Our full-service real estate experts specialize in the buying, marketing and selling of residential properties in the Oceanside region on the eastern coast of Mid-Vancouver Island, an area that includes Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay, and Nanaimo. With attention to detail and a passion for excellence, we'll help guide you through one of life's most important decisions with care, patience, and understanding.
It's our dedication to service and professionalism that has put us among the top-producing Royal Lepage real estate agents in the country. Whether you're a buyer looking for that perfect property or a seller needing to make that change, Team Susan Forrest is committed to providing you with the service and dedication that you deserve.
It's our dedication to service and professionalism that has put us among the top-producing Royal Lepage real estate agents in the country. Whether you're a buyer looking for that perfect property or a seller needing to make that change, Team Susan Forrest is committed to providing you with the service and dedication that you deserve.
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Richard's passion for people and his outgoing nature directed him to the Hotel Industry where he applied his skills in Sales and Customer Service with both Four Seasons and Fairmont Hotels. With a desire to be challenged and to 'change things up', he ventured into the Bio-Pharmaceutical Vaccines Industry with Merck, Sanofi Pasteur, and Pfizer.
My days living on Vancouver Island started back in 1975, when I was a young teenager. My family moved from the big city of Vancouver to the streets of Errington where there was a General Store and a single gas pump at that time.what a culture shock! For us kids, the farthest we could travel was as far as we could pedal our bicycles.
He was also known as: CAN. CH. Goldarrow Kona's Magic Merlot TD. CD. CGC. Merlot and I enjoyed many long walks in several of our superb walking areas or on one of our spectacular beaches. One of Merlot's favourite places was Qualicum's Off Leash Park. He loved running though the woods, meeting all his friends, old and new.
A fabulous Waterfront Executive Home in the Heart of Lighthouse Country offering the perfect blend of contemporary luxury, spellbinding views, and ultimate privacy! Fabulously located on beautiful mid-eastern Vancouver Island and bordering the Englishman River is the prestigious community of "Rivers Edge" - a peaceful subdivision of sprawling homesites, gentle rolling pastures, and wide open blue skies.
In order to complete the sale of your property as quickly as possible, we will provide you with all the market information you need to help you reach a realistic list price. We will explain all of the different possible ways to market your home, tailor a plan to suit your needs, and decide how our team can best support you and get the job done with the least possible stress to you.
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Kathleen Mitu
Jan 25, 2022
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We were recommended to Team Susan Forrest by my mum, a resident of Parksville for the past 30 years. Jody Moore was assigned to us, and it was a great pairing. We appreciated her knowledge, professionalism, sense of humor and friendliness. She was always available to help, and when she was on a well deserved vacation we had Peter Coles take care of us. He was also very friendly and helpful.
We cannot thank this team enough for their expertise and assistance!
We cannot thank this team enough for their expertise and assistance!
Jan Bridal
Dec 29, 2021
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Richard Plowens was the best Realtor we’ve had the pleasure of dealing with. He was extremely professional but also very friendly and helpful in so many ways. He accommodated any and all of our needs way beyond our expectations. We would highly recommend Richard and the Susan Forrest Team to anyone contemplating buying or selling their home. Thanks Team!!!👍
Cheryl Sampson
Dec 22, 2021
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We recently purchased through Susan and her team. Susan was very patient with our two year process. Encouraging us to take our time to find just the right property for our needs. There was never high pressure. There was no over-promising and under-delivering. This, despite the fast paced Covid property markets.
There was consistent responsiveness to our queries and professional highly experienced informed guidance. Susan’s team were also coordinated and very professional. Thank you Team Susan Forrest!
There was consistent responsiveness to our queries and professional highly experienced informed guidance. Susan’s team were also coordinated and very professional. Thank you Team Susan Forrest!
Richard Burke
Dec 13, 2021
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The Susan Forest Team did a remarkable job in selling our home of 21 years in November. John took the lead in the dealings and handled the sale very professionally. Communications were excellent and our questions were dealt with efficiently. John and Susan helped us to set the asking price at a level that would attract attention but still leave room upside. The house sold in one day at a premium over the asking price to a party that obviously had done their homework. My wife and I are very grateful that we did not have to wait around for six months and have a multitude of showings. We will certainly
Sandy McKellar
Dec 03, 2021
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This summer my family decided to move to Vancouver Island. We reached out to the team at Susan Forrest for help in finding the perfect home. We were looking for a unique property that could provide a cottage for my mom and a second home for my husband and I. It was a challenging time to be house hunting, as demand far outstripped supply, but our agent was amazing. Our agent was Jody Moore. She impressed us immediately with her breadth of knowledge, professionalism and friendly manner. She worked hard to help us find the perfect home, and then because we were a back up offer, she was amazing in
Scott Hardy
Dec 03, 2021
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Team Susan Forest Royal LePage were a pleasure to work with and we would highly recommend them as your realtor. As buyers new to the area, we were competing in a heated market with multiple offers and often over asking. Susan worked with us to completely understand our priorities and what we were looking for in our new home. She then provided several very good options, but one property fit our requirements perfectly. With her understanding of the competitive market and property, she developed a strategy, executed, and we were successful with the purchase. Susan and Richard were a delight to work
Gerald Simkus
Nov 14, 2021
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Jody of Team Susan Forest was instrumental in facilitating the purchase of the right house in the right place for us on the island, guiding us through negotiation and making it happen. She went above and beyond with her responsiveness and helpfulness for our personal needs in making our transition to the Island. Her friendly, professional manner made her pleasure to work with.
Pam Vickars
Sep 19, 2021
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Susan Forrest and her Team are excellent to work with. They are knowledgeable, courteous, very organized, communicative, and always up-to-date on the complexities of the real estate market. You readily learn that they have your best interests at heart. In a rather volatile market with rapidly rising prices, bidding wars, and limited supply, I never once doubted Susan’s ability to negotiate on my behalf. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending her to my family and/or friends; in fact, I already have!
Catalina Jula
Sep 12, 2021
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We bought a house in French Creek and our realtor was Richard Plowens from Team Susan Forrest .
Team Susan Forrest was recommended to us by a top Ontario realtor, so we had great expectations, that were met and exceeded.
We were very happy with all aspects of the process. From the extremely useful web site they use -which allows one to do granular searches and download the properties in format suitable for Excel analysis- to Richard’s remarkable charm, sense of humour, customer service, infinite patience and total trustworthiness.
It was the time of low inventory in the housing markets and
Team Susan Forrest was recommended to us by a top Ontario realtor, so we had great expectations, that were met and exceeded.
We were very happy with all aspects of the process. From the extremely useful web site they use -which allows one to do granular searches and download the properties in format suitable for Excel analysis- to Richard’s remarkable charm, sense of humour, customer service, infinite patience and total trustworthiness.
It was the time of low inventory in the housing markets and
Lisa Tahara
Aug 29, 2021
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Richard and Susan were both very professional, organized and nice to deal with. In particular, we appreciated the home stager who was very helpful to better prepare the house to sell and the photographer and videographer were quick & efficient and produced lovely results. We were pleased with both the buying & selling aspects and the results were very good in both transactions. We would use Richard & Susan again and recommend them to anyone.
Nana Cook
Jan 15, 2021
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From the first time Susan from Royal LePage in Parksville, BC, walked though my house-in-flux, right through to the day the new owner received the keys, Susan and Team Forrest were wonderful to work with. I could not have found a better person and team to handle this sale. They are extremely professional, knowledgeable, compassionate and returned emails and phone calls quickly. Susan and the Team made the sale of the house a worry free experience! A very sincere and grateful Thank You to Susan and Team Forrest.
Nana Cook
Nana Cook
Tracy Steele Race Reston
Jun 20, 2020
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Jun 10, 2018
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