Betsy is THE BEST realtor! My husband and I have been looking for months to purchase a new home for…read moreour growing family and we have gone through several realtors. We had our fair share in meeting some very unprofessional and ineffective realtors. All I can say is that we were very fortunate in meeting such a sweet, professional, and above all exceptional realtor! She is real good at what she does, and knows her stuff! There is no wasting time with Betsy. She cuts to the chase and gets you what you want. Unlike, other realtors, she will get you the best deal in purchasing your new home! We couldn't be happier in our new home! Thank you Betsy! You are absolutely amazing!!! I would definitely use her again in purchasing/selling our home in the future!

Many real estate agents talk about being a "neighborhood expert" - while tacitly working dozens of…read moretowns - but Betsy bleeds Bayside Queens! Her command of all the coop and condo buildings is impressive, and there's a local flair you'll enjoy that can only come from someone born and raised in the area. However, the most important trait for me was her integrity. I've worked with a lot of real estate agents in New York over the years and many were much more interested in getting a deal done than working a little extra to find out what would best fit my situation. So if you are looking to buy in Bayside, and want an expert to represent you, I definitely recommend giving her a call and seeing if you are a good fit. I'm still in contact on occasion for market advice - and wouldn't hesitate to recommend her to friends or family.

Thank you, Jillian and Brian for a job well done. Your expertise and help selling our apartment in…read moreKew Gardens was outstanding. Jillian worked really hard for us and gave us really great advice. The apartment sold really quickly and they made the whole experience a lot easier than we imagined it would be.

Haven't Yelped in a while due to a great excuse…read more Copped an apartment! =) Now that I am all settled in comfortably I would like to thank Lily Mocanu @ Century 21 Benjamin for spending hours over the course of months showing me spots and actually talking me out of committing to certain properties. It's great to have an honest agent who had my back through the whole ordeal. Cannot emphasize that enough!

WARNING: NO HEAT We…read moremoved in their new development project - 606 West 30 in hudson yard Beyond the numerous problems tenants have mentioned in Google review, the building repeatedly fail to provide the bare minimum required BY LAW - to provide heat to tenant. For two weeks during the coldest months in NYC (January/February), multiple units, including mine, were without heat. This is a blatant violation of housing laws. My apartment was freezing, and I was sick. Management refused to provide any rent abatement during the no heat period. I am pursuing legal action. Renters, protect yourselves and look elsewhere.

Buildings are poorly constructed and property management fails at resolving issues. Multiple issues…read moreduring my tenancy were ignored.

Bridget is a wonderful agent, I'm sure she's an asset to the team and anyone would benefit from…read moreworking with her to purchase property. While looking for a co-op in Queens Bridget was very patient , highly knowledgeable on the market, worked well with other agents, and provided key insight without ever pressuring us. We trusted her input and experience and are happy with our purchase. I'd recommend her for anyone looking to purchase and most definitely will be using her services in the future.

There is a Giant Gap between someone that has a Real Estate License and someone that knows how to…read moreSell Real Estate in a Buyers Market when nothing is selling and there are ton's of properties for sale. It's very easy to get a Real Estate License but 90% of people holding a license really have no business in the Real Estate Industry--let me tell you. The Folan's have Real Estate in their blood. Their mom was an accomplished Broker that taught them how to sell. I wish I was born into their family. When I needed to sell a condo in NYC during a recession, there were no buyers and tons of distressed properties on the market. Most people told me not to sell--wait a few years--but I wasn't living in it and the monthly carrying charges were eating me alive! Before finding the Folans I hired (and fired) two other Agencies in Queens that did not know the first thing about how to sell a property! They let my condo languish for months telling me that there are no buyers--it's the wrong time! Then I spoke to a lawyer friend of mine in Manhattan--and he told me the only people in Queens that are going to be able to sell a condo right now are the Folans. To which I responded: "What are the Folans!?" "I need a Realtor I said--not a Band!" So I contacted them, and they just know how to find a buyer--they just have a way of doing it that is time tested--and my condo was sold within 2 months--they had 2 Buyers competing--after fussing with 2 other Agencies that promised me the world for 8 months that brought me nothing! And even better--they recommended a crack lawyer to do the closing. This guy was the best! So if you ask me--if I was selling a property in Queens--I would come here. Or you can go to any other agency in Queens if you really don't want to sell your property but just want to pretend it's for sale. Now I just want to say one last thing--while these ladies look good--you see their picture--they are as tough as nails and probably eat raw meat for dinner. I don't think you are going to get that touchy-feely service here--I did not feel that warm welcoming attitude that I usually look for--nor did I think they wanted any more business from me in the future--but you will get that focused attention to sell your property from professionals that live and breath this stuff.

I couldn't have asked for a better realtor! Vivian provided a personalized and warm home buying…read moreexperience. She was responsive to all of our needs and worries. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy a home in New York City!

Vivian helped my husband and me purchase our first house. She was super efficient and responsive…read more She had multiple resources to help us along the way. We highly recommend her!

Her listing agent ( who is no longer working for her ) tried to list my mom's home way under the…read moreassessed value for a quick sale while also charging 6 percent fee. Just no!

I originally wrote this review in 2010. Got an e-mail from Yelp HQ the other day saying they were…read moretaking it down because the review indicated that I did not have a relationship with this company. Huh? Shame on you, Yelp HQ! Read it again. It clearly says how we made them our agents and how much we regretted it. Oh, wow!!! double shame on you, Yelp HQ! Look at the other reviews! 3 of the 5-star reviews should totally be taken down! 2 of them clearly state that the reviewer didn't hire Shildkret! And one review has nothing to do with real estate. It's someone saying how Shildkret hires their company to do roofing jobs. WTH!! Fellow Yelpers, you can see for yourself how the 5-star reviews are all questionable and how this company has mostly 1-star reviews. They are really nasty and as crooked as the day is long. We found a house in which we were interested. We spoke to the listing agents (Debra Murray and Irene ). We told them we would have the agent we'd been working with contact them in order to continue the process. They begged us to let them represent us (so they wouldn't have to split the commission). They told us that if we did so, they would 1. Do everything they could to satisfy our needs. 2. Give us use of the company truck for our move. Neither one of these things happened despite us making them our new agents. The sellers concealed from us a number of things that were broken (the house was so packed, even the inspector didn't see these things) and the agents were only too happy to assist in rushing us through to help ensure that we did not examine too thoroughly. They never conveyed our wishes to the sellers. Things that would have helped us a great deal and would not have caused the sellers any problem or cost them anything. But not having it done cost us money and a great deal of time. And they didn't even provide the truck for our move! I contacted Julia afterwards and asked to be reimbursed for our costs. She wrote me back a very obnoxious letter in which she stated: That loan of the truck was a courtesy, not a right. That the agents spent far more time with us than with other buyers. That we were the beneficiaries of money expended by her firm. Following are excerpts from my response As to how much time the agents spent with us vs. other buyers, I couldn't say. I would have to guess though that this too is inaccurate as we bought the only property they showed us. I would imagine that you have buyers who may look at a dozen properties before buying, don't you? But of course that is not relevant. The assertion that they "bent over backwards to satisfy us" is ridiculous. It was abundantly clear that they were taking the sellers' side all the way. Regarding your claims of financial concessions by your firm that benefitted us: allow me to address the 3 you mentioned 1. Getting the sellers to leave us a stove. I've never even heard of this one before. There was never any issue regarding a stove. So, I don't know what you are talking about. Are you perhaps referring to the issue of the refrigerator? There were 2 refrigerators. We were initially lead to believe that both would stay. Not only did we not get 2, we didn't even get the better one of the 2. 2. The built-in cabinets in the 2nd bedroom. We do not believe for a minute the agents paid the sellers for them. Even Irene looked shocked when Debbie made this claim to us. The cabinets were in the contract. So, we were getting them. Neither we nor anyone else had to pay extra for them. 3. The sidewalk. Yes, your firm had this done. That's great. But please don't insult our intelligence by implying that it was some act of largess. It was a sticking point between us and the seller. And so, to speed up the process of getting a commission of tens of thousands of dollars, you invested a few hundred. That's just good business on your part. Julia, this was a horrible transaction from start to finish. The sellers' took advantage of us in every way (taking things that they weren't supposed to, trying to sell us things that were clearly included in the contract) and your agents tried to assist them in every way. The day we got the keys, we did a quick walk through and then Irene tried to get us to sign a document stating that everything was in fine shape and that the escrow money should be released. That is both totally unreasonable and totally biased! That is not good (or even fair) representation of our interests.

Lily was recommended to us by some friends whom had a great experience selling their coop…read moreapartment. After hearing about our friend's experience, my wife and I decided to reach out to Lily Tran to sell our Queens co-op. From the very first interaction, we knew that we were in good hands. She is very knowledgeable about the real estate market and gave us a fair assessment of the apartment. Lily and her team was hands on with helping us get our place staged for photos so the online listing would draw some interest. We didn't expect much but we were blown away with the photos and the ultimate listing (including the description). Though it took several weeks of open houses and showing, the end result was Lily was able to sell our co-op (it happened to be a time where the real estate market was on the downturn due to rising interest rates). We were kept up to speed every step of the way, Lily was in constant communication with us at every step and made us feel at ease. Since we had such a wonderful experience, we also utilized Lily's company to help us buy our next home. Michelle was our realtor. She was patient and was very knowledgeable with the Queens real estate market. She took the time to understand our needs and setup appointments with prospective properties. After many months of looking, we were finally able to close on our new home with Michelle's help. Thanks so much Lily, Michelle, Cindy, Jade and team!

Unfortunately judging by Trans response to my previous review she has missed the point and…read moredemonstrates exactly how she conducts her business : by blaming and making excuses. It became extremely evident that the minute we changed to a different realtor we were able to sell the property within one month and for the price we wanted. We had a much better personal, to the point, one on one communication without the nonsense redundant spam emails and had no issue with open houses. Its all smoke and mirrors. You are lucky that your careless realtor did not break the 2k AC unit. It's never wise to push any electronics to the limit. You are responsible if you break it. Just a friendly reminder. A good salesperson would never say the things she did. It's always better to accept your mistakes and see if you can do better in the future. This way, at least I could recommend you to others but I cannot due to your lack of effort and acknowledgement. Having too much pride is not the best way to improve business. If anyone in the area is looking for a good realtor please feel free to DM for info, I'm happy to recommend a good sales person. Lily Tran, I would never hire you or your team or recommend your business to anyone. Sorry.

Rachel Shelley is #1 real estate agent in my book. She is honest,trustworthy & reliable. Very…read moreintelligent & well spoken. She sold my house in Queens,NY Found me a lovely apartment on Long Island.I don't know anything about selling a house. Rachael was there for me step by step. She goes above & beyond for her clients. You will not find a better real state agent than Rachel .She is very professional & I would recommend her to anyone any day.

Getmore Realty is one of the best companies I have ever worked with! Not only are they…read moreprofessional, reliable, and honest, but they truly do care about their clients! Rachel has a whole network of connections and goes above and beyond for her clients and always makes you feel like you're her top priority!