Karen is simply the best! We have sold and bought 2 times with her. She is attentive to the…read moredetails, and is VERY knowledgeable. There were multiple instances of details in the sale and closing that the other party's realtor was missing, and Karen caught them. That saved us time and money, and helped us to avoid headaches. Karen has a wide network of professionals to help you. From handymen to movers, she knows people to get you through the process of preparing your home for sale, listing it and closing the deal. This also applies to you buying your new home. I would recommend Karen to everyone I know!

It all started when Karen helped my parents sell their house in less than a day…read more.. I reached out to her to see if she'd be willing to come take a look at our house and help us determine what repairs and upgrades we'd need to do to maximize our sale price while minimizing time on the market. She was happy to help and her advice was spot on. We procrastinated and took our time getting our various projects done (that's how we roll), but Karen didn't pressure us, just checked in every few months to see how we were doing, even offering to come back out for another look whenever we were ready. Did I mention our house was in High Ridge? Anyway, about a year after the first visit, we asked her to come back out. Karen helped us make a few more decisions, and we finally landed on a "we'd like to be on the market by this date" date. Once we made it official, Karen listed our house--the pictures were fantastic--and we accepted an offer just about a week after going live. Karen helped us through the negotiation and inspection process too, recommending some really great (and affordable!) companies to do the work. Meanwhile, as our buyer's agent, Karen was ever-so patient with us as we looked at a bunch of houses, then suddenly revised our budget and looked at some more, then suddenly switched target areas and looked at even more. The absolute best thing was how great she is at identifying potential issues. It was kind of like bringing a home inspector along to every showing! We found "the one", made an offer, haggled a bit and yada yada yada, here we are, a year later, in our perfect house in the perfect area. We just couldn't have done it without Karen's help and expertise. AH-MAZING.

Collen Rohm and John Jackson Neighborhood Real Estate have assisted us with 4 transactions over the…read morelast 6 years.  Colleen is responsive and professional.  She puts together a plan and works with you to see it through.  Her immense knowledge of the Kirkwood/ Glendale area have proved invaluable to helping us find and purchase our dream home.   She came to the table with vendor relationships and recommendations which proved to be priceless. I had several of these vendors pull ME aside and tell me how much they love working with Colleen.  It's comforting when you have absolute trust that every handyman, mortgage broker, cleaner... will be top notch and follow through.   I would recommend Colleen to anyone looking to buy or sell in St. Louis.  We thank her for all her help!

I worked with Jennifer Hollander and she is wonderful! She is patient, knowledgeable, and intuitive…read moreas to what is a good fit for her clients. We worked together for four years before I knew I was ready to buy... And Jennifer helped me every step of the way. I was not in a hurry to purchase, it was more important to have the right fit... And I did not know where I wanted to purchase, or what type of housing...so it was a process! Not only is she knowledgeable, responsive, and a great communicator of the process, Jennifer is a wonderful person to be around.

Great experience all around. Team communicated efficiently throughout the entire process. Emily,…read moreour agent, knocked it out of the park. We had 14 offers and countless showings on my condo. Ended up getting $35,000 over asking. The Team also allows customers to use their moving truck at will, even if it's 10 years down the road(this is at no cost to you other that replacing fuel used). This was very helpful in making our move as easy as possible. This company is fair beyond expectations and makes it feel like stealing. Will definitely recommend. Can't thank them enough. Nick

I invest in some real estate and they made the process of painless. Was able to close in one week…read more The net work that they have is very professional and efficient

Johanna was my buyer's agent during the adventure of purchasing my first home; I couldn't have…read moreasked for a better agent. Her knowledge of Saint Louis neighborhoods was invaluable: she greatly informed my thinking on where I wanted to live. She got to know my preferences well and was great at coming up with listings to visit. We finally found the perfect place and viewed it on the first day it was on the market. Even though we showed up pretty early in the morning, my offer was the third or fourth in line that day (the place was /that/ amazing). One memorable thing about that day is me telling Johanna how high I would go on price and her actually talking me down a bit to make sure that I wouldn't overpay (as opposed to just making the higher offer and pocketing the extra commission). She got me through the ensuing bidding war, with me coming out on top. She was helpful after the purchase with general advice for a first time homebuyer as well. Fast forward a few years to the point where I have to move to a new city for work. After renting my place out for a year, I decided to sell. Once again, I found myself in the capable hands of Johanna Dueren. She made the selling process so easy, especially considering that I was 600 miles away throughout the entire ordeal. Once we had a serious offer, she took care of all the things that I was worried would require me to fly back to Saint Louis like coordinating all of the minor repairs and touch-ups requested by the buyers. I was expecting the process to be harder; I was still waiting for the next thing to do when I noticed a big sum of cash landing in my bank account and a note from Johanna telling me, "That's it!" Whether you're buying or selling, Johanna is a fantastic agent that will work with you to get the job done. I can't recommend her strongly enough!

Johanna is the best! She was professional, honest, and fun to work with. This was my first time…read morebuying a home and I did not know what all to expect. Johanna made the process very smooth and explained everything in a way that was easy to understand. Not only was she very knowledgable about the St. Louis area and it's municipalities, but she also gave great advice when it came to making offers. I had a great home buying experience and am very happy in my new home! Do yourself a favor and call Johanna!

Sandie is the only real estate professional you should even consider…read more Sandie helped us prepare, list and sell our house with professionalism. Her knowledge of real estate and the St. Louis market are extremely strong and it makes the entire process go so much smoother. There were times where we got nervous and she was always there to talk us down. During negotiations she kept us from giving too much and saved us thousands of dollars. She is smart, professional and pleasant to work with. This is why we have hired her to help us sell two houses over the years and in both cases we can't imagine anyone else doing as good a job. We can't recommend her strongly enough.

We were buyers on a transaction for which Sandie Hea was the listing agent…read more We have purchased a few properties here in the US (in both California and Missouri) and out of the country (in Costa Rica). In fact, for a little over 2 years I worked in a very busy CA real estate office as both part of the transaction process and in the escrow department. We are no strangers to how transactions can and should go. Working with Sandie Hea blew all of those norms to smithereens. Throughout the process she was disrespectful and either deceitful or poorly informed. Kindness forces me to consider that she just didn't really understand what the seller wanted but if I weren't being kind, I would say that her behavior during the transaction was potentially deliberately deceitful and ethically corrupt. Her communications to our agent were rude, unprofessional, and when it mattered, on issues of real transactional substance, were, at best, poorly considered, and at worse, intentional deceptions. If something crazy happens and Sandie Hea is the only agent available in the world to work with, if my husband and ever decide to sell our house, the only contact with her I would have would be to ask her to move so that I could reach the For Sale By Owner sign. And for clarity's sake, I'm in St. Louis, though my description suggests I'm in SF. *** Below is an edit to my initial review based on Sandie Hea's comments *** To clarify, I didn't say you communicated with us. I said the way you communicated was disrespectful, unprofessional, and potentially duplicitous. Your response that says you never communicated directly with us is true. But you must be aware that I am aware of how you communicated with our agent, the words you used and the tone of those words. Therefore, you must be aware that I know you were unprofessional and disrespectful to our agent. Like, you get that, right? So when you told my agent that the seller was filing an insurance claim and repairing the roof based on our Request for Repairs, and then later had us pick out a color for the roof tiles, we took you at your word that a new roof would be installed prior to close of escrow. There was no "confusion" as you suggest in your response. It was clear. You said that. But you never provided the approval on the request for repairs, despite being asked multiple times. You never had your seller sign it. But on the last day of contingency removal, rather late in the day, you informed our agent that the seller was NOT going to be repairing the roof after-all, despite what you very clearly said, and despite having a roofer ready to go and an approved insurance claim already processed. So when you defend your actions by saying you were only doing what the law requires, which is to do what your client wants, you're basically saying it was the seller's idea to offer us less than 50% of the actual cost of the roof replacement, and at the 11th hour. You're basically saying that it was the seller's idea to, if we didn't agree by the end of that night, re-list the property for sale? You're basically saying that it was the seller's idea to go ahead and process the insurance claim and pocket the money rather than actually fix the roof, costing us even more money in the transaction. You're basically saying that these were all the seller's ideas, despite having a professional roofer and insurance inspector tell the seller that the roof needed to be replaced, that you didn't advise, suggest, or otherwise navigate a course of action? How stupid do you think we are? How little regard you must have for other people. I stand by my review, and, while well crafted, your response fails to address what I said. All it does, and I mean ALL it does, is deflect from two core realities: You communicated horribly and unprofessionally during this transaction. You behaved in ways that are, at best, ethically blurry, and, at worst, broke MLS guidelines and violated national standards for Realtors.

After working with Colleen to purchase a house, we knew immediately we would use her when the time…read morecame to sell (even though we have sold previously without a realtor). As buyers she helped us navigate some problems we encountered with the purchase. As sellers, our home sold seamlessly and VERY quickly. She is a terrific advocate for her clients, responsive, communicative, and pleasant! I felt like her advice was always spot on. I would, without hesitation, recommend St. Louis Realty.

We worked with Kelly at St. Louis Realty to purchase our first home and could not have asked for…read moreanybody better to go through the process with! We were buying a home from out of state, which made everything a bit more difficult not knowing the area. Kelly is extremely knowledgeable about the St. Louis market, and answered all of our questions day or night. If we could not fly down to see a home on the market she would Facetime us from the home so we were able to decide if it was worth the trip . The very few times that she was not able to get to a home when we were available one of the other amazing relators in the group went in her place for us. We are so thankful for everything she did!

Marinka is not only funny and personable, but she clearly is incredibly knowledgeable about the…read moreindustry. And as time passed, she proved to us, time and time again, that we chose the exact perfect person to help us buy a house. My wife and I were first time homebuyers, making the move from out of state, from California to Missouri. There was a lot of extra legwork on her part due to the fact that we were 2,000 miles away, and she was up to the challenge. She foresaw most issues before they even occurred. Recommended quality professionals in the area for all of our various needs. She fought for and advocated for what was best for us during the process. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of the area and market. And she was there to hold our hands and walk us thru every step of the process, as this was all very new to us and we had lots of questions. We absolutely could not have done it without her. If you are looking for a professional, knowledgeable, friendly, no-nonsense real estate agent in the St. Louis area, my wife and I would 100% recommend Marinka.

Marinka is the perfect blend of savvy realtor, outstanding marketer, and wonderful human. She…read morerecently sold my childhood home after only being on the market for 3 days. She also went out of her way to help my Croatian-born parents with filling out paperwork, which is obviously beyond her scope of duty but yet she happily offered. When my father fell ill which landed him in the hospital, Marinka worked with us to make sure all the papers could be signed in his hospital room on closing day. It was truly a flawless and stress-free transaction in every way. If you're looking for an empathetic realtor who's at the top of her game, Marinka is your woman. I can't imagine working with anyone else and I'd recommend her to anyone. As we say in Croatian: svaka čast, Marinka! Bravo on a job well-done.

Buying a house is stressful, especially in such a strong sellers market in the middle of a…read morepandemic. Oh, and add that it's your first home and you're relocating from another state... what a time! Mark & Kim made this huge moment in our lives as seamless as possible. Mark made sure we were informed buyers by exposing us to the market and answering tons of questions along the way. Since we were relocating, I was driving from Indiana for the showings. Mark was always willing to fill our looking days with showings, which was very appreciated since I know most people don't see near as many houses. Given the very strong seller's market and low inventory, we had to submit a few offers before getting accepted. Mark always encouraged us to stay within our comfort zone when submitting offers. Ultimately, we ended up with a gorgeous home that checked every box, so it was well worth it. After going under contract for our home, Kim was our primary contact. With the many pieces involved in this part of the home buying process, I have no idea how people do it without an agent. Kim was on top of everything, we barely had to lift a finger. She also was readily available to answer questions, explain the process, and even give us insight to our new neighborhood. You can tell she loves helping people get into a new home! Our advice: Hire them. You're looking at their reviews. You see we are far from the first people to be extremely satisfied with their work. Promise, they are the real deal. We are so thankful for them, and already know we want to work with them in the future when the time comes to move on.

Mark was extremely helpful in searching for a house for my fiancé and I. He was honest, upfront and…read morehelped us tour houses almost every weekend for four months straight - both in-person and on video when we were out of town. He was extremely communicative if he was going to be out of pocket for a few hours and generally easy to reach to answer any of our questions. Ultimately, the market is so competitive right now, we put in 8 offers and didn't win any. We decided to go a different route, but we would recommend using Mark and Kim if you are looking to buy or sell!