Thanks to Jim we've purchased two houses and have sold one of them…read more First off... Jim knows everyone. In our search for both homes (2011 and 2016) he knew the moment that a house was posted for sale or about to hit market just from word of mouth. In today's world, that gave us a huge buying advantage. Plus, after searching through what seemed like thousands of photos online, the moment that my wife and I saw a property that we wanted to see in-person, we'd toss Jim a quick text message and 99.9% of the time we had a message back saying... "booked it". Once we would arrive at a property, Jim would immediately walk off to inspect the most common issues such as foundation, roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc. So while my wife and I would be in awe of the beautiful kitchen cabinets or updated appliances, Jim was focused on the attributes that mattered. And this came in handy multiple times during the negotiation process... such as the rotted tree that we had cut down. And I'll tell you, the same attention to detail also came when selling our home. Jim knows what buyers are looking for. He'll give you his honest opinion when it comes to refreshing your paint colors, cleaning up house clutter, cleaning windows, etc. He did everything that he could to help us earn top dollar for our home in Prairie Village, KS. If you can't tell by my review, I highly recommend Jim Kraus. He'll walk through walls for you as you look for your dream property. Drop him an email or phone call, you won't regret it.

jim kraus from brookside real estate helped me both buy and sell my house. of all the realtors…read morei've ever dealt with, he was the most attentive. he would always call me back asap and always found time to show us houses on our schedules. he knows people to get any job done for a great price. it's rare to find someone who will work this hard for you. i would definitely recommend jim if you're looking in the midtown area.

We hired this realtor as our Selling Agent. His people skills are subpar. He spends no time with…read moreyou as a client. He told us to list our house for 136,000 in the current market. I told him that is what I paid for the house five years ago. We will list the home for $157300. What do you know, I was write, upon being listed on the MLS, we had a buyer make an offer for $157300 three hours later. No thanks to Taner, he did nothing. I spent 2.5 hours with the buyer. But through the whole month process. Taner was invisible. I cannot believe I even had to pay him. Taner will never call you by phone. He will either text you or facebook messenger you. You will never speak to him again after signing the contract. SO don't sign the contract with him. When the offer came in, with a deadline of 5 pm on it, there were things I did not agree to on it. We frantically tried to get ahold of our realtor to ask questions. WE texted, facebook messaged, called and left voice mails, emailed him, every way possible, but he just ignored us for the entire day. He should know as a Realtor, that when an offer comes in that the seller is going to have questions and should make himself available. Then after all the inspections were performed, there was only one repair request, that buyer had made. I wanted to see the inspection results of the septic system before agreeing to it. However, Taner my Realtor, acted like he did not have it and witheld it from me. He was disrespectful to my wife and I. He insulted our home, saying I cannot believe you got a full price offer. Let's hope it appraises for that. Every step of the way, step by step, things just got worse and worse. If he has ten years experience, it certainly does not show. Then he blocked my wife and I from being able to leave him a review, on his facebook page. If you look at his facebook page, he even left a review for himself. Some of his five star reviews were left by his family members, college friends, loan officers, his girlfriend and his own brother. I am assuming not one of those reviews is from an actual customer. His reviews are what got us to hire him. So I am warning you folks of Kansas City now, beware. You have been warned. Then since some of my friends left reviews on his facebook page, I was able to comment on those. Which I did. I am trying to protect others from what my wife and I experienced. It was the worst 30 days of our lives and probably aged us both by five years. My wife cried several times over his actions. We both lost tons of sleep. He even contacted the local authorities and made a false police report that I was harrassing him and his family, messaging them on facebook, which is 100% not true. People please, use your due diligence and check your realtor our fully before hiring, ask for references and contact those references. After two weeks of working with him, we fired him and had he VP, of Platinum Realty, Dennis Perkins handle the rest of our deal. Although he did not appreciated being pulled into the middle of it he did it. Without Dennis Perkins, my deal would have never closed and we would of lost our buyer.

Neighbors KC was amazing! They worked with our budget to help us find a home quickly! Extremely…read moreknowledgeable in helping us with our first home purchase. They kept our nerves at ease and made the home buying process super easy and fun. I would highly recommend using them in the future! I know I will be!

Heather did a tremendous job. She was professional, kind, and knowledgeable about the real estate…read moremarket. Not only was she there every step of the way, she went above and beyond in making sure everything went smoothly. Heather is a rock star. Whether you are looking to buy or sell, one can't find a better realtor than Heather.

This realtor is unprofessional and difficult to work with. I wouldn't recommend her to anyone I…read morecare about. We almost backed out of the deal because of her aggressive nature. Pick another Keller Williams agent. There's a lot of good ones!

I wanted to add to my review. At the end of our first year in our new home, Ben sent us a copy of…read moreour paperwork that detailed the prepaid taxes that we paid at closing. This made it super easy to file our income tax, and have that paper available.he sent it around Christmas time and had a little reminder to take advantage of all the wonderful benefits of being a homeowner and the tax deduction is just one of them. Thank you Ben for an amazing process and wonderful service through the whole experience.

Unfortunately I would not recommend Ben. In the beginning he was ok. Towards the end is where he…read morefell apart. Lies, misinformation, and all around left us in two situations that could have been avoided. My recommendation; find another realtor! Update: Ben and I spoke (email and phone) and he tried to reason with my complaints. Im not gonna lay out the facts here, but In the end when we laid out the facts of the situation we were put in he stopped responding. I feel it is bad business to leave a client to have to get another realtor (with the same company) to fix his mistakes. Realtors come a dime a dozen. Find one that will have your back to the end.

Eddie Helped us sell an investment house last February, it was a difficult location and he really…read moregot out and called up his network of buyers and work with us to find the correct value for the place. He really knew a lot about the local market and how to show the value of a place. I would definitely recommend using the company again. Also it was a ton cheaper than using a full service agent.

I would not recommend Eddie, he's the worst communicator, in a business where you need to be top…read morenotch at communication. He doesn't like to be told what you want him to do either, which you're having to do because he doesn't listen or read your email right.

If only I could give 0 stars! Buyers and Sellers BEWARE! My experience with both Ashley Hoer and…read moreRon Henderson were extremely negative while purchasing a home represented by this group!

I used Ron Henderson & Associates to sell the home my ex-husband and I jointly owned. Ron suggested…read morehis associate Kevin Buchan. Since it was a divorce, I asked that things be kept separate. That I receive all my information from him and there'd be zero contact between my ex-husband and me. I also let him know that I was a first-time seller and that I would need guidance throughout the process. None of the things I requested before signing the contract were honored. Kevin would only communicate with my ex-husband and information was consistently sent to an email I never provided him with. Throughout the whole process, I was left out of the loop. Kevin gave my ex-husband all the power in the sale of our home. As a woman fresh out of an abusive relationship and working on gaining back their power. I felt uncomfortable and as if I was being preyed upon for his financial gain. He'd give my ex-husband information, then my ex-husband would contact with the information. Afterward, I'd try to contact Kevin to confirm the information. He wouldn't respond to my messages. Every email was please sign this with an explanation of what the document was. And because of this lack of communication, it'd take me longer to sign documents. So I was made to feel like I was delaying the process. Kevin took advantage of the situation all to fatten his pockets. At first, I was going to keep silent but after talking to his boss and his response to the situation was "thanks for letting me know." I couldn't keep silent. Women deserved to be treated fairly and their voices should be heard. My name was on the deed, so it was just as much mine and it was my ex-husbands. The way the situation was handled was completely unacceptable. I was never offered an apology, so if you're looking to sell or buy a home. Stay away from Ron Henderson & Associates. There are other realtors out there who'll respect you and put in the work and earn the commission.

Before getting serious in our home search my fiancé and I would visit open houses and talk to the…read moreselling agents. Many of them wanted to take us on as clients. Truth is, we didn't really like any of them. They all felt fake with a rehearsed speech that didn't sound like they actually care about us, only selling a home. Jared was the opposite of that. He was caring, sincere, and genuinely wanted to get us the home of our dreams for the best price. He was responsive to inquiries and did all the detailed behind the scenes work. I do not want to imagine how stressful the home buying process would have been without Jared. He put us in our dream home, and if we ever decide to move, he will be our guy.

Jared impressed us from the start at our first meeting with him. Jared was straight forward with us…read moreabout the KC market and let us know important things that changed the way we buy. He was very knowledgeable about the current market. Jared kept in touch with us as we decided what realtor to choose, and asked us questions truly getting to know us. His strategy works so well, that we saw only 10 houses. The house that we bought had 8 other offers and yet ours was chosen! He helped us formulate solid offers. Jared gave great advice while house shopping, pointing out things we wouldn't have noticed or pointing out negatives ./ worrisome things such as foundation issues, etc. He helped us negotiate with the sellers realtor, even when we offered as is. He is great at communicating with other realtors. As first time home buyers this was really great because it was things we wouldn't have known to look at. Jared was great to work with buying a house during COVID, and he has checked up on us so many times after closing. He has helped us with minor house repairs we've needed and given us guidance, and he truly cares about his clients!! --

I love Crown Realty. I've used realtors all over town, and these people are by far the best. They…read moreare kind, professional, have great ethics, and will do anything for their clients. I especially recommend Dara Stambaugh, who in my opinion is one of the most knowledgeable and hands-down best agents I've ever met. Having used Crown for my own needs to buy and sell real estate and very impressed by the money they helped me save (and make!) I continue to refer my friends to them. They are a true Kansas City family business, and they care about people and take good care of them. Highly recommend.

I bought a house with Crown Realty and it was an awful experience. The owner's kids work as agents…read morebut they are terrible. They are dishonest. Also they are very hard to get ahold of. They represented the sellers and they took days to respond. But their the boss's kids so they get away with anything. Not only that but the owner himself, Gary Hossack, is rude. He was the broker on my deal and he showed up almost an hour late to sign the final contracts and he wasn't even apologetic. Use any real estate company but this one.