Bottom line Jeff Jellison will say and promise anything to make the sale. He kept telling us not…read moreto worry about anything because he was going to give us a one year warranty on our new house. Come to find out he was mandated by Maine Law. We paid him an extra premium to finish the bamboo flooring up the stairs and on the 2nd floor instead of putting down carpet. We also paid him an astronomical extra amount of money to put some color on all of the walls. We put off the passing for a couple weeks and asked him to take his time and do a professional job. This did not happen. We did the walk thru and every time I mentioned something was wrong, Jeff just said don't worry you have an entire year to let us know what we need to fix. After we moved in with closer examination we noticed quite a few things wrong. Now the fun begins. I called and called Jeff and his very rude and disrespectful brother-in -law Rob. I also emailed Jeff numerous times. He would return my messages, but actually getting someone here to do any work was like pulling teeth. He would send a Carpenter to meet me and discuss what needed to be done, but the Carpenter was always late and never allowed to stay and finish the work. Rob would disrespectfully call him off to another job every single time. The stairway was not blocked or finished properly. It had to be completely pulled up and redone correctly. The triple window was installed crooked and had to be uninstalled and reinstalled. The Patio door was also crooked and had to be taken out and reinstalled as to avoid water leakage. The paint job was obviously rushed and ended up being sloppy, splatters everywhere, bumpy with nail pops all over. The painter never came back and my husband spent days repainting every wall and every ceiling. The retaining wall in the driveway was falling apart and he told us he fixed it. He lied. We had to build another wall at our cost in front of the original to stabilize it. Jeff assured us that he was building 8 more cute cottages like ours in the neighborhood. He lied. As soon as we moved in all of his signs came down and another inferior builder's signs went up. He had sold all the lots. We lost equity in our home the day we moved in due to this misrepresentation by Jeff. The aluminum is still falling off the side of our house. He fixed it once which did not work and we suggested he actually use a piece of manufactured wood to properly fix it. He refused. The last straw was a phone call we made to Rob. He didn't even say Hello, he just rudely sighed to me. All we wanted was what we were promised. Atlantic Realty, Atlantic Builders, Jeff Jellison and Rob did not deliver. To keep our sanity we gave up and stopped calling them. We emphatically DO NOT recommend this company!

We reached out to Joanne Stone in the Spring to sell an out-of-state property in that belonged to…read moremy Dad, who recently passed. Due to the great distance, the family was unable to travel to Maine. We found Joanne (via Google) and she was super helpful from day one. We were blessed to find her. From visiting the property, coordinating a locksmith, hiring a landscaper, recommending a local attorney, to researching comps, Joanne was A class and the communication/professionalism was superb. Joanne was was highly efficient in selling the property for us and the process could not have gone any smoother. We received multiple offers immediately and closed in about a month. Both the buyer and sellers are highly satisfied with the transaction and outcome. I highly recommend Joanne Stone for anyone buying/selling real estate.

If you are looking for an expert in the field of Real Estate in Southern Maine, you really should…read morecontact Joanne Stone. I have purchased 2 homes through her in York, ME and she has also handled sales transactions for some of my family members. She is the consummate professional, very honest, and very dilligent. She was even a featured agent on HGTV's Beachfront Bargain Hunt. You won't find a better person for the job - if you are buying OR selling.

I researched a few sites that rated real estate agents and after interviewing 3 top agents,…read moreselected Broker Lori Barrett of CB Yorke Realty to market and sell my home. Lori has a very positive energy and is very knowledgeable of the market, and how to best present and communicate, in written and graphic form, house information to full advantage. She was excellent at responding in a timely way to my calls or emails, and always was able to provide professional and thorough explanations of various real estate processes.

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Please note I was in real estate for a number of years so my expectations are pretty high for what…read moreI expect for service. A few months ago without a lot of planning we decided to take advantage of the hot sellers Market. We had our home on the market for a couple months last year but missed prime tourist season so took it off. Glad we did because we raised the price and sold it in days this year. Homes are selling so fast we couldn't find what we wanted so prepared to rent I think what most impressed me was Robert' Cole's patience with defining what we need/want he guides his clients so well through the what can be frightening process. He follows up on every detail. He really represents his clients like they are his friends or family. Easy to get jaded in the real estate biz but he has so much integrity and counsels his clients in a way that is truly a work of art. He partners with you the whole way. I would highly recommend working with a perfectionist like this. He knows the market and he treats you like you are his only client!

From the owner: As the top real estate brokerage on the southern coast of Maine, RE/MAX Realty One is dedicated to…read moreproviding our clients and customers with the finest service available, whether buying or selling real estate. At RE/MAX Realty One, we pride ourselves on being experts at bringing buyers and sellers together throughout our market place. No one knows the coastal area better than RE/MAX Realty One. Our "above the crowd" team of professional real estate agents have the expertise you can rely on to make your property buying or selling experience one you'll remember.....for all the right reasons. Experience is our edge.

We rented a property managed by Salt and shine rental, Casa de Sol on Bayview Rd in York, ME. The…read morekitchen was updated with new appliances, cabinets, flooring, etc. The information on the website said it sleeps 8. When we arrived we realized that only two twin beds had comfortable mattresses, the two queens had old mattresses with no back support so that your legs were higher than your body (first floor bedroom). The mattress was probably a 30 year old Bob's discount mattress (it was completely sealed in a zippered mattress cover, so you wouldn't see how yellowed in color it was) which probably was never great and now just old and worn out. There were two twin beds upstairs with pieces of foam pads, not real mattresse. When you laid on them you could feel the slates in the box spring. When we complained about the beds, the agent said that they never had heard this complaint before and were surprised. When we told them that it was on reviews on VRBO (the last two reviews), they changed their story to, "We never had anyone tell us directly". I don't like when agents are deceptive. The upside is that when we complained they replaced the twin mattresses upstairs but didn't replace the bad queen mattress in the first floor bedroom or the queen mattresse upstairs, they put a piece of foam under it, which didn't fix the old mattresses. When you rent a property, the most important thing are the beds and this queen bed was the worst bed we have ever slept on. The bedrooms are of good size and get nice natural light. The bathroom upstairs is updated and big with alot of open space, but it could be nicer if they had another cabinet to put toiletries on, especially if you are going to have 6 people upstairs. Another deception, was it said they had cable tv, but when we arrived, they didn't, just the spectrum app, which isn't cable. So no local news and weather. The TV's did have Netflix, etc. which was good. The house had adequate pans, utensils, etc. They only had 8 dinner plates, a hodge podge of bowls, glasses. If you have a group of 8 persons staying there, you will need to wash dishes and glasses after each meal. Refrigerator, dishwasher were new. Sink was new also. They did not have a dish rack in the house, so no where to dry hand washed dishes other than the counter. They had one small dish towel, fortunately we brought some from home, but they should have dish towels as a standard. Washer and dryers worked well. The systems in the house were noisy. The water heater made a racket when running which is in a closet on the first floor. When water was running in the house there was noise (buzzing) coming from the water main which is under a cabinet in the kitchen. There were air conditioners in the bedrooms, which were old and loud, but worked, but no air conditioning in the main living area. It wasn't too hot the week we were there, so it wasn't a problem. Its unfortunate that the houses beds are so bad. My advice is not to rent this house unless they replace the two queen beds alone. Also I won't rent a home from Salt and Shine Rental. There is no where to review a house on their website, so you don't know what you are renting and I no one likes someone who spins the truth and treats customers like they are ignorant. I would rent from airBnB or VRBO where you know what you are getting through reviews. We should have read the reviews on VRBO before renting, but we did not, so we know better now.

Don't rent from this agency. They SEEM great until you get to your rental. If you need to reach out…read moreto them for support with an issue while you are there they are dismissive and not helpful.

Kent was amazing start to finish! His attention to detail, fast turn around times on any thing he…read morepromised and just a great guy all around made our real estate purchase through the Aland group a great experience. I would recommend Kent to anyone thinking about buying in the southern maine area!

Simply put, the most effective agent/broker in the seacoast. Chris E. found us exactly what we were…read morelooking for and helped us negiote exactly the right price in record time. Whether you have been in the area for years or are looking to relocate, these folks will have your back at every step. They are constantly in tune with the changing local landscape and work around the clock for their clients. Well done Aland!

Greg is a shady Real Estate Agent!! Tried to get me to pay cash to list my house. Once house was…read moresold by another agent he called and was swearing at my wife and i. He has a BAD TEMPER!! DO NOT USE HIM TO SELL YOUR HOUSE!!!

Stephen was not very communicative. He was rude and short in verbal communication. I wish he would…read morehave been more helpful as a realtor. Definitely would tell anyone to go with a different company in the future.

Lori is an incredible real estate professional and we can't recommend her enough. Working with her…read morewas an amazing experience from start to finish. Lori is at the top of her profession and it quickly became obvious why she is one of the leading broker/agents in the Seacoast area. She always gave us the right advice about how to price and market the property. Her expertise paid off quickly as she was able to generate a lot of interest in our house that culminated in multiple offers, all over asking price, within the first week the house was on the market. We feel grateful that we found her and give her our highest recommendation.

Lori was the perfect fit for my needs and deserves all the credit in the world for helping me find…read moremy dream home. She is responsive, knowledgeable, resourceful, knows the market inside and out and is also just a great human being in general. In fact, after we closed on my house, she sent me the original email I sent her that had all of the most important features of my ideal home and guess what? Every single essential feature I was looking for came to fruition through her hard work and diligent expertise. I can't recommend her highly enough!!!!