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            Over a decade in business, Aruba Living Today:

            Offering the so much needed human touch



            NOORD — We are in 2022. It’s been a wild  enjoying  the  time  together  sounds  like  a
            ride with Covid-19 and we all are aiming  controversy  today.  Everything  is  efficient,
            for a change of routine. We simply want to  there’s  no-time-to-waste  and  while  do-
            “live”  life  again.  “It  is  time  for  living  your  ing one task the mind is already thinking
            dream,” as the quote says at Aruba Living  ahead to what is next on your to-do list.   fers a personal touch? One  Buddha  ornaments  and  a
            Today’s  office.  “We  are  ten  plus  years  in  Did Covid-19 teach us anything? Weren’t   who  pays  genuine  atten-  homey setting form the dé-
            business, and I am proud to say that all our  we telling each other during the lockdown   tion  and  has  sincere  inter-  cor  for  you  to  sit  and  talk
            clients stuck with us. We are no part of a  that we would pay more attention to each   est in what you want? This  about  your  dream  house
            big company, we keep it small, personal,  other?  Wasn’t  the  message  that  health   different  approach  to  real  or  investment.  “My  goal
            and real. Because you are not a number,  and happiness is so much more valuable        estate  is  what  sets  Aruba  was to do real estate in a
            no  sales  target  either  and  certainly  your  than hitting targets and implement to-do   Living Today apart, and the  different  way  when  I  es-
            name is not commission. Our responsibility  tasks?  The  pandemic  prevents  us  from   reason Randolph calls him-  tablished  this  company
            is to make your dream come true,” says  connecting  physically.  Tight  hugs  and      self a property mediator in-  June 1st 2009. Not from the
            owner Randolph Arends.                     shaking hands firmly are no longer a natu-  stead of a real estate bro-  perspective of only selling,
                                                       ral thing. We live in a world of face masks   ker. “The personal touch is  but to look for the perfect
            Tempting times                             hides smiles, and hands are sanitized after   essential to me. I am step-  match  between  dream
            Do  you  remember  the  feeling  as  a  kid,  each touch. This is not who we are. We are   ping  aside  of  the  image  house  and  client.  My  phi-
            when you went to the store with your mom  in search for connection.                    that real estate brokers are  losophy  is:  it  will  only  work
            and the baker gave you a sweet roll, the                                               only in for the commission.  when all involved are hap-
            butcher a slice of ham and they all took  From human to human                          This image does not fit me  py and connected by that
            time to talk to each other? That time when  If  you  have  decided  to  buy  a  house  or   at  all,  I  am  in  for  my  pas-  personal touch.”
            doing groceries on a Saturday meant fun,  rent  one  for  vacation  in  Aruba  and  you   sion, and I can only do this
            making  friends,  and  creating  connec-   are  looking  for  that  match,  the  question   from the heart.”        Aruba  Living  Today  caters
            tions. To be fully aware in the moment and  now is how to click with a person that of-                              for  both  local  and  foreign
                                                                                                   One stop shopping point      market  divided  into  40  %
                                                                                                   Services  offered  by  Aruba  local  buyers  and  60  %  for-
                                                                                                   Living  Today  are  House  eign  buyers.  “Our  custom-
                                                                                                   and  Land  Sales,  Rent-     ers come from Holland, Bel-
                                                                                                   als,  Investments,  Property  gium,  Norway,  Germany,
                                                                                                   Management,      Vacation  UK,  Russia,  Latin  America,
                                                                                                   Rental,  Mortgages,  Insur-  United  States  and  Cana-
                                                                                                   ances,  Maintenance,  As-    da. We are widely covered
                                                                                                   sist  in  Arrangements  for  and  thus  provable  good
                                                                                                   Notary  and  Utilities,  Guid-  with different cultures, also
                                                                                                   ing  Bureaucracy  Process  we speak four languages.”
                                                                                                   and  Assisting  in  Import  of  Besides  that,  Aruba  Liv-
                                                                                                   Furniture.  Randolph  and  ing Today is open to every
                                                                                                   his business partner Berend  budget,  they  have  listings
                                                                                                   Prenger  are  a  fantastic,  for  all  category  buyers.  As
                                                                                                   experienced duo, each of  a  member  of  the  Aruban
                                                                                                   them specialists in the field.  Real  Estate  Association,
                                                                                                   Berend  is  also  a  certified  they are listed also on the
                                                                                                   appraiser within the Dutch  website  www.arubalisting.
                                                                                                   Kingdom meaning he does  com  within  a  group  of  20
                                                                                                   your  appraisal  report  that  of  the  most  advanced  re-
                                                                                                   is  accepted  by  all  banks  altors on the island. Aruba
                                                                                                   and he delivers within three  Living Today is featured on
                                                                                                   days. “This definitely speeds  House  Hunters,  social  me-
                                                                                                   up the process of buying,”  dia,  Aruba  Living  Today
                                                                                                   Prenger adds.                and of course in Aruba To-
                                                                                                                                day’s newspaper.q
                                                                                                   You are welcome to meet
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