Paul Castello
Director, Licensed Estate Agent
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Paul Castello
Director, Licensed Estate Agent
Having commenced in Real Estate in 1997, Paul Castello has a huge amount of experience and knowledge in all facets of real estate. He has always provided his clients with first class customer service and his simple, yet effective philosophy of being ‘honest at all times’.
He knows that has been the secret to his long-standing and continued success. Paul was born locally and still lives “just around the corner” with his wife and 2 children. Paul’s passion for the neighbourhood is clear when you talk to him. “This area has changed so much over the past couple of decades – it has just become so easy to live here,” says, Paul. “There is nothing the area lacks”. “You don’t have to go too far to find what you need”. “I love living here and I know it will keep on getting better”. As the proud owner of OBrien Preston Reservoir, Paul is extremely excited about being able to combine his simple philosophy of honesty, quality customer service & passion for the area along with the industry-leading & innovative technology the OBrien group offers to ensure his past, present and future clients exceed their real estate goals and objectives.
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Google Reviews
Emma Carson
05:07 03 Aug 20
During my tenancy with O'Brien, I really appreciated their candid and professional manner when showing properties and managing tenant queries. I was particularly impressed with them when I, unfortunately, had to suddenly move interstate; Suzette handled house inspections and organising a new tenant efficiently whilst also providing me with accurate information regarding what I needed to do before vacating the property.Not once during my tenancy did I feel neglected or ignored; my queries and concerns were always dealt with in a timely manner and with positive outcomes.Thank you so much for your guidance and candid nature during my tenancy with you, Suzette. Should I return to Melbourne, I would happily utilise your and your husband's business again.
Denis Ladouceur
05:22 19 Jun 20
Ck Juammaneeprakit
07:52 11 Jun 20
Goran Pajic
04:56 27 May 20
Helena Ferguson
08:24 21 May 20
John Bubis
03:40 11 May 20
Midori Hsiao
11:13 21 Mar 20
Suzette has been super helpful and continue to be with our newly leased house from the start. She's very efficient and diligent with all the paperworks and procedures. Warm and nice in person, too. It was overall a really awesome experience with her help! Highly recommend :))
How the Universe doesn't work
06:03 20 Mar 20
Suzette was so helpful, personable and fun to deal with!She assisted me from the viewings, application (ours were tricky due to odd work arrangements), moving in, all the way to organising maintenance. She continues to be professional, warm and astute with all her dealings and truly goes above and beyond. She's also good for a laugh which is a nice change of pace from the other real estates where you feel like a number.To be honest, this is the first positive real estate experience ive ever had, so it has really made my life easier than I could of imagined at a tough time. I highly recommend if you're looking in this area to get Suzette and her team on your side. Thankyou!!! JT
Seraj Hussain
05:58 16 Mar 20
Seamless experience:I’ve just completed my lease with O’Brien Real Estate Preston and must say that our agent Suzette has been the most straight forward agent I’ve ever dealt with. By straight forward, I mean no hidden terms and conditions in her communications. She has been very cooperative during the lease term and have tried her best to resolve any property related concerns. She has timely completed her inspections and I was very relieved to discover that she was not unnecessarily looking to make money by raising trivial concerns. Moreover, she has processed the rental bond without any delay on her part.These traits are hard to find in real estate agents and for that reason, I’ll definitely recommend O’Brien Real Estate.
John Pulice
04:58 12 Mar 20
Very happy with service and I highly recommend O brain real state suzette has done a terrific job can’t ask for much more thank you for your help
Kathryn Beljulji
22:20 09 Mar 20
Excellent Service. I found Suzette to be very professional and friendly throughout the rental process. Suzette was very informative about all aspects of Rental requirements and was very helpful along the way.I would highly recommend O'brien Real Estate and Suzette for your Rental needs.
Maaz Ahmed
23:57 07 Mar 20
George K
09:52 06 Mar 20
Hats off to Konn and Paul from OBrien Real Estate, they worked around the clock to help me secure my new home. But most importantly they both helped in making the buying experience feel fair, honest and transparent. l have dealt with many real estate agents over the years but Konn and Paul are by far the most honest and down to earth agents I’ve met.thank youGuys.
George K
06:56 06 Mar 20
Hats off to Konn and Paul from OBrien Real Estate, they worked around the clock to help me secure my new home. But most importantly they both helped in making the buying experience feel fair, honest and transparent. l have dealt with many real estate agents over the years but Konn and Paul are by far the most honest and down to earth agents I’ve met. Thank you Guys.
Antoinette Epifano
03:42 06 Mar 20
Gary Nedeljkovski
07:46 05 Mar 20
Konn and the team were a pleasure to deal with. Konn’s market knowledge and experience is second to none. We felt very comfortable putting our biggest asset in his capable hands. He is very professional, enthusiastic and friendly and always kept us informed which made the process much easier. Most importantly, he promised a sale price and delivered by securing our full asking price after just the second property inspection. We were extremely impressed with the results and we cannot thank him enough.
Danny Covalea
03:38 05 Mar 20
Being new to the property market and looking to buy my first home was a daunting experience. It made it so much easier and less stressful after I was put in touch with Konn from OBrien Real Estate.Konn was able to provide me with not only more than a few options of some fantastic properties, but also properties in my price range.Konn was friendly and professionally and made the whole process an actual enjoyable experience.Will definitely recommend Konn and the team from OBrien Real Estate in the future.Thank you Konn!
Benjamin Avdic
03:22 05 Mar 20
I’ve dealt with many realestate agents in the past but none have been more helpful and knowledgeable than Konn P. The information he provided and level of professionalism was outstanding and I would highly recommend Obrien real estate to everyone. Thank you Konn.
Anthony Rettura
03:19 05 Mar 20
My experience with Konn has been nothing short of exceptional. Recently I had reached out to Konn to assist me in finding a property that would meet all my required needs. Throughout the past 2 months, Konn has been great with his communication by keeping me updated with property’s on the market and general information in regards to the housing market as a whole. His transparency and honesty with the overall process thus far has assured me that with his knowledge and understanding of the market, he can be trusted. Thank you Konn for everything so far.
MaSo TV
02:09 05 Mar 20
Nikolce Nikolovski
01:52 05 Mar 20
Had a wonderful experience with Konn, helped us find the right home for us and helped make the transition easy and smooth. Highly commend the work of the Preston branch.
matt de cata
01:45 05 Mar 20
Andrea Kleanthous
11:38 26 Feb 20
Athanassia Iosifidou Lima
07:35 20 Dec 19
Suzette is the type of agent you need: quick, responsive and straight to the point. She quickly dealt with any issues in our apartment and was flexible where she could be. If we ever have a rental, it will be going through these guys. Thanks Suzette and team!
Spiros Antoniades
02:15 29 Nov 19
OBrien Real Estate Preston /Reservoir manage my rental property and we recently had a serious bathroom emergency on our hands. The manner in which OBrien Real Estate were able to deal with the issues was exemplary. The professionalism and efficiency with respect to management of the various issues that arose was a great relief to and I cannot recommend OBrien Real enough. Thank you.
Daniel Farha
10:06 25 Nov 19
Gino and George the dynamic duo did an absolute outstanding job selling my last 2 properties, I wouldn’t think twice about using anyone else.Suzette is an amazing property manager who looked after my properties and handled difficult situations with ease.Well done guys, keep up the great work!
Deak Merrett
07:17 09 Nov 19
A massive thankyou to George and the team at Obrien Real Estate. Selling my mothers home after her passing was very hard but George had our back. He made the process extremely easy and was exceptional during the process. Auction day was hard but due to the dedication of the team we were able to achieve far beyond our expectation. I cant begin the thank Obrien Real Estate and George enough for their hard work and dedication.
Tracey Viegas
20:57 08 Nov 19
George (and Gino) were both professional, courteous and relatable. They were responsive to my requests for information and prompt with their service. If I had to purchase or sell, these are the people I would use to do so. Could not speak higher of their expertise!
Bart Schofield
03:33 17 Oct 19
Judi Castagnini
02:03 13 Sep 19
We have found Suzette at O'Briens to be an excellent property manager. She is great with communicating and is thorough in reviewing tenant applications. We are very happy with the service from O'Obriens and would recommend them to anyone looking for an agent in the Preston/ Reservoit area.
Nazrin Naidu
02:28 03 Sep 19
I enjoyed my tenancy period with them, both Suzette and Melanie were not only helpful and efficient, but super friendly.
Russell MacDonald
08:03 30 Aug 19
Paul and his team are an incredibly professional and knowledgeable team and would never hesitate to use them again. 5 Star rating from me!!
David Gaggiano
13:17 29 Aug 19
Vesna Dago
11:34 14 Aug 19
Been dealing with Suzette for 5 years and have experienced the best customer service. Suzette is always ready to help and returns my calls straight away. My tenants are even really happy too with the service. Wouldn't thing twice to refer Suzette.
Gino Bianco
09:24 02 Aug 19
Eptesam Haidar
07:01 23 Jul 19
OBrien Real Estate have been very attentive to all maintenance issues needing attention. They would call and email me to check in with me to make sure I was content with the service they have provided. I have a 9 month old baby and when they attend to the flat they are very mindful and respectful of this.They are excellent at following through.
Kleanthis Kleanthous
00:24 13 Jul 19
Enrique Adames
22:38 06 Jul 19
Great service. Very professional and easy to talk to.Melanie and Suzzete always return your emails straight away.
Nicole Berry
02:09 02 Jul 19
Melanie went above and beyond my expectations in assisting me to secure a rental property. If you are looking to rent a property, or looking for a property manager to manage your property, I couldn't recommend her more highly. She is very easy to communicate with, thorough, good attention to detail, with a friendly and straight forward disposition.
Georgia Grigg
09:12 02 May 19
Melanie has been wonderful to deal with since the moment we met her at the inspection of the property that we are now currently living in. The leasing team are exceptionally thorough, personable and diligent when it comes to any requests we have made. I would highly recommend them for any landlords looking for an agency, or tenants looking for properties. We love the house that O'Brien Real Estate has helped us make our home.
John D
01:11 26 Mar 19
Evenstephenss
05:52 25 Mar 19
Suzette managed to secure me a fantastic tenant quickly. For once an agent that reviews tenants sufficiently. Never had a problem with tenants refusing to pay rent since moving to O'Briens Preston/Reservoir. Great small family run business operated by Suzette and Paul.
Anthony Rondinelli
07:35 19 Mar 19
Very happy with the service and great to deal with. You feel safe dealing with them in the sense that they actually care and very reasonably priced. Highly recommend
Bryony Moule
03:05 17 Mar 19
Melanie has been both approachable & professional throughout the rental process. We were successful in our application & have continued to have a great relationship with OBrien Real Estate. Very quick responses & great communication throughout. Thank you!
Vicki Armstrong
04:50 15 Mar 19
The friendly, kind, patient and professional manner from Melanie and Suzette at O'Briens Real Estate makes them the only real estate worth dealing with.
Cherry
01:07 15 Mar 19
It's Week 31 of the year and as Victoria braces and prepares to enter stage 4 Restrictions, our Real Estate market continues to defy all odds and expectations. VIC recorded over 1,400 Transactions which was 8 weeks in a row with over 1,000 weekly sales. Nationally, we had 5,411 transactions, (164 more than last week and 1,203 more than the same week last year) that's 7 continuous weeks of Sales above 4,700 weekly Nationally. The National Figures of 5,411 is the highest amount of Sales Transactions in 22 Weeks and it's also the 3rd Biggest Transactional week of 2020. The trendlines, both for VIC & Nationally, continue to rise
We've been having outstanding results with our OBrien Auctions also, with 8 out of 12 Sold this week
"OBrien Auction TV" Highlights for Episode 11: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBc3zlDrbtg
