Matan Van Buren was one of the many real estate agents I had contacted in 2013 during the process of planning to move from Alberta to Toronto for our retirements.  After a few months of long distance communication via emails and phone calls, my wife and I decided to meet Matan in person in our following visit to Toronto.  The impression Matan projected in our first face to face meeting was exactly as we had expected; sincere, polite, professional and well prepared.

After showing us five to six condo units, we decided to put in an offer to a unit in North York.  Matan was very helpful throughout the entire offering and closing process.  Since our stay in Ontario was limited, a lot of documents were transmitted electronically, yet everything went through smoothly without any glitches.

Due to various factors in my career as well as family and personal reasons, I had deferred my retirement plan and am still staying in Alberta.  Therefore, we decided to lease out the condo unit we just purchased.  Matan has also been extremely helpful in managing the leasing process, including listing, interviewing and screening potential tenants as well as providing us advice on length of leases and up to date/fair market rental fees.  He also acts on our behalf as the contact with the tenants for any issues with the unit including coordinating with contractors for maintenance and upgrading.  We are completely satisfied and gratified with the property management service provided by Matan.

When I first got in touch with Matan about selling my property, I was in a very stressful place in my life where I was stretched super thin,attempting to joggle multiple balls at once. To further add to the chaos of it all, I was overseas in school which meant Matan more than had his work cut out for him working with me from so far away. Yet he made the time to answer questions (email, phone, text...he was always reachable and prompt); he made suggestions, he guided me, he supported me, and ultimately we effected a sale that was much more profitable than I had anticipated! 

Considering I was distracted with school, it was a long period of dialogue. Yet through it all Matan was kindness, patience, dedication, wisdom and professionalism personified! I truly can't say enough good things about my experience with him, as he essentially made what would otherwise have been a very stressful experience for me, in to a smooth and seamless process. Without question, when next I am in the market to buy or sell, there is only one person I would want to work with, and that would be Matan.... I VERY highly recommend him! 

Being in Toronto only for 1.5 years when I started to look for a condo, I was totally unaware of what was involved in purchasing a condo in Toronto/Canada but Matan helped me understand all the details along the way whether small or big. He advised me on details such as laws, and about safety/security. He was always honest, patient and detail-oriented. I am so happy with the place I got and am very grateful to Matan for that. He is a friend now. I am pleased to recommend Matan to anyone looking to buy a property as his approach is tailored, honest and result-oriented.