During the last 10 years Jim Mays has settled over NZ$300Million in real estate. In his entire real estate career, he's now sold one billion dollars worth of property. He still holds the record sales price for a residential property at $12.78M.

Jim Mays began to make his mark on the real estate world when working in the Bay of Islands for a number of years where he rapidly accrued a portfolio of major tourism related properties. He then moved back to Auckland to work with two major realty firms.

His success brought him to the attention of John Bayley at Bayleys Real Estate. Jim was lured by Bayleys and established Bayleys Waterfront (Special Projects Division). Then he initiated Bayleys Waterfront magazine, bringing together an impressive array of multi-million dollar coastal, lakefront and riverside properties from Queenstown to North Cape, Fiji and Rarotonga.

His work saw him travelling the length and breadth of New Zealand and the South Pacific almost every day to broker deals for exclusive waterfront properties, retreats, lodges, islands and resorts.

Having achieved what he set out to do, Jim eventually stepped aside from this high pressure world to enjoy working mainly on Auckland's North Shore. Still specialising in top end and mainly waterfront properties, he continues to make headlines and sells more top-end property than most.

Now Precision Real Estate’s top agent, Jim is the first choice realtor for many canny homeowners and business people. The reason? He offers exceptional performance and unparalleled service to achieve the best possible price. Despite the property downturn, he is still rewarding his vendors with great results.

In this market, he says, it's more important than ever to select an experienced agent who has a track record of dealing in valuable property. The value of your network, your knowledge of the changing market and negotiation skills cannot be under-estimated. “Only a small percentage of agents understand the complexities of the property market in a downturn situation and all the legal aspects of what it takes to put a sale together.”

Jim says, it's crucial serious sellers select the very best salesperson backed by a dynamic company that has the best IT and technology systems and the best marketing programmes. Customers should expect the very best service for the best possible price these days.