I am going to give you two reviews. The short and sweet and then the details that someone like me…read morewould want when trying to learn more about someone.
Short and sweet. I generally dislike dealing with a realtor. They are right up there with car sales people to me. Jentri and her husband, Evan, are so far from your standard realtor team, it is impossible not to like them! The effort and care that they put into every single client impresses me so much and makes me respect them greatly. They are almost instant to respond, no matter where they are or what they are doing and many times they are putting their clients needs over even their own to make sure that deals close and nothing falls through. I realize that is what realtors are probably supposed to do, but when I say they go above and beyond, they blow anyone I have ever worked with or heard about, out of the water.
Detailed. I already said I don't like working with realtor(s), so when my husband finally gave me the OK to start "looking" at possible new houses, I went out on Saturday on my own to view open houses of homes I was interested in - without a realtor. Who needs one of those?! That is when I met Jentri. She was hosting the open house that day at one of my then favorite homes and was so personable, friendly, professional and non-pushy, I liked her immediately. We talked about what we were looking for in a house, our current living situation and how that worked into buying a new home and I really appreciated that she was not just asking so she could figure out if we were able to buy the house or not, but she had a genuine interest in our search and helping us. That was 6 months ago. In between then and now, we looked at I lost count how many houses, we were going to list our house, then not list our house and then maybe list it again! We wanted to buy in a certain neighborhood, but wanted a remodel in a certain price range. To put it mildly, I am very particular and at no time did Jentri or Evan get frustrated and at all times they worked so hard to get us whatever we thought we wanted at that time. After a month or so of looking and not finding exactly what we wanted (too old, too expensive, too ghetto, to noisy, you name it) we decided that we would switch completely and look into building a new home. Jentri immediately sent us a list of reputable builders in the Valley and made the very long drive to even meet us at the sales office of the builder and community we had picked. We ended up going with that builder and signed just a day or two later, picking our lot and home style. I think maybe a week later we had our appointment at the design center, where she also joined us. Having worked for a builder previously, she had great insight into building new and what options made sense and what did not. I left feeling confident that not only did we pick the right options for us to have in our new house, but we picked the ones that also made sense for best resale value down the road if we ever decide to resell the house. In the meantime, we had put on hold listing our current house and given our new build is not going to be ready until mid-2019, decided to wait until the beginning of the year to list it. Jentri and even explained listing at the end of the year is not the best time and we came up with a plan to list the house at the best time and to maximize excitement and get the house sold. A plan has never come together to smoothly! We listed on Thursday, held the open house Saturday and the house had a full-price offer by end of day Saturday. We closed just a few weeks ago - 32 days from listing to final signing. Even the average in the Valley right now is roughly 60 days - we beat that by almost 50%, boom! But seriously, the pointers and preparation they gave throughout the process was above and beyond. They really know what makes a house sell and how to execute on certain things. They are not afraid to be honest, they will work harder than yourself on your own behalf, but most of all they are genuinely happy people and that reflects in all that they do. At no time did I feel overwhelmed or stressed and I always knew I could count on what they telling me. They are well connected and also referred us to a great lending group (The Hendrick Team) who were able to beat the builder's rates and incentives by a good margin.
You would be doing yourself an injustice by not using them.