Authority Appraisals did an outstanding job getting my house appraised in a timely matter. Matt…read morewas very thorough band great to work with. I highly recommend Authority Appraisals if you need an appraisal completed. Thanks, Chuck Beckham

Fantastic communication and professionalism. Timely appraisal. Attentive to calls and questions.read more

Lindsey has been the most helpful at finding us a good Inspector to go over a building we are…read morelooking at buying in Chrisman IL. This may sound like no big deal but let me give you a few of the details. I live in California, the building is a commercial property, and Lindsey is not our realtor. We had a inspector set up but when I told him that I would only be in the state for 2 day he said that he could not guarantee that the plumber or the electrician could show up those today and that he didn't want the job. (I guess the job market is better in Chrisman than CA were that would not have been a problem) Obvious this caused some concern on my part how to find a inspector. That is were Lindsey steeped in I called her out of the blue to see if she had any contact that could do the inspection. She was helpful on the Phone and has emailed sever times since our first conversation that should tell you the type of person and Realtor that she. If need a Realtor in Paris, Chrisman, or surrounding area (I'm for out of state) look no further.

These people cannot be trusted. They lie and they don't care. They have no imagination, no…read moreflexibility, and questionable ethics. We rented a home from Joel Ward for 4 months while we looked for a home to buy. This company was very friendly and even took care of maintenance issues in a timely fashion. When it came to leaving, we thought we had gone over and above to clean and polish the house, including pulling out the stove and the fridge and cleaning dirty messes (including a rat trap, a pile of kibble, and residue of an unknown spill under the stove; under the fridge, as well as dirt, etc., there was even a kid's refrigerator magnet). Those messes weren't just from the tenant before us who had been the owner and his son. We cleaned that up and polished the hardwood floors in the master and the front/dining room. There was one thing they didn't like. Neither did we. When we first moved in in March, there was an incredible amount of rain. During that time, the basement flooded twice, had to be drained and have the dehumidifier run for a couple weeks total - on OUR electric bill of course. This was all cheap indoor/outdoor carpet squares and why they didn't just pull them up, I don't know. Why we were naïve enough to think that it would bring us any good will to use our own electricity, I don't know. I swept and vacuumed the "carpeted" area to keep it clean of any mess we brought doing laundry. After the work the landlord did, to drain the basement, he also had a sump pump put in. That too, the hours of jackhammering, etc. were on OUR electricity. After the water was cleared and the pump installed was when the "carpet" needed cleaning. When we moved out, Joel Ward Realty (junior agent Darrin specifically) had the nerve to charge us for cleaning the carpet because, he said, that is what our contract with the owner required. I asked if he could discuss that with the owner, given all the surrounding circumstances (Darrin said they would take into account the short duration of our lease!). He said he would talk to the owner, but he never got back to me with an answer, only to repeat his version of legalese in subsequent emails. He also said he would speak to the current tenant to find out if a couple boxes we couldn't find might have been left in our portion of the garage. He never got back to us regarding that matter either. There are better agents out there. Keep looking!

Their staff goes above and beyond - John B is great, and I trust him to take care of any issues…read morethat crop up! Plus, I love their support for Habitat for Humanity. I'm a habitat volunteer myself, and having local businesses teaming up to provide assistance to families through habitat is great to see. Can't say enough good things!