Our Realtor, Rebecca Dougherty, has been such a blessing to us (my husband and myself) during the process of selling our home of 30 years. Due to the unique circumstances of our situation, I found myself feeling under the load of 6 out of the top 10 of life's most common stressors! I was not in a good place emotionally. The stress and physical work were also taking a toll on my body as well. During my first meeting with Rebecca about the sale of our home, I spoke with her about my state of mind due to our current situation and she immediately calmed my fears and anxiety, and halted my embarrassment and shame. She set a tone of peace and laid out a plan to help me focus on how we needed to proceed. She spoke to me about how our goal to sell our home would help to alleviate some of the pressures I was going through. Though our goal felt massive, she offered me HOPE! During the whole process, she was always knowledgeable, professional, confident and kind. When we hit obstacles that caused bumps in the road, such as my mother falling and breaking her hip, or having to push back a date for some reason, Rebecca was undaunted, unshaken and calm. She was thorough and organized and she didn't allow any bump, big or small to unnerve us or change our course! "Things happen and it is all just a part of the process. We've got this!", she said, " Don't worry!" And when we had questions or concerns, she was always there to answer and address them. If we needed guidance and advice, she lent her years of experience and expertise. Rebecca kept us in the loop and up-to-date on any new developments. She always had our best interest at heart! She is a go-getter and has the energy that it takes to be competitive and accomplished on your behalf. She put our home on the market on a Friday and by Monday evening we accepted an offer that was solid and exceptional. Once under contract she arranged a smooth closing. My husband and I are grateful to her and feel super blessed to have worked with her! We highly recommend Rebecca Dougherty, from Northside Realty, Inc. in Raleigh, NC for all of your real estate transactions! She will work hard for you! read more

HIGHLY recommend Joann!!!! Was shocked to see that only 1 neg review pops to the top and the rest of the positive reviews on Joann were invisible. (You have to click on the reviews not listed link at the bottom to see the rest of the reviews) We had an AMAZING experience with Joann Samelko and find it really hard to believe that someone could have a negative experience unless there was some extreme situation or unusual fluke. If you read the other reviews there is an explanation why that 1 girl had a bad experience and it wasn't Joann's fault- it was the sellers. My husband and I bought our first home with Joann. We bought it while we were living in another city and had to do a lot of commuting and odd hours of work with her. She was nothing but accommodating. She was always extremely prepared with information for us, handouts printed, and a route for viewings mapped out and efficient. She was SO flexible and patient with us as we had lot of different wants/must haves. She was also very honest about things that she felt in house that would be a negative or positive. I never felt that she was pushing us to buy anything and she was always kind and available. I would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone and would ignore that one random negative and focus on all the positives because we are VERY grateful for Joann with Northside Realty! We will be calling her again if we ever sell our house in the future :) read more

I have worked with Joann Samelko several times over the years. I always recommend her highly! She has helped me both as a buyer's agent and also helped me list and sell a property. She is extremely responsive and prompt. She is very professional, experienced and knowledgeable. Buying and selling are tough and stressful. Joann is extremely patient and helped us through the stress of it all in many ways. I found Joann's services to be a great value. For the home she helped us sell, the staging consultation and professional photography made all the difference! Our home really stood out among similar listings. In a competitive market, this is huge! With her experience in the area, she is also a wonderful resource for inspectors, attorneys and various repair services, which was really helpful in getting our home sold. The home I sold was an inexpensive townhouse, but she handled our listing with just as much careful attention as if we were selling a million dollar home. In our home search, she really took the time to get to know our needs and recommend properties that were a good match. She was interested in finding the right home for us and not just making a sale. In short, she will go the extra mile for you! read more

I also have to agree with other reviewers how have commented on Joann Samelko's professionalism. She helped me and my husband purchase our first home. Not only did she tolerate our numerous questions as first time home-buyers, she welcomed them. She took extra time to walk us through the process and make us feel comfortable. Like the other reviewer said, she took us out for multiple days of home views before asking us to sign agreement. When we got serious about homes, Joann always made sure to ask extra questions of the sellers agent - to look under the hood - so we got a complete picture of the home. She even sent out postcards on our behalf to help us identify prospective sellers in an area we were really interested in. Joann responded quickly to all of our communications and even provided us with extra information about various aspects of home-buying and home-ownership - information which was outside the scope of her work as a realtor. Joann was always upfront with us about the realtor-client relationship and also in regards to transactions she led us through. I have recommended her to friends and recommend her to anyone looking for successful buying or selling experience in the Triangle. read more

Northside Realty is a wonderful company and Joann Samelko is a fabulous Realtor. Joann was referred to us by several friends when my husband and I were looking to purchase our first house. Being our first home it was a very stressful and nerve racking time. Joann made the process smooth, easy, and enjoyable. When taking us out to homes not only would she show us homes we had researched but she would have a list of homes she thought we would like as well, which is actually how we found our house! I can't even tell you how many house we looked at before she made us sign an agreement which eased our stress when first starting to look. She was always reassuring and never let us get our hopes down if an offer wasn't accepted. She was very responsive to email and phone calls, and always went out of her way to keep us updated on houses and any new information. Joann is very knowledgeable, honest, professional, and dedicated to her customers. This made every step of buying a house enjoyable. Not only would be use Joann again and again to buy and sell, but we have recommended her to several friends who have bought homes through her. Joann is top of the line when it comes to Realtors! read more

Northside Realty is a great company. Specifically, Joann Samelko is an outstanding Realtor. After she helped us purchase our first home, we have recommended her to numerous friends of ours who have then purchased and/or sold their homes with her. I would highly recommend her (and do) to anyone looking to sell or purchase a home. Joann was the selling agent on a home my husband and I liked, but when we contacted her we learned it was out of our price range. Rather than simply tell us the price and to have a nice day, she offered to look up homes within our price range in that same area. She took us to more than 10 homes in one weekend before she even asked us to sign an agreement with her. She is very knowledgable of the real estate market in the triangle region, and is a great advocate for anyone she represents. She is honest, very reasonable and helpful in the entire purchasing process. She called, emailed and explained what was going on every step of the way . I highly recommend Joann Samelko and the entire team at Northside Realty. read more

I have to say, as the seller of the house the previous reviewer references, Joann did what she was supposed to do. We, the sellers, did not give her permission to disclose to either party that there were other offers on the table. It was our decision and is completely legal. That being said, I give Northside Realty 5 stars based on our work with Joann Samelko. We've worked with her more than once over the last several years and she represented us well in both buying and selling. She's extremely knowledgeable, professional, and ethical. We appreciated her regular communication with us and how attentive she was even though we were not the only clients she was working with at the time. She went above and beyond on the marketing side of our listing as well. We don't plan to sell again anytime soon, but when we do I would not think about working with anyone other than Joann at Northside. read more

My parents just closed on the sale of their home of 31 years with Rebecca Dougherty expertly guiding them through the process all while getting them 20% over asking price. My parents have been thinking of moving to be with my grandmother for sometime, and they would not have been able to it without Rebecca who somehow found a way to strike the perfect balance of being professionally persistent while also patient, extremely honest while also compassionate, and very flexible while also shepherding the deal to closure in a timely manner. I could not more highly recommend Rebecca Dougherty and would be happy to be a reference for any customer considering working with her. Thank you Rebecca, for your dedication to your profession and to your customers! read more

Rebecca Dougherty went over and above the call of duty to help me sell my house. She got me hooked up with contractors to make the required repairs. She dealt with most of the contractors for me. She was kind and understanding of my situation. She really cared about and did everything she could to make sure my experience was a good one. We did run into some issues with selling the house, but she helped me through the ordeal with kindness, compassion, and level headedness. I wish I could give more than 5 stars. Best experience, given the circumstances, that I could hope for. read more

Rebecca Dougherty was amazing! We came into this with the baggage of bankruptcy and she took us on anyway. Our home had some issues that needed taken care of, and she knew all the right people to get our home into market shape. Within no time, our home sold, and for way more than we were expecting. The icing on the cake is not only do we have a realtor whom I would highly recommend, we gained a friend for life. Huge thanks to Rebecca and the team at Northside for making this all possible ! read more

Over the past few years I've been working long distance with Northside Realty agent Kim Van Horn. She has done an absolutely superb job with all transactions. She is very knowledgeable, pays attention to details abd is available at short notice. She goes the extra mile and is cheerful throughout. It's like my being there--only better! I could not recommend her more highly. read more

We have been working with Northside Realty and Joann Samelko for over a year. Our house search has been quite the journey and Joann has been there every step of the way. She is extremely knowledgeable about the Raleigh market and sets our expectations accordingly. She is also a fierce negotiator. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy in the Raleigh market. read more

My personal experience working with Heather Markwood Salvatore, an agent at Northside Realty in Raleigh, NC, has been nothing but positive. She is very attentive and know the area well. Working with Heather is a pleasure and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell their home. read more

We just bought our second home from Jeanna Reeves from Northside Realty. Jeanna was amazing to work with. She was there to guide us through every aspect of selling and buying a home. Jeanna made a stressful experience a lot easier. read more