I used Patrick for the purchase of my very first home. He was beyond attentive and quick at replying to my messages. Not only did Patrick make himself available multiple times on short notice, he also made me feel like a priority and took good care of us coming from out of state. This guy means business and truly cares. I will 100% use him again!!! read more

Leighsa and Patrick are amazing! As first time home buyers, we had no idea where to start when it came to buying a home. Leighsa is extremely personable, knowledgeable, and professional. She spent time getting to know us and made sure to really learn about what we wanted in a home, all while simplifying the process to make it easy for us. We were so sad (but also excited!) when our offer was accepted because we wouldn't get to see Leighsa all the time, but plan to be friends with her for a long time to come. She's an amazing person and realtor! We would highly recommend Leighsa and Patrick and will be using them in the future if we decide to sell our new home. Thank you for everything you did for us! read more

We were connected with Leighsa by chance, and we are so lucky that we were! As first time home-buyers we had a lot to learn about the process, and Leighsa was with us every step of the way. She understood our needs, was extremely patient, and she was always just a text or phone call away to answer any questions we had. She made us feel as though we were her only clients when we were with her! Leighsa was our biggest advocate throughout the entire experience, and she made sure we fully understood every step we took. We truly couldn't have done this without her, and we are forever grateful to her for helping us find our dream home! read more

We just completed our 3rd transaction with Pat and Leighsa! They make things so easy- and fun when purchasing or selling your home. We decided to move on a whim when we ran out of space with a 4 month old baby! If that alone doesn't say how much we trusted them to help us manage this process I don't know what would! Going back to work, having a small baby, buying and selling a home all happened in the same month and people think we are crazy- I say they just don't have the right realtors! And just to sweeten the deal, these 2 sold our house the same day they put it on the market. We will use Pat & Leighsa for all our future transactions. read more

We ended up contacting Leighsa after a friend referred us when we had a bad experience with another realtor, and we are so happy we did! As I write this we are T-4 days from moving in to our new home and we couldn't be more excited. The current climate for first-time home buyers is stressful to say the least, but Leighsa was so friendly and encouraging throughout the process and helped coach us on how we could get into a home we would love. Throughout the tours we went on she helped educate us on things to look out for in our first home and never tried to sell us on a house or area that we weren't keen on or that wouldn't be in our best interest - she was truly looking for a great house for us not just any house. After feeling like our previous agent was uninvested, it was such a relief to know that she was so on top of everything and if we ever had questions she was incredibly quick to respond. Our experience has been wonderful and we cannot recommend them enough. Buying a first home can be daunting but working with someone who is encouraging, knowledgeable and dedicated made everything so much more enjoyable and as stress-free as buying a home can be. I honestly couldn't imagine a better team to work with for buying a home! read more

Working with Leighsa and Pat was easy from the get-go. I was hesitant to start looking for a new home in a tough market, and they helped me go from hesitant to excited on day one, with their knowledge, experience, and confidence. They are also just fun to be around, and I learned so much from Leighsa even on our first home visit (like, what to look out for, details I never would have noticed before). All in all, we found our dream home in just a month, and were moved in the next, I couldn't be more happy with how the process went. During the offer stage, they were always available for questions and kept me updated throughout, helping us feel confident in our offer, and the closing process. I could tell they went above and beyond, in order for us to make our dream home a reality. I highly recommend Francis-Crowthers to anyone looking for a realtor, they're awesome! read more

Best realtors ever. My wife and I worked with Patrick and could not possibly be happier with our experience. He's incredibly dedicated to his clients and will fight tooth and nail to help you find the home of your dreams. Patrick knows the local market extremely well, is an awesome negotiator, and works relentlessly. Patrick makes the home finding process enjoyable and is truly awesome to work with. Highly recommend. read more

Leighsa was extremely patient and accomodating during our home search. It took nearly 9 months to find our gem and I never felt rushed or pressured to make a HUGE purchase I wasn't happy with. She always gave her honest opinion about things and the things that she was unsure about she had no problem tapping into her resources and getting back to us (rather than pretending to know like some others might). In a market like Seattle where time is of the essence, it's important to have a realtor that's freakishly responsive especially when it's time to make an offer. It always seemed as if she was quick text or e-mail away, that she always had time for me and that she had no other clients (although I definitely knew she did). So happy that I worked with her! You will be too! read more

I recently had the pleasure of working with Leighsa Balland and Patrick Crowther to close a property in Seattle, March of this year. Leighsa and Patrick did an excellent job - they were responsive, patient (I was extremely particular with what I was looking for), professional, and knowledgeable. They really went the extra mile with confirming details and making sure the purchase was the right fit for me. They were also extremely helpful in every stage of the new home purchase and buying process. Overall, it was a positive experience and I highly recommend Leighsa and Patrick for your real estate buying or selling needs in the WA area. read more

Patrick made my home buying process seem a lot easier than what I had initially thought it would be. Always reachable for any questions/concerns that I had. Flexible timings when it comes to touring homes, so I didn't have to compromise on my work hours to do so. It was an delight working with Patrick, would highly recommend him for anyone looking to buy a home! read more

Working with Leighsa and Patrick was an absolute pleasure. Looking to buy in Capitol Hill, and hearing how competitive the market was, my partner and I started house hunting ~9 months before our lease was due to end. Despite this, not once throughout the process did we feel like Leighsa and Patrick were trying to rush us; They were extremely patient and understanding. It could easily have been frustrating for them to hear us find one or two things we didn't like about the places we toured, but instead they communicated extremely well with us, and it really felt like they took or feedback to heart. They made it very clear that they were there for us whenever we needed them. They were always extremely prompt responding to emails, texts, and phone calls. Because of a scheduling conflict, we weren't able to tour the unit we ultimately ended up purchasing until the night before offers were due. After we fell in love with the unit, Leighsa was able to get an inspector out the next morning to provide a pre-inspection before we made an offer. Not only is this a perfect example of Pat and Leighsa's eagerness to help, but it also illustrates the strong network of connections they have. We also ended up using their recommended lender after getting quotes and working with a few different options. I highly recommend working with Francis Crowthers Realty and will be referring any and all friends/family in the area to them. read more

There is a reason Leighsa (and Patrick) are ranked #4 in the country for customer service - we absolutely loved working with her! Leighsa knows what she is talking about, and is truly your partner during your home search. You will never feel pressured to buy and she had the utmost patience dealing with us. She was very responsive to any email, phone call, or text, and so flexible working around our work schedules to view homes. Leighsa also was completely transparent and helped explain the home buying process since we were first time home buyers. It felt like she really cared about us finding the perfect first home. We are so grateful to have been paired up with her by Zillow and highly recommend working with her! read more

Patrick and Leighsa are true professionals that go the extra mile. This was my first home buying experience, and they made it fun and easy. The nice thing about working with both of them is someone is always available (because everyone has a different schedule). They have put me in my dream home, and I have already recommended them to friends and family. Also, not many people can say they are good friends with their realtors, but I consider Patrick and Leighsa good friends now. Thank you both for making my first home buying experience truly amazing!!! read more

The best purchasing experience I have ever had; it was literally perfect. Leighsa, Patrick, Chris, and the rest of the team here are nothing less than the most enthusiastic, honest, authentic, caring, charismatic professionals I've ever worked with. I will never work with another real estate team. This rating would be a 10 out of 5 if the scores qualified. They truly love what they do, care about their clients as people and customers, and I'll recommend them to anyone I know as the only team you will ever need for any real estate needs. Anytime I had a question, literally regardless of the time of day, I would have a text or email response in 10 minutes. No exaggeration. Over the years, the common illusion is purchasing a home is one of the most stressful experiences you'll ever have. These guys make it easy. Call, text, email, or shout across I-5 through a megaphone, and they'll come running to assist. I couldn't ask for a better team. read more

I contacted Patrick and Leighsa after a bad experience with another realtor, they were at my house the very same evening to game plan what my wife and I wanted in our new home. We went out the very next day to look at houses. We were trying to decide and heard that the house we liked the most had an offer on it. The next day Patrick and Leighsa called to say that the other offer was not what the seller wanted and we had a chance IF WE WANTED IT. There was no pressure, there was no selling. Just helpful words to lead us were we needed to go. They fought for things we needed after the inspection and within 30-40 days of looking at the house we had keys and we're moving in. I will continue to use these two if we decide to sell or for some reason need another house! Thanks you two. read more

Leighsa and Patrick make such an incredible team. I feel like the two of them are such a dynamic combination, and with real estate it is so nice to have such a balance of personality and intensity. I will recommend these two to everyone!!! read more

Moving from Houston, TX to Seattle, WA it would be an understatement to say that we were shocked by the difference in the markets, Francis-Crowthers Realty helped us through the shock and into a beautiful home. Leighsa worked closely with us throughout the entire process, providing great advice, insights, and above all-else patience. Our entire home shopping process took about half a year and not once did Leighsa ever complain or make us feel like we were wasting her time. At times, she even made us feel like we were her only clients even though we clearly knew that wasn't the case . I would highly recommend this company for any Seattle area based home shopping. read more

I found Pat through by random chance and met Leighsa later on. They make a great team. They make things right. I wouldn't have asked for their help if I didn't like how it worked out the first time. Referring all of my families and friends over to both of these guys! Hopefully third home soon! read more

Leighsa was helpful and responsive in helping me search for a place in Seattle. She was quick and helped out to make sure I keep track of our deadlines that we needed to meet as a buyer. Leighsa made sure to stay on budget and close to transportation as I don't drive, not many properties available but she stayed positive. Patrick came to help out when my parents came to town and I wanted to show them the place I was in the process of buying and Leighsa couldn't fit me in with my schedule. Karin waited for a long time patiently to give me the keys when the others couldn't make it. That day, the traffic was terrible, and she made sure I was okay before she went to her next appointment. They all were flexible and made sure things happened within my schedule. Even after the purchase, they have offered to help if I have questions about my new place and can't find answers. read more

Leighsa was so fantastic throughout this entire process. We dealt with a lot of difficult people and obstacles and if it weren't for Leighsa, we wouldn't have gotten through this and into our amazing home that we got for a great price! Leighsa is professional, empathetic, responsive, and easy to work with! Highly recommend her! read more

Working with Leighsa and Patrick has been truly amazing! They helped me through the emotional rollercoaster of first time home buying and it went flawlessly. As we started visiting condos straight away, they took the time to get to know me, and find out what would really work for me. They earned my trust immediately by giving me genuine, relevant feedback on the places we saw. They made a rather daunting process super fun and enjoyable! Leighsa and Patrick are extremely knowledgeable, and went extra miles with educating me on homes. They walked me through a detailed step by step at any point of the process to help me wrap my head around it. Thanks to their support, I really felt comfortable and empowered to make my own decisions. Something I loved is that Leighsa and Patrick extremely quick to reply and engage on emails texts or calls, at any point in time. I am pretty sure that at some point of the process, I would talk to them more than I ever talked to my own parents Leighsa and Patrick are 100% recommended. read more

Are you looking for a carefree home buying experience? Look no further! Leighsa and Patrick are your solution. Leighsa and Patrick were both invaluable in our search to buy our first home as a married couple. I knew next to nothing about the process not only for buying a home but all that goes into searching for and making an offer on one. Leighsa helped us understand the nuances of every aspect of the home buying process. She was proactive at every turn and worked tirelessly on behalf of us when things got difficult or confusing. She was not only kind and funny but overly generous with both of us. There were never more than 30 minutes that went by before we received a response if we reached out to her. Both Patrick and Leighsa made what can be a daunting and stressful process as easy and carefree as possible. I cannot recommend them enough! Anyone in the real estate market, do yourself a favor and call Leighsa and Patrick. read more

I am so pleased that I had Leighsa and Patrick working with me when purchasing my new home. I recently moved to the Seattle area and was not only unfamiliar with the different areas, but absolutely lost as to who I should use to help me in my search. I hit the jackpot with Leighsa and Patrick. Leighsa made the entire process not only painless, but provided me with the peace of mind that she would be looking out for my best interests at all times. This is the 9th home I have purchased, and I can say that I have never been happier with an agent. I highly recommend Leighsa and Patrick for all your real estate needs. read more

I worked with both Patrick and Leighsa with selling my house and buying a new house. They are an amazing duo to work with. They are very prompt at responding to questions. They make themselves available when you want to see a new property and they are very patient with you. They really had my best interested in mind and helped me find my dream home. I loved working with both of them on selling my old house and purchasing a new construction. read more

Leighsa and Patrick were very professional and had excellent knowledge of the area and the current market. They were warm and friendly and possessed the ability to make you feel welcomed and appreciated. I liked them both very much from the beginning and through the end of our enjoyable and very efficient house selling journey together. They were great communicators. They kept me updated and informed. Our friendly rapport made it feel less of a hassle and more of a fun a project. I never felt overwhelmed with the process as they did a great job filtering the mass amounts of emails. My questions were quickly addressed. I felt super confident in their ability to represent me and my property. Our meetings were filled with optimism and practical advice. Leighsa and Patrick arranged for staging that highlighted the best aspects of the house. The open house in turn was a great success which resulted in great offers. These two managed the offers very expertly and the result was a sale that made everyone involved happy and more than satisfied. The paperwork felt seamless and efficiently executed. What more could one ask for? read more

My fiance and I are now FIRST TIME HOME OWNERS!! All, thanks to Patrick and Leighsa :] We moved up to Seattle from Southern California at the end of April and I am writing this review from our new home! It's only the end of June! That alone speaks to their willingness to jump right into the hunt and help us find our new home. They made the process seem so easy and were always available to answer any questions we had by phone, text, email, or in person. They made sure to accommodate our schedules for any viewings we were interested in and did plenty of research to find us the best options out there. Not to mention they are friendly and fun to be around which makes the stress of purchasing a home all the easier to handle. Their strong and dedicated work ethic along with their infinite knowledge and skills makes them a dynamic duo you don't want to miss out on. I can guarantee you will not be disappointed with Francis-Crowthers Realty as your team to find you the perfect home :] Give em a call! read more

I can't say enough good things about Leighsa & Patrick at Francis-Crowthers. They have been with us every step of the way in our very long home-buying adventure, and have proven to be honest, resourceful and knowledgable. They are excellent realtors and excellent people! read more

Leighsa and Patrick helped us sell our starter home and buy our dream home, and we feel so fortunate to have worked with them on what has been the biggest financial transaction of our lives. We interviewed a number of agents, and Patrick and Leighsa were the clear standouts as far as their full service offerings, attention to detail, deep and broad knowledge of both the Seattle real estate market and surrounding areas, high level of integrity, non-salesy approach, and unique complimentary personalities. Unlike other agents, Patrick and Leighsa took much of the burden off of us to prepare our home for sale. They added incredible value to the process by being pragmatic about what easy updates we should make, as well as the services they could provide to maximize our sales price. They made sure that no element of the marketing strategy was left to chance, and ultimately we sold our home at a great value. After the sale, Patrick and Leighsa personally took us to dozens of showings at our convenience all over Puget Sound, ranging North to Snohomish / Woodinville, East to Issaquah, and even West to Bainbridge Island. Patrick and Leighsa have lived and worked all throughout this region and know all of the schools, community amenities, commutes, etc. that we cared about in our home search. They were patient and supportive throughout this process, so much so that I have been surprised and delighted at how not-stressful the entire sale and purchase have been. We are now the proud owners of a home that I never thought we could have found in this competitive Seattle area market. We cannot recommend Leighsa and Patrick highly enough, and anyone who has the fortune of working with them is incredibly lucky. read more

It can be overwhelming to know where to begin when looking for a realtor to assist you in your home buying process. Normally I don't write reviews, but we feel so lucky to have ended up working with Leighsa and Patrick, we wanted to be sure to recommend them to others who are in the same boat that we were. I cannot say enough good things about working with this highly professional and friendly power duo. They are highly knowledgeable about the market and the process and go above and beyond for their clients. They not only helped us find our dream home, but advised us on how to put our best, most competitive offer forward to help us win the house - hard to do in this crazy market! They have a few tricks up their sleeve from their years of experience. They also never seem to stop working - they will work around the clock for their clients. Working as a team is a genius plan as it seems to give them a leg up because there are two of them instead of one, allowing them to give each client even more attention. They're great at pointing out things to look for at each house and very honest....we definitely never felt that they just wanted to make a sale, they wanted to be sure we were completely satisfied. Plus they're both fun to hang out with - which of course makes it an overall more enjoyable experience. We feel incredibly lucky to have found the house we did and I know we never could have done it without Leighsa and Patrick. You won't be disappointed. We actually already referred a friend to them and they just closed on their first house as well! read more