My wife and I just purchased our first condo with the help of Christos from Red Door Real Estate,…read moreand we were blown away by his knowledge, flexibility, and helpfulness. It took us a long time to find the right place for us -- six months and many, many condo viewings -- but Christos was incredibly patient with us through the search and offered his own honest reactions to the places we were looking at. He never tried to push us into a place or into making a decision, and he was very forthright when he saw something he didn't like in a place or that worried him. As first time homebuyers, my wife and I needed an agent that could guide us by the hand through every step and was willing to answer all our questions. Through the entire process, Christos was incredibly responsive to any of our questions or needs. He truly went above and beyond to help us; he answered emails and texts from me at all hours, and after we had a difficult time with the mortgage lender recommended by our bank, Christos was able to recommend another lender that was much more responsive and easy for us first-timers to work with. Christos's advice was welcome and useful, and he was always there to help when needed. At the end of the day, we just finished moving into our brand new place, and it's *far* better than anything we had hoped to find within our budget at the beginning of the process. Christos helped us find the perfect place for us, and I can't recommend him and Red Door highly enough to others!

I can't recommend Ahmed Nieves of Red Door Real Estate enough! I've never sold any property before,…read moreand he walked me through every step of the way! He was always quick to respond to texts and emails and was such a great resource. Ahmed was patient and helpful - what a positive experience!

Working with Molly was absolutely life changing!! Molly did an amazing job of understanding my…read moreneeds and building an organizational system throughout my house that made a HUGE difference in our home life and my mental health. We went from having piles of kids art supplies and toys EVERYWHERE to a system where everything has a place and it's easy to clean up. She also helped me finish decorating two rooms in my house that have been perpetually on my to-do list. I can't recommend Molly highly enough!!!

It has been such a pleasure to work with Molly during our home renovation! She immediately…read moreunderstood my taste after our initial call and truly has listened throughout the process to what we were looking for and did a great job helping us make many decisions! She has been incredibly helpful with selecting paint colors, light fixtures, tile, and more! She is very responsive and wants you to be happy with all selections. I would highly recommend working with Molly!

I worked with and for Miro in 2010 when I was exploring the workings of the real estate industry…read more I wanted to see what it was like to run and operate a real estate office. I went and got my license and Miro gave me the opportunity to work with her and her staff. I had been thinking about this recently and decided I wanted to write this review to share that I feel she not only operates with integrity and great responsibility and care towards her clients but that she also works on giving back and helping others in the process. I went on to work in Africa later that year to pursue a vocation in non profit but did sell a few homes while under her guidance. I think that regardless of who you engage with in her office that you will surely be experiencing her oversight to ensure that your purchase or sale goes smoothly and that she will work on your behalf to the best of her ability.

I was interested in an apartment listed by this agency and asked a couple of standard questions. It…read moretook several days for a reply, and there was no apology for the delay and no desire to help me with my apartment search. I asked if the place had parking available and was told to check Craigslist. Once I let them know that parking was important to me because I need a car for work and I couldn't live somewhere without knowing I have a spot, they stopped responding to me. This was vastly different than my experiences with another agency. The other agency consistently replied quickly, was interested in my apartment needs (and wants!), would send along multiple listings that fit my criteria, and would search for parking options for rent nearby at each listing. I would go elsewhere for your real estate needs if you want to work with people who are actually willing to put in minimal effort to help you buy/sell.

While sitting in their office along with my real estate agent (who isn't affiliated with Ford), and…read morespeaking with one of their agents, I signed a an application and gave them a deposit for an apartment they were listing (effectively taking it off the market). I was told by one of their agents, that there was absolutely nothing wrong with my application and that the apartment was mine. Approximately three days later I found out through my realtor that somehow Ford had leased the apartment to someone else after I had already put down money and took the place off the market. Confused, I spoke with a Ford agent, who told me that someone had put down a deposit at the exact time as me. I immediately knew this was a complete lie, as I was sitting in their office alone, when I submitted my check and application. When confronted with this fact, the agent simply shrugged, and then told me well they offered to move in 15 days earlier. I was never informed this was an option, so I immediately countered with, well I can do that as well. They replied with, "no, we already signed the lease." I then found out that the new tenant was their client, hence they got full commission. With me, since I used another realtor, they would have had to split the commission with my agent. This situation left a bad taste in my mouth, as I have never experienced such shady business for a company that pretends to be "high end." As a working professional who has been renting in the Boston area for nearly a decade, I was appalled.

We were three out-of-town grad students who didn't know anything about Boston and just needed a…read moreplace to live. So Ford Realty hooked us up with a last-minute place, alright -- it worked out ok-ish though we've had real problems with the maintenance on our place and we aren't staying a second year so.... I have a problem with the fact that our realtor didn't shoot straight with us and I think took advantage of our ignorance of local custom and laws. Told us the place was great, landlord attentive (spoiler alert: Was. Not.) And when we asked about parking, "Sure! There's parking a-plenty, all the on-street parking* one might want!" Except, Parking* in Brookline = only during the day; parking is illegal at night meaning if you don't have a driveway you have to rent space in a private lot for ~$200/mo. The decent thing to do would not have been to just flat gull us on that one fine point. We would have looked elsewhere if we knew how coo-coo bird-brain awful the parking situation in Brookline is. You're pretty much stuck with a realtor if you want to get anything nailed down for rentals in Boston, and these guys I guess seem to be in charge of the crummier places in Brookline. I'm sure there are probably worse out there. But be warned: They work for shady people, and they themselves aren't high in the running for most-decent-folks-of-the-year.

My husband and I were introduced to Noreen through my friend who had a glowing review of Noreen,…read morefollowing her successful relocation to Boston. We were looking to purchase our first home and Noreen guided us through the process. We soon discovered that it is a very tough market for buyers. Noreen worked with us to come up with different strategies for putting in offers. There were times when we felt like giving up; Noreen encouraged us to keep going. We appreciate her honest opinions; they helped us to make rational decisions in very emotional situations that home-buying experience creates. We are very happy with our first home! Thank you, Noreen!

Simply put, Noreen is a superstar!…read more She handled our complicated situation, and challenging timelines (moving from France, with only a three day trip to the US to find and buy a home in a very specific location) with style, grace and a smile throughout! Noreen was endlessly charming and determined as we threw ideas at her from afar, and relentless in pursuing unusual leads! She was adaptable, smart and a pleasure to work with during this stressful time. Noreen communicated clearly and rapidly through various challenges, allowing us to successfully purchase our dream home! This was seriously amazing, as we started from a point of almost zero inventory. On top of all that Noreen became a real friend to us during this time. She went above and beyond as we approached closing and moved in; showing genuine kindness and care towards our family - of note is that our children think she's wonderful too!

Cheryl has been my realtor for the last 5 years now and has helped me find and purchase multiple…read moreproperties. She is the absolute best to work with and would recommend her to anyone. She goes above and beyond when it comes to taking time to make sure you find the best property for you.

Darina is a real master of the real estate field. She is very professional and determined to help a…read moreclient to get the desired place within the set budget. I was very happy I chose to use her services in renting a place. Highly recommend!

Trisha is an amazing realtor and person. Over the many years she has answered questions, guided me…read morethrough home buying and selling and has always been ready to help no matter what stage of the real estate process I've been in. She recently helped me sell my Roslindale condo. I was under a very tight turn around time and Trisha gave me advice about what I needed to do and what she would do and we managaed to sell the property very quickly. She was always available when I needed her. She is smart, thoughtful and conscientious. Such an awesome realtor!!

Trisha was the single best thing that could have happened to us as first time home buyers. From…read morethe beginning she listened to what we wanted and proactively sent us listings that matched what we were looking for, but was also always able to arrange for showings around our schedules when we found things on our own. Her endless patience, depth of knowledge and strategic guidance as we navigated this spring's revved up real estate market was invaluable. Our purchase involved some complicated financing and back and forth with the sellers, but Trisha kept everyone calm and everything on track. We've found our realtor for life!