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            Over a decade in business, Aruba Living Today:

            Offering the so much needed human touch















                                                                                                                          experienced duo, each of them
                                                                                                                          specialists  in  the  field.  Berend  is
                                                                                                                          also  a  certified  appraiser  within
                                                                                                                          the Dutch Kingdom meaning he
                                                                                                                          does  your  appraisal  report  that
                                                                                                                          is accepted by all banks and he
                                                                                                                          delivers  within  three  days.  “This
                                                                                                                          definitely speeds up the process
                                                                                                                          of buying,” Prenger adds.

                                                                                                                          You  are  welcome  to  meet  in
                                                                                                                          person
                                                                                                                          Aruba  Living  Today  houses  in
                                                                                                                          an  authentic  Aruban  house,
                                                                                                                          welcoming  you  in  a  warm  am-
                                                                                                                          biance  that  emphasizes  the
                                                                                                                          philosophy of connecting. Can-
                                                                                                                          dles,  Buddha  ornaments  and  a
                                                                                                                          homey  setting  form  the  décor
             NOORD  —  It’s  been  a  wild  ride   butcher a slice of ham and they    ing hands firmly are no longer a    for you to sit and talk about your
             with  Covid-19  and  we  all  are    all took time to talk to each oth-  natural thing. We live in a world   dream house or investment. “My
             aiming for a change of routine.      er?  That  time  when  doing  gro-  of face masks hides smiles, and     goal was to do real estate in a
             We  simply  want  to  “live”  life   ceries on a Saturday meant fun,     hands  are  sanitized  after  each   different way when I established
             again.  “It  is  time  for  living  your   making  friends,  and  creating   touch. This is not who we are. We   this company June 1st 2009. Not
             dream,”  as  the  quote  says  at    connections.  To  be  fully  aware   are in search for connection.      from the perspective of only sell-
             Aruba Living Today’s office. “We     in the moment and enjoying the                                          ing,  but  to  look  for  the  perfect
             are  ten  plus  years  in  business,   time together sounds like a con-  From human to human                 match  between  dream  house
             and I am proud to say that all our   troversy  today.  Everything  is  ef-  If  you  have  decided  to  buy  a   and  client.  My  philosophy  is:  it
             clients stuck with us. We are no     ficient,  there’s  no-time-to-waste   house  or  rent  one  for  vacation   will only work when all involved
             part of a big company, we keep       and  while  doing  one  task  the   in Aruba and you are looking for    are  happy  and  connected  by
             it  small,  personal,  and  real.  Be-  mind  is  already  thinking  ahead   that match, the question now is   that personal touch.”
             cause you are not a number, no       to what is next on your to-do list.   how to click with a person that   Aruba  Living  Today  caters  for
             sales target either and certainly    Did Covid-19 teach us anything?     offers  a  personal  touch?  One    both  local  and  foreign  market
             your  name  is  not  commission.     Weren’t  we  telling  each  other   who pays genuine attention and      divided  into  40  %  local  buyers
             Our responsibility is to make your   during  the  lockdown  that  we     has sincere interest in what you    and  60  %  foreign  buyers.  “Our
             dream  come  true,”  says  owner     would  pay  more  attention  to     want? This different approach to    customers  come  from  Holland,
             Randolph Arends.                     each  other?  Wasn’t  the  mes-     real estate is what sets Aruba Liv-  Belgium, Norway, Germany, UK,
                                                  sage that health and happiness      ing Today apart, and the reason     Russia,  Latin  America,  United
             Tempting times                       is  so  much  more  valuable  than   Randolph calls himself a proper-   States  and  Canada.  We  are
             Do  you  remember  the  feeling      hitting  targets  and  implement    ty mediator instead of a real es-   widely  covered  and  thus  prov-
             as a kid, when you went to the       to-do  tasks?  The  pandemic        tate broker. “The personal touch    able good with different cultures,
             store  with  your  mom  and  the     prevents  us  from  connecting      is essential to me. I am stepping   also we speak four languages.”
             baker gave you a sweet roll, the     physically.  Tight  hugs  and  shak-  aside of the image that real es-  Besides that, Aruba Living Today
                                                                                      tate  brokers  are  only  in  for  the   is  open  to  every  budget,  they
                                                                                      commission. This image does not     have listings for all category buy-
                                                                                      fit me at all, I am in for my pas-  ers. As a member of the Aruban
                                                                                      sion, and I can only do this from   Real Estate Association, they are
                                                                                      the heart.”                         listed also on the website www.
                                                                                                                          arubalisting.com within a group
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                                                                                      nance,  Assist  in  Arrangements    Aruba Living Today
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                                                                                      ing  in  Import  of  Furniture.  Ran-  Tel +297 587 9987
                                                                                      dolph  and  his  business  partner   Fax +297 587 9985
                                                                                      Berend Prenger are a fantastic,     Cell +297 593 9177
                                                                                                                          Mail randolph@livingtoday.aw
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