Mike is a fantastic real estate agent. Helpful and informative he knows all of Milwaukee really well. He helped us find a place that we love. He made the process easy for us from start to finish and we will definitely be using him again in the future. read more

We have bought and sold several houses and Natalie is the BEST realtor we've ever had the pleasure to work with. She is kind and attentive. She answered all our questions and made us feel like part of her family. Natalie is a wonderful person and the best realtor in the state of Wisconsin!!! Truly a five star transaction if you get the chance to work with her. read more

After some hesitation - being that I worked with a Shorewest agent to buy my home, had a few discouraging meetings with other discount realtors, and well the unknown. . . real estate sales are not a small undertaking, nor something you embark upon often - I listed my home with Angela Calteux-Kallay. Angela has a professional presence and a kind demeanor, after meeting with her only 1 time I felt much more at ease. She wasted no time - had professional photos taken, the sign posted in the yard, and my house listed on the MLS and many major websites promptly. I don't want to give away her trade secrets but will say she adds things to the home that assist with showings - a definite bonus touch! Within 3 days I had an offer! I was thrilled! Unfortunately the inspector (focusing on things that weren't major issues) tore my house to shreds. After a few conversations including an offer to remedy the items of concern, the buyer decided to walk. I was bummed but not discouraged. Angela was there throughout the whole process - giving me contractor contacts and advising next steps. Within another 12 days I had 2 more offers! I ended up accepting an offer that was brokered by Lynn Friedman, another realtor with Benefit Realty; OVER asking price, I might add! Angela was great at responding to my (many) emails, texts, questions and concerns. I would absolutely recommend Angela, Lynn, and Benefit Realty to anyone looking for a true full service realtor with a small fee! read more

Searching for a home is rough, but once we started working with Angela things went so smoothly. She gave us her full attention and listened to everything we were looking for in a home. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for home. read more

I had Lynn come out and look at my house to possibly list with Benefit Realty. I'm so glad I didn't. While she walked around giving good advice about things to repaint and how to re-arrange furniture, it became clear she didn't really look at the house at all. We got out to the yard towards the end of her tour and she said something along the lines of "I can't remember, did you paint the cabinets in the kitchen or something? regarding the full, custom kitchen remodel, with new, high end appliances and hardware. She asked what I thought I'd like to list the house for and she kind of reeled in shock, saying she didn't see how that would be even close to realistic. Well, a couple of months later I figured I might as well see what happens if I showed the house for sale on Zillow....and what the heck, I'll put it higher than the price that made her cringe. Well, I was immediately inundated with calls from potential buyers, calling mainly about the kitchen and pantry that had somehow been lost on Lynn. I wasn't expecting the response. I was out of town when I showed it for sale and when I got home I planned a Tuesday for some showings. It was quickly apparent that the house was still under-priced and I was hesitating about taking offers. A buyer asked what would be a price that would make me accept that day and be done with it. Asking precariously higher, I had an offer for that amount within the hour. About 25% over what Lynn thought would be a good "starting point," and without having to pay her any commission. And, strangely enough, not knowing I'd already sold the house, she never followed up when I said I was planning to put the house on the market to see what I wanted to do. I think this place is far from having their fingers on the pulse of the current housing market. I am sure that I could have gotten higher for the house if it had been adequately marketed, seeing that it was sold in one day for over my asking price. And lack of follow-up shows they don't seem to be very organized either. Not using this company has put a lot of hard earned equity back into my pocket that they otherwise would have squandered on me. read more