Fabulous, smooth transaction. Oddly enough I had known Melissa for years, she rented an apartment…read moreto my husband and I back in the day when she was the property manager for Abodes, so when I heard she was in Real Estate I jumped at the chance for her to sell us our very first home. Organized, efficient, down to earth, didn't "talk over our head"... which is exactly what you want when you're a first time home buyer. It would have been a nightmare without Melissa there to guide us through the selling and buying process.

Update: Five years after moving to Bloomington, my husband and I moved to Virginia for work…read more Melissa was our realtor again,this time to sell our house, and once again, she was excellent. The process was easy peasy for us because of her expertise and energy. I can't recommend her enough!

We were first time home buyers and Ruth helped us tremendously! First of all, she is is very nice,…read morepatient and very prepared for the job, very professional! She is always ready to answer all the questions -and trust me, we had many-, or do her own research, if needed. She showed us many houses in town and was very supportive and positive. Very understanding! The communication was great, prompt and very efficient. It was a great experience to work with her!

If you're looking for a realtor who will go the extra mile you will be delighted , Karen is very…read moreintelligent, extremely people friendly, she is extremely great to work with, my wife and I looked at several properties with Karen. I am a contractor so let me tell you Karen is impressive with the wealth of wisdom and understanding she has for construction. This lady is absolutely the tops in her field, if you've got Karen Pitkin for your realtor you had better pack your bags she is a mover and a shaker! My wife and I actually sat in her office and wrote an offer on a house on a Sunday! This lady will go above and beyond and make you feel like you're doing her the favor! My wife and I love her, she comes highly recommended! Eric &Shaunie Hamil

One of the few realtors who EXCEEDS expectations!…read more We have used karen several times - and referred her dozens more, and every time we refer her we get a huge thank you from both her and the folks we referred! She does what she says she'll do - she is honest and a hard-worker.Highly recommend using her.

This is a local dad (Tim) and daughter (Beth) real estate team. They've been in Bloomy for forever…read moreand are among the most passionate people I've ever seen when it comes to houses and finding the perfect match between buyer, seller and house. They also deal with auction houses. I have only worked with Beth, but I'm sure her dad is great too since he's who trained her! Anyway, I've known Beth for a few years now. I have a very close friend who when she was searching for homes had a real estate agent who wasn't Beth. Her realtor was not super helpful. In fact, my friend ended up finding the house she bought herself! But the seller's agent was Beth. My friend liked Beth so much that she started recommending her to friends instead of her own agent! So one of our mutual friends worked with Beth to find her home, which she moved into just before having her first child. Such a stressful home search process. Beth made everything smooth and they found the perfect house in the perfect location for their budget. Then me and my husband decide we want to find a home! We connect with her, describe all kinds of ridiculous things that she probably had no way of being able to search for (the lighting in the home should be like THIS, etc). She never scoffed at us and spent a lot of time trying to understand our taste and find us the right home. But then I found out I was pregnant! I didn't want to deal with a new home and a new baby at the same time, so we said goodbye in a polite way to Beth. But Beth is such a professional! She kept the door open even though we had closed it. Congratulated us, wished us well, and told us she'd be happy to work with us whenever we were ready to start our search again. A couple years later that's exactly what we did! The housing market had become absolutely insane in Bloomington. If you didn't buy a house the moment you toured it, or sometimes even before then, the house would be snapped up. Many houses were gone the same day they were listed! We were feeling so frustrated with the process. But because she has her ear to the ground on houses, she was able to find a perfect home for us before it was even listed, and we made an offer that day. We were so lucky!!!! Since that time I've referred many friends to her, and everyone comes back absolutely raving about how kind she is, how great she is at understanding exactly what it is they're looking for in terms of style, amount of work needed to put into the home, location and price range. She makes it happen! I can't recommend her highly enough. She's also won realtor of the year at least once, probably lots of times if I had to guess. All I can say is, if you're looking for a Bloomington home you better connect with her fast before she's completely booked! She will make your home dreams come true.

Mrs. Richardson was recommended to me by a friend who had a great experience working with her. I…read morewas living in another state and had limited time to view homes. Amanda helped me to find a home that fit my needs and budget and always worked with my schedule. She possesses superior expertise in the negotiating and closing process. She even took time away from her vacation to assist me in my purchase. She clearly went above and beyond my expectations. I would highly recommend her to anyone!!!

I had bought land in Brown County before, but sold it because there were challenges with the…read moregeography that I did not want to deal with. I was looking to build our retirement home in order to take advantage of the beauty of the hills as well as the reasonable taxes. One day, I Inquired about a property for sale, and met Matt and Sheila. They learned about what we were looking for, and made suggestions for land that met our requirements. They were very patient as we worked through Covid and escalating prices. Months turned into a couple of years. Once the right property popped up, Sheila alerted us, and moved quickly and efficiently to complete the deal. Now, real estate agents don't make the money they could on selling a house. Other agents would have written me off, but Sheila was professional and engaged throughout the entire transaction. Would I trust Sheila and Matt to advise me on a real estate transaction in the future? Absolutely. Highly Recommended.

Hallmark and Karan Rastall were recommended by a friend and we met Karan at a first time home buyer…read moreseminar she co-hosted with realtor Deb Tomaro (highly recommend attending - it is free!). The entire process has been effortless and the easiest part of the process. Karan gave us a heads up and kept us up to date on what we needed to know, when we needed to know it and really showed us every option in an easy to consider/compare format. She is fast, friendly, and professional and we really enjoyed working with her to knock out the mortgage, but also she is just a really great person and we appreciate everything she did to take care of us. one of the reasons I was interested in using this company is they have a tool called "What IF?" and you can plug in different scenarios to see how it would impact your loan (good and bad). In a year when we are getting married, had to buy a new car and had a parent die, there were a lot of what ifs that came up for us and a lot of situation changes that Karan didn't even blink at and did what was needed to keep us on track. So happy to own our new (and first) home!

We utilized Valu-Net for the selling of our house and also the purchase of our new home…read more Oftentimes when you are looking to work with a realtor you may have a concern on a firm that has a 1% selling commission. Often called a discount realtor. Yes their fee is less but there is absolutely no reduction in their ability to perform at a level that exceeds other companies. A rating of 10 out of 10 is very warranted for their professionalism and expertise. Posted AUGUST 2025 Jay S