If you’re after a Motueka real estate agent who’ll flatter you into a listing price you’ll never get, Vanessa Puklowski probably isn’t your gal. If you want someone who’ll sit down, listen properly, and tell you the truth about your property, whether that’s good news or not, you’re in the right place.
From Supporting a Dream to Building Her Own
Vanessa joined Arizto a year ago to help build “Team Puklowski”, her husband Noel’s real estate business. Then Noel decided he’d rather drive trucks. Fair enough. Rather than pack it in, Vanessa stepped forward and built her own business from there, solo, on her own terms.
That’s who you’re working with. Someone who didn’t wait to be handed a plan. She made one.
How She Works: Listen First, Pressure Never
Vanessa’s approach to real estate is simple, and it’s the opposite of the pushy agent stereotype:
- Listen first. Your situation, your goals, your worries, before anything else.
- Educate, don't pressure. You'll understand your options. No jargon, no scare tactics.
- Build confidence. Selling or buying a home is huge. You should feel steady, not stressed.
- Celebrate the win. When it's done, it's done properly, and it's worth celebrating
Covering rural and residential property across Nelson and Tasman, and known locally by her own catchphrase, “Better call Ness”, Vanessa backs that approach up with terms that actually favour you:
Fair fees. No upfront costs. No lock-in contracts. No sale, no fee.
Real Results, Real People
Don’t just take our word for it. Amy Hobson, who sold her family home with Vanessa, called her transparent, professional, honest, and supportive right through the process. That’s the kind of review you can’t fake, and it’s exactly what you’d expect from someone who leads with listening instead of a sales pitch.
More Than a Real Estate Agent
Outside of real estate, Vanessa owns Motueka Fitness Co, and her background in strength training and bodybuilding shows up in how she works too: disciplined, no-nonsense, and genuinely invested in helping people get stronger, whether that’s in the gym or in one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives. She’s also keen to get more involved with local sports groups and bring tradies and other home-related businesses into the fold, because good real estate doesn’t happen in a bubble.
Curious What Your Property’s Worth?
You don’t need to commit to anything to find out. Vanessa’s instant online appraisal tool gives you a free, no-obligation estimate in minutes.
Vanessa Puklowski is a Licensed Salesperson (REAA 2008) with Arizto Real Estate, covering Nelson, Richmond, Mapua and Motueka.