A pleasure to work with. Very responsive. Staff is very helpful in all respects. I would highly…read morerecommend them .

Avoid using this company at all costs. I'm posting this review because Matt, also known as Richard…read moreMatthew Shane, is completely unprofessional. When he first came to my business to close a deal, he was incredibly cocky and arrogant. He flaunted his Rolex and boasted about his wealth, showing me pictures of his expensive house. He bragged about his connections and claimed he could quickly sell my business. During our conversation, he showed me pictures of high-profile clients at boat parties with prostitutes and talked about his lavish lifestyle, including wanted to buy a ring for his girlfriend but she would need to accept his lifestyle. Despite these red flags, I was willing to work with him if he could sell my business quickly. I had an active business I wanted to sell discreetly, with no name or address disclosed until a potential buyer was found. Matt agreed to keep it quiet and share it only with his network. However, the next morning, I received multiple calls about my business. He had listed it on MLS with all the details, business name, address, phone number and pictures. Outraged, I demanded he take down the listing immediately. Instead, he sent a withdrawal form stating he would only remove the listing if I agreed to keep the commission contract in place for ten months. This was outrageous, as he lied and then tried to secure his commission within 12 hours. His assistant, Diane Keegan, handled the follow-up communications and supported his actions, showing she was complicit in his unethical behavior. I have since retained a lawyer and sent a demand letter to remove the listing. Despite this, Matt and his team insist on keeping the commission contract in place if the business sells. I'm now pursuing legal action, regardless of the cost, because he thinks he can bully others due to his wealth. He chose the wrong fight, and I am prepared to see this through out of principle. It was my mistake not to research his firm thoroughly. He has a history of litigation involving unprofessional and corrupt practices. He may close deals, but he lacks business integrity. If this review prevents even one person from using his services, it will be worth it. I hope many others choose to avoid him after reading this. Stay far away from this company. This is one star to many that he even gets. It should be a zero star rating.

Chris Kaufman was absolutely superb - by far, the best realtor I've ever worked with. He was on…read moretop of market conditions when we listed in October, accurately predicted we'd get multiple offers above the listing price, and would close before year-end 2025. He was extremely helpful in lining up an expediter to handle Town permits and contractors to assist with needed repairs and cleaning. He is the textbook example of why it pays to work with an experienced agent.

Laura Dupkin Memisha is extremely rude, unprofessional and verbally abusive. If you need help with…read morereal estate avoid her.

Richard Gambino did a great job! He did a lot of leg work…read moreand had patience, He s a good real estate Agent whether you are looking to buy or sell he will stick with you through it all and we know how complicated Coops can be, he's your guy.He is also knowledgeable and was able to coordinate with everyone. He will be recommended to anyone who needs his services.

I worked with Joy Murphy of this office as my realtor to sell my home. She is a marketing wiz,…read moreknows her comps, pairs the right buyers with the best suited properties. I had an Open House on 4/1/12 and closed on 6/29/12 thanks to Joy Murphy.

Exceptional Real Estate Agent and Trusted Partner: Jennie Went Above and Beyond…read more From our very first conversation, we knew we were in the best possible hands with Jennie Katz of Blue Island Homes. We were selling a home in New York while living in Wisconsin, and what could have been a stressful, overwhelming process became smooth and manageable because of her care, expertise, and constant support. Jennie is everything you could hope for in a real estate agent: incredibly smart, deeply knowledgeable about the Long Island market, and fiercely dedicated to doing right by her clients. Our sale was complicated, involving powers of attorney and a lot of moving parts, but she handled every detail with calm professionalism and absolute competence. She spent countless hours on the phone with us, patiently walking us through options, answering every question, and making sure we always felt informed and comfortable. Her communication is outstanding. She updated us at every step, anticipated issues before they became problems, and explained each decision clearly so we never felt in the dark. We trusted her judgment completely, and that trust was more than earned. She found us a buyer we were genuinely thrilled with and negotiated an excellent deal that exceeded our expectations. What really sets Jennie apart is how much she truly cares. This never felt like "just another transaction" to her. She treated our home, our time, and our situation with real respect and compassion. She paid close attention to every detail and advocated for us as if we were family. On top of that, she has a fantastic network of professionals: lawyers, clean-out and dumpster services, and more, which made handling everything from afar so much easier. We honestly can't say enough good things about Jennie. We love working with her, we trust her completely, and we would recommend her without hesitation to anyone buying or selling on Long Island. If you want a real estate agent who is caring, sharp, incredibly hard-working, and absolutely on your side, call Jennie Katz at Blue Island Homes. You will be grateful you did.

Purchasing our first home is a huge milestone. The process of finding a home can be daunting, but…read moreJonathan made the process as seamless as EVER! Jonathan set us up with a portfolio of homes to look at based on our needs. He was constantly sending us updates when new homes came to the market. He was quick to respond and always made sure that we were comfortable with the price or location of the home before touring. As a professional in the customer service industry myself, I appreciated Jonathan's constant follow up and confirmation. If he was unsure about something he was always on top of looking into it for us to find us the correct answer. We toured about 10 or so homes until we found the perfect fit! We finally closed yesterday and would recommend Jonathan to anyone looking to buy or sell! He is truly a ROCKSTAR and an amazing person to work with!

We loved working with Jeff! He is very familiar with all of Long Island real estate. I think a…read moreunique aspect he brings is being very knowledgeable about what makes a home a good investment and focusing on what is going to make a home a good fit for you. Interpersonally he's incredibly friendly and caring. Would recommend!

Jeff is simply the best. Not only is he an excellent highly experienced realtor He's also a great…read moreperson. Jeff is a true professional and it was a pleasure doing business with him.

Mr. Bennett has been very forthcoming with information to help me with the initial process in my…read moreinvestment journey. He is readily available to give me advice and help me find solutions given my current situation. I look forward to continuing working with him.

From the owner: Looking for a real estate sales professional that delivers excellence across all areas of real…read moreestate handling from listing your home, purchasing your first home, finding quality tenants or someone looking for a place to rent, then your search is over. Not only am I a real estate sales professional but also an investor, landlord and short-term/midterm rental host. Allow me to help you with ANY of your real estate needs.

My brother and I were way more than just pleased with Caring Transitions. Diana is truly a very…read morespecial lady to work with. Not only is she organized and knowledgable, but kind, prompt and trustworthy. I'd give her 6 stars if I could!!

I will highly recommend Caring Transition to anyone who has a need for downsizing or an Estate…read moresale. I experienced the best professional care with my mother's estate. I worked with Diana from out of state. She and her crew were timely in their tasks and did it with great integrity.understanding and compassion during this period. The expense of having Caring Transition come to take care of this task for us was worth it. Everything was completely done as contracted and expected. Thank you Diana. Caring Transitions is wonderful!

I saw an apartment listing on CL by one of the agents, Frances Owen. The listing said to text or…read morecall her. After a week of no response I decided to call her when I saw she had updated the listing. She hung up on me after being extremely rude on the phone and told me to go live on a "farm" because of the kind of pet I have (it is a teacup pig which is the size of a cat, fully grown. I have been living in other apartments for the past 2 years without a problem). I called her back because she didn't even ask the owners of the apartment if it was ok (she told me at the beginning of the phone call that she doesn't know if pets are allowed). She then threatened to call the police on me and report me for harassment. I want to add that this listing has been on CL for about a month, and it is obvious why it hasn't been rented out yet- because this agent has no clue how to do her job. Clearly she doesn't know how to represent the company she works for. I would not recommend this group to anyone after my experience.

Now I've heard it all. A pig???? We can't find a place for a dog no less a pig. I'm an animal…read morelover but if I were a landlord I'd never allow a pig in my place. Google "The truth about teacup pigs" I quote - "There really is no such thing as a teacup pig" they can grow to be 100 pounds. Having said that, we have been working with Fran to find two apartments for the past three weeks. There has never been a time when she hasn't called us back. She has been amazing! Never wasting our time with things we didn't want to see and advocating for us to have our dog. I see now that the world has truly gone nuts. Get a grip lady. Pigs need space not apartments - try not to take that out on somebody's career - Bad Karma!!

I loved working with Marty Sorrentino and Laura Clavell to find my new home. They went above and…read morebeyond, worked non-stop, were efficient, professional and really listened to my needs. I felt like they had my best interest at heart and they are such wonderful people as well. I would recommend working with them to anyone looking to buy or sell a home on LI!

I hired Dan Adams of Real Living Innovations of Wantagh to sell the home of my elderly parents in…read moreMerrick. I had seen his stellar Zillow reviews, although I was a bit skeptical upon meeting him (he showed up significantly late for a first meeting that I flew in from Chicago for and was on a tight schedule). I can't imagine that I could have had a worse experience with Dan. I have since learned that Zillow picks and chooses which reviews it will publish so it is not an independent source. It makes me wonder if the other reviews on Zillow are truly real reviews and if many poor reviews of Dan were purposely excluded by Zillow as mine has been.. As a positive for Dan, I will say that he represented the home while my dad was ill and my mom was with him at their home in FL and that my brother and I both live out of state. Dan was helpful in ensuring the house was maintained during the 7 - 8 months he had the listing while no one was living there. He helped us get a leak in the radiator fixed and also alerted us and fixed a gas smell created by an extinguished pilot light. With that said, the list of negative issues is long: 1) In the first meeting we discussed pricing the home. I told Dan what I felt was a fair selling price for the home. He told me at the price I suggested that I would be leaving money on the table and that I should price the home for $30K - $40K more than what I thought. We listed for about $30K above my initial thoughts. In 8 months Dan did not bring me one offer within $65K of the price he thought we should list it at. 2) On 3 - 4 occasions Dan told me he had an offer on the table. Each time the offer was far lower than expected. Each time Dan told me he would go back and negotiate the deal up. Each time I never heard about the offer again. There was no back and forth, nothing in writing to prove there was an offer and ultimately nothing got done. 3) Dan extended the MLS listing three months beyond our contractual date without written permission from my mom, the home owner. While I was content to continue working with Dan at the time, I had no idea that the extension was for three months and not just month to month. When I was considering making a change and called other brokers they had concerns that they would be stepping on Dan's toes if they came to our home to take the listing from him. 4) Dan never called to strategize about pricing or to give detailed updates about activity levels on the listing. I had to call Dan myself and two times ask him to lower the price to see if that would help sell the home. 5) Dan (or he claims his office) lowered the price on the MLS listing without any approval. It was a small incremental reduction likely to send out information to the market to increase activity. He never complied with my request to change the price back to where it had been. When I brought this to his attention he told me that I had never asked him to change it back. 6) Dan's original summary description for the MLS was poorly written and I had to rewrite it myself. 7) After several months with the listing Dan phoned me and asked if he could slightly change the wording of the description. After he explained to me what he wanted to do I told him I had no problem with the change. He never made the change after we had that conversation. 8) Dan's ReMax office must have changed its affiliation to RealLiving during the course of our agreement. Dan never reached out to let us know of this change. A friend of my mom's drove by the house and told her that the sign in front had seemed to changed and asked if we had changed brokers. 9) In mid April 2014 I let Dan know that my mom was coming back to Merrick from Florida during the last week of April. Dan nicely offered to have the house cleaned. Dan failed to notify his office that my mom would be in the house and that they should contact her for all showings. In early May, to my mom's surprise, a buyer and broker showed up at the house and let themselves in while my mom was there. When I mentioned this to Dan all he could say was that he didn't know what day my mom was coming home. I had told him on several occasions, the last week of April. 10) Generally, throughout the term of our contract with Dan I found him to be less than communicative. I believe that Dan grossly took advantage of our family all being out of town during the course of this listing arrangement. I strongly recommend that anyone considering using Dan as a broker should closely monitor him as perhaps he can be successful if he is well managed.