Working with Jen surpassed all of my expectations!…read more My wife and I were looking to buy our first condo, and we were referred to Jen from a couple of friends. She was extremely knowledgeable and helped walk us through the many, many questions we had. As we were on a relatively tight timeline to buy (scheduled many showings in sometimes day-long marathons), Jen was flexible, and came to each showing completely organized with print outs and pricing analyses. Additionally, my wife's family does not speak English (but were heavily involved in the housing search) and Jen was patient, and continued to provide valuable insight. Where Jen really shined was after we had our offer accepted, she helped us stay organized and on a tight timeline for our quick close. She set up an online dashboard with a timeline and key to do items throughout the closing period, and stayed close via text throughout the whole process, answering our questions quickly. Could not recommend Jen enough, and next time a friend of ours looks to buy a condo / house, I will 100% recommend Jen!

My husband and I recently worked with Jen to buy our first condo and had a wonderful experience. We…read moremet Jen at an open house she was hosting and was impressed by her knowledge of the housing market and just really liked her personality which was so important to us. We were first time home buyers who had lots of questions and changing wants throughout the entire process, and Jen's warm, calm, and easy-going personality was extremely appreciated. We never felt pressured or like we were wasting her time, and it was great to have her objective feedback on such a big decision. Buying a condo was a huge decision for us and Jen made the process feel so seamless. Everything from the initial search, putting in the offer, the inspection, helping us find a lender, etc, we felt at ease with Jen leading the way. We always heard that buying a condo was stressful and while this was one of the biggest decisions of our lives, we couldn't of asked for a better realtor!

Not proving to be a nice neighbor, seems to not care about people around her. Also put a fence down…read morethe middle of a shared gangway with zero notice or apparent permits putting her direct neighbors in danger in case of fire egress. 1 out of 10 on the being a decent human scale.

Originally from Chicago, I now live in Taipei, Taiwan. I wanted to invest in Chicago Multi-Family…read moreReal Estate, however, doing it from halfway around the planet seemed impossible. That was until I was introduced to Sarita. She is an expert in multi-family properties and is great with the numbers and investing. She knows what to invest in. On multiple occasions, she told me a property I was interested in was a bad deal because of the numbers or the limited upside of the property. As anyone in the Yelp community knows, this is really hard to find. For myself, I've been living outside Chicago for 15 years. Finding someone that also knew the city and areas of neighborhoods where to invest was critical. Also a great negotiator. You want her on your side of the deal. After staring the journey, it took me 6 months to find the right property that met my needs. In the end, after reviewing tons of properties, it was the perfect fit. Sarita is a multi-unit real estate rock star; period. I will only work with her on future deals.

I have to say Judy was an amazing landlord! Anytime there was a problem or fix that needed to be…read moremade she was on it and within a day it was handled. That is really all you can ask, but Judy went above and behind... For Christmas she gave my husband and I along with the other 3 tenants a $100 gift card for lettuce entertain you. Also our lease was up, but we were in the process of buying our first home and Judy allowed us to stay month to month until the process was finished. I have found as long as I communicated with Judy, she was very accommodating. I hope some day I can be half the landlord that Judy Piekarz-Heitmann is.

I'd like to speak as an agent that has worked at this office for 30 years. These people have become…read moremy family and my best friends. Everyone here is hardworking, trustworthy and determined. We value our client relationships and consider the clients needs before our own and because of this reason our business has stayed strong. Please consider us for any and all of your real estate needs, we would be happy to help in any way we can. Thank you.

Tokela Brown is a fantastic realtor and she helped me find my dream home! Tokela listened to all my…read moreideas for what I thought was the perfect home and did not disappoint me with the home search. She added and suggested things to me that I had not thought about and presented home in areas that I had not thought about, giving me more options and a closer commute to work. She is very knowledgeable of her job. Thank you Tokela!

Leonor Diaz with Re/MAX Premier in Chicago is unethical and unprofessional. If I could give her…read morezero stars I would. Leonor was the listing agent on a property we were trying to lease in the South Loop. I have lived in the building for 3 years in a 1 bed/1 bath. We were looking for a 2 bed/2 bath in the building. The unit she was listing was priced $400-$500 more than any other similar units in the building have rented for in the last 2 years. The property was listed for 6 weeks and we were the only showing they had on the unit in that time-frame. We went to see the property on 4/24. The current tenants were already packed up and moving out that weekend. We liked the unit. On 4/25 we made an offer more on par with what other similar units typically rent for in the building. Leonor agreed to the offer and terms which included a 6/1 move in date to accommodate her client opposed to our offer of 7/1. Only then did we submit the application and credit fees of $110 on 4/26. We explained in order to meet the quick move in date, we had to give our landlord 30 days notice (we initially offered 7/1 but to accommodate the owner, we agreed to 6/1). Credit was run, fees were charged, verifications of employment were completed. Leonor spoke to our realtor Monday 4/29 and said everything checked out and that we would have the lease by the end of the week. We gave our current landlord the required 30 day notice. On 4/30 while waiting for a package at the front desk of the building (remember I"m already a 3 year tenant at the building) I overheard a man saying he was headed to that unit to meet people. I was nervous, but assumed it may have been a final walk through with the previous tenants since it was the last day of the month. By Thursday 5/2 we still had not heard back from Leonor. Our real estate agent called her and she informed her that they had rented the property to someone else the day before. After running our credit which was EXCELLENT and taking our money for application fees, Leonor Diaz didn't have the professional courtesy or ethics to even let our realtor know we were not getting the apartment. All this after she negotiated terms which we agreed to for a 34 day move in to accommodate her client, again fully knowing our situation and the accommodations we were making to meet their need for 6/1 tenancy. We are now stuck without an apartment and less than 30 days to find something else. Leonor Diaz with Re/Max Premier Chicago is sneaky, unethical and unprofessional. She is an inexperienced joke of a realtor. Re/Max who has in the past had a stellar reputation in my book should be embarrassed to have this woman on their roster. Buyers, Sellers, Lessees, or Lessors I suggest running for your life if this woman is involved in any real estate transaction. She's a disaster!!!

Travon is the best! I'm a first time home buyer and he helped me find my current home. It's…read moreeverything I could've wanted in a place. He is very professional and listened to all of my concerns/specifications before helping me find the best fit. I let him know my price range and he helped me find something well within that range. I highly recommend Travon if you are in the Chicago suburbs and are looking for a friendly, knowledgeable and professional realtor!

I'm a broker and still used Derek to list and sell my last two properties. We just closed the…read moresecond. Derek is top level.

My wife and I were recommended Derek by a friend. We were looking for an apartment to rent in the…read moreChicago area. Derek's specialty is selling homes but he still made time for us in our search and was greatly helpful and is passionate about his work and about helping his clients. We corresponded by e-mail and phone at first so Derek could get a better idea of what we were looking for in a property. Derek was very nice and easy to talk to on the phone and in person. Derek was also very flexible in arranging times to show apartments and personally showed us over ten different properties in a two week span (transportation provided by him). Derek was always very prompt in replying to all correspondence and of course to all meetings we had with him (if he was late he always gave us plenty of notice and was very courteous). Mr. DiSera is extremely knowledgeable about real estate and also has personal experience as a landlord and renovator so he knows what to look for (and what not to look for) in a property. He is very direct and "no b.s." and will tell you if he does not prefer a property and why without being pushy. My wife and I highly recommend Derek and when we are in the market for purchasing a home we will look for him again.

Unprofessional, unresponsive. Goes against client's wishes for a sale.read more

Just relocated from California and after a difficult move and sale of that home, my wife and I were…read morevery worried about the home buying process in an unfamiliar area. Erica was very patient and helpful every step of the way and she even helped us procure some remodel experts. If I have to relocate again for work, I will for sure use Erica as our listing agent. Thank you again Erica!!!

I am in the middle of a bitter divorce and my Ex was informed she could sell our house at anytime…read moreas long as I was kept in the loop. My Ex contacted http://www.bridgeportrealtygroup.com/ and Sheila Messer. We had met with Sheila before and discussed selling the house. Without my knowledge my Ex and Sheila Messer listed the house and started excepting bids without informing me. Sheila never once tried to contact me or get my approval even though she was fully aware that this house was in the middle of bitter divorce. Not only was the house listed it was listed more than $20,000 under its market value in my belief in order for Sheila to gain a quick sale and move on since ex is a teacher with little understanding of business. I found out about my house being on the market, I found out about this via a call from my lawyer that a real-estate lawyer of my Ex's and Sheila's Choosing named Nicolas Parish (http://jfklegal.com/our-attorneys/) that an offer had been made on the house, Needless to say I was stunned! I requested that we pull back and reassess the situation because this is the biggest financial transaction of my life. Instead of doing so my Ex, Sheila and a lawyer of their choosing Mr. Nicholas Parish decided to take this to court and force the sale of the house via court order. In my belief both Sheila and Mr. Parish have put profit above their clients best interest. Mr. Parish was hostile to me from the get go and mentioned numerous times that the sale of this house will go through no matter what and complained about how little he was making on this transaction for the amount of work he was putting into it. Now sheila did admit she made a "big mistake" and was sorry but beyond that shes done nothing to correct the problem besides get my lawyer yes thevlawyer im paying to tell me to stop but remember he is impartial even though he has verbally ordered me to "just sign the papers" without explaination. I've talked to numerous real-estate agents and every one of them said the ethical and right thing to do is have both parties involved in a divorce involved and informed of the sale of a house before it is ever listed, every one of these agents said every agent knows this, period! I am currently looking into filing ethical charges against Sheila Messer and Bridgeport realty group with the National Association of Realtors. I am writing this to let everyone know what transpired and how I was treated I do not know if any laws were actually broken but please keep in mind I was Sheila Messer and Nicholas Parishes paying customers in the end. I am not writing this out of vengeance or a need to attack but out of a need to inform that in my belief the sale of my house the house I designed and built was not handled in a responsible manner nor was the best price sought. I will not discuss this further but keep in mind in the end I was a paying customer, Keep in mind between Shelia Messer and Nicolas Parish they will net thousands of dollars in profit off of this sale. No matter what they use as a defense keep in mind one phone call to me from Sheila or Mr. Parish would have resolved all of this before the house was listed. One has to question why she didn't attempt to contact me and why the house was listed as a fire sale? Hopefully you found this post informative and hopefully you will have a better experience when buying or selling a home.

I had a unique property to sell, sort of half commercial/half residential. There were not many…read morecomparable properties available. Sheila and her staff did their research and came up with a listing price I was comfortable with. She held an open house and I had a valid contract a week later. It was a totally painless process. I was very pleased with the price I received and would definitely recommend her services to anyone.