If you're looking to buy or sell any real estate, I highly recommend that you contact "First Gold…read moreRealty", and ask for Ifeta Redzovic. Ifeta was referred to me by my uncle when I started my search for a 2 bedroom condominium. I was going through my first time home-buying experience, and it was AWSOME. Ifeta helped me find the right place for me within my budget. I was so impressed how professional and knowledgeable Ifeta is about real estate market. You'll have somebody on your side through the whole process, and long after that. Adnan

Ifeta was just what I needed to get my home sold. She is very knowledgeable about home short sells…read more After having my home on the market for over year with no offers, she was able to get the job done. She turned a stressful situation to no stress at all. She kept me informed of the process weekley and after each showing, She showed my home when it was convenient for me and worked around my shceduled and showed real concern for me. She is the best.

DO NOT USE BRIAN CONOVER. I inquired 3 times about a property..it took him a week to text me. Then…read morehe tells me he can squeeze me in and to just meet him at the property..I was there, and no one showed up. Thanks for wasting my time, Brian. I expected more from a highly accredited brokerage such as Berkshire Hathaway. Apparently I was wrong. Do yourselves a favor and call another brokerage that's interested in helping people find a house. Definitely won't be recommending this establishment or Brian Conover.

Just closed on my house that sold in only 5 days. I bought my house 18 years ago from Nancy…read moreHotchkiss and sold it through her again last week. Undoubtedly the most knowledgeable real estate agent in the area. The buyers' lawyer even told us we have the best agent. She was informative, responsive and gave us great suggestions to help increase our sale price. We actually got more than the listing price. We might not be 5 star clients (we are so disorganized), but she is a 5 star agent and we're grateful she put up with us!

I contacted Heather about one of her agents, Craig Frazen, who was the listing agent of a house I…read morepurchased. Heather DID respond to my email, but was very defensive about her agent. I expressed some concerns about how the deal was made including the agent misrepresenting the square footage and condition of the house. Apparently there is no agreed upon standard for square footage and it's not the listing agent job to carefully check the size or condition of the property. Knowing this is the biggest purchase of someone's life the whole laissez-faire attitude leaves something to be desired. Sure, it's buyer beware, but when/how to ethicals come into play? We didn't have that conversation because she was too busy cheering for Craig! In Heather's own words "shit happens" and that about summarizes her objectivity about one of her agents and the real estate market in general. The seller's 100 percent mis-represented the house and Heather's point was that's not Craig's fault, but being rather careless about how he advertised the property left me wondering how the transaction could have been better. Heather was too busy defending Craig to actually consider that. And because of that I would not use either one of them for my next real estate transaction.

My experience working with realtors from this business was deeply disappointing, and frankly…read morealarming. When corresponding with representatives from this firm, I encountered repeated issues with disorganization , lack of responsiveness, and poor attention to critical details. There were also situations that raised serious concerns about professionalism and ethical judgement. Purchasing property requires trust, competence and transparency. Unfortunately my experience reflected the opposite. I often felt that I needed to double-check information, due to the frequent errors on their behalf, and advocate for basic standards that should be routine in this profession. I strongly recommend that potential clients proceed with caution and carefully verify all information provided.

Hands down, best realtor EVER. Not only did she help us find our home moving during covid,…read more(jeremy's review from 2020) But then helped us sell that same home as we are moving out of state soon. She was able to help us sell our home for the highest sale in neighborhood history. Everything from staging, cleaning, utilizing her own decor from her house if needed, letting our dog out, open house, negotiating. Effortless for her. You will not regret choosing Laura! She will be honest, set realistic expectations, and be your advocate all the way through.

It was around February 2020 when me and my wife decided on buying our own dream home. We were…read moreapprehensive and had absolutely no idea of how to go about doing it but we needed to start somewhere.I believe home buying could be very stressful process especially for a first time home buyer. I thought Google would be a nice place to start to look for a realtor who could help us find our next dwelling. I did my search online to look for a firm with a proven track record, good ratings & testimonials and who could understand what we exactly were looking within the location of our choosing and of course, keeping it under our budget!! And then the pandemic struck the US to make the whole process a lot harder. We weren't sure if any realtor would be willing in person in these troubled times to go around the city, to show us properties in reality. Obviously, Market standing , credibility turnaround time and knowledge played a significant role in our realtor choosing process. While googling, I looked up best realtors in Chicagoland area and that's where I came across McPherson Westhoff realty. Emailed them the next day and got a call back within hours from them asking about our selected areas/ expectations for our new home. They took down all the information and customized our property search results based on the criteria we set. Here is where Laura Duckett with Compass Realty was introduced to us for the first time to help us see some properties in which we were interested and we are glad we were. Laura struck me as an incredibly knowledgeable, patient, honest,helpful punctual ,diligent, passionate realtor who loves her job and who was one step ahead in her game of finding us the right property as per our requirements with a pleasing personality. She's serious about her work and humorous when the moment calls for it .She was reachable whenever needed and always inboxed newly listed or upcoming properties depending on the frequency we asked for. She scheduled showings of the properties , even from a third party website in a timely, meticulous manner with a proper printed travel map at a short notice. She totally respects her clients considerations, be it price, neighborhood, budget or you name it. We were always comfortable discussing anything and everything with her. To be honest, we became friends with her ,talking and looking over multiple properties and it gave us a sense of personal connection with her within a short span of time . We never felt rushed in, forced into buying anything or any unsolicited advice by her. She would drive with us to multiple properties in a single day all around Chicago and would give suggestions of what needed attention in a potential property, looked closely at the mechanicals, foundation, walls, flooring, ceiling appliances and materials. She was on top of answering any questions we had, and if she wouldn't know the answer right away she would make an extra effort to find them out by the end of the day to text later. I remember her sending texts even during the late night hours about a ghost query I had.It wouldn't be an exaggeration if I could say she not only won our trust, she won our hearts!! Well, after we decided on buying our current home, Laura made the whole process of negotiating, comparing the comps, putting in the offer, inspection, hiring a real estate attorney, getting a lender at a cheaper rate super quick and super smooth. She kept everyone in the loop while we went through closing with a 100% transparency. Unfortunately, Laura couldn't be present because of social distancing restrictions during our closing during the pandemic so she asked us to have our picture taken outside the title company with her head shot and that's exactly what we did.lol. She, in turn, framed that same picture and gifted it to us at the time of handing over the keys to our new house. That was hilarious! Later when we became new homeowners she suggested a firm to help us with our moving, setting up internet and other utilities transferred into our names all of which went through like a breeze and for free!! Our home buying process couldn't be any easier than what Laura made it. I highly recommend Laura as one of the topmost real estate agent one can find for the Northwest/ western suburbs. Please call her for all your real estate needs, see her in action and I'm sure you'll be delighted you did because she's exceptional in what she does. We kinda sat back and relaxed while Laura did all the work for us .We appreciate it a lot all of what you did including the leaf blower which you gifted us with is in use every single weekend reminding us of you being by our side;) . Thank you Laura.

Jen Laskov is an amazing agent, always available, kind, responsive and open....and a great person!…read moreWe found our condo with her help and during this journey she has always been with us suggesting us for the best. When we found THE ONE she helped us with the next steps, which may seem overwhelming at first if you are alone and without experience like us! But....with her everything went super smoothly and seemed also easy! Thanks Jen for your help, it meant a lot! I give her just 5 stars because unfortunately I can't give her more!

Really enjoyed working with Jen. She originally helped me to purchase my home, then I came back to…read moreher when it was time to sell. I appreciated that Jen had a very strong knowledge of the market and helped me price my home correctly the first time. Even during all of the COVID craziness, my home sold after only 2 days of showings. As I was living out of state while selling this home, Jenn was a lifesaver when it came to stopping by and checking on work we agreed to complete before the sale. Jenn had a great network of professionals (painting, home staging, etc.) that quickly helped get my home ready for sale. You don't think about needing those things, but boy does it come in handy in a pinch. Jenn was responsive, prompt, and a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend her as your next agent!

Rachel was my realtor in April of 2014, and she was able to work out nothing short of a miracle for…read moremy fiancé and I - finding us a beautiful home within our price range with less-than-perfect. She was always punctual to every appointment, readily available to answer questions, and and generous with helpful solutions to whatever problems we encountered. In short, Rachel Montiel is a consummate professional and a first-class realtor. I would recommend her to any and everyone!

As a first time home-buyers, we were nervous about the whole process. Rachel helped spell things…read moreout for us and walk us through every step. She's not only extremely professional, she's also very personable and took time to get to know my partner and I and assess our needs. I highly recommend using Rachel as your realtor. She's wonderful in about a million different ways.

I couldn't have asked for a better realtor than Liz. I had started working with a couple others…read morethat were difficult and never getting back to me, but then I got a referral from a friend and I'm glad I did. My entire search process lasted almost 6 months because I am so picky and didn't want to budge on amenities in my building or price, but Liz never lost interest or momentum in the search. When I found places I wanted to go see and visit, it seemed like Liz dropped everything and made herself available in case the condo was going to move fast. She responded to emails and calls extremely quickly too. She knows the neighborhoods and each building very well, and it helped a lot since I was moving from out of state to Chicago. In all, the process was much smoother than I had even hoped, and I will definitely work with Liz in the future. Thanks!

I was a first time home buyer and couldn't be happier with Liz. Every question or concern that I…read morehad during this whole process (and there were many), was addressed in an understanding and thoughtful way. I never felt dumb for "first time home-buyer" type questions and was always confident that Liz had my best interest in mind. What else was great, was that while viewing homes, Liz would think of all sorts of questions to ask other realtors and neighbors that NEVER would have occurred to me. I should also mention that despite being an admittedly picky buyer, Liz was always happy to continue working with me to find a place that she knew I would be happy with. Liz was very knowledgable about the areas that I was looking in and very understanding about my openness to explore multiple areas. She found a lot of great places for me to view and was also happy to show me the occasional place that I found as well. Liz's negotiating skills are second to none and I'm extremely glad that she was on my side during all this. She was very strong, but reasonable while negotiating with the other party, and would not let me settle for less than I might have otherwise. Again, I'm glad she was on my side. At one point, the seller offered and a conciliatory AC unit in leu of a faulty washer/dryer. In a respectful, yet strong way, Liz let them know that that was unacceptable. I would recommend Liz to anybody with zero hesitation. She was very helpful throughout the entire process and I trust her entirely - which is something that I value highly. I will use Liz in the future and encourage you to do so too. You will be happy that you did.

Rashauna was there for me, from start to finish, scheduling homes and advocating on my behalf. Her…read moreteam moved swiftly in getting me deal placed and everything pushed through. Throughout the paperwork process, they assured me that they were on it, staying in direct contact with my lender. I highly recommend working with Rashauna and her team. I will use them every time I buy property and so should you!

Wow. The best realtor in the game! Helped us with every single issue, answered all questions, very…read moreknowledgeable about subjects, and the most important she knows what she's doing. This was a very long process and Rashauna was there for us since day 1 which I most certainly appreciate it. Im eternally grateful for Rashauna and I would recommend her to anyone of my friends, family, and strangers that are looking to purchase property. Thank you Rashauna for everything!