We just bought our second home with Ellen and couldn't be happier. She made the whole process easy…read moreand stress-free from start to finish. She always made time for our questions and walked us through every step so we felt confident the whole way through. She is very experienced and she made sure everything was taken care of before closing. Ellen truly cares about her clients and goes above and beyond. We're so thankful we found her and would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell. She's the best!

As a loan officer it's always so nice to deal with conscientious & collegial agents, like those in…read morethe Brass Lantern office. Most recently, I've had the pleasure of working with Dicky Scearce, a true Southern Gentleman. It's been such a smooth transaction that I happily endorse Dicky if you're looking for a great local agent! His savvy negotiating skills paid off for our mutual client and I can't wait to work with him again! Highly recommend!

First I would like to start by saying that the 1 star review by Karina Sutherland is an absolute…read morelie. My husband and I were the purchasers of the home they are referring to and I'd like to be the first to set the record straight. Mrs. Sutherland is only writing a poor review because she tried to scam us into buying a home that had about $2500 worth of purposely withheld damages(by her and her husband Mr. Sutherland). My husband and I purchased the home from California site unseen. We were moving on military orders and fell in love with the house and even though his orders weren't for a couple more months we knew we absolutely just had to have it. I know for a fact that Alyson had them sign a dual agent disclosure because we all signed the same paper electronically. The Sutherlands had multiple opportunities to come clean and be honest about the damages to the home which included a tremendous amount of water damage to the hardwood floor, cracked tile in the laundry room, and a kitchen cabinet that was also extremely damaged from the same water that destroyed the floor. Instead of being honest they did their very best to illegally hide damages. It wasn't until after selling our home in California, driving 38 hours cross-country, and making it to our first and final walk through that we discovered the damages to the home and only by luck. The Sutherlands had strategically place a large rug over the damaged floor which also masked the cabinet damage, and we only noticed it as we were walking out the door to sign the papers for the home. Obviously once we noticed the damaged we refused to go through with the purchase unless it was agreed upon that it be fixed. The Sutherlands would only pay for half the damages and got extremely angry with Alyson for not being along side them and allowing us to be conned. Eventually Alyson took it upon her self to pay for the rest of the damages so that we didn't have to yet again stay another night in a hotel with our infant, toddler, and German Sheperd. After the documents were signed the Sutherlands immediately put a stop on the check they wrote us to pay for half the damages. It wasn't until they were threatened with a lawsuit that they finally coughed up the funds. These people really went as far as to try and slander this poor woman because they didn't get away with screwing us over. If it weren't for Alyson who worked extremely hard to make sure our home was repaired (even after she was paid and technically didn't have to help us with anything) we would be living in a nightmare right now. Now that that has been put into proper perspective i would like to give an actual honest review of Alyson. If you look at the rest of the reviews on her page you will see that she is worthy of your business because this woman was seriously a God send to us! So i'm going to start from the beginning. We contacted Alyson in regards to a home we were considering purchasing in North Carolina while living in California. She was an absolute pleasure to work with! Knowing that we were going to be purchasing the home site unseen she did everything in her power to make the process seamless and stress free. She even went as far as Face-timing us so that we could do a virtual walk through of the home. Alyson was a very honest, helpful, diligent, and professional agent. We couldn't have found someone better to represent us. Just three short weeks later we found ourselves moving into our dream home and we couldn't have been happier with how smooth everything went regardless of the multiple timelines, 3 hour time zone difference, 25 day escrow, and contingent deal we were working with. As we were purchasing our new home in North Carolina we were also simultaneously selling our home in California. Alyson went above and beyond to keep the timelines flowing and aligned. I would recommend her services a million times and implore everyone looking for an honest and hardworking agent to contact Alyson and you will not be disappointed!

Buyers/Sellers Beware:…read more We contacted Alyson Price to represent us in selling our home. After one month on the market she convinced us to lower asking price saying "the mortgage companies have lending caps". We lowered the asking price by $5000, now that doesn't seem like much but in the end it cost us a lot more. Keep in mind that before we listed the home we discussed the commission rate to 5.5% with the .5% being an incentive for the buyers agent. If she was going to be representing both sides (dual agent) we were going to 5%. Shortly after reducing the listing price, Alyson said there was a buyer from California who wanted to purchase but never mentioned she was representing them. She slowly started to negotiate all sorts of things that benefited the buyers. I kept telling my husband "it seems like she's working harder for them than us" and my husband kept trying to tell me "no, it's to get the house sold seeing as there is a selling agent commission involved". We put our TRUST in her as first time home sellers and she failed us miserably!! From the time she told us about the buyers from California, she was working as a dual agent and NEVER once said anything to us about representing both sides. We even signed paperwork through DocuSign and never saw the last page where is says she is a dual agent. It's not a page that requires our signature apparently and I'm sure it was added after because we read everything. We've bought multiple homes and it's frustrating to have this happened to us. I'm positive now she knew the buyers would qualify for the reduced price of the listing but not the original listing amount, hence the "lending caps". Only after we closed on the home did we realize that she had been acting as a dual agent! For us that's a conflict of interest. Dual-agency for us jeopardize our rights as a seller and can't see this going well because at the end she ended up favoring the other party over us. If she would have told us upfront she was representing they buyer as well, we would have either walked away or renegotiated a few things like the closing costs we paid for buyer, etc. Alyson was unethical and only cared about her personal financial gain and even made us pay all the closing cost instead of protecting us and helping us with the transaction! She was always conveniently away when time to sign papers and even at closing we signed three papers. Of course we asked where the rest of the paperwork was specifically one with numbers on it showing what all is being calculated. They said that was it, AND NEVER SIGN A POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR YOUR AGENT. Alyson needs to learn to do business based on ethics not just the MONEY and be HONEST and transparent with customers!!!

Valerie was amazing! We tried to sell our home previously and could not get a Realtor to really out…read moreany work into it. Valerie took on the challenge and got it done quicker than we could've hoped for. We live out of state, and she kept us informed on showings and feedback from prospective buyers. She helped to coordinate projects that needed to be completed for the sale and was always a text message, call, or email away. Thanks so much to Valerie and Johnson Realty!

Whether it is your first home or you have had numerous, you want Ric Fountain every step of the…read moreway! I bought a home from Ric while living on the West Coast, and I would do it again! I expect a professional who will engage with me, listen to my needs, know when to educate and how to seize the moment for the right deal. Because he is so knowledgeable on many levels, he made it a seamless experience. The seamless experience includes his network. I do not think he ever met a stranger, and he pulls his network in to go over and beyond with service even after the close. I flew in and had to work the same day and instead of being stressed Ric had set up my internet ready to go with password. He made sure it was professionally cleaned and anything that needed tweaked for my liking completed by his professional resources. I not only gained a beautiful new home, but a friend in Ric and all his friends too! Now, all that underscores Ric is a unique professional, so is there any reason you don't deserve all that personable professionalism too?

Andrew was just amazing through our whole build process with 70 West and transaction of buying our…read morehome. He was patient and kind and always communicated in a timely fashion. He was honest in his communication with us in regards to our questions and expectations; which made us trust his expertise and advice even more. He was present and thorough in his communication with us and execution of needs to the builder/other realtor. We had a great experience with Andrew and we highly recommend him for not only buying your home but also selling your home. He was pretty amazing and the best realtor I have had in the 4 homes I have bought! Thanks Andrew!

Wish i could give zero stars. Ennett reality is a nightmare and major rip off! I used them to try…read moreto sell my property. I had barely any showings and the property did not sell. I then decided to rent the property through Ennett. Due to unforseen circumstances I had to leave several items in the home and garage. Ennett had a list of things that were absolutely to stay and both Ennett and renters were aware I would move back after a year. When I returned I found things on that list that were missing. Namely my dryer and a wrought iron patio table top that had belonged to my husband who had passed away. Both Ennett Reality and the renters knew this was a very sentimental item. I also found things missing in the home that were not on the list but were things that would normally left with the house when renters leave such as the bathroom mirror ( put in by the builder) and a wooden toilet paper holder that had been bolted to wall ( which left large holes in my paneling with exposed dry wall) . As well as all of my dead husbands clothes that were in the garage. The clothes had not been in the renters way at all as the were obviously taken when the renters left as i found the bag of hangers out by the garbage when i brought my first load of furniture home. The hinge to my front storm door was ripped out of the door jam and my house was left smelling like a wet dog. So much so that my friend who was going to move in had to back out because she could not stand the smell. When Ennett Reality did the walk through when the renters left they should of had that list and pictures that they " supposedly " took before the renters moved out. Apparently they did not, or did not care enough to refer to them or did notice those problems and did not care enough to let me know. The renters moved out Memorial Day weekend, and I was not to move back until mid June. If Ennett had done their job and notified me perhaps i could have at least gotten my table back, however they actually gave the renters their deposit back saying the home was left in good shape! I will never use them again and hope no one else does either!

Ennett Realty recently sold our home. They went above and beyond what was expected of them. Shortly…read moreafter we moved out of state, our home was damaged by Florence. They found us a contractor to do the repairs, and took care of numerous things that we were unable to do being so far away. I highly recommend them!!!

I had the pleasure of working with Jaclyn McCoy and Taylor from HomeZen Realty. Many great…read morequalities stand out to me when I think of them including exceptionally detail oriented, insightful, hard working women. Thanks to their dedication, we have found a lovely home that I'm proud to raise my children in. I hope everyone buying a home gets an opportunity to be apart of the HomeZen Realty family.

Jacklyn's expertise was very evident from our first meeting. She took the time to understand our…read morepreferences and style to find the right home for our family. Jaclyn was incredible communicative during our home buying process. She promptly answered calls, texts and emails, keeping us informed about every development. Jaclyn stood out with her personalized approach, making the whole process a superb experience. She visited various communities to find the right home for us. She took the time to take pictures and videos for us to review each home. Jaclyn professionalism was consistent. She was always on time for meetings and provided reliable advice. She was very patient with us throughout the whole process. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Jaclyn. Her dedication to our satisfaction was evident in how she went out of her way to accommodate every request and provided honest advice.

Hands done the hardest working realtor I've had the pleasure to work with. She goes the extra mile…read morefor her clients and never seems to have a bad day and always has a smile on her face. Highly recommend anyone looking to buy or sell a home in Eastern North Carolina to give her a call.