My fiance and I were looking for a first home in Bloomington, and were unsure of where to start…read morewith anything. I looked up "realtors bloomington" and I thank my lucky stars Liz showed up first. She was incredibly professional, personal, patient, and adaptable, and displayed her familiarity with the home-buying process amazingly. When talking to the home inspector (that she helped us set up the appointment for), I joked that she had done everything for us but tie our shoes. She listened to our requests and our wants, even obscure things like "close to bus stops", narrowed down our search, provided real, genuine advice and even argued our points with others when we didn't have the language for it. I don't think I've seen someone work as hard as her in a while, even ensuring that we were taking care of while she was out of town. I'm convinced she's isn't even familiar with the concept of a missed e-mail or text. She was with us every step of the way and there was never a question she didn't either have the answer to or "know a guy for," whether it was work on the foundation, mold, inspections, you name it. Simply put, if I ever overhear a conversation down the street about someone starting their house-hunting search, you know I'm going to be sprinting over to throw Liz's name in the ring like Usain Bolt. I implore you, review-reader, go with Liz Franz if you're looking for someone who is a fighter. Liz is simply one of the most competent and inspiring realtors you could have, and we are both ever-grateful for her help.

Liz was professional, prompt, and personal. She listened to what our family needed and to our…read moreemotions in the process. Her ability to meet our family (including our kids) in the journey of buying a home made the process far less stressful than buying a new house can be. She was a joy to work with and I definitely am keeping my ear to the ground for other buyers who I can suggest reach out to her.

To be honest I don't even know where to begin…read more We met Greg as a recommendation from a Coldwell agent that helped us sell our home in Ottawa. I was 7 months pregnant and we wanted to move to Bloomington, and we were naively hoping to do this before the delivery of the baby. We narrowed down to about a dozen houses online, my husband went to meet Greg who helped him further scratch a few off the top, and they spent the day going house to house. My husband narrowed it to three homes and the following day he brought me down to meet Greg and look at the three houses. Greg was flexible, reliable, and considerate of our circumstances. He didn't pressure anything onto us, he told us how it was, what kinds of choices we had, what was typically done and would give examples of unusual circumstances to give perspective. We picked the house we wanted, wrote an offer and set a closing date that day. Between calling Greg off the back of a business card and writing up a contract, I think it was only 3 or 4 days and that was exactly what we needed. We needed to find a house FAST. That was 3 1/2 years ago and we kept in touch with Greg throughout to get a feel for the market once in a while knowing we didn't want this house for a whole lot longer. However in April 2018 we came across what appeared to be our dream home on the ole interwebs. Of course knowing that listings can be deceiving, we called up Greg and asked him to take us out there. The baby we had had when purchasing the last house was born profoundly disabled and had recently been given a few years more to live. Had we known we'd need space for a wheelchair our buying priorities would have been much different. He came with us everywhere so Greg got to know "Mouse Man" well. He was in a wheelchair full time at this point, and the house we were looking at had a wheelchair ramp and 6500 sq ft of living space. The house we were in still was quickly getting cramped with all of our son's medical equipment and frequent therapy sessions. We wheeled Mouse Man around and thought how nice it would be for him and his siblings to have so much more space. His bedroom was quickly picked - an office with a glass door so we could easily check on him and even the paint job that most would consider unappealing was perfect because the colors were the two colors Mouse Man could see best when contrasted with each other. It really seemed like this was meant to be. We decided to think on it and I believe within a week or so we revisited and decided to write up an offer which was quickly negotiated out and agreed upon. Greg gave us great advice on selling the old house. He gave us one piece of advice about moving some furniture and we thought, "Well we disagree, it looks nice like that." Boy were we wrong. We had a showing and sure enough - the complaint from the agent's clients was related to the furniture. After that we decided to heed every single bit of advice - do this, do that, change this, clean that. It was a lot of work, a lot of frustrating showings, some unkind comments, multiple offers that fell through, and we were growing more aggravated by the day. Greg was always encouraging us. He promised he would get it sold, and that we'd get back what we put in. We actually refused a low ball offer three weeks after listing, which (literally) paid off in September when we were finally offered a fair price from a wonderful buyer. It was an odd 'contingent' offer; the buyer needed to sell her home first, but wanted to rent our home until she closed on hers, and then until we closed on this one she was renting from us. This worked out well for us and really is a dream situation for anyone with an offer contingent on closing on their current home first. But here's what makes Greg amazing. He knows his clients, he knows them well, and he knows their needs. He gets to know his clients, and he got to know our special little guy. We had a move-in date for our renter/buyer and we needed to have a lease signed, deposit and rent collected, the i's dotted and t's crossed on that date, a Saturday in mid September. But Mouse Man caught a cold, it developed into pneumonia, and I found him the Monday prior to the move-in date, having lost his battle with his rare disease. With all the chaos going on, Greg said not to worry about a thing. The funeral was set to take place on move-in day, and Greg made sure to take care of everything for us so that we could say goodbye to our son. We closed on our first home we bought while our son was in the NICU having a permanent feeding tube surgically placed, and Greg moved in our renter/buyer while we said goodbye to that same son. If you want a real estate agent who is investing themselves into you, your family, and your needs, call Greg. He takes a real interest in his clients. He doesn't pull any punches, he gives real advice, but you are more than a payday to him.

Greg and team are fantastic to work with! Greg, Steve, and Denise were so helpful in selling our…read morehome and helping us find a new one. This was not the first time we've used Greg & team... they helped us years ago to sell and find a new home then too! They are very helpful when preparing to sell your home, giving honest feedback and suggestions. Both houses sold quickly, even though 15 years apart. They took the time to identify our needs and wants, then found us houses the matched what we wanted. They were professional, honest, caring, and great at meeting our needs.

Incompetent as my buying realtor. She allowed the selling realtor to remove all the agreed repair…read moreconcessions at the literal last hour before signing the closing documents. And incorrectly blamed it on my mortgage bank.

From the owner: I am committed to helping buyers and sellers with one of the largest financial transactions in…read moretheir lives. This is done with the highest level of integrity and honesty. As a Realtor, my first priority is to make my clients happy. I listen to my clients' wants and needs to achieve the best outcome in every transaction and I strive to ensure that the buying or selling process is fun, easy and stress-free. My clients can count on me any time of day when they have a question or concern.

Laurie was fabulous!!! From the first walk-through she had excellent suggestions that were both…read morecost conservative, but would bring best value for the house! We did everything she recommended (as I said she was cost conservative) and the house sold in 13 days! Laurie was always on-call available for questions and assistance. She was able to recommend painters, flooring contractors, carpet cleaners and even an electrician! These were folks she'd worked with before and knew they could provide excellent service at reasonable prices. She volunteered to meet contractors at the house and save us from taking time off work, which was very appreciated. Laurie was professional and led us through the entire negotiation, contract, inspections, and closing processes flawlessly! I truly cannot say enough about superb it was working with Laurie Heggie. I'd use her again in a heartbeat!

From the owner: Laurie Heggie, a REALTOR with the expertise to guide and inform you and the patience and…read moreunderstanding to know home buying and selling are huge life events for her clients. Laurie is there to make sure that big sale or purchase is a smooth and worry free one. No pressure, all customer service.

What an honor to work for Becky for the last 5 years!! Such a Wealth of Area Real Estate knowledge…read more! I couldn't have learned from a more capable , experienced Realtor... as a local hometown Realtor for over 30 years she knows the market value of these homes better than any agent I've ever come across ... not only is she a great Realtor but an amazing spiritual person .. she and her family are very involved in this community through her children's very high academic and athletic success ... you couldn't find a more sincere , knowledgeable, hard working real estate agent and all around great person to associate with .

From the owner: I specialize in the first time home buyers market. I have been teaching first time home buyers…read moreseminars for over 30 years along side Keith Thompson of Mortgage Services. I am uniquely qualified to walk a buyer through each stage of the process hand in hand. I have been assisting large relocation firms in our area for well over 30 years as an approved relocation specialist as well. As a rural property owner,this is also a niche market of mine.

Would not recommend doing business with JP. He uses aggressive and demeaning language towards…read morepotential clients when he does not get his way. We have never met an agent like this. We hope his disrespectful ways are recognized by other agents and they do not show any of his properties. He is a total disgrace to the real estate profession.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! We are so happy that we…read morefound JP! We had a vacant house to sell in Bloomington, yet we lived in Colorado. JP took care of everything, stayed on top of workers and all work that needed to be done, so we did not have to worry. We knew our house was in good hands. JP is a great negotiator, he got us a great price for our house and he is charming to boot!

Dorian was attentive and offered valuable consultation to help with the sale of our house. We were…read moreable to sell our house both for the price that we were hoping and within the right timeline necessary. We would highly recommend Dorian as an agent.

We met Dorian at an open house and we fell in love with the house we saw. Not only did Dorian…read morerecommend a great local loan officer, but he proceeded to make the process of making an offer on the house and closing as smooth as possible with very little stress involved. We are first time home buyers and were looking for a house that can accommodate our large family and Dorian made it so we could get the house that we fell in love with so fast. It was actually stunning. I had a great experience working with Dorian and would highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a home contact him because he is going to make your life a million times easier when it comes to buying a home. We don't ever plan on moving because we really love this house, but, I would recommend him to my closest friends and family because of what a great job he did for us.

Justin and his wife, Brooke, Helped us find a home to purchase in an extremely tight market. We…read morewere coming from out of state and they were very willing to help with the hunt. Every time we saw a home that we wanted to visit, one of them made it happen right away. They were extremely patient with us and knowledgeable about the entire Bloomington normal area. Zero pressure as well. Just helpful and personable. They also assisted by advising us on our offer and made the closing go smoothly. I highly recommend Justin and Brooke!

From the owner: Feese Homes is a husband and wife team! You get 2 Realtors for the price of 1 so you can "Be at…read morePeace working with Feese" Brooke 309.706.7666 Justin 309.706.7665

Al Legg came highly recommended, and now I know why! I moved from IL to TX and I quite frankly…read morecould not have sold my home as quickly and at the price I received without Al's help. He truly went above and beyond as my representative locally and even was able to manage and maintain the property on my behalf while I was out of town. His communication was excellent and he really did a fantastic job for me. If you want to put your home sale in his capable hands it will be well worth it!