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 reached out to Traci to help with my house hunt in the Ames area at the beginning of 2024. She…read moreshowed me a few houses and I made about 3 offers but nothing was accepted. She soon started having her assistants show me listings instead of her which wasn't a big deal to me. I work full time and needed to see listings ASAP outside of the 8-5 hours. One week, I had sent here a few listings on Wednesday and she said she would get showings set up for the following Saturday. I said that would work great. One of the listings I sent her was within 2 hours of it being posted, yet it seemed she waited days to try setting up a showing, so the house was pending by the day I wanted to see it. She neglected to tell me this until the morning of my scheduled showings. When I asked if the sellers knew someone else still wanted to see it, she went into crazy defense mode. She called me over the phone to tell me she did not want to work with me anymore. She said showing me listings was exhausting (which isn't that her job??), called me a "spoiled brat," and told me I could kiss her ass. It was the most unprofessional phone call I have ever had with someone. I would never recommend anyone looking for a house to work with her, buying a house should be an exciting time and she made it an absolutely miserable experience for me.

Elli Jennings was very friendly and knowledgeable. She guided us through the whole process and…read moreprovided helpful suggestions during negotiations. She was proactive in showing us a house next door to another we looked at, that wasn't listed yet. She was readily available. It was fun to work with her to purchase our home.

Sharon has worked with a lot of our borrowers and pays a great amount of attention to the details…read moreof a real estate transaction. There are a lot of moving parts and she does a great job in helping her clients and all of us involved in the transaction get to the closing table on time buying a home that is just right for their needs .

From the owner: Don't hesitate to call Sharon Johnson Real Estate in Ames, IA. We are committed to your…read moresatisfaction. Call us today.

Not only are they rude and pricey, they will retaliate to anyone that offers a grievance. Snow…read moreremoval and property maintenance is very bad. They are rude on the phone and in person. When I came to view the apartment. The girl who showed it could not answer one question. The photo I was presented with had a dishwashing machine, but I discovered that there is not one. This family has gotten rich off the backs of normal people. I have lived in Ames all my life and these folks are disgusting money grubbers, along with their lazy employees. Since this is a college town, they feel that they can rip you off and laugh at you. I know many of them on a working level, and I am here to say just sue them at every opportunity. Harassing emails, and entitled attitude. Look at the tax records of these folks they pay very little taxes because they own the local government. I would watch out if you are a townie like me.

DON'T DO IT!!!!! These people are con artists who know how to use ChatGPT. It's clear that's the…read morebusiness model is to dangle a listing just long enough to scoop up fees from multiple applicants, then quietly pull it off market. We are out $80 in application fees and management could not care less. The experience was shady from the start, and the attitude from management was completely dismissive. They hide behind canned, robotic emails that pretend to be polite while basically telling you to get effed. This is indifference, or perhaps disdain, dressed up as business casual. These people aren't just unprofessional; they're predatory. If you're thinking of applying, don't. Save your time, your money, and your patience by not dealing with this hustle. You'd have a better experience with a Craigslist scammer.

I would rate this negative if it would let me. I suggest if you use Facebook to sell a property…read morethat you don't be a bitch and rude to people on your post. It looks bad for you and the company. You may say you are a professional but you did not act like it.

Sarah is very knowledgeable and so friendly! She really takes time with her clients. She values…read moreeveryone she works with! She also has a large warehouse of items to be able to stage your home! An important factor in getting your home sold. She is trustworthy and always great with follow-up! She's well-versed in Ames and has a huge network of resources when you're new to the area! I would highly recommend her!

Sarah and her team are amazing. She's so professional, experienced, warm, and open-minded. She's…read morenot trying to sell you a house and is never pushy - instead, she listens and helps you to find a great match that's the best situation for you personally. We can't say enough about her - she makes an unparalleled commitment to her clients.

These guys were an absolutely pleasure to work with. Their equipment is well maintained and…read morecalibration ate up very little time. I can see why they have a reputation for efficiency and accuracy. I believe that they embrace the latest technology and are not tied to the stifling conventions of survey tech as some firms remain. However my experience cannot speak directly to that fact; it is only my impression after a few days of working together.

My bathtub in my West Street apartment happened to be in perfect condition to allow me to take my…read moreweekly ramen baths in undisturbed and unmatched peace. I can only give 3 stars, however, as the tub enamel hue was not the adequate shade of neglected-clean gray to make me 100% sure that I wasn't spending my MSG&me time in Chernobyl. You must respect a space, however, that allows you to unequivocally be your best self.

From the owner: We are an award-winning real estate team serving buyers and sellers in central Iowa with…read moreresidential, commercial, investment properties, or land & lots. We serve all of Story County including Ames, as well as Des Moines, Ankeny, Huxley, Boone, and most of Boone County!

Ok, so I might be a little biased because I work for them! But seriously this is a great little…read morecompany. A true, team atmosphere among the agents, a beautiful new office arrangement, very supportive administrative staff, two progressive owners & tons of "extras" provided to make our work easier. I can't think of a better place to work.