Reviews that most people will find come from clients, as we certainly want to hear the perspective…read moreof someones experience as a consumer, but I am a mortgage loan officer. I can shed some light on working with Janie behind the scenes, in which consumers do not hear or know about through the process. When it comes to working with a realtor, you will not find a realtor better than Janie. First and foremost, with Janie's background and knowledge in home repair and maintenance, along with her connections and understanding of home quality. Janie is able to walk into a home, just like I am able to look at a loan, and know if this is a doable property from a lending standpoint to expected repairs and maintenance needed for a home to relay to a client. Most agents are unaware and without this knowledge and background, and look to appease the client which is point 2. Janie does not sell the client like most, to get an offer in quickly, she gives them the truth. That's how I have run my business, and it is the single most important factor that drives success, not selling or pushing someone into something they may not be a good fit for, or not knowing all the details. Third, Janie has tons of connections, not just apps or knowledge of companies, I am talking real connections to all areas of the home from home repair, to IT, to flooring and ways you can snag some deals on things you decide to accomplish with your home thereafter you move in. The next area comes with the process - unlike most realtors, Janie is INVOLVED the entire process, which helps take a lot of miscommunication and heat off me as a lender - she helps get documents, sets her clients expectations accurately and prepares them for the process, she translates my mortgage lingo to reiterate a better understanding to clients, and she is usually on the phone with me daily reviewing all the files for her clients to ensure everything is on track - she lays out the red carpet here. I was blown away when I started working with her and didn't have to request or even obtain a single document - She literally sets clients up right and stays on them throughout the process to ensure we do what we need to do to close on time. If there is an issue, Janie steps in. If there is a need, Janie steps in. If there is a question, Janie steps in. When you consider a realtor, you have to remember, you do not need a degree, you do not need knowledge, and many look to sell or appease people as a service. Same goes for lending; it's a person-to-person basis as far as who is good or not. This can be tough for someone discern, especially if they have multiple people reaching out to appease them, and then someone comes in and paints reality. Now I do not speak of all realtors or loan officers, I speak in terms of over all what the experience typically can be - you will find one of 3. Someone who wants to appease and will be your order taker, someone who is knowledgeable and has been doing this for awhile so they take the reigns within compliance for you, and then Janie, who rips off the baindeds and pulls you through to the closing table so that you have not only a great experience and knowledge, but someone you can utilize as an professional asset and become friends with in years to come. Janie is community, Janie is a true partner, Janie is the best. If you are looking for a realtor in Maryland or the other areas she services, if you do not use Janie you are missing every bit of what it looks like when a realtor earns their commission and goes to work for you.