I recently started working with Armando-property manager for my 2 condos in Federal Way…read more As an owner, I appreciate having a property manager I can trust to look after both the properties and the tenants. He handled maintenance requests and repairs promptly and kept me updated. He is very professional and easy to work with. I'm glad to be working with them.

I enjoyed working with Armando to find a tenant for my rental property. He was helpful, thorough,…read moreand communicative.

Just closed on a house using Chicago Title for escrow. They are the worst - uncommunicative and…read moredisorganized. They failed to notify us that their Covington office was closed so we went there first, discovered it was closed, and then had to drive to their other location in Kent. The day of signing, we were expecting to hear from them. Two hours before our appointment, we hadn't received any information from them so we had to call them. They also failed to call the utility companies for a payoff estimate, so we had to do that because the new owners weren't able to get utilities transferred into their name due to Chicago Title dropping the ball on that. Finally, we just received our settlement statement from them and see that they are withholding $95 for "mobile notary" even though we drove to their offices for the signing! If you have the misfortune of having them as your escrow company, make sure you carefully review every document you get from them, especially your settlement statement'

This company will screw up the simplest task and that is to add people on the deed and will blame…read moreyou for their mistake. At the end the nasty, unprofessional person you will meet is Donnell Penner. She will hold on to your documents without proceeding with closing until last minute. She does not care if your interest rate date line and closing date is up. The manager named Bonnie Miller will give a shit how her staff mistreated you. I would give a 0 star if that exist.

We recently met and worked with Carla Clark and her team at Windermere Maple Valley to sell our…read morerental house. We can not recommend her highly enough. She was amazing during the entire process. Treated us like we were selling a multi-million dollar home. If you need an agent to sell your home, or one to help you find your next house, contact Carla. You will be happy you did. www.carlaclark.com

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When my fiancé and I first contacted Liz, it was primarily to see if we would qualify to purchase a…read morespecific property we had our eye on that was on the market. After our initial conversation with her, we didn't expect to move forward with the home buying process so soon, but we did. I remember telling my fiancé right after we ended our conversation with Liz that I wanted her to be our agent. I truly appreciated how people centered, passionate, and incredibly knowledgeable she is about the process. She made us feel completely comfortable asking questions and helped us clearly understand what the home buying journey would look like. Liz never made us feel rushed or pressured into anything. She truly respected our pace and guided us with patience and understanding every step of the way. Since my finance and I currently live in Los Angeles, Liz took her time to tour several homes that we were interested in. All of the videos she sent to us were extremely thorough and informative which made our process easier. It felt like we were actually there although we were miles away. We really appreciate Liz for taking the time to record and share the tours with us while giving us her opinion on things that stood out to her that were concerning. This is something we would not have been able to pick up on since we were not present. Liz really listened to what we were looking for in a home and she delivered. We cannot recommend her enough! She is truly an AMAZING agent to work with. We're beyond thankful for Liz and The Porchlight Group. If we ever decide to buy another home in the future, we are absolutely going back to her! IN LIZ WE TRUST!!

If I could give 1000 stars I would! I don't even know…read morewhere to begin... Being in Las Vegas but looking for a place in Seattle and not knowing ANYONE or where or how to even begin the process. I used YELP for what is here for...to find businesses and read reviews. I searched Realtors and started to read reviews. After reading several reviews I knew I wanted to go with a smaller vs. a bigger company (where they might hand you off to whoever or you get lost in the shuffle). SOOOOO glad I went with Liz! I really believe that things happen for a reason and people come into your life for a reason. From the first time I spoke to her she had a great energy and vibe and I knew she was going to be a hustler. I was already impressed from the get go! In the beginning I explained what my husband and I were looking for, (which I thought were pretty strange requests criteria...because this condo was going to be used for our employee, it needed to be within a certain proximity, near the airport and within our budget). Liz just rolled with it and got on it. I think it was that night or the next we were already Facetiming a property we were interested in...that's how quickly she was on it! BTW she gives great video commentary and is thorough and honest with her review of the places. Not being there and actually seeing something in person for such a large purchase is kind of scary, but it truly was a great experience that I wasn't expecting. She listened and cared about our opinions and was never pushy. So right now the market is CRAZY!! We put in about 3-4 offers starting in February and kept getting outbid by cash offers and waiving everything. Finally we found something that was perfect for us and had keys and were moving in on April 8! We got to do a little fixer upping (Liz helped with finding a contractor) and was able to pick out flooring, paint and light fixtures, to our liking, all for asking price (seller was throwing in some $). BEYOND impressed with Liz and her team! From start to finish and all throughout the process Liz always kept in touch and updated with what was going on. Almost daily emails with new listings or possible places then following up with which ones we were interested in seeing. She was ON TOP of it! Not sure how she keeps it all straight because you will feel as if you are her only client (which I know we weren't), with how dedicated and on top of it she is. She was very knowledgeable, patient, kind, generous and helpful in SO MANY WAYS! You will NOT regret choosing her and her team to buy or sell your home! Just give her a call and she will get right on it...because she can't help it and truly loves what she does, and also loves to work! lol

I had high expectations listing our home with Excel. Jeremy, Melissa, and the whole Excel team…read moreexceeded all of them. Their hard work resulted in delivering a super-solid offer that got us more proceeds (and those proceeds sooner) than expected. Thank you for everything! -John

April is very experienced and is on your side. She provided us with great customer service and…read moreadvice when we needed it. She made the entire process super simple!

Ed and his team did a great job on my survey. Their customer service was above and beyond, with…read moreprompt communication and fast service. Would definitely recommend.

I did not end up booking services with DMP because I was provided enough information to do the job…read moreI needed to without it; but I can NOT rave enough about the customer service I received from Hans. He went SO far above and beyond what I could have anticipated from any company, especially one that had not even collected a dime from me. If you need services, please do yourself a favor and use these guys. I have a feeling you will not be disappointed. 5+++ stars!!!

So far so good! We switched after having a horrible time with SJA and they have been responsive…read moretransparent and communicative so far. Appreciate all of the team's help and so far it has been pretty seamless. Management costs are on par with the other property management companies in the area and there is a point of contact for the team, which is nice to have if anything comes up. Happy we switched!

Although we didn't end up renting the home, working with Michael was such a positive experience. He…read morewas incredibly kind, thoughtful, and genuinely went out of his way to help us. He was very kind with setting up an after-hours tour for a house we were super interested in, and always responded quickly and thoroughly to our questions. His professionalism and warmth made us feel truly valued throughout the process. Michael is exceptional at what he does, and anyone would be lucky to work with him!

I was first introduce to Katie through a mutual friend. I was looking for my first home and not…read moresure exactly what I needed to do. Katie simply made it easy for me. I had a vision of what I wanted my home to look like within the budget I can afford. Katie was very quick, very patient, and very attentive to what I was requesting. It's hard to be picky in the field of purchasing a home unless you build your dream home but she really did try her best to cater to my wants. Our first offer was out bid, but that was Okay. Katie went right to work after and even showed me more properties the next day. With that being said, my offer was accepted and now I am in my dream home. I am so excited to make it my own. Thanks Katie for your help! If you are looking to purchase a home, especially someone for the first time, I highly recommend Katie.

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Wow, I don't know where to begin. Sophia is simply amazing. Sophia represented me in a sale that…read moreclosed recently after nearly six months of paperwork. From Day 1, Sophia showed that she is passionate about helping people through this often frustrating process. She handled just about every aspect of the sale, from staging the home to battling with my mortgagor to approve the sale. She worked so hard for me and the buyer to make this deal close. I don't think it would have closed without Sophia's drive. I highly recommend Sophia to represent either side in the process!

I wanted to make my appreciation of Sophia, a public one. recently moving out of state, we left the…read moresale of our home in Sophia's hands! My husband, a home inspector, had spent years working alongside Sophia, and when it came to selecting one of the many agents he has relationships with, Sophia was the Clear Choice! My husband has worked with Sophia and seen how she goes above and beyond for all of her clients, and we trusted the sale of our home to her without hesitation. She did an amazing job Staging our home, and kept us informed along the way with updates. At one point, she was out in the bushes with our landscaper clearing a path for the septic inspection! Sophia is highly recommended as she will take great care of your home and the process it takes to sell it at top (reasonable) dollar. Thank you Sophia for your devotion and care while listing our home, we always felt we were of priority, and I knew you were juggling multiple clients at the same time as us which just goes to show how you make every client, a top priority client!

We are completely impressed. My clients was working with their lender who took weeks to get…read moreunderwritten pre-approved and still haven't due to bonus contract work pay structure. Getting impatient and feeling their frustration, I reached out to Phillip because I've heard great things about him from other realtors. And I am super impressed as well as my clients. Not only he was able to pre-approve them but underwritten pre-approved within 72 hours! Amazing!!!! Phillip will be one of top recommendations for here on out! Thank you sooooo much for helping Saniel & Kathleen! Kudos to you and your dream team Phillip!!!

When interest rates started to lower, I knew it was time to refinance. We wanted to get cash out…read more One of my best friend who is a realtor referred me to Phillip. I knew why she referred me to him. He is super responsive and he did an impressive job! I got a lower rate than expected! Thank you Phillip! Kao and I are super happy!