Melanie Is one of the best real estate agents around. She is very knowledgeable and very inviting…read more Her open house was set up very nice and she is way friendlier with potential buyers than most agents in the area. I was just browsing at the houses in the area, and after meeting Melanie and seeing first hand how hard she works and how much better her open house was compared to the average, I will for sure be speaking with her when it's time to buy!

Selling your home after 30 years is never easy but Greg Hendrickson partnered with my husband and…read moreme and made the journey feel easy. I met Greg about three years earlier and even though I wasn't planning to sell at that time Greg came by our house to see my 1963 VW bug and to get to know us. Time went by and life moved on and then my husband and I realized it's time to make the move. I had received a random email from Greg just staying in touch and right away we decided to call him and let him that we had made the decision to sell our home. Greg came to the house helped us prepare to show the home, helped us to get the best sale price, negotiated hard for the best outcome and the sale happened quickly. Greg was there every step of the way including helping us find the best movers. We moved from a large home in the hills to a small home in a quiet neighborhood where we had been planning to retire. We could not have pulled this move off without his help. Greg was our cheerleader, support system and friend. I will never forget how well he treated both my husband and I. If you need advice, are thinking about selling your home or just someone to talk to, I can't recommend him enough. If I ever decide to move again, Greg Hendrickson will be my first call.

Greg did a valuation of my property for me. Did an excellent job! When he brought it to me he also…read morebrought me some homemade toffee which is delicious. I asked him to recommend a handyman and he said what do you need done. I said I need new smoke detectors installed. He said I can do that in fact I have some in my car. He went and got them and installed them. I could not recommend a better realtor. He is very caring and courteous. If you are buying or selling a home, call Greg.

Rachel is the bomb! Working with a lender can be a crap shoot, so finding the right one can…read morecompletely change your purchasing experience, dare I say, even change your life! Rachel is extremely responsive and knowledgeable!!! Moreover, she took the time and energy to answer all my whacky, anxiety driven questions. See, I'm a tad bit OCD and I ruminate over every detail. I also get nervous about anything having to do with my finances and more than anything, I am SUPER indecisive. These attributes are magnified when it comes to something like a home purchase! So, when it came to interacting with Rachel, admittedly, I was not at my best. As a matter of fact, to the contrary, I often found myself meandering into long diatribes about my concerns regarding interest rates, the cost of the home, the what and the what-ifs, the state of the economy and world in general, etc etc, ad nauseam, omg someone please gag me with a spoon. All joking aside though, I imagine it's common for people to be nervous and have questions when they are trying to secure a jumbo loan for the biggest purchase of their life. And why not have someone that you know you can trust and who can help you navigate through the process? It's like the first time you experience serious turbulence on a plane. Your stomach drops and you look out the window and start feverishly contemplating the end of your life like the girl from that scene in Bridesmaids. Then you quickly dart your head into the aisle to confirm that pandemonium is breaking out on the plane only to find a thoughtful and prepared flight attendant standing in front of you with a blanket for your comfort, an extra bag of peanuts and a complimentary cocktail to help take off the edge. Even more moving than the kind and generous gesture though, is how amazingly calm and unaffected the flight attendant is given the circumstance. It's as though she has been through this turbulence a hundred times and she is personally guaranteeing that you have nothing to worry about. All of the sudden, the idea of living a full and prosperous life seems possible again. In my opinion, that feeling is what Rachel exemplifies. She was always available and she always had a professional, patient, comprehensive response to whatever I had for her. No matter how many times I asked the same question, no matter how irrational my fears, she simply responded with a thoughtful, thorough explanation and clear description of my options. Adding insult to injury, after being a high-maintenance customer for over a month, I ended up losing my job a week before the closing of my house, which of course, meant the entire deal fell through!!! I was nervous and embarrassed and I just felt bad for everyone all around. Rachel though, unwaveringly professional and courteous as always. No judgment, no sales tactics, just sincere compassion for my situation. So six months passed, I had found a new job and tried again. Rachel, of course, was there to help me a second time just like that awesome flight attendant handing out a third bag of peanuts even though you didn't want to ask! This time the deal went through and all is well in the world!!! Thanks Rachel. Looking forward to my next purchase!

Rachel was awesome with helping our mortgage loan go through! She really knows this business in and…read moreout and helped us feel confident whenever things got hectic. I felt totally secure with her guiding us through the process and she let us know exactly what was needed to do to move the process forward. I'm so glad I got to work with such an amazing an HARD WORKING professional! I really admire her work ethic and would recommend her to everyone needing help buying a house. It was our first time buying a home and she broke down the process to us in easy to digest pieces and let us know what was important and what were things that she would take care of. She really went the extra mile (late night working on our loan to help us save $), and from what my family members who've gone through her too have said, she always goes the extra mile!

I can't say enough good things about Tracy Drivas and IDS. They took our community through a…read morerenovation. With their help and expertise the process was smooth and hassle free for the homeowners. Our community now looks better than ever. Tracy and her associates are efficient and knowledgeable in all areas of property management. They are responsive and professional. Our overall experience has been positive. I highly recommend IDS!

I live in a condo community they manage. They are fine taking care of routine things like…read morescheduling pest control, gardening services, etc. However, I had some pretty bad experience dealing with them due to their lack of sense of urgency, as well as curt/rude email communication. Customer service was inconsistent to homeowners (yet always nice to HOA board members). However, customer service seems to now have improved - they now make follow-up calls to homeowners who had requested service or reported issues before the HOA meetings to ensure that those homeowners' issues have been resolved. A step in the right direction so I'm giving a neutral 3 stars. Will continue to evaluate their service and update review.

Paragon is a full service studio, the kind you just can't find anywhere…read more First of all, it is very well equipped and offers you a full host of lighting options and modifiers all built into the hourly costing. You cannot find this anywhere else, and for all you photographers who want to learn STUDIO lighting, here is your chance. Where can you go and use 5+ lights to complete your shot? Bring in a car? Shoot against and infinity wall? Fulfill a commercial agreement for a client and NOT own any lighting of your own? I've taught, owned and shot with studios for a long time, and this place is truly a new and experienced photographers best friend. BTW, I read the one star vindictive reviews. Those guys clearly are abusing freedom of speach and don't appreciate or speak to what this studio has put together and offered to every photographer. "This studio is the right option for every photographer looking to produce great work and expand their expertise." www.docnakphotography.com

Photographers, beware of this place. This place is dishonest and WILL find something to charge you…read moreextra despite after you paid for the rental. Our photographer booked this place for our family photoshoot. There are 2 backdrops; one white seamless backdrop & one black backdrop. The white one which we didn't use but walked on it. Kids were posing on it. The front lady warned us and said IF we continue being on it, they will need to charge us for the cleaning fee ... So we stopped. However, at the end of our photoshoot, she still made us pay $75 extra repainting fee! They went back on their word and made us pay regardless. We found out later on their web terms of agreement, it states that "CYC wall comes as-is. If you wish it to be repainted for your booking, please requested it in advance. The repainting fee is $49." They are just rip-offs! They try to squeeze in extra unsupported charges to our event. The backdrop was already dirty to begin with. In addition, our photographer told the studio that there will be 17 people for the shoot. He booked 2 hours and paid for them in full beforehand. On the day of the shoot and after the shoot was done, the studio told the photographer that he needs to pay extra $5 per person for party above 10 people! My photographer said they never mentioned it on the agreement! So the studio gave my photographer an ultimatum; either he pays for the extra cost or he doesn't come back anymore. Who does buainess like that?!!

Working with Steve was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. He represented both me and the…read moreseller, and still managed to keep the entire transaction smooth, fair, and incredibly efficient. His communication was always clear and timely, and he handled every detail with complete professionalism. What really impressed me was how fast he moved--Steve kept the process on track and made what could have been a stressful experience feel easy. You can tell he genuinely cares about his clients and takes pride in delivering great results. If you're looking for someone who is honest, knowledgeable, and can get a deal closed quickly, Steve is the guy. Highly recommend!

As a first time homebuyer, I was really daunted by the process and it could have been extremely…read moreoverwhelming had it not been for Sandy Tang! She really listened to what I was looking for and some of my criteria and she definitely helped me figure out what was feasible for my budget and didn't send me absurd listings outside of my price range (like others did). She worked really well with my lender and took care of all hiccups along the way to make it as easy as possible. She offered really great insight and sent me resources that I needed and just generally went above and beyond for us and we really appreciated her so much! We've stayed in touch since closing as we are looking to upgrade in the future and I cannot wait to work with her again.

I've never written a review about another realtor before, but I had such a wonderful experience…read moreworking with Alison that I had to take a minute to share. Alison represented the seller on a transaction in which I was representing the buyer. There were several issues that came up during escrow as well as after closing, and Alison behaved as a true professional thru and thru. She was a pleasure to work with and even my clients were impressed! If you're looking for a realtor it's important to hire one that is respected by their colleagues, and I would absolutely love to work opposite Alison again on a future transaction.

We found Alison through a recommendation through my husband's job. She has been absolutely…read morewonderful from our first meeting. Very professional, down to earth and very in tune to what we are looking for. She has just the right balance of being in touch and checking in and giving us time to think things through. One example of how attentive she was happened in April. We flew to California from New York (with our kids and mother in law in tow) for April vacation and she arranged for us to look at apts/houses for rent - 9 in a row - and we had only given her a days notice. We have been beyond impressed with Alison! I would highly recommend her!

Erin and Dan were wonderful to work with. Very professional and knowledgeable. They made the…read morestressful process of selling go so much smoother. Gave us excellent advice and direction, set up staging, photographer, had referrals for us to help with our move. Super efficient, everything handled promptly. great communication and followup. I couldn't have asked for a better team.

Excellent service and great people helping us at a very hard time. Erin and her team are the…read moreBest!!!! Everything was PERFECT!!