Nancy is amazing. She was patient with us during our first home buying experience, was honest about…read morethe quality of homes and what she perceived as necessary repairs, and was fun to work with! I would absolutely recommend her and would work with her again.

Molly is awesome. Our friends referred us to her in 2010. We listed our beloved Ames home with her,…read moreand had an accepted offer in 21 days. With an easy and successful closing, we felt happy and grateful, and were able to confidently move into the next chapter in life. When we were listing our home, (we were still pretty young), and we had done well with cleaning and staging, but I hadn't noticed the paint wear on the front stoop wrought iron handrail. Molly kindly pointed out that I might quick take care of that since it's the front entrance to our great house. Immediately, I knew she was right. But, I must have looked stupefied? I was! As silly as it sounds, I didn't know how to fix it? Molly patiently explained to me how to get it cleaned up and ready for something miraculous called Rustoleum, (now I *KNOW*). All-in-all, it took me one trip to the store and 10 minutes of work to drastically improve our entrance. And that's just ONE of many examples of her attention to detail, experience, and humble approach to helping you. Now, we're in the market to buy again, and are thrilled to have Molly by our side! As a buyer's agent, she is helping us figure out exactly what we want, and gets the tough questions answered, so that we feel confident moving forward. Thank you, Molly.

Molly has been a dream come true to me as a home owner and home seller! We bought our first house…read morein 2007 and she made the process painless and fun! She is super knowledgeable, and has so much experience. We learned a lot from her! She is high energy, light hearted, and positive and it makes a sometimes stressful situation easier! We sold our house in 2010 during the heart of the house market crashing, she sold our home in 21 days! We were so excited. She handles all the behind the scenes paper work, and makes sure you are getting the best of the best in all the deals. Now we are looking for a new home in Des Moines and she has traveled down (70mile round trip) numerous times to help us look around for a future home! She comes prepared with paper work, and get's extra info to all the questions you need answers too. We will continue to work with her and recommend her to first time or experienced home owners! Her attitude, knowledge, and experience is second to none! I'm so glad we choose to work with Molly!

I interviewed three realtors before my family sold our house in Ames. Misty was the first of the…read morethree, and by the end of the third interview she was far and away the obvious choice. She was so forthcoming with information, by the end of the process, I felt as though she had taught me to be a realtor myself. My family was moving out of the Area, so we didn't use her to purchase our new home. However, once we had our new home purchased, Misty was quick to get our old home sold. Misty talked to us about staging the house, when to show the house, and how long it should be on the market. It was a little uncomfortable staging the house we were still living in, but Misty more than delivered everything she pitched during the interview process. I would definitely recommend Misty Metschke if you are in need of a realtor.

After my Dad moved himself into assisted living, we kept his house for over a year, which was…read morecertainly convenient as a place to stay for me or my brother when we were in town visiting. But after awhile, it just wasn't economical for my Dad to pay utilities, upkeep, and insurance as glorified Air BnB for his adult children. With Dad's agreement, I took the lead in selling the house, while my Sister managed the large task of clearing everything out. As this wasn't the house we grew up in, there was very little emotion involved in letting it go. At the recommendation of the HOA President, I chose Patty Meese of Friedrich Iowa Realty, who my Dad already knew from previous community volunteer work. As my Dad can sometimes be a little tentative, his comfort level with Patty was a big plus. My Sister liked her too. I enjoyed working with Patty, even thought it was only in person at select times, as I live in Northern Nevada. My Sister and Dad helped pick up the slack with Patty and in the end we sold the house at over asking and relatively quickly. I thought she was very attentive and professional within the central scope of selling the house. However, I do think that a hail storm-related roof repair issue involving the HOA could have been managed better, starting with the fact that I was notified at least a full month after the fact. Once the house was listed, the next phase was when a number of chatting neighbors would invite themselves in to the Open Houses and tell any prospective buyers (who would listen) multiple versions of the "true" story. I've never been part of a sale where house showings turned into what seemed like a neighborhood scrum. That resulted in a "few" unnecessary phone calls to knock down the here say. That was on the agents to control the situation in the house at the time. The subsequent HOA feud (Dad shared his emails) regarding the issue and the often poorly executed insurance company coordination was above any agent's pay grade. However, I found that I should have been given better information all around to best advise my Father. In the end, my Dad took it in stride, even though I feel that the check he had to write post closure (and repair completion) was higher than it should have been. The icing on this cake was the HOA President agreeing with my assessment that their Board decision threw my Dad (who was HOA Treasurer for years) under the bus. Would I use Patty again? Absolutely, as she got the house sale done at better than our price. It was a unique externality that turned a part of this process pear shaped. And in hindsight, I should have been more physically present and better prepared and engaged to set (and execute) some of the parameters of the sale.

We honestly can't say enough about our realtor Ro Smith....AMAZING. She was always on top of her…read moregame, answered our questions & if she wasn't sure she found out. Her clients are always her #1 priority. We really clicked with her from the get-go. Not only did we get a great professional experience with her.but we have gained a great friend out of it. We love her and recommend her 150%. You will not be disappointed :)

I have worked with many stagers, and Tracy at Sell It Well is by far the VERY best. She is…read moremeticulous and has an exquisite sense of style. She continually refreshes her staging inventory, so all of my listings looks fresh. Thank you, Tracy, for helping my real estate clients get their homes sold so fast and well! Nora Crosthwaite Home Sweet Des Moines brokered by Realty ONE Group Impact Licensed in Iowa

Amanda was a crucial part of finding the house my family needed. With her expertise in the market…read moresurround central Iowa she was able to help us closing on our house. She spent countless hours showing us many various locations with great recommendations to us and was ultimately able to get us the house that hit all of our checkpoints. Amanda made sure we were taken care of throughout our process and stepped in when things had gone astray during our house buying process. Amada's dedication to go above and beyond to ensure our sanity in the crazy time of moving and dealing with various obstacles allowed us to fully trust that she was fighting for us throughout the whole process from start to finish. We love our house and the cute welcome gift we received from her.

Lived there for 2 years. Here's my list of everything that caused me problems they either refused…read moreto fix or were in need of replacements: 1) microwave stopped working and they refused to replace it 2) if you like your apartment to be the temp you set the thermostat to; never move into this place, i would set the temp to 65° and it would easily be 81-82°in my room and 75-80° in the living room 3) the second bedroom is a sad excuse for a "room" and ALL the heating and cooling goes there, so the rest of the apartment was always boiling while only one of the rooms felt subzero. 4) pet rent (self explanatory exploitation) 5) got charged $800 for "excessive decorations" at the end of my lease for a paint job AFTER an $800 DEPOSIT. 6) neighbors complained about noise at 6pm on a Wednesday and the landlords gave us a referral. (we were operating WITHIN Ames noise ordinance laws.) 7) hallways ALWAYS reek. 8) tenants came forward about their bikes being stolen 9) my roommate and many other tenant's cars were broken into and they refused to adequately deploy resources to make the complex safer. 10) the keypad on the door stops working when it's below freezing or above 95° most of the time. That's so fun when you're freezing or boiling while holding heavy groceries and trying to get into your overpriced apartment!!! 11) told me if we moved out early we would receive discounted rent 11 continued) LIED 12) neighbors throw parties constantly 13) pieces of the counter and trim fell off with 0 resistance 14) the kitchen sink leaks and mold is growing in the cabinets because the plumbing is terrible 15) Wi-Fi is slow and frequently crashes while trying to do something as simple as classwork 16) there was a MASSIVE hole from the shower head where mold was growing that maintenance refused to acknowledge or fix. 17) they constantly send out texts that they're doing pest control because it's impossible to keep the mice, rats, cockroaches, centipedes, and bugs out of the complexes. 18) HUGE hornets nests everywhere 19) landscaping is LOUD and EARLY (around 4-6am) and so is trash day.

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