He was ok but slow to reply emails and messages, sometimes no replies. But after the property was…read moreclosed, he simply ignored all my messages for a small question.

I have used John Oertel of the Oertel Group to purchase two homes and sell one. I have very little…read morepatience and at times i can be demanding. John made the buying and selling process very easy and streamlined. He is truly an expert and always steered me in a sound direction. I have already referred some friends and family and I look forward to the next time i get to work with John Oertel and the Oertel Group.

Home Sales Chicagoland was a pleasure to work with. We had a couple people call us to purchase our…read morehome, but had a bad experience by them not being honest HSC came in with the white glove surface. The whole transaction was as smooth as it could get. Straight forward, strong communication, and now my wife and I can take a nice vacation with our proceeds. Highly recommend HSC for all of your home sales needs!

Hands down, best realtor EVER. Not only did she help us find our home moving during covid,…read more(jeremy's review from 2020) But then helped us sell that same home as we are moving out of state soon. She was able to help us sell our home for the highest sale in neighborhood history. Everything from staging, cleaning, utilizing her own decor from her house if needed, letting our dog out, open house, negotiating. Effortless for her. You will not regret choosing Laura! She will be honest, set realistic expectations, and be your advocate all the way through.

It was around February 2020 when me and my wife decided on buying our own dream home. We were…read moreapprehensive and had absolutely no idea of how to go about doing it but we needed to start somewhere.I believe home buying could be very stressful process especially for a first time home buyer. I thought Google would be a nice place to start to look for a realtor who could help us find our next dwelling. I did my search online to look for a firm with a proven track record, good ratings & testimonials and who could understand what we exactly were looking within the location of our choosing and of course, keeping it under our budget!! And then the pandemic struck the US to make the whole process a lot harder. We weren't sure if any realtor would be willing in person in these troubled times to go around the city, to show us properties in reality. Obviously, Market standing , credibility turnaround time and knowledge played a significant role in our realtor choosing process. While googling, I looked up best realtors in Chicagoland area and that's where I came across McPherson Westhoff realty. Emailed them the next day and got a call back within hours from them asking about our selected areas/ expectations for our new home. They took down all the information and customized our property search results based on the criteria we set. Here is where Laura Duckett with Compass Realty was introduced to us for the first time to help us see some properties in which we were interested and we are glad we were. Laura struck me as an incredibly knowledgeable, patient, honest,helpful punctual ,diligent, passionate realtor who loves her job and who was one step ahead in her game of finding us the right property as per our requirements with a pleasing personality. She's serious about her work and humorous when the moment calls for it .She was reachable whenever needed and always inboxed newly listed or upcoming properties depending on the frequency we asked for. She scheduled showings of the properties , even from a third party website in a timely, meticulous manner with a proper printed travel map at a short notice. She totally respects her clients considerations, be it price, neighborhood, budget or you name it. We were always comfortable discussing anything and everything with her. To be honest, we became friends with her ,talking and looking over multiple properties and it gave us a sense of personal connection with her within a short span of time . We never felt rushed in, forced into buying anything or any unsolicited advice by her. She would drive with us to multiple properties in a single day all around Chicago and would give suggestions of what needed attention in a potential property, looked closely at the mechanicals, foundation, walls, flooring, ceiling appliances and materials. She was on top of answering any questions we had, and if she wouldn't know the answer right away she would make an extra effort to find them out by the end of the day to text later. I remember her sending texts even during the late night hours about a ghost query I had.It wouldn't be an exaggeration if I could say she not only won our trust, she won our hearts!! Well, after we decided on buying our current home, Laura made the whole process of negotiating, comparing the comps, putting in the offer, inspection, hiring a real estate attorney, getting a lender at a cheaper rate super quick and super smooth. She kept everyone in the loop while we went through closing with a 100% transparency. Unfortunately, Laura couldn't be present because of social distancing restrictions during our closing during the pandemic so she asked us to have our picture taken outside the title company with her head shot and that's exactly what we did.lol. She, in turn, framed that same picture and gifted it to us at the time of handing over the keys to our new house. That was hilarious! Later when we became new homeowners she suggested a firm to help us with our moving, setting up internet and other utilities transferred into our names all of which went through like a breeze and for free!! Our home buying process couldn't be any easier than what Laura made it. I highly recommend Laura as one of the topmost real estate agent one can find for the Northwest/ western suburbs. Please call her for all your real estate needs, see her in action and I'm sure you'll be delighted you did because she's exceptional in what she does. We kinda sat back and relaxed while Laura did all the work for us .We appreciate it a lot all of what you did including the leaf blower which you gifted us with is in use every single weekend reminding us of you being by our side;) . Thank you Laura.

The Sokol Group is one of my favorite Chicago agencies. Andy makes looking for apartments so easy!…read more He sent me multiple properties to have an overall idea of what I wanted and together we found exactly what I was looking for. Highly recommend!

Amy Reynolds who was recommended to me by Andy Sokol is a great realtor! My partner and I listed…read moreall of our needs and necessities when it came to finding a rental property. Amy listened to all we had to say and carefully found great listings for us to consider and see in person. At the time, we were living out of state and decided that we wanted to spend a weekend in Chicago to check the properties ourselves(I would highly recommend you do this if you are in a similar situation as it's easier to get a feel for things in person vs pictures/videos). We looped Amy into the dates that we would be here and she worked her magic and had all of our listings showed to us on a single day. The night before, we saw a listing become available on the market and also asked Amy to include that in the showing. She worked diligently and made it happen come showing day. Amy's got great communication skills and made the whole process a breeze! Since we did not have a car with us, she even offered to drive us to the showings and also show us around the neighborhoods. Such a stressful experience if done on your own but again, Amy made it such a great, and easy one. After all the properties we saw, we finally went with the one that felt the most right to us and Amy amazed us again with negotiating out deals with the property owner/company that managed it. She walked us through the steps on what we needed to do next to secure the property and was available throughout the whole process to help answer all the questions we had as well as being very reassuring throughout the process of application. The market can be competitive and scary for rental properties but having a great realtor definitely gave us a competitive edge and a huge reassurance. Thank you Amy and thank you Andy Sokol for connecting me to her! You guys have got a great team and I will be using Amy again should I ever need to buy/rent. Sokol group is highly recommended by me and I will be referring any friends who need real estate services!

I have been working with Mark for 12 years and have bought and sold multiple properties with him…read more He is an absolutely fantastic real estate agent to work with, 100% recommended. What impresses me most about Mark is that he puts his client's interest above his own. As a buyer, he helps you negotiate the price down even though that's less money in his pocket. As a seller he helps you walk away from deals that are not in your best interest, even though it means a lot more work for him. In my most recent sale with Mark, I lived 6 hours away so it was difficult for me to do everything that needed to be done with the property to be ready. Mark was instrumental in working with contractors, working with tenants, showing the building, communicating with me, and generally working his butt off to get the deal done. Amazing. And if that's not enough, Mark has a tremendous team behind him. He has great people that he works with like contractors, lawyers, mortgage brokers, and property inspectors, that are instrumental to the process. If you choose to work with Mark, I'm confident that you'll be happy that you did.

Mark was great to work with being a first time home buyer. He truly has his clients best interest…read moreat heart, even steering me away from a property that was bad news. I was really picky with my home search and he still found me tons of homes to look through. Mark is the best agent to have on your side in the home buying process and I will definitely work with him again on my next move.

Zero return phonecall or email. Just lack of common courtesy to inquiry. Inquiry for rental…read moreproperty when went on market but after filling form, emailing, calling and emailing a different person ZERO response.

My name is Faheem, and I first met Chris Cucci 10 years ago. My wife and I were on the market to…read morerent a home and Chris did a marvelous job in helping us do just that! We gave Chris our preferences and he patiently worked with us to filter through several listings before we found a home that best fit our needs (and wants). As a realtor, Chris is Super knowledgable, extremely prompt, and Uber helpful. As a man: Chris is down to earth, accessible, and aims to help people, rather than gain customers. Chris is truly one of a kind because, maybe two years later, extenuating circumstances required my family to be forced to move rather abruptly from the place he'd help us to procure. I called Chris requesting his help for a second time, and his sense of urgency in helping me was immediate! It spoke volumes of not only his professionalism, it reflected his commitment to helping people. If you're looking for a realtor who puts the client first in all areas, Chris Cucci is your man!

Jeff needs to be more attentive. Not a good salesman when he can't respond to questions about a…read moreproperty from potential buyers.

An absolute disaster from start to finish. Stay away. I would not send my worst enemy to them.read more

I had an excellent experience selling with Prello Realty. Nayibe was very well-versed and clearly…read moreexplained everything from my initial inquiry about their services all the way through to closing the listing after closing on the property. She was available to assist as things came up, even off-hours. Gabby was very helpful and attentive as we completed paperwork, uploaded photos, and addressed other logistics. I'm not sure how Prello does what they do for the prices they charge, but I am grateful for their service! I would use them again for any future real estate sales.

I had an absolutely amazing experience with Prello Realty. I had the pleasure of working with…read moreEwelina and couldn't be happier. She has a wealth of knowledge and experience. Throughout the whole process she was positive, quick to respond and a ray of sunshine during the toughest times. I really appreciate her dedication and guidance in selling my home.