Selling our Portland, Maine townhouse after 25 years was a daunting task. Reports of a changing…read morehousing market, coupled with a complicated & unfamiliar real estate process, made clear 'For Sale by Owner' was not an option for us. From the Vitalius Real Estate Group market reports & newsletters received in the mail, we determined Elise Loschiavo had the experience & knowledge to sell our condo. Elise didn't disappoint. Elise demonstrated the expertise on how to best market our townhouse and kept us abreast on each step, explaining the real estate process, terminology & contracts in terms we understood. Elise's resource network, including a stager & photographer, was critical in making our townhouse competitive with other condos listed for our area. Appreciation of Elise's services & resources grew when, after selling our condo, we relocated to Oregon switching to the role of Buyer. Exploring area listings on internet sites and onsite tours, we found several houses profiled the Sellers' life in residence, not a place my wife & I could make our new home: * Oversized/numerous pieces of furniture giving a room a cramped look; * Personal photos or knickknacks throughout the home; and * Spaces, especially closets, filled with clothing, toys, storages boxes, etc. Thanks to Elise & her network of resources, our listing avoided these shortcomings by presenting our condo in a manner a Buyer could picture themselves living in. The Result: Our condo was under contract within two days and $20k over the asking price. Our cross-country move from Maine to Oregon required making numerous & daily decisions. One of our best decisions was enlisting Elise as our real estate agent to sell our Portland, ME condo.

Elise was wonderful to work with selling our townhouse. She was patient especially since we had…read moresome tight timelines. Her estimate of what our unit would sell for was very accurate. Communication is also one of her strengths. I highly recommend Elise and Vitalius Real Estate!!!

Unfortunately one of their agents, Desiree, was not professional. Didn't return communications in a…read moretimely fashion and then stopped communicating for long periods of time and then didn't even have the integrity to apologize. Maybe she doesn't know how prioritize things well, but I would never trust her with or recommend her for a big transaction like real estate which requires good, consistent communication and ability to keep track of many details. Cannot recommend.

I never dealt with anyone here except Richard Murphy from the "Murphy Team." So my apologies if…read morethis review brings down anyone else, I never dealt with anyone else here. Richard is often a little slow on the uptake. He writes very poorly, often missing grammar cues and spelling, so his emails are hard to follow and disjointed. This is only an annoyance more than anything, but when it comes to actually writing up a contract, proper wording and grammar is very important. Small mistakes can be a serious liability. I would hope this has not gotten him into trouble in the past but I wouldn't doubt if it has. Further, when it comes to situations between buyer and seller, Richard tends to either get in the way or escalate situations rather than de-escalate. It is a mystery what his intentions are - I would often get the sense he just wants to be seen and heard. Overall, your best bet in any transaction he happens to be involved in, is leaving him by the wayside and getting the job done yourself. I don't think he has poor intentions, he is just kinda dumb. My recommendation: avoid, avoid, avoid. If you can't avoid and are stuck with him in a transaction, just be more alert and aware than you might be normally. There are a lot of other brokers in this part of Maine, so hopefully you never have to deal with him like I have.

The Hatcher Group is a professional and successful real estate team. They had an offer on my house…read morelast year within two days of it going on the market, for asking price! John and his team do an amazing job with marketing your house - like no other in the state. Highly recommend!!

The best real estate agent in the Southern Maine area! So much experience, very professional, and…read moregets results! I highly recommend John and his team!

Jeremy did an excellent job assisting us with finding our dream home and selling our previous home…read more He made the process smooth and easy. We were very lucky he was referred to us by a friend. Couldn't be happier with our experience!

First of all, we found Jeremy Lock on yelp ,he had really great reviews so we gave him a try .We…read morewere looking for a place in Portland coming from Arizona, we didn't know anyone who could recommend a realtor. He helped us find a place and was very patient , and I am pleased to say that we now have a place in Portland!! Definitely would recommend Jeremy He knows Portland very well. Thank you again for all your help!

From the moment I first spoke to Mike Weisman, he gained my trust and confidence. A bit of context:…read moreA recent widower at the time, my mother wanted to relocate from her farmhouse in Maine to a +55 community in Massachusetts so that she could be near my two sisters and their families. She had a unique home and an adjacent parcel of land, each surrounded on three sides by a state park. I was facilitating the process of selling both properties virtually from San Francisco. I had called and spoken to a few local realtors. The valuations for the home deviated substantially from our expectations. One agent even acknowledged that she did not know how to price the property. What??? Mike, on the other hand, understands the market and the value proposition these properties offered to the right buyer. He was knowledgeable of the area and pursued a pricing strategy that yielded quick results. Had we pursued relationships with any of the other realtors, our asking price for the farmhouse would have started at least $80,000 below Mike's valuation. After selecting Mike, he didn't disappear. He took on a hands-on approach and kindly held our hands through the entire process. He is a super marketer; from the description, he crafted to the 3-D, immersive walk-through he created and to the professional-grade photography, he understands the value of showmanship. His work made me want to buy the property. Mike is the best communicator. On our initial call, he spent as much time as I required to understand his philosophy and approach, what differentiates his reality from his competitors, and to ask questions. He was thorough, clear, and concise. Even when I was overtaken by other, more pressing events, Mike was patient. When we started receiving offers, he was on the phone with us ready to talk strategy. Mike negotiated up the price, and we got the asking price. Mike was also adept at finding prospective buyers (outside of his marketing leads) for the property. He approached the State of Maine and others whom he thought might be interested. Again, we sold the parcel of land above the asking price. We were delighted that we sold both properties quickly and all without sacrificing price. It would simply have been impossible for my mother to have withstood the enormity of this transition had it not been for Mike's expertise, knowledge, patience, and understanding. Mike made selling the properties hassle-free (I mean literally) and fun. Even after both properties were sold, Mike cared enough to follow up with my mother and me to see how she was doing. You can't get better, more personable service from a realtor. He is the best. If I lived in Maine, he would be a good friend. Jim Allen

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Liz Berg is a fraud! Do NOT use! As a property owner of numerous homes other than Portland, moving…read moreto Portland we had no clue when we met her. . she comes off very professional at first but we had nothing but terrible experience with her. She preys on new property owners and renters that don't know any better. I had to go to the Portland police twice about her one time she assaulted me (pushing me out of the way) plus harassing me and my boyfriend and still owes us $1475 which is now in small claims court! She doesn't check references properly, she was a complete disaster to work with. Never did the statement of conditions, did proper background checks, just made calls but didn't follow up with tenants background, and lied about everything she did. Towards the end, she almost knocked me over getting to my front door, as she was trying to get into my apartment after I told her she was not welcome. Which this resulted from me calling the police on her the first time.

I was a tenant of Liz. Very rude, and nosey. Would text me asking me where I was and what I was…read moredoing. Strange experience.

Mandy helped me sell a house during a difficult divorce and worked so patiently with me to find and…read morepurchase a new one - during a global pandemic and a severe lack of inventory! She took the time to understand my personality and requirements and worked hard to make sure I got exactly what I wanted. Mandy is kind and friendly and a professional who knows her stuff. I cannot recommend her high enough.

We found Mandy purely by accident when a mutual friend shared a listing of hers with us, knowing…read morethat we were looking to buy our first home. We immediately knew upon meeting Mandy that she was a perfect fit for us. She understood our unique housing needs as musicians and creative types, never tried to push a property on us that was out of our price range, and steered us away from listings that either looked sketchy/were a bad value or were simply not a good fit for our needs/wants. She tirelessly fought for the best deal for us, drove all over Maine to show us houses, tracked down elusive sellers/agents for appointments, and didn't miss a detail when viewing homes. We can't recommend her enough!!

We used Maine Home Connection and Jarrod Mallon, their buyer's specialist to purchase our first…read morehome in Maine. Jarrod set us up on email searches and notifications and once we were ready to look at homes he was available. He was flexible (during lunch, after work, weekends-Sat morning or Sunday open houses) and patient. He provided great info on things to look for, answered tons of our questions and made for a seamless buying process. We had a great experience with Maine Home Connection and Jarrod Mallon!

Laura and Mike actually helped us to buy and sell our home, and they did a great job both times…read more When we sold, we were relocating to Colorado so we wanted to be able to sell the house relatively quickly and with Laura and Mike's help and expertise, we had a purchase & sales agreement in just 7 days! Because we had to leave the area before the closing, Laura even stood in for us at the closing...now that's service. We would recommend Maine Home Connection to anyone looking to buy or sell a home...great folks, great service and knowledgeable about their business.

My colleague, Eileen Phelan, immediately demonstrated her strong commitment to a listing referral…read morewhen she jumped in to stage the house, devise a strategic entry date for marketing the property, and became hands on for helping the owner close down her family home of 25 years. This pro serves as a great example of how real estate commissions are truly earned.

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We moved to Maine a little over a year ago with the intention of renting to get the lay if the land…read moreand purchasing a new home in about a year. About 6 months in I started looking for realtors and found Sarah. I contacted a few realtors but she was the only one who immediately treated us like real people, giving us the candid scoop, taking my kind of fantasy ideas of the type of neighborhood and house I wanted to live in seriously and offering suggestions. Then we settled on a few houses to go out and see and we fell in love with the very first one! We had an offer accepted within 48 hours of meeting Sarah! Easy peasy. She provided good counsel when we were making an offer, negotiating a rent back and then went above and beyond in figuring out the home inspection and how to work it out with the sellers. She made the hard part pretty painless. I know she doesn't think she deserves much credit for us since we found a house so quickly but she was really amazing to work with from day 1, competent knowledgeable helpful and kind, and it's hard to overstate how great those qualities are when you're making one of the biggest decisions of your life! Especially when you're an out of towner. So if you're looking for a realtor definitely give sarah a shout!

Best of the best!! We couldn't have dreamed of a better experience with Sarah. She is supportive,…read morepatient, honest and incredible at her craft. Not to mention all that she + Courtney do for our community!! Because we lived out of state at the time, we greatly appreciated Sarah's insight into the Portland real estate market. We were on a tight time crunch and she found us our dream house in just a few weeks. We will without a doubt use Sarah to sell our house one day!