I had a very bad experience with my prior agent, and so I fired him and found Joanna by driving…read morearound and looking for real estate signs in the area that I wanted to buy in. That proved to be a good idea because I was very happy with this agent. First of all, I had Jo sell the house that I was living in and she did a great job. Lots of open houses held and she had flyers on a sign post that she had planted in front of the house. When she listed it on the internet, she took lots of tasteful photographs and paid a deal of attention to describing every positive thing about the house and property. Then, she actually got more for my house than I had listed for. After which, she found me a great house in Folsom. Constantly on the lookout for the kind of house I was looking for. She accompanied me to all the houses that had potential and we finally found one that fit the bill perfectly. She was pretty hard nose on the negotiations and got me the price that I wanted. Knocked about $14K off the listing price. Thanks for the great service Jo.

Where do I begin…read more...... Jo as she goes by was the sellers agent to the home that me & my man just purchased & finally after more than a 2+ month long process after the seller accepted our offer; just closed & received the key for last night 01/09/14.... Home buying I am told should be a fun and exciting experience on the whole however I wouldn't know about that as ours was anything but that thanks to the less than professionally ethical actions of one Jo Greene real estate agent. In an attempt to stick to the facts of this awful experience which led to a waste of money, time; which is priceless, energies & did I mention precious time? I have decided to organize the list of unethical piss poor business practices I experienced in working with one Joanna Greene..... 1. She withdrew the listing on the MLS within 3 hours after we submitted our offer to her. 2. She then informed our broker that she had several offers on the home & that we should bring our highest offer back to her as the current one would not cut it. So we did, realizing rather quickly by doing some legit homework & putting two & two together that there were no other such offers. 3. She said the reason she pulled the listing was because she was going to change real estate firms & didn't want the sale to go to Keller Williams Realty so we believed her. Jo then said we would have to wait several days in order for her to re-list the home & or officially accept our offer/present it to the sellers... Bait n Switch: Let's just say that if your an agent doing business with this person you might want to get your commission percentages for your part of the transaction in writing first before going any further..... Get it? 4. She would not schedule the pest inspections, home inspections, repairs & the like & it was the sellers responsibility to pay for them in our signed contract therefore the sellers agent should be handling this & in a timely fashion as well. Therefore our broker had to do it ALL. Including being there each time the inspections & repairs needed to be done.. When said repairs had to be done she would go MIA making it either impossible to proceed or later she would complain as to the repairs that needed to be done particularly the termite & water damage that was present & not done correctly by the sellers previously hired contractor with no proof of such repairs only verbal statements. 5. Early on she refused to communicate with our broker making it necessary for the company handling our escrow to be the liaison between our broker & herself and between the sellers & our broker as paperwork on her end kept coming up MIA leading to ridiculous delays in the process.... By her doing this she slowed the what should have been quick & efficient into beyond exhaustive & frustrating for all parties involved. 6. Jo sat on certain required pages of the purchasing contract for weeks at a time delaying the process. Each time we would discover documents missing & then trace them back to her she would provide them but always late in the day killing yet another "business" day. 7. Jo submitted an addendum in an attempt to charge us $50 for every day after the initially mutually agreed upon close date expecting us to pay for it. She post dated it back several weeks before the day she submitted it to our broker earlier this week January 2014. 8. She removed the key in the lock box when she & our broker had scheduled a joint walk thru of the home to inspect the repairs in progress together. Seeings as how she had not seen them due to the fact that she wouldn't schedule them herself nor be made available for contacting. Our broker headed over to the house & was speaking with Jo on the phone she rushed over & removed the key to the home & then didn't return to do the walk thru with our broker further delaying the closing process. 9. Had one of the pest repair people not have still have had an extra key to the home due to the amount of repairs that needed to be done, the repairs still would not have been completed & escrow still would not have closed. 10. On the day of the home's title officially transferring had it had not have been for the extra key listed above in 9 we still would not have a key to our new home as Jo still has not made contact with our broker offering it up even today..... 11. Late disclosure in email format only: A mere matter of weeks before closing Jo forwarded an email from the seller stating "Oh, by the way, we forgot to mention the aggressive dogs next door". Making no mention of it in the legal disclosure portion of the contract signed months earlier. I've since met the mentally unstable neighbor & confirmed the viciousness of the 2 dogs... Too bad we can't send her a bill for the monies we ended up having to come out of pocket for having to stay in a hotel for a week & a half for a home that should have closed before Christmas. Need I say more?

HIRE HER, you won't be disappointed! Phenomenal customer…read moreservice and the home closed 30 days from listing! At the risk of sounding cliche', I wish I had the words to adequately express my gratitude and admiration for this agent. She truly goes above and beyond for her clients. I've never experienced a more dedicated, honest and caring human being. From my initial contact, to the interview, through listing, showing and closing she was truly remarkable! In our case, there were extra stressors, as if relocating wasn't enough. We also had to move prior to selling, which added a layer of concern by leaving the home vacant. Julie, along with her husband, always kept in touch with us and visited the property regularly. They made a trying situation so much easier, which gave us time to focus on our family and new journey. She was supportive, attentive and very hard-working. Julie handled everything and took fantastic care of the house and yard! Be prepared for her to ask a lot of questions, as she's very thorough and wants to make sure that all t's are crossed and i's dotted! It's to protect everyone involved, especially you. I grew to trust her completely. I've sold quite a few homes during my lifetime and never experienced such an amazing and empathetic realtor. It was a wonderful experience working with her!

Bought my first home with Julie and she was great to work with! I called a couple of other realtors…read morebut decided to go with Julie because of her approach with the homebuyer. I had a tight budget and other realtors had encouraged me to consider increasing my budget or to consider taking a larger loan. But Julie was very friendly and very willing to work with the budget I had given her. She was very quick to respond to any questions I had and very thorough with her answers. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a realtor!

Buying and selling a house is so incredibly stressful. As we discovered, having an excellent…read morerealtor can make all the difference in the world. Stephanie was always super responsive, answering calls and texts, regardless of the day or time. And her list of resources is limitless! She was quick to offer to help in any way (even running errands!) to take things off our plate and reduce our stress. She's a leader in her community and most certainly a leader in her profession. It was clear from beginning to end that her main goal was to make sure we were happy. Her guidance led us to sell our house in record time with many offers to choose from. Buying our new house was also super quick, and with her expertise, we were able to get exactly what we wanted. Everything Stephanie does is with the highest level of care. Everyone deserves this, so if you need a realtor, I highly recommend Stephanie!

We love Stephanie for being our realtor. She sold our house after 10 years of our using other…read morerealtors with no results. She doesn't quit. We sold the house after staging which was new for us. It sold in one month. She does what works. Call her now

I have never met anyone that was so unprofessional as this realtor. She insisted I list my home low…read moreenough to get her commission, so basically I was cheated. She ONCE met with me to give me updates copies of my papers along the way. I had to email her and text her constantly to get updates! She was lazy, selfish, and belittling! She never gave a referral fee to a friend who recommended her or offered a thank you. She was working to keep the buyer and realtor of my home happy! (never me) I would NEVER ever recommend her to anyone! This is a brief complaint, much more to say about this lady. The two times I met with her, she talked for over an hour about her personal life and had the contract form in her purse! Took 3 personal calls during our initial meeting. WOW unbelievable. I have never posted a bad review on anyone before, but I do without any guilt

Hallie Cordes was our realtor for the home we're currently living in now. We were first time home…read morebuyers, so you can imagine how excited, anxious, and nervous we were about the whole process. Anyhow, from the moment I met Hallie, I knew she was the right choice because she was easy going, and easy to talk to, as well as understand. She knew her stuff, and was able to communicate it clearly so that my husband and I were able to make inform decisions. As an experienced realtor, Hallie was able to figure out right away what types of homes we were interested in purchasing, so we didn't waste time looking at homes we'd never buy. When we did settle on a house, Hallie was amazing in quickly accomplishing what was needed for us to purchase and move in. Hallie is definitely great in what she does, and she shows it with a smile. There's no doubt in my mind that Hallie was the best realtor for us. We love our home, and are very happy she pulled it all together for us with her skills, experience, connections, and dedicated hard work. Thanks Hallie

What a wonderful experience. We found Kathy online and indicated we were thinking about possibly…read moreselling our home in Lincoln. Within a matter of a couple of days she stopped by our house with a complete presentation of how she could help us sell our home. The marketing material was amazing. We listed our home in early October a week before we were heading off to Egypt/Jordan for three weeks. 10 days after listing we had an offer. If it hadn't been for Kathy's attention to detail I'm sure this wouldn't have happened so quickly. She helped us with staging and de-cluttering our house, something that no other realtor has ever done. We had several couples who saw the house that said it showed like a model. Kathy was with us every step of the way and made the whole process effortless.

Most unethical and unprofessional real estate agent that I ever had to work with. No concept of…read moreprivacy/confidentiality. Rude, pushy and inappropriate on top of it.

I had just terminated a relationship with a realtor because her location made it too difficult to…read moreshow me properties. She had, however, showed me a property that I loved and I had tried to make an offer on. That particular realtor refused to present my offer stating I was too low (it was $10k under asking). I moved on in search of another property .... on my own ... without a realtor. I came across another home that sparked my interest. I emailed the agent and inquired for more information. Less than five minutes later, Jennifer Sandvos called me. I explained my situation (no realtor, tried to make an offer, my wish list moving forward, etc). Jennifer was so professional and helpful from that initial phone call. She was very willing to help me from the goodness of her heart. I had not made a commitment to use her as my realtor - I was just responding to a home she had listed. Within a few minutes, she had asked me about what I was looking for and said she would take me to a few homes that weekend. By the time the phone call was done, I asked her to be my realtor. Jennifer went out of her way to help make my experience a pleasant one. We went to several homes and bought one on our first day. We ended up right back where I started.....with the home I wanted to make an offer on but the first realtor wouldn't present it. Jennifer made it happen! Jennifer was my advocate throughout the entire process. She represented me so I felt comfortable and made sure I was taken care of. She gave sound advice and followed up immediately on every action item. I felt very protected and well taken care of. I would absolutely recommend Jennifer if you are searching for a new home. She works hard. She is honest. She has your best interest in mind. Let's face it. Home buying can be stressful. Jennifer is there to take the stress away and make your experience a pleasant one.

Jen was the best. She made the whole process seem amazingly easy, when I know behind the scenes it…read moredefinitely wasn't. We ran into a huge hiccup when our original loan fell through, but she immediately reassured us she had us covered and found a new lender that completed our loan in about 9 days. We were ready to give up but she refused to let us. We ended up closing only a day or so later than we originally thought, and we know so much of that we owe to Jen. We couldn't have done this with any other realtor. If you're looking for someone who will get you your house, she's the one!

My father died and my mother had to file a matter with the probate court a while after his death. A…read moreweek or so after the court filing was made, we received a targeted advertisement from Ms. Walker promoting her services. Basically "so sorry for your loss...do you want to hire me to sell your inherited property?" So, as best I can tell, this individual combs the public probate filings so she can send mailers to recently bereaved families. Possibly the tackiest method of advertising I've ever seen. Why not just show up at the funeral and hand out business cards? Ms. Walker, if you read this review, rather than defend yourself I truly hope you give this practice some thought and consider that some methods of gaining clients should be off limits.

This is not a hateful review. I just want to honestly express my experience of working with Sherri…read more I know she will be commenting after seeing my review and trying to make her look better with some lies (as I've seen her doing before) but I chose to write this review anyways to raise a red flag for future people - so they don't need to go through the same problems. I wished I had more time to do my research before hiring her. She seems to be a nice person but just not a good Realtor. When we met her, we basically had 3 days to find a property. She showed us a handful of properties between Auburn, Nevada City and finally found us a place in Placerville. I think this part was pretty easy and she did a good job. The process of buying a house is one of the most stressful (and expensive) situations a person can get in. Now you add to this fact: the buyers are living 3k miles away plus they never purchased a house in CA before plus they are going into cancer treatment... We do understand that this process can go in "some" unexpected directions - as we did purchase 3 houses and sold 1 in another state before within a 7 years period. Sherri seemed to be a nice person and she really promised a lot, using beautiful words: loyalty, experience, attention... and we believed her :-( The reason most people hire Realtors is because those professionals are supposed to "walk the buyers" through the entire process with knowledge, respect, professionalism and caring - I don't think she did that. She doesn't have enough experience and none of the descriptions above - which we found out later. We almost lost our property a few times because of that. At some point during the process (that took about a month) she gave up on us. She was never very attentive or savvy but a few weeks into the process she became a ghost. Based on her feedback, she said this happened because I told her that we had a "business relationship" and she got "hurt" by that. Well, I had to say that because she takes things way to personally (and not in a good way). I can prove everything I'm saying here. Because of Sherri's lack of professionalism, buying this property was the worst real estate experience I have had.

What the heck was I thinking to sell my house during a global pandemic?! At first,I thought this…read moreis going be such a hassle. I knew from the get go... I gotta find a rock star realtor that knows and has experience in the North Natomas neighborhood. I did. Cynthia Hextell. I took notice when my neighbor's house down the street sold quickly and for top dollar. Impressive even more when there was no physical open house. The home was sold by Cynthia Hextell. The webpage and marketing tools used was impressive. So far advanced than the average realtor. I did further research and saw some other recent sales of hers. Again top dollar, fairly quick sales. I called her up and immediately knew I can work with her. Her fees/commission rates were comparable, pretty standard. Cynthia answered ALL my questions throughout the process. She has extensive knowledge and experience in the North Natomas real estate market. She even provided me references on various contractors and cleaning companies. Escrow closed within 12 business days of me accepting an offer. The offer was higher than I expected. I attribute the quick sale and escrow to Cynthia's experience, marketing tools, network of working partnerships, and book of clientele (sellers and buyers). Plus she is organized, tech savy, personable, real estate knowledgeable, great communicator, and attentive... quick to reply back. Just so cool to work with.

I highly recommend Cynthia Hextell to be your real estate agent. For starters, my husband and I are…read moreboth 22 years old, and had a VA loan in the works. Two things of which no real estate agent wants to work with on the buying or selling side. I found her off of the Zillow site, put in a request, and about an hour later received a call. Cynthia is extremely personable, professional, honest, and definitely gives it her all. It was easy to communicate with her on the phone and emails as she is quick to respond. I also liked the fact that I gave her the list of what I wanted and where I wanted it, and we stuck to that region. After over 20 homes we looked at, and 5 or 6 rejected offers, we got a call late at night where we had finally gotten an accepted offer; which happened to be the best house out of all the houses we looked at, and on top of that was $5k less than asking price. Now came the escrow process, which was very lengthy and stressful for everyone. None of which, was Cynthia's fault, and I have to give it to her, that I am proud of her that she didn't rip her hair out. Our listing agent, was miserating. Cynthia and I jumped through hoops to sign and document everything the selling agent requested. Disclosures, paperwork, after paperwork, re-signs, and even making us work through things on Holidays. (Pain in the neck he was). Cynthia managed to schedule, and complete all required inspections within the first week of escrow. The toughest part was the bank, but that's a whole other review I get to write. (PS don't use Cherry Creek Mortgage). Overall, I am very, very pleased with the service Cynthia provided, as well as her knowledge in the realty world. Not only did we get our first home to hopefully raise a family soon, but we gained a new friend in Natomas Park! Thanks again Love!