankfully she was able to find a great buyer and I received a very good price for my previous condo. Such a great process.The new Tricar condo checks all our boxes. I know the sunset on the balcony is great, but now going out is easy! We can now walk right down McDonnell St for dinner at one of Guelph's great local pubs, or spend the night out at a Storm OHL game! Catching a show or performance at the River Run Center is a breeze as its right around the corner. She found us a spot right in the heart of Guelph. We can't wait to take the train to Toronto for the weekend as that is also just steps away.I would say that Anita takes the time to learn about you and understand your needs. That combined with her extensive knowledge about the Guelph and area housing market, make her a champion in her field and someone you definitely want working for you! Thanks for all the great work Anita/Remax and thank you even more for the amazing condo!

Anita was lovely to work with, and clearly had our best interests at heart. She tried to find comparables to our difficult listing, and to keep us apprised of changes in the market and developments in our sale. A wonderful person to deal with.

Anita went above and beyond, helping set up the house for sale, negotiating with potential buyers and giving some really worthwhile tips on the paperwork/ legal side of things. If you’re looking for a real estate agent in the kitchener Waterloo region- I would suggest you call Anita.

In November 2022, we were provided Anita’s name by a top Agent in the Brantford area. I reached out to Anita and was immediately impressed with her knowledge and professionalism. Anita has a great amount of insight into the Guelph, Elora and Fergus area.Anita was always very prompt on getting back to me with viewings and any questions that I had. When we looked at a house that we were interested in, her high level of knowledge became very apparent. Anita was very up to date regarding the structure of houses, high end appliances, internal workings of the house HVAC system and numerous upgrades within the house. She was also very familiar and informative with respect to neighbourhoods and services in the area.Anita was also able to provide great insight into lawyers, home inspectors, etc. She doesn’t tell you who to use but she does give you a few, really good options.I have no reservation to highly recommend Anita for any real estate transaction in the Guelph, Elora, Fergus area.

Anita genuinely invested time to understand our situation and “bought in” to what we were looking for. She used her incredibly thorough knowledge of the area and its history to make us feel confident in the decisions we were making. With 9 offers coming in on the house we purchased she was dead on with her predictions of price even in this pandemic. During the bidding process she went above and beyond for us including communications with the selling team / owner to do everything she possibly could to get us the home. She is on your team through it all.Even after we successfully purchased the home Anita checked in to see how we were settling in and enjoying our new home as well as dropping off a number of house warming gifts.We can definitely say we had a great experience with Anita. She is professional, knowledgeable while at the same time adding her own personal enthusiasm and drive to do the absolute best she can for her clients.Thanks again.

From our initial meeting with Anita Van Rootselaar, we immediately felt comfortable with her. It had been a number of years since we sold our previous home, so she took the time to explain the current housing market, and provided her honest feedback on the value of our property, which was based on the condition of our home, and the sales of comparable homes in our area. After our discussions, we felt confident that she could give us the help and attention that we needed to sell our home quickly.Finding a Realtor that you can trust is one thing, but Anita gave us so much more than that. She never made any promises that she couldn't keep -- she was open and honest about what she could and couldn't do for us. She set her expectations up front, and gave us the flexibility that we needed to make our own decisions, or arrive at decisions together when the situation called for it. She was responsive and returned phone calls and email communication in a timely manner - even when she was away on a family vacation in Florida. Anita kept us in the loop about all matters pertaining to the sale of our home, and she put our interests above her own. Never once did she 'drop the ball' on us. In fact, she was passionate about helping us and was always on the ball, calling to remind us of upcoming deadlines, and following up on leads that we believed may have lead to a sale.We spent about a week and a half getting our house ready to sell. Anita was patient through this whole time, and offered encouragement and advice when it was needed. The For Sale sign went up on the front lawn, and we received our first offer 4 days later, at our listing price! We were thrilled, and two months later, we moved into our dream home!!!Thank you, Anita for helping to make our dreams a reality. I appreciate you for your hard work and professionalism as a Real Estate Agent who puts her customers first.

Anita is a very knowledgeable real estate professional. Shes in tune with the market and her clients needs. We have worked together on some files and my clients are always satisfied with her devices. In this competitive market you need to have someone you can trust and share your emotions with.Anita and her team are excellent and wonderful to work with.Keep doing a great job. Her new brokerage has opened up even more doors for her clients buyers and sellers alike.Looking forward to working together again.

Anita knew the Guelph market well and demonstrated professionalism as it took us quite some time and several offers to buy. She communicated well, including outside of what most would consider the workday. We are thankful for our experience with Anita and we look forward to working with her again someday.