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4.6 (11 reviews)
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Highly recommend! Best in the business. They made the whole process seamless and by the end they felt like family!

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“Jennie Katz and Mark Stempel at Blue Island Homes truly went above and beyond to help us find the right home.”

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If you are buying a house, or even thinking about buying a house, start with Jeff. He'll tell you…read morewhat finances and paperwork you need to get done, when, and in what order. He will be honest with you throughout -- always direct and never smarmy. He will return every call and text. He will help you understand the whole process, even the stuff you didn't know that you didn't know. He'll send you matches through the app and respond to your comments so when you are finally ready, he knows what you're looking for. Jeff will take you to see houses and will teach you about looking for water in the basement, checking out drainage and the foundation, warning signs and potential 'challenges', as well as being able to answer your questions about septic vs cesspool, how much electric you really need, sussing out if there is gas on the street (for a later stove conversion), and telling you how old the roof is just by looking at it. And any other questions you might have! If he doesn't know the answer, he will find out. He is so thorough and eagle-eyed that you can get excited about the hardwood floors and eat-in kitchen, knowing that Jeff will spot EVERYthing you need to be aware of. He's also really personable which helps when you're spending entire weekend days with someone. We had one crushing disappointment along the way -- not his fault -- and Jeff's straightforward "Okay, that's in the past, let's move forward" attitude was key in getting us right back out there (and we found our house THAT weekend.) He will guide you through the entire process, through closing, and make you feel -- the whole time -- pretty much like you are his only client. Once you close, and you need an electrician, a floors guy, a painter, whatever, Jeff 'has a guy' and if he doesn't, he won't quit until he finds you someone. We would use Jeff again in a second and wholeheartedly recommend him!

Jeff is simply the best. Not only is he an excellent highly experienced realtor He's also a great…read moreperson. Jeff is a true professional and it was a pleasure doing business with him.

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I saw an apartment listing on CL by one of the agents, Frances Owen. The listing said to text or…read morecall her. After a week of no response I decided to call her when I saw she had updated the listing. She hung up on me after being extremely rude on the phone and told me to go live on a "farm" because of the kind of pet I have (it is a teacup pig which is the size of a cat, fully grown. I have been living in other apartments for the past 2 years without a problem). I called her back because she didn't even ask the owners of the apartment if it was ok (she told me at the beginning of the phone call that she doesn't know if pets are allowed). She then threatened to call the police on me and report me for harassment. I want to add that this listing has been on CL for about a month, and it is obvious why it hasn't been rented out yet- because this agent has no clue how to do her job. Clearly she doesn't know how to represent the company she works for. I would not recommend this group to anyone after my experience.

Now I've heard it all. A pig???? We can't find a place for a dog no less a pig. I'm an animal…read morelover but if I were a landlord I'd never allow a pig in my place. Google "The truth about teacup pigs" I quote - "There really is no such thing as a teacup pig" they can grow to be 100 pounds. Having said that, we have been working with Fran to find two apartments for the past three weeks. There has never been a time when she hasn't called us back. She has been amazing! Never wasting our time with things we didn't want to see and advocating for us to have our dog. I see now that the world has truly gone nuts. Get a grip lady. Pigs need space not apartments - try not to take that out on somebody's career - Bad Karma!!

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I loved working with Marty Sorrentino and Laura Clavell to find my new home. They went above and…read morebeyond, worked non-stop, were efficient, professional and really listened to my needs. I felt like they had my best interest at heart and they are such wonderful people as well. I would recommend working with them to anyone looking to buy or sell a home on LI!

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Blue Island Homes - realestateagents - Updated October 2026

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