Liz was absolutely amazing and extremely helpful in the housefinding and buying process! We were…read morefirst time home buyers with little knowledge of the complexity that goes into the purchasing and inspection of a house, and she was there with us at every step, guiding the way. I couldn't recommend Liz and Keller Williams more for any reality needs you might have.

Liz was professional, prompt, and personal. She listened to what our family needed and to our…read moreemotions in the process. Her ability to meet our family (including our kids) in the journey of buying a home made the process far less stressful than buying a new house can be. She was a joy to work with and I definitely am keeping my ear to the ground for other buyers who I can suggest reach out to her.

To be honest I don't even know where to begin…read more We met Greg as a recommendation from a Coldwell agent that helped us sell our home in Ottawa. I was 7 months pregnant and we wanted to move to Bloomington, and we were naively hoping to do this before the delivery of the baby. We narrowed down to about a dozen houses online, my husband went to meet Greg who helped him further scratch a few off the top, and they spent the day going house to house. My husband narrowed it to three homes and the following day he brought me down to meet Greg and look at the three houses. Greg was flexible, reliable, and considerate of our circumstances. He didn't pressure anything onto us, he told us how it was, what kinds of choices we had, what was typically done and would give examples of unusual circumstances to give perspective. We picked the house we wanted, wrote an offer and set a closing date that day. Between calling Greg off the back of a business card and writing up a contract, I think it was only 3 or 4 days and that was exactly what we needed. We needed to find a house FAST. That was 3 1/2 years ago and we kept in touch with Greg throughout to get a feel for the market once in a while knowing we didn't want this house for a whole lot longer. However in April 2018 we came across what appeared to be our dream home on the ole interwebs. Of course knowing that listings can be deceiving, we called up Greg and asked him to take us out there. The baby we had had when purchasing the last house was born profoundly disabled and had recently been given a few years more to live. Had we known we'd need space for a wheelchair our buying priorities would have been much different. He came with us everywhere so Greg got to know "Mouse Man" well. He was in a wheelchair full time at this point, and the house we were looking at had a wheelchair ramp and 6500 sq ft of living space. The house we were in still was quickly getting cramped with all of our son's medical equipment and frequent therapy sessions. We wheeled Mouse Man around and thought how nice it would be for him and his siblings to have so much more space. His bedroom was quickly picked - an office with a glass door so we could easily check on him and even the paint job that most would consider unappealing was perfect because the colors were the two colors Mouse Man could see best when contrasted with each other. It really seemed like this was meant to be. We decided to think on it and I believe within a week or so we revisited and decided to write up an offer which was quickly negotiated out and agreed upon. Greg gave us great advice on selling the old house. He gave us one piece of advice about moving some furniture and we thought, "Well we disagree, it looks nice like that." Boy were we wrong. We had a showing and sure enough - the complaint from the agent's clients was related to the furniture. After that we decided to heed every single bit of advice - do this, do that, change this, clean that. It was a lot of work, a lot of frustrating showings, some unkind comments, multiple offers that fell through, and we were growing more aggravated by the day. Greg was always encouraging us. He promised he would get it sold, and that we'd get back what we put in. We actually refused a low ball offer three weeks after listing, which (literally) paid off in September when we were finally offered a fair price from a wonderful buyer. It was an odd 'contingent' offer; the buyer needed to sell her home first, but wanted to rent our home until she closed on hers, and then until we closed on this one she was renting from us. This worked out well for us and really is a dream situation for anyone with an offer contingent on closing on their current home first. But here's what makes Greg amazing. He knows his clients, he knows them well, and he knows their needs. He gets to know his clients, and he got to know our special little guy. We had a move-in date for our renter/buyer and we needed to have a lease signed, deposit and rent collected, the i's dotted and t's crossed on that date, a Saturday in mid September. But Mouse Man caught a cold, it developed into pneumonia, and I found him the Monday prior to the move-in date, having lost his battle with his rare disease. With all the chaos going on, Greg said not to worry about a thing. The funeral was set to take place on move-in day, and Greg made sure to take care of everything for us so that we could say goodbye to our son. We closed on our first home we bought while our son was in the NICU having a permanent feeding tube surgically placed, and Greg moved in our renter/buyer while we said goodbye to that same son. If you want a real estate agent who is investing themselves into you, your family, and your needs, call Greg. He takes a real interest in his clients. He doesn't pull any punches, he gives real advice, but you are more than a payday to him.

Greg and team are fantastic to work with! Greg, Steve, and Denise were so helpful in selling our…read morehome and helping us find a new one. This was not the first time we've used Greg & team... they helped us years ago to sell and find a new home then too! They are very helpful when preparing to sell your home, giving honest feedback and suggestions. Both houses sold quickly, even though 15 years apart. They took the time to identify our needs and wants, then found us houses the matched what we wanted. They were professional, honest, caring, and great at meeting our needs.

Dorian was attentive and offered valuable consultation to help with the sale of our house. We were…read moreable to sell our house both for the price that we were hoping and within the right timeline necessary. We would highly recommend Dorian as an agent.

We met Dorian at an open house and we fell in love with the house we saw. Not only did Dorian…read morerecommend a great local loan officer, but he proceeded to make the process of making an offer on the house and closing as smooth as possible with very little stress involved. We are first time home buyers and were looking for a house that can accommodate our large family and Dorian made it so we could get the house that we fell in love with so fast. It was actually stunning. I had a great experience working with Dorian and would highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a home contact him because he is going to make your life a million times easier when it comes to buying a home. We don't ever plan on moving because we really love this house, but, I would recommend him to my closest friends and family because of what a great job he did for us.

We recently relocated from the suburbs of Chicago to the Decatur area for a new job. It was a…read morereally short timeline relocation with our move taking place 4 weeks after we accepted the new job. The weekend following the acceptance we took a weekend trip to Decatur to see what sort of housing options we could expect. We contacted Sherry with a list of wants and needs on Saturday afternoon and she met us for some whirlwind house hunting on Sunday. Sherry was very friendly, very organized and was extremely attentive to our needs. And when we found the perfect house (to our surprise!) Sunday evening, she very quickly researched the property and gave us the info and advice needed to make an offer. She also contacted the seller's agent and made the offer for us. She also took care of all the inspection and scheduling! She handled everything quickly and efficiently and was very communicative - she made the long-distance home buying process so easy and stress free. We love our new place and have Sherry to thank for it! She also gave us good recommendations for an agent to sell our old place in the suburbs. If we ever buy or sell more property in this area, our first call will be to Sherry! You can trust her to take care of you and make the home buying process pain free. I definitely recommend!!!

From the owner: I specialize in helping people buy and sell residential real estate in the Decatur area and…read moresurrounding communities. I am a full time agent with 15 years of experience.

I had to leave town due to work relocation and used Mariya to sell my house. I was introduced to…read moreher through a friend and she initially offered to come over and give me advice on what I should focus on prior to listing. I was really impressed with her prep and detail-oriented work, so I decided to use her outside of the relocation firm. And that was definitely the right choice! Thanks to Mariya's advice and thoroughness, I had my first buyer within a week! She gave me tips on what I should fix, what is not worth fixing, how to stage the house during showings; she worked with me on times that were convenient, and she was an immense help during the final stages of the sale, even meeting contractors and movers when I've already left. Even after the first buyer fell through, she walked me through my options, what's our best path and how to proceed. Thanks to all of her work, I had a second buyer and a signed contract less than a month from my original listing date. And just to drive it all "home" for you (a little pun humor :)), this happened in the dead of winter: Dec-Jan, a time notorious for very poor turnover in the Champaign-Urbana market. If you're thinking of selling your house, I highly recommend using Mariya Vandivort and her team.

I had a very bad experience with a realtor in Champaign. That made me more vigilant about my search…read morefor an agent, and it made me really appreciate my agent. Ron Fields is honest, transparent, a good listener, and very patient. He made a stressful process go as smooth as possible. He stayed on top of rverything. He is a good man. Beware of smooth talking, manipulative agents that really only have their interests at heart. I highly recommend Ron Fields and plan to use him again.

What an honor to work for Becky for the last 5 years!! Such a Wealth of Area Real Estate knowledge…read more! I couldn't have learned from a more capable , experienced Realtor... as a local hometown Realtor for over 30 years she knows the market value of these homes better than any agent I've ever come across ... not only is she a great Realtor but an amazing spiritual person .. she and her family are very involved in this community through her children's very high academic and athletic success ... you couldn't find a more sincere , knowledgeable, hard working real estate agent and all around great person to associate with .

From the owner: I specialize in the first time home buyers market. I have been teaching first time home buyers…read moreseminars for over 30 years along side Keith Thompson of Mortgage Services. I am uniquely qualified to walk a buyer through each stage of the process hand in hand. I have been assisting large relocation firms in our area for well over 30 years as an approved relocation specialist as well. As a rural property owner,this is also a niche market of mine.

Sarah Marshall was my realtor. She took me to her sons home that he was selling. They disclosed…read morethat there would be slight seepage if the gutters weren't clean, we cleaned the gutters last week after there was a little seepage. Now, we have 16 inches of water in the last two days. Sarah Marshall is a dishonest woman and I do not recommend using her to purchase or sell a home.

Lots of promises with very little follow though. Promises included, "We won't let your listing…read moresit." But our listing sat for over a month before we heard from her after the original listing. Promises like, "I'll be out today to..." Followed by a no show. Comments from Cindy often included, " Didn't someone from my office contact you?" No they did not. Needless to say, we were very disappointed in the service we received which was limited.

Kelly is very friendly and cute too. I knew get in high school and she had pulled a complete 180.read more

Kelly was absolutely great. She was a tremendous help, very knowledgeable and attentive. She is…read morevery timely with her responses. She recently helped me sell a house and it was not the easiest of circumstances but she remained professional, positive and amazing through it all!