Rebecca is fantastic! She helped my wife and I relocate from Kansas City and find the perfect…read morehouse in West Seattle. She knows the neighborhood and tricky parts of relocating and buying a home. Rebecca helped eliminate the homes that look perfect on Zillow, but in reality did not meet our standards. Rely on Rebecca for great guidance, patience, and expertise throughout the home buying process, design ideas and go to contractors too! Rebecca is the best.

Rebecca was incredible during our home-buying experience. She is knows the Seattle market inside…read moreout and was very kind and patient with us as it was our first time buying a home. She took the time to explain every single detail, help us think through things we may have missed otherwise, and was always very responsive. Rebecca helped us win against three other offers in our home and continued to follow up after closing to make sure everything was ok. I couldn't recommend her more and will definitely be selling our home with her when the time comes. Thanks Rebecca!

If I could give them more than 5 stars I 100% would. Brooke and Earvin were more than I could have…read morehoped for in a real estate team. Being that this was my first home purchases, from the beginning of the process they assured me that everything would be okay, and to most importantly have fun with it. Every step of the way they provided me with the best insight and suggestions, as well as keeping me in the loop through everything that was going on, even if it was just an update. There really are no words to describe how amazing my experience with Brook and Earvin were, and if I had to go through this again (hopefully not for a while), Brook and Earvin will definitely be my go-to. Thank you both!!

Brooke Davis was an incredible partner in helping me sell my home. She worked with me to prep the…read morehouse and manage fixes that would help me get the best offer and make the house welcoming for the new owner. She connected me to (and managed) vendors, including painters, gardeners, etc, to prepare the home, and was communicative every step of the way. I highly recommend working with Brooke - she is a pleasure to work with and an absolute pro!

I can't praise Brenda enough. Her planning skills are excellent. She communicates at all stages and…read moresteps and brings a ton of energy to everything she does. Her guidance not only brought in more money, but really made us appreciate the things we had overlooked for years. Brenda made it possible for us to sell our current home and buy our new home. Brenda is the best Real Estate agent we have ever had the pleasure working with. Brenda is always upbeat, cheerful, customer-friendly, very knowledgeable and she is always available and helpful when any issues or questions arise. If you are looking for a professional, knowledgeable, experienced, friendly, and extremely honest real estate agent, then you need to call Brenda Martin. Whatever your needs, buying or selling, you will not go wrong with Brenda! We can't recommend her enough!

My husband and I recently just bought our first home with Brenda as our agent last month! Being…read morefirst time home buyers we were completely inexperienced with the home buying process and felt like deer in the headlights with just about everything. Brenda took the time to clarify everything up front and when we would inevitably forget with everything else we had going on she was patient and took the time to answer all of our questions. She was prompt in her replies, warm, and took the time to show us home after home until we found our perfect "forever home". We are definitely recommending Brenda to any of our friends that are in the market for a home!!!

Kellie was fantastic! We love the area but have been looking for a place with a little more usable…read moreland. We started by looking at raw land but quickly realized we'd probably be better off finding a fixer-upper that met our needs. Kellie helped us understand these trade offs and after a few weeks of monitoring the market we found exactly what we were looking for but it was priced pretty well and I knew we would need to submit a savvy offer to win. Kellie's experience and deep familiarity with this area paid off big time. She helped structure the winning offer without feeling like we over paid and helped us with all the due diligence so we knew what we were getting ourselves into but were prepared to move quickly and confidently. Knowing the listing agent was key too. All around great experience!

Kellie is an amazing real estate professional. She's knowledgeable and very professional but also…read morehas a very warm personality. When we listed our house, she walked through and talked to us about different things that we needed to do before we listed. She was spot on and our house sold very quickly. If we ever sell and buy locally in our area again, I would not hesitate to call her!

Absolutely loved working with Sara, both buying and selling! On the selling side, she really helped…read moreus make informed decisions on (for instance) what price to set and what repairs/upgrades to make prior to listing, which helped us get an offer in four days in a market that was quickly changing. On the buying side, she was fantastic during negotiation, helping us to make a very favorable offer with the right contingencies for us. On the personal side, Sara is a wonderful person who has shown us incredible passion and enthusiasm, and she's continued to check in with us even over a year after working with her! Buying and selling a home is stressful even in the best case, but by working with Sara, the process was, dare I say, a pleasure :)

Sara was completely invaluable to us when we sold our condo and bought our house. We sold with…read moremultiple offers and got an incredible deal in such a competitive market when we bought. She put so much energy into getting to know what we wanted and were thinking and routinely went above and beyond to help us prioritize the things that were most important to us. We loved working with Sara and would recommend her to anyone looking!

Long story short Ida was a lifesaver for us. She was very knowledgeable about the area and all the…read morehouses for sale in our price range and with our requirements. She never once pressured us toward a certain house or tried to gloss over issues with them. She weighed the pros and cons with us and made sure we were completely comfortable with our choice. Her patience was unbelievable, when we were at home trying to pick between houses we'd already seen, all we had to do was call her and she'd take us back to see them again. Best of all she felt like a real genuine person, not just someone who's smiling at you because they want your money. We saw a few other agents along the way at open houses and there was always a sense of them wanting you to hurry up or they had their sales faces on. Long version: After over a decade of living in a log cabin in the woods of Spotsylvania, this past year my mother decided that she wanted to move to Virginia Beach, where I attend college and only a short distance to CNU where my brother is enrolled. Going from 27 acres of hills, a creek, gardens, and not a neighbor in sight, to here was a rough transition at first but we finally convinced her to sell her beloved cabin and buy a new home. The first day of her search though turned out miserable. She didn't ask me for help looking so I assumed she didn't need it, but by the end of the day when we talked on the phone she was in tears. She had looked up online all the houses with her requirements at different real estate sites and gone to look at them only to find that they were in bad neighborhoods, were an inch away from another house, had no back yard etc. I went with her the next day since I knew the area and we just happened to see an open house in a neighborhood I knew was nice. We walked in and there was Ida with cookies and Italian Coffee. Even just that made us feel a bit better about the day. The house was great compared to anything my mother had looked at by herself, however, it was great and expensive. It also was up against the road which was a problem. We have four family cats who were used to roaming the woods, they needed as much space and trees as possible with the city dangers as far away as possible. We liked her right away and even though we hadn't intended to get an agent, we decided she was worth it. After that everything was easy. She brought us profiles on all the houses she thought we might like, and worked with us until we found one that worked and knew we wanted it. It has an amazing backyard perfect for the cats and not on a main road but in the same nice neighborhood we saw the first house in. The house was a short sale so it took us a while to get in but Ida let us know realistic expectations for the dates that turned out to be quite accurate. She wasn't overly optimistic or pessimistic with us during the house buying process, she was realistic and honest about everything and it really made us feel like she cared about us being happy to be getting a new house but that we'd be happy living in it for an indefinite amount of time. We're now moved in but not quite unpacked and it was so much less stressful because of Ida. She really is a great agent and we're happy to have her at the house any time.

Truly one of the best real estate agents around! I've been a Realtor for 27 years and worked with…read moremany agents! Ida Bear is head and shoulders above most!!! If I wasn't a Realtor and needed to sell my home or buy a new one I'd call Ida Bear!!! Linda Allen Clifton, Realtor William E. Wood & Associates Virginia Beach, VA 23451

When you think of a real estate agent/broker there are a few things you want to make sure they have…read morein their arsenal. Deep knowledge of the market, impeccable negotiating skills and someone who has a genuine interest on your behalf. Julie Hall embodies of all these qualities and so much more. Some years ago she helped us buy in Seattle, during Covid times and crazy competitive market- she made that happen! And recently she helped us sell our home for our move to the east coast. She made this happen in record time and even getting over asking. Not only did she manage the sell of our home, she even helped with the negotiations of our east coast home- she is that amazing. Allowing us the mental space to concentrate on our move and leave our Seattle home in her hands was the easiest and best decision we made. I cannot recommend her enough. She works with a very talented team- from financing to staging. She has no problem rolling up her sleeves and making things happen. I keep telling her that wherever she does, she sprinkles Julie dust and it's 100% true. Her touch is magic- let her make your home dreams come true.

I do not recommend Julie as a buyer's agent for first time home buyers, those unable to view a…read moreproperty in person, or are new to the region and climate. her best quality was assertiveness and speed to view homes and get realtor info during a market where home showings sold out before interested buyers could get in to see in person. Ultimately for our needs, the decision to work with Julie was a disaster and cost us time, emotional anguish and a lot of money. A lot. Given how anyone we tell our story to including other realtors says, "well you're not using her again! Right?" I feel it's time to share our experience. We worked with Julie for many months 2020/2021 to buy (then quickly sell at a loss) our first home. This was at the tail end of covid while travel was restricted and discouraged and vaccines were just coming online. I toured some places with her in person during visits from out of state but also virtually thinking I was saving a long drive and being responsible because Julie understood our needs. She didn't provide video tours with me but instead would describe things or send video clips. In contrast her assistant Allison gave great video tours and clearer feedback on homes. I should have explicitly asked for video tours. But I shouldn't have had to ask. I was shopping in the luxury market and even Redfin was doing them. Reflecting back, I think because Julie was remodeling her own home and enjoyed that process she was dismissive about the difficulty and costs involved in buying a home that had problems. We were willing to do some remodeling on outdated finishes or floor plans and could afford unforeseen costs so it felt okay to take some risks. But we wanted a move-in ready, watertight home without moisture damage. I explained how I'd lived in a moldy place and was sensitive. It turned out that regardless of our ability to afford correcting what turned out to be bad DIY, deferred maintenance, and poor construction, We learned that we didn't want to. our new home required 80% of exterior replaced as well as the alleged "2 year old roof with warranty" because it was void since no flashing replaced. Julie did communicate that interior finishes and quality were not great like the flooring which we intended to replace or the paint which we also would expect to change. She said she spent over five hours on the property. I incorrectly assumed that meant she had been using that time to inspect it as a realtor would to help me make an informed decision. I was incorrect. Even simply saying that she thought I should visit in person given the condition would have been helpful. If she had only opened the strange wet bar sink cabinet and described the (to be polite) DIY shenanigans or sent a photo, we may have passed entirely. It was one of many red flags. Problems were visible in person. Certainly if she had mentioned the mildew smell evident upon opening the front door, we would also have paused and likely avoided a lot of heartache. Certainly not have overpaid by as much. Ultimately, the home was borderline tear down for us after consulting many professionals, bids, and hiring an architect. for a time we thought we might choose to make lemonade out of lemons and end up with something really stunning. However the scale of project was not what we thought we were buying, even if we repaired the bare minimum. Julie regularly dismissed mold and mildew smells saying that a home just needed new carpet and paint or to "air out"; was dismissive of my concerns of the risk to buy and cost to repair and replace stucco and Dryvit siding on homes we looked at; on more than 1 occasion encouraged us to bid at or over asking on homes that had a record of difficulty selling and price reductions. One sold for about 120k under asking (after a huge price reduction already). She failed to obtain accurate parking rights information on a home that we passed up because we had incorrect information. If you expect your realtor ON YOUR BEHALF to walk completely around the exterior of a home you are not viewing in person and note for example obvious eye-level damage to Dryvit on a 1990's home (golf ball sized white styrofoam exposed) after telling you the house was traditional stucco. as well as obviously decayed original wood windowsills exposed to the Bay, broken seals, and a moldy smell upon opening the front door of a home that had a checkered sales past - find a different realtor. I could go on. This is certainly one review I wish I didn't have the occasion to write.

Angie Diaz Manca was incredible throughout both the sale of our townhome and the purchase of our…read morenew home. Her staging expertise helped us present our townhome beautifully and get the best possible offer. She is extremely knowledgeable about the market and guided us through putting together a strong, competitive offer in a very hot housing market. Throughout the entire process, she always made us feel like a priority and was honest, direct, and trustworthy every step of the way. Angie was responsive, strategic, and supportive -- even helping us find reliable vendors during the process. We highly recommend her!

We have had the pleasure of working with Angie for the past 5 years and she has been the perfect…read morepartner for our needs. Being a Kirkland local she is knowledgeable of the community and local real estate market. She has represented us as a buyer and seller and has shown great capabilities on both sides of the transactions. Angie also has a talent for staging and does much of it on her own showing her attention to detail and a commitment to making it work for everyone. Pam D.