The truly local owned and operated realty in the Bitterroot Valley not affiliated with national…read morechains. One other, much smaller office recently disaffiliated themselves from a franchise and is now local. Merle Unruh, the broker, has been in business for over 30 years and is very well connected to the community. Really nice guy and well respected in the real estate world. Montana Westgate has been the busiest realtor in the Valley for years, but am not certain now with a number of mergers of competitors having taken place. That said, for people looking for real estate in the Valley, it is best to shop around to find an office with a good reputation, one that has been operating for a good while and, most importantly, agents with which you feel comfortable. My wife was in real estate for over 30 years and I learned that most all real estate offices offer the same slate of services, so experience, local knowledge and your comfort level with the agent are the most important considerations, whether selling or buying. There are good and not so good offices and agents in any business, so do your homework, talk around and select a full-time agent and well-established real estate office. I think Montana Westgate has it all and would be an excellent choice.

Well unlike the other review, my experience with this real estate office was very POOR…read more I had been emailing about property for 6 months and tried to schedule for 2 months but upon my arrival to Hamilton, I was told she did not have time to take me out looking at property. I had to find another real estate office last minute after driving over 500 miles. My experience in the Bitterroot was NOT good and I am not going to relocate to this area as a result. Hope everyone else has better, luck ... maybe it was because I am a single woman with a middle income, who knows!!!

UPDATE: We rented with Real Property Management in Hamilton and had a great experience until we…read moremoved out. We planned to buy a home and needed to move out early, fully prepared to pay the fee for early termination. We contacted them months before to let them know what we were planning and Robert, who I presume to be the owner, said he would work with us and waive the early termination fee since they were confident they could get it rented quickly. So we started our house hunting, expecting to use those funds for our new home. Once it was time to move out, we were told we were told by Heather in writing that we would be getting a good portion of our deposit back. In good faith, we paid the remainder of the rent, trusting that they would send the check in the mail as they promised. We ended up getting $0 returned our deposit with no prior communication about why. I went back and forth with Robert but he refused to stand by his word. My family feels robbed by this organization, so I would not recommend them. Affordable housing has become increasingly challenging in the Valley and Real Property Management isn't helping. PS: they hound you for a review when you move in and things are going well. So, take that into account when you see all the positive reviews on here.

Stacey & Rob are amazing. They work so hard to make sure…read moreyour needs are met and that you are comfortable and happy in your home. We live on a ranch that has had a few problems and they have been so quick and fast to send people out to fix and repair. They care on a personal level. customer service like it use to be. We highly recommend them and would use RPM again and again!

I appreciate this company's service. In 20 years I've known of them, they have always been prompt…read morein re-charging the fire extinguishers in out church. Friendly service.

I was so lucky to have met Maria Laughlin. I was only in town for a short time so she quickly made…read moretime to come and meet with me in person and walk the property. From the beginning, I knew she was very knowledgeable and excellent at her job. She had signs up and listed the property the minute the paperwork was signed. She moved very quickly and was very responsive to all of the inquiries. She did quite a few showings of the land before having the escrow money in the bank, and a signed contract and closed in less than 40 days from the list date. I was traveling the entire time and Maria went out of her way to do as many things as she could to help me on my end while continuing to do an excellent job. Maria is especially pleasant to work with, she is funny caring, and smart. I highly recommend using Maria for your next sale or purchase. We had some property line issues, Maria made all of the calls to all parties got it worked out, and kept all parties happy. Maria is knowledgeable, and professional and works hard for her clients. You cant go wrong with Maria!

When I decided to sell my home in Florence, MT I thought about different real estate agents that I…read moreknew or knew of. However, I remembered meeting Maria at an open house in Missoula and her personality always stayed with me. I reached out to her and that was the best decision that I believe I could have made. Maria is very professional, efficient, hard working and a pure pleasure to do business with. A lot of hard work goes into selling a home, but Maria made the transaction flow so smoothly. I highly recommend Maria!

I see "wrong granite" or "wrong stone" is a repeat theme…read more Yes, we went through that too. Thankfully, when I came home to see our amazing tile guy installing some hideous piece of leopard print back splash, I whipped out my photo of the mild color stone actually purchased. Did he have to tear it out? Yes. Did it cost us, again? Yes. However, Alpine Granite still gets five stars for graciously acknowledging the mistake, and taking immediate steps to correct the issue. Haley and Flora were wonderful to work with and insisted on a second measurement to ensure accuracy. Josh also gets five gold stars for his meticulous install, professionalism and gracious attitude.

Ordered and paid for counter tops, I was told 4 to 6 weeks. It is now going on 16 weeks. One excuse…read moreafter another. Still can't get an install date. Very poor customer service.

Beautiful work completed timely. Staff were friendly and easy to work with. Great followup and…read moreservice after the sale.

Excellent in every way! Lisa helped us pick out the perfect slab and kept in touch throughout the…read moreprocess. Jeff came and templated and returned a week later to install. Everything was seamless. We are very happy with our new countertops!

I am not entirely sure that this company actually exists. I contacted them seven weeks before the…read moredates I needed a sitter, there was some back and forth, a meet and greet was scheduled, they never actually asked for my address so of course no one showed up for the meet and greet. I am now ten days out from needing a pet sitter, thanks for wasting my time.

Brittany has taken care of my 14 year old cat on two separate occasions. She gave him his meds,…read moresent us pics and while he doesn't do much she accommodated his peculiar needs and habits. She's the best, and I would recommend too every pet owner!

High quality furniture at fair prices. Really good folks who operate this family business. No…read morepressure sales and just a really cool place to do business.