I have purchased two homes and sold one with Homegate Realty and their combination of outstanding service, extensive local market knowledge, and passionate client support is a true rarity these days. Magda is a real straight-shooter and will give you detailed and honest feedback both on any improvements needed to sell a house and what key things a buyer should look for that many buyers would easily overlook. On top of that, her team shows true dedication to their clients. Countless times they strongly advocated and negotiated on my behalf to insure that I got the best deal and was protected from some of the more unsavory parts of home sales.
When purchasing my first home, I was looking on the lower end of the market and I was worried that I would struggle to find a realtor that would provide me with adequate service and not ditch me when higher value clients walked in the door. Within minutes, Magda convinced me that Homegate was different. Alan and Magda instantly went to work preparing thorough and easily understandable research to evaluate a new home purchase that would fit my needs. I was relatively young at the time and knew very little about real estate market. Alan and Magda took the time to explain every detail to me about what was important to look for, the advantages and disadvantages of different local areas, and the different steps of the process. The home I selected was a foreclosure, and required some difficult back-and-forth with the bank owner. Alan and Magda took care of the whole thing, called me when a decision needed to be made, and moved the process along without a hitch.
7 years later, after getting married, my wife and I wanted to sell that same house to upgrade to a nicer area. I emailed Magda on a Saturday and within minutes she called me back and started forwarding information both on selling our home and purchasing a new one. Later that week, she came through the house and gave us a detailed analysis of what should be done and what didn't need to be done to sell it. Magda saved us several thousands of dollars by preventing us from installing upgrades that weren't needed to sell the house. Her team put together a fantastic listing with pictures that were so inviting, it almost made me not want to sell the house after all. Within three days, we had three offers including one full-price offer. Unfortunately, after a couple weeks, the first offer fell through, but that same afternoon Magda had already renegotiated a new full-priced offer with one of the two remaining buyers.
Two days before closing our sale, my wife and I were exhausted from moving and ran out of time to adequately clean the house. With only a brief email explaining our situation, Anna, Homegate's Executive Assistant, took the initiative to arrange for emergency house cleaners to head in the next day and get the house prepped for sale.
Meanwhile, Katie, one of Homegate's real estate agents, patiently and kindly took us around the area, offering advice when asked but also knowing when to just let us look. We never felt rushed, and despite our unique tastes and desires, she genuinely worked to find us our perfect house. When it came time to make an offer, Magda and her team went straight to work to make sure not only that we would get the house, but that we were not paying a dollar more than what the house was worth. She negotiated for several thousands of dollars in repair credit to cover the cost of repairing hidden damage to the house, and the team worked tirelessly to get the house to close as quickly as possible.
Homegate offers a high watermark of performance in the local real-estate industry. Their years of local experience and genuine desire to help their clients navigate the minefield that is Northern Nevada real-estate is apparent right when you enter their office. I cannot recommend a business more highly. read more
