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 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!

Susanne has helped us purchase our first home. She was not only amazingly kind and considerate. But…read moreshe went way above and beyond for us. Not only has she been amazing to work with, in finding and purchasing a home, but has also given us solid guidance and referals to fix any issues that occured. Even though our process had so some hang ups (by no fault of susanne) she was our rock when things got rough. I cant not give a glowing enough recommendation for her and will tell any one and everyone that i can that she is the best at what she does. I wish nothing but her future success moving forward. She gave our family a home and i can not thank her enough

I was very pleased with my choice to use Suzanne Schmidt as my realtor. She facilitated a quick…read moresale of my home and for over asking price. I could not have asked for a better experience. Thank you Suzanne!

In November 2016 Stephanie helped my husband and I buy our first home, and we seriously cannot say…read moreenough amazing things about her! As new homebuyers we were a little nervous and tentative, but Stephanie made us feel 100% comfortable! She educated us every step of the way, and made sure we understood everything that was going on. Right from the start it was obvious she had our best interest as her number one priority, which can be really, really rare. Our house wasn't even on the market, but she made sure we knew about it, because she thought it totally fit us. She coached us through a negotiating process, and even suggested we write a letter to the sellers (something we definitely wouldn't have thought of), and here we are with an amazing new home! I have absolutely NO hesitations recommending Stephanie to everyone I know. You will not regret having her as your realtor. She is amazing.

We needed emergency service for my spouse's 96 yr old mother. Heat was not working, according to…read moreher. Aspen showed up within a couple hours on a Saturday. I was thankful and impressed. The tech checked the wall furnace and found that everything was working perfectly. But before leaving, he tested it for carbon monoxide leaks, just as a precaution. He found elevated levels of CO. So fortunate we had him there. We agreed to replace the furnace, and Aspen did a great job of getting it done just 4 days later. Amazing service.

Aspen installed a 95 % efficient York heating unit for our two story home. James was the main…read morecontact and also was the installer of the heating unit. Everything went terrific. James and his assistant took out the old unit and put the new in in a timely manner. They took away the old heater, and cleaned up the entire area as well. Prices were very reasonable. Can easily recommend Aspen for your heating and AC needs

Called All Valley to service my water heater that had shut down. Left a message. They called me…read moreright back and I told them what the error code showed on the unit. Came out within 3 hours. The problem was the system was clogged up in the water lines within the heater. Cleaned it all out plus performed a total maintenance check. Very reasonable price on the work done. They were friendly and respectful of my property. Highly recommend......

General: I work in a local lumber/hardware store. Last winter I was asked by a customer who to…read morecall, because his furnace wasn't doing its only trick, which is making your house comfortably warm. As usual, I strongly suggested All Valley Heating, from personal experience and previous customer feedback! A few days later, he came in to thank me for my recommendation: "They came out right away, they diagnosed and fixed the problem, and their bill was VERY reasonable." Personal: Two years ago, my blower died in December, so I called All Valley and James came out right away and replaced it. Ahh, heat again! And just TONIGHT, with temps dropping and snow falling, my furnace once more refused to work. So I called the after-hours number, and Anthony called me back. He walked me through the trouble-shooting, and told me exactly how much an emergency service call would cost, for him to come out and replace the digital thermostat. (Since I can buy a new one tomorrow at work, that's what I'll do.) Best of all, I cleaned all the contacts on the old thermostat, and now it's working well enough that my house is nice and warm. THANK YOU, ALL VALLEY HEATING!

My wife and I contacted Tamarack a few years after buying a property on Georgetown Lake. We had an…read moreidea of a floorplan and Paul made some changes/improvements to it (we did not use an architect). I was not familiar with SIP construction, but love the finished product - a relatively high end home with top-notch finishes. From ground breaking to move in, the process was just a little over one year. Paul, Wendy and their team (John in particular) are wonderful to work with. They won't be the cheapest, but they will be fair and the finished product will be outstanding. Early on during construction I knew I had the right contractor when I watched how the subs reacted to Paul and and his team to instructions. There is a tremendous amount of respect and comfort there. I highly recommend Tamarack for any new build or remodel needs you may have and I am happy to refer any new business I can to them. Chris W.

Tamarack is the company that built our house and they have been great to work with. When we have…read moresome concerns come up with our house,, we usually consult with them for advice on who to call and they have done a few modifications for us since we moved in. We just had them put in a couple of skylights in our mudroom and laundry room. What a difference that has made!l. We don't have to turn a light on every time we walk into that space, except all night. It's wonderful. The workers were efficient and friendly and cleaned up after themselves very well.