Grant Tucker
Grant Tucker gained most of his building knowledge in his twenties while renovating old houses. Armed with this practical knowledge he went on to project manage a number of new buildings and several subdivisions.

Grant started selling real estate in his thirties and, after a short time, he felt that to be a true professional, he needed more knowledge. Within a year he had started a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies with a Real Estate endorsement through Massey University. With this qualification and three years of experience he was then able to become an Associate of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (AREINZ).

He felt the Massey Graduate Diploma was a little light on marketing so he embarked on Auckland University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Management with a Services/Marketing endorsement. From there, while still working full time, he was accepted into Lincoln University’s Masters Degree in Property Studies and completed five of the six papers towards the final degree.

After almost eight years of living and breathing real estate sales and marketing Grant was offered work as a Property Consultant. One of his more interesting contracts was with Fletcher Homes as the Sales and Marketing Manager at their Randwick Park development. While Grant was with Fletcher Homes he completed a study on the information search that property buyers conduct when they are looking for a property to buy, knowledge that has armed him well for Netrealty.

Fletcher Homes was followed by a contract with United Networks (now Vector) as their Network Property Manager during their fibre optic cable network roll out, which involved some high level lease and license negotiations. This was an intense contract so Grant had to stop his study and redeemed his Master’s degree papers for a Postgraduate Certificate in Commerce with a Property endorsement.

From there, Grant went full circle and set up the first RE/MAX office in New Zealand and started selling both residential and commercial real estate. Today RE/MAX provides Netrealty with technology that would not usually be available to a boutique office.

Grant has lost count of how many properties he has sold over the years and doesn't like to rest on his laurels. He does remember some of more unusual sales which include lifestyle blocks, horticultural blocks, boarding houses and even a bowling club. This is testament to his lateral thinking and ability to adapt to any environment.

While Grant prefers to keep a relatively low profile in the industry he is known for his integrity, vendor loyalty, non abrasive approach and high success rate.

TESTIMONIALS

"During our fibre optic network roll out, Grant successfully negotiated over 200 commercial lease/license agreements for United Networks Communications' in 2 years. His loyalty, dedication and professionalism are beyond reproach. I have no hesitation in recommending Grant as a Senior Property Consultant."
Sean Mc Donald – GM, United Networks (now Vector)

25 Croydon Ave Mt Eden
"I have sold a number of properties through Grant over the years and he has always provided me with excellent advice and service. He has consistently under-promised and over-delivered in selling my properties. I have also done business with Grant in another capacity and have always found Grant’s word to be his bond and his integrity to be beyond reproach."
Martin Watson - Painter, Decorator

Fowlds Ave Sandringham
"We recently engaged Grant to sell our property in Sandringham. We were impressed by the advice we were given to make the property more appealing to prospective buyers and the quality of the marketing that attracted a significant number of potential buyers to inspect the property.

The final bid at the auction was not as much as we would have been happy to sell the property at and we were not put under any pressure by Grant to accept that offer. Instead Grant worked hard to get us another $47,000 which we then decided to accept, allowing us to purchase another property at a good price while the market was still flat."
Raj Sethi MBA, Doctor Ravi

32C Picton Street Freemans Bay
"I had made Grant aware that we wanted to sell our property at the above address and we had not obtained a Code of Compliance Certificate for the property from Auckland City Council. There were a number of things that had to be done to the property before a CCC could be issued. Fortunately Grant’s knowledge of construction and Auckland City's District Plan enabled him to achieve a sale of the property with full disclosure of the issues. I was very happy with the final result."
David Ponting, Architect

Mona Ave Mangere Bridge
"We had developed a block of land at the end of Mona Ave in Mangere Bridge, forming a new road and creating services for 14 dwellings which could then be further subdivided into between 14 and 16 sites. We received a number of low offers and potential trades for the land, however Grant was the only agent who was able to come up with an offer that was almost completely free of conditions, at a price we were willing to accept, and resulted in us getting paid in cash.
If it had not been for his knowledge and experience he would not have been able to explain the town planning subdivision and building requirements, giving the buyers the confidence to purchase the block of land at an acceptable price. I have no hesitation in recommending Grant as a Senior Property Consultant."
Ian Hendry, Akehurst Properties Ltd.

Contact Details
Grant Tucker
Phone: (09) 376 2777
Mobile: 021 985 685
Email: grant@netrealty.co.nz