Having held the position of Editor-In-Chief of Home & Design Magazines for nearly a decade, I have…read moremet literally hundreds of Realtors. Though some are worth their commissions, many do only enough to get by, sending their clients an automated Multiple Listing Service (MLS) link or sticking a yard sign out front and having the client do much of the work necessary to buy a new property or sell an old one.
Not so Irina Wagner.
When my son was searching for his first home, (and I was enlisted to help), we were referred to Irina by our broker and what a lucky day that was! We had been tried other Realtors: one sent us listings that had already been sold; another missed two appointments and left us standing in a snowstorm for an hour on another; and a third tried to act both as our Realtor and the seller's agent, assuring us that she would be "totally fair to both sides" and saw nothing wrong with her unscrupulous suggestion that she collect commissions from both parties. "Hey, it's legal in Missouri," she said.
Irina rescued us from all of that.
She listened carefully to my son's needs, found him listings that exactly met those needs (not trying to upsell us to a property he couldn't afford), set up viewings immediately and was respectful of our time, meeting us punctually and prepared with all information on the various houses; stayed in touch by phone, text and email; answered every question thoroughly and quickly; negotiated a list of repairs needed on the house he selected and a wonderful price on that house besides, helped him arrange insurance and worked closely with the broker to get the very best mortgage rates. In all details of the process, Irina was honest, open, friendly, helpful, intelligent, hard-working and professional.
We could not have asked for a better experience in buying a home than that provided by Irina. My son knew what to expect all along the way and the home buying process, which can be a nightmare, was easy, stress-free and, most impressively, in a very tight market, very quick. With Irina's help, he found a house within one week!
Closing was actually a pleasant experience and, when my son received his keys from Irina's hands and I acted as photographer of the momentous occasion, I knew I was taking a photo of a lifelong friend in Irina.
I cannot recommend Irina Wagner and her team at The Agency highly enough. She is the best Realtor I have ever met and that high praise coming from me. Whether buying or selling a home, you have a great resource in Irina. Choose her and I guarantee you will be in good hands.
Feel free to contact me for a personal reference about Irina and the stellar work that she does at kittwalsh@yahoo.com.