Tim did a great job dealing with a Portland realtor that didn't know the area and probably…read morein-experienced. Tim helped us throughout the process to closing. Can't THANK him enough for all the help. Can't ask for anybody more helpful and experienced as Tim to locate your next home in Central Oregon area :)

Best people to work with. Hands down help me and my family from afar. Would not work with anyone…read moreelse. If you want the best for buying and selling. These are your people!

We worked with Sinda Hanson to sell our Bend, Oregon home in 2022. She was a nightmare to work…read morewith. We several times considered firing her, but we were so stressed and exhausted that we couldn't bring ourselves to have to start over again. Sinda once bragged about being called a "bulldog." No. She was more like a nasty little ankle-biter that you just wished would shut up and go away! I hope she's gotten professional help since, but at that time, she was absolutely incapable of forming and finishing a single complete, coherent sentence. Her constant blathering was headache-inducing. She also utterly refused to ever listen to me. She announced one day that she was going to come over and weed my front flower beds. I told her in no uncertain terms that no, she was not: That I would do it myself. She then showed up the next morning and attacked our front yard. We weren't even aware of her presence until she started up a leaf blower and blew a lot of our bark mulch out into the street. She had also left a lot of weeds and pulled out some of my very expensive perennials instead. Before she brought the photographer to get interior photos, she said she was going to bring a bunch of cut flowers in vases. I told her no, that my husband has severe allergies, and she was not to bring flowers. She and the photographer then showed up the next morning, a full hour before they were scheduled to, and she immediately went to work bringing in cut flowers in vases and arranging them all over my house, ignoring my protests. The idiot later had the audacity to ask me if I wanted to keep her stupid flowers. She would call and immediately launch into one of her barrages of incomplete, incoherent sentences, blabbering incessantly, then ask what we thought. About what?!?!! And during one of her in-person nonsensical blabbering sessions, as my Sinda-induced headache grew worse, she actually turned to me and said, "Oh, I know this is hard for you to understand." Then continued babbling about whatever it was she thought she was conveying. Do I recommend Sinda Hanson? Not in a million years. Annoying doesn't even begin to cover it. To this day, just thinking about her gives me a headache all over again. AWFUL!

I'm surprised by the unfriendly behavior by one of the agents, Sheri Hilton towards us during an…read moreopen house visit earlier today. We arrived just before 3pm (the house was open until 3:30 according to Zillow) and instead of a warm welcome we received a statement " I am closing up now". I said "okay do you have a card ? " I asked since we are looking for an agent to assist with a new home purchase. Her response was "my number is on the sign. Very strange since I've never had anyone in any sales position be so unfriendly and uninterested in our business. We will continue our property search with another company.

We had a great experience working with Kristi. She was easy to work with, helped us navigate…read morethrough challenges and made the process easy. She is extremely approachable and thoughtful in her communication, and we appreciated the expertise she provided!

Called to interview them to represent us in a purchase and only got a a short 10 minute…read moreconsultation where the interest didn't seem to be there.

This is the third house that Cole Billings has helped us buy. He is far and above the most…read moreknowledgeable, competent, personable, and communicative broker with whom we have ever done business! Hayley came on board for this transaction, and she is awesome. They made this transaction so easy and smooth. We'd never use anyone else for our real estate needs.

Sam and his team at Varsity were beyond amazing! The care and service we received was top notch. We…read morewere new to the area and Sam was great at explaining the differences in the neighborhoods and always being available to show us new potential homes. His advice and knowledge got us into our new home! Once we were in contract, Sam and his team were always explaining the next steps and needs to have a clean and quick close. As well as the steps to have our new home set up with utilities etc. (they provided us an email with the whole list of who we needed to call and set up service with and different internet providers that serviced our area). When we had a question or concern; within the same day I would receive an email or text with the information or the requested phone number. Thank you Sam for an amazing experience and being such an integral part of creating our new home! And again thanks for our housewarming gift! If you are considering moving or selling I would highly recommend working with Sam and his team!

I recently worked with Beth and Rick on finding my family and I a property. I was thoroughly…read moreimpressed with their knowledge of the market, access to properties not even on the market yet, and most of all the communication. Needless to say their dedication to my home search landed us in the perfect home. From start to finish they were genuine, professional, understanding, and patient with all our crazy questions and concerns. I would highly recommend The Melner Group to anyone with Realestate needs in the area.

Beth was fantastic to work with as a first-time homebuyer! She took the time to explain the whole…read moreprocess in detail and gave great recommendations that we could trust. Anything we needed she was always available with a quick text - she even helped us do our final walkthrough remotely while we were away for the holidays. Thanks for getting us into our first home, Beth!

Because we would run out of all the positive adjectives to describe our incredible experience of…read moreworking with Scott we'll keep it simple: if you're looking for the best realtor in the US and want to find your dream place in Bend work with Scott. Scott is absolutely top of the game A+ partner in any real estate transaction. He's genuinely interested to understand the needs and wants, knows all Bend and surrounding neighborhoods in and out and always has your best interest in mind. His working ethics, transparency and integrity are exemplary. All that topped off with a sense of humor that will make your day no matter if you found the home or not yet. When we started to work together we were undecided as for the exact criteria and location. Fortunately we could really count on Scott to shape our perspective while touring multiple properties. He was instrumental in expanding our search beyond Bend proper, helped us consider the pros and cons of the Three Rivers area (a little known gem!) to land our dream house. We're somewhat demanding clients and Scott over delivers every step of the way: from a real time audio tour on the way to see the properties, through staying on top of everyone involved in the transaction: home inspectors, appraisals, title company, lenders you name it. Scott has everything under control and his professional, proactive approach is absolutely amazing. We always knew what was happening next and why. He went above and beyond to answer in detail every question we had, from short term rental laws / CC&Rs through property permits /inspections to closing. Or referred us to specialist in areas which were outside of his expertise. Scott's extensive network has proven invaluable before, during and after we closed on our house. Scott single-handedly redefines what it means to be real estate agent. He'll be your partner and a trusted friend during your real estate search. We're so happy to have found him and you'll be too. Thank you Scott!

We have met Scott Powers in March 2018 while checking some house listings on the window of Bend…read morePremier Real Estate office in Bend. Scott stepped outside and asked if he could help to answer any questions. Engaging in a conversation with Scott that day was one of the best ad hoc decisions we have ever made. He spent the next hour and a half not only patiently answering all our questions about Central Oregon real estate market but also gave us a pretty comprehensive 101 course on home buying. During our 10+ years of renting in SF Bay Area we have considered purchasing a house several times. The horrendous price tags have been stopping us from doing it, but the perspective of choosing and trusting a real estate agent wasn't helping either. The brokers we came across on different occasions here and there, seemed dishonest, pushy and commission driven. It was quite nice to realize that Scott is none of the above. He is a genuinely nice, frank and easygoing person. His work ethics are superb and he approaches every task with attention to details. We were very upfront with Scott about going through the process one step at the time and we were impressed with how respectful he was of our timeframe. Over the next few months, we stayed in touch, occasional asking some questions while gathering more information on our own. Scott very casually checked on us once in a while without ever making us feel being pushed or rushed. Once we were ready to move ahead Scott was immediately ready to switch into the action mode. He helped us set up a personalized search profile on his portal reflecting our needs and expectations so we could be notified every time a matching property showed up on the market. It was very helpful in getting a better feeling about what's available and what's realistic. Once we got a list of a few properties to see, Scott organized and perfectly executed a weekend showing of a dozen properties we were interested in. His knowledge about each listing and surrounding community was impressive. I was particularly impressed with his honesty in pointing out the pros and cons of each property. At the same time, he was carefully listening to our feedback and addressing all concerns we have voiced. Communication with Scott was always super-efficient, even though it was mainly done long-distance with us living in SF Bay Area. Scott is incredibly responsive and flexible in using different means of communication. We have never felt overwhelmed with his emails or texts, while very well informed. Since it was our first experience with the home purchase we needed to trust Scott's knowledge, experience and instincts. We can say without any doubt that he always had our best interest in mind and went above and beyond to help us every step of the way. We ended up buying a wonderful property at a great price, matching our expectations perfectly. Scott has also navigated us smoothly through financial aspects of the process, the escrow, all necessary inspections etc. Even now, a few months after closing, we can always count on his advice on home or Bend related topics. If you ever decide to work with Scott, rest assured, you will be in the excellent and very capable hands.

Brook is a true professional who does what he says, shows up on time, listens, offers gentle,…read moreexpert advice when needed, handles all requirements in a calm and productive manner, genuinely cares, thus making the horrid task of moving a smooth process. I felt entirely supported throughout every step of the selling and buying experience. Brook is one of the best and most experienced realtors in Bend and surrounding areas. I can't recommend him enough.

There are a lot of agents out there who are no more than middle men, reminding you when and where…read moreto sign, but leaving the searching and due diligence to you. Brook Gardner is not that type of agent. Relocating from out of state during the height of a global pandemic, we needed a true partner to help us find our perfect home as if it were his own purchase. Brook more than delivered. Brook builds an easy rapport so that he understands what his clients need and want, even when physical face to face meetings are impossible. He shepherded us through the tricky process of both selling a home with another agent and buying a new home with him, keeping our goals in sight and alerting us of opportunities and risks along the way. Without fail he presented the positives and negatives of each home we evaluated so that we, as newcomers to the area, were aware of the idiosyncrasies of each community we considered. When we identified our ideal home he leveraged his expertise in the local market and suggested a creative contract structure that allowed us to win out over many other competing offers. All along the way Brook had our back, to give our family the fresh start we hoped for. His experience and grounded good humor ensured that our move made in uncertain times was unexpectedly easy. The many little things he did, like engaging our reluctant child in the decision making process and replacing the batteries in chirping fire alarms so we wouldn't have to on our first night, set him apart. Brook somehow manages to behave like both a consummate professional and an old family friend who is personally invested in your future happiness. Do yourself the favor of giving him a call. I know I will if we ever need an agent again.

Daren is absolutely wonderful! My husband and I are out-of-state buyers and Daren was just…read moreincredible to have on our side! She listened to what we wanted and found us our home during a pandemic in a very aggressive market within a week. She definitely puts in the work for her clients and it shows! Her knowledge and professionalism are second to none and on top of that, she truly goes above and beyond every step of the way. She made the entire experience seamless and straightforward and now we are the homeowners of a beautiful place in Bend! I highly, highly recommend Daren!

My husband and I actually found Daren through high reviews and we are glad that we did…read more Daren made everything about buying our first home, while living in California, very easy. When we came into town, she was able to get us in to look at a few properties with very short notice. She was up front about what the market looked like and what a fair market value was for the homes. I appreciated that she did not push the one home that we looked at that was very overpriced (has dropped $125K since listed) when she could have just for commission. It was evident that she didn't think that was the right home or value for us. Every communication and question was answered very promptly. She was able to help us manage the inspection and subsequent changes to be made which was a big help because we are not local. I honestly feel that some realtors would deem this outside of their responsibility, but Daren went above and beyond. Working with the title company that she recommended was seamless as well. If you want a realtor who knows the market, has a lot of experience, and really cares about helping you throughout the process then Daren is it.