Justin was a phenomenal Realtor who helped us purchase our first home. We knew immediately after…read morespeaking with him he would be a great fit. While touring, he was very helpful with knowing things to look out for and what we should keep in mind when making an offer. 10 out of 10 experience from the beginning until closing. I highly recommend Justin!

We had a wonderful experience working with Justin. He was incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and…read morealways took the time to guide us through every step of the process. His honest advice and attention to detail gave us a lot of confidence, and we truly felt that he always had our best interests in mind. We were also in the process of moving to a different city, which could have made the home sale much more complicated. He made the entire process incredibly smooth and enabled us to complete the closing virtually without any issues. He was always responsive, proactive, and available whenever we needed guidance. Most importantly, he was someone we could fully trust throughout the entire process. He was a pleasure to work with, and we would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, reliable, and trustworthy realtor. We're very grateful for all his help!

When we decided to move back to Durham we knew we wanted to work with an agency that had strong…read moreconnections to the local community. With that in mind, Urban Durham Realty was the obvious choice and we are so happy with them, in general, and our agent, Marcelle Thomas, in particular. It was not our first time buying a house, or buying long distance, but it was the first time buying a house in NC, with its unique real estate customs, and Marcelle walked us through it all with patience and grace. She listened carefully to what we were looking for, even as we knew that finding the full package - our unicorn house, we called it - was going to be a long shot. We came up for what we thought would be the first of several weekends house hunting and by the end of that first day had found our new home. Marcelle guided us through the offer, the contract, and the few hiccups with the out-of-state closing and was very responsive whenever we had questions and made sure to keep us up on where things stood at all times. Marcelle was an absolute delight to work and tour houses with. Highly recommended.

We've had two wonderful experiences working with Susan, both to buy and to sell. Susan's an amazing…read morerealtor - she's incredibly knowledgeable, responsive, thorough and professional AND she is deeply rooted in the Durham community. Durham is her home and her love for the community shines through in her commitment and care to her clients. Susan worked with us to to buy our house and a few years later to sell our previous house. I also recommended Susan to help my dad buy when he relocated to Durham, because she's the realtor we trust!

Simply put, Lisa is the best realtor in the state. As first time home buyers, she expertly guided…read moreus through a challenging market. She took care of us, answering all of our questions and telling us when something was a bad idea and why. She was not interested in getting us to buy the most expensive property; she truly cared about making sure we were getting a good home for a good price. We knew with Lisa that we had found our realtor for life. Trust me, Lisa is incredible, ethical, genuine, and invested. You will be lucky to have her in your life.

As first-time buyers handling everything remotely, we were initially overwhelmed--but Lisa Ellis…read morechanged that. She's incredibly knowledgeable about the local market and took the time to really understand our needs. Lisa guided us through virtual tours, answered countless questions, and helped us feel confident in our decisions. After our offer was accepted, she managed logistics around our visit for inspections, and later even coordinated plumbing and painting work post-close. Lisa is thorough, professional, and genuinely cares about her clients. We felt completely supported from beginning to end.

We had a great experience with our property manager, Nayara Smyth during our year in a home we…read morerented. She was friendly quick to respond to any needs/repairs in our rental.

Fantastic management company. I'm a big fan of Brendan Smyth, my broker who helped me since the…read morestart of my home search in Durham, NC. He was always VERY responsive in terms of maintenance and anything else that needed to be done urgently, such as when hot water shut off in the wintertime - it was fixed within the day. I couldn't be happier with my experience - I would definitely recommend Acorn & Oak and Brendan to anyone looking for a home in the Raleigh Durham area.

Best deal in the triangle for anyone selling their home. I saved thousands versus traditional…read morerealtors. And don't think you are sacrificing service, Chris is top notch. He guides you through the entire process, giving frequent updates along the way. Chris is willing to offer his advice, but he always wants you to know that you are in control of the decisions. Thanks Chris for a great selling experience.

From the owner: Our number one goal is to provide a superior level of professional real estate services to buyers…read moreand sellers while saving them money along the way.

Phil, the company's owner is definitely a pro. I engaged him to take drone photos of our home and…read moreour thirteen acre property. He was prompt and pleasant. The images he provided are both extensive and beautiful. The price was very reasonable. I could not be more pleased with the value of his services. I can recommend Mr. Pro Photographer without reservation. Stan B.

Amazing photos. On time. Quick to respond. Reasonably priced. Gave us a ton of photos. Highly…read morerecommend! ​

Ryan helped me find and buy an amazing house, sight unseen, from across the country (my first…read morehouse!). He was helpful, knowledgeable, and appropriately skeptical as we were picking houses to bid on. He knew how to structure offers that were reasonable but strong, given our situation. He guided us through negotiations around inspections and shoring up loose legal ends, and he even helped us with a raw land opportunity that popped up halfway through our purchase. I'd absolutely work with Ryan again, but it went so well I have no reason to for quite some time.

Ryan is awesome! I highly recommend hiring him to be your real estate agent. When my husband and I…read morewere first looking to move to the area I did a quick search for real estate agents on Yelp, Ryan's paged looked great and since it said he responded to Yelp messages typically within an hour (because who wants to pick up a phone?!) I figured I would reach out to see if he had any last minute availability to show us to a few properties and he did. Although Ryan's office is based in Chapel Hill don't let that deter you, we were only looking in Raleigh. He knows all the ins and outs of the Raleigh neighborhoods and can get here quickly when you need him. We went under contract only two weeks after working with him. He uses Patrick with a local home inspection company to do the inspection and he did a thorough job. After the great inspection Ryan said the only thing left he could think of was a metal detector test of the property, since the house was older and there was a small chance of an underground oil tank. We did the test not thinking much of it and turns out there was an underground tank and it had extensively leaked. Ryan and his assistant Karen headed up making all the appointments and getting the right people out there to deal with the issue. Sadly the seller didn't want to really deal with the issue so away that contract went. Since Ryan knew what we were looking for was kind of niche he sent us a property here and there and we kept our eyes open as well. When a house popped up on the market on a Thursday night we text him if he could meet us there the next morning to take a look. He did and we feel in love. We put an offer in that day and started the process all over again. The second time around we worked with Karen a lot and she is great to work with as well. We successfully closed on this house and love where we ended up. An additional note since Ryan works in a group with a few other real estate agents if you need to see a house in a hurry and he isn't available, he will coordinate with someone in his office who is. Team work for the win!

I typically document positive encounters and experiences with businesses, but this is unfortunately…read morea negative experience that others deserve to have some awareness on. Our family is working with a general contractor, and has been attempting to work with Scalice for now going on almost 3 months. They must be very busy. Good for them - anyone can work with expectations once they are set. We were quoted 6-8 weeks before someone could come out for the survey. We waited. They completed the work and we submitted what we needed to the county for our permit but the county requested more detail as the detail was missing for our pool area. We have now been contacting this company daily to get a confirmation on when they can make the requested update and have been unable to get a response. So now we have already paid them and are at their mercy to have a minimum expectation of customer service. It may take a while and they may deliver on one service but don't expect to be treated as an appreciated customer. You must hope they did everything right the first time because once they are done, there's no full accountability to their customers if clarifications or updates are needed.

Scalice Land Surveying was attentive, responsive and provided quality work. Plus they met a short…read moretimeline. Two thumbs up!