As she prepares to call her first auction, real estate agent Jennifer Russell says more Whanganui people should consider selling their properties by this method.
"A lot of properties here are selling under multi-offer so I believe we really need to grasp the auction process in Whanganui," Mrs Russell said.
"It's not like in the old days when you'd have an auction because you had to sell due to a divorce or death or mortgagee issue. Now it's about getting the best price possible in a shorter time frame.
"It's a fair way of marketing a property and is about being transparent and fair to all parties. An auction is a collaboration between the seller, the marketing agent and the auctioneer. An auction is not about calling out numbers as fast as you can - you need to understand marketing."
Mrs Russell owns The Property Place which has its head office in New Plymouth. She works as a floating manager and is based in the company's Whanganui office in Glasgow St three or four days a week.