This is our second time working with Annie Kemp and the DiBello Group, and we are so glad we did!…read moreAnnie is a great communicator and is extremely invested in the entire process. She knew what we wanted, was frank throughout the whole experience, and ultimately landed us our dream home! She is a great negotiator and advisor in the complicated real estate industry. If issues arose, she tackled them head on and landed us at a great outcome each step of the way. We absolutely love working with her and highly recommend her!

The DiBello Real Estate Group was genuinely phenomenal to work with. Not only was our realtor,…read moreAnnie extremely knowledgeable on all things real estate, but she was so kind, caring, and helpful every step of the way. Her communication was amazing and when she wasn't available, her team, Kristin and Josh were just as fantastic to communicate with. As a first time homebuyer, it really brought us peace of mind knowing we had such a wonderful team on our side that we could trust. I would recommend Annie and the DiBello Real Estate Group to anyone and everyone.

I had the great pleasure of working with Dianne Masaoka to sell two townhouses in south king county…read moreWA, one of which was my primary residence. From our initial conversations and throughout the whole process, Dianne was professional, highly knowledgeable about the local market, and made sure I always felt like a priority. Dianne's negotiation skills were first-rate! She was able to help educate the buyers' realtors, who were less knowledgeable about the market/process, and consistently found ways to get me the best deal possible. One townhouse sold in 7 days for full asking price in Sept. 2023, and the other sold off-market for cash in Jan. 2024 before we even listed on MLS. This was during a slowdown in the housing market as interest rates started climbing. She also went out of her way to ensure every detail was taken care of - from arranging inspections, viewings, open houses, and staging to helping me get my renter to move out early. Throughout our journey, Dianne demonstrated immense patience when I was stressed out and reassured me that we would get both sales done in time to purchase my new home. She walked me through the meaning of the various sections of the contracts I signed and made sure I didn't sign anything too soon. She is a fantastic realtor! If you're looking for a realtor, I highly recommend Dianne.

Dianne provided comprehensive guidance and support during the sale of our home. She took care of…read moreall the paperwork, scheduled photography and staging, and told us everything we needed to do to sell our house for top dollar, along with all the other details we needed to be perfectly prepared for the sale of our home. With Dianne, the process was easy. I would 100% recommend her team.

SUMMARY: Reasonable - reliable - communicative…read more Renting in Kirkland, WA DETAILED: I've been renting my condo in Kirkland, WA from Larry Karimi at Prestige Property Management for three years now and it's safe to say I couldn't be happier. I've rented from multiple property management companies from California to New York City to Seattle and hands down Larry has been the best property manager of them all. He has always been incredibly realistic, level headed(and believe me I've had some real reactive characters for property managers), and ALWAYS reasonable during my three years here. He's managed my unit for over 25 years and continues to take great care of it. Recently, I ran into electrical issues (somewhat expected due to the age of the building but also not ideal as it is winter in Washington brrrr!) and even while abroad, he had an electrician in my unit the very next day. No only is he responsive and tackles issues quickly but he also understands that in property management, it is important to have the right workers/contractors etc to ensure the job is done right. Hoping the day never comes but in the event the owners do sell my unit and I must leave :( - I absolutely will continue to rent properties under Larry's management. He really is above and beyond!! Thank you, Larry!

Larry was an amazing landlord! In the 3 years we lived in his Kirkland home, he did the best he…read morecould with all our request and even in the pandemic he was so considerate towards us. I would encourage anyone looking for a great landlord to look up this company. Thank you Larry for being you.

Sandra Hines is a beacon of light in the overwhelming real estate agent market. From the moment we…read morestarted working with Sandra, she put us at ease with her professional insight, especially in the west seattle market., and calm assurance. Sandra has an amazing team of people whom she works with that exceeds expectations, and you suddenly feel swept into a well oiled thought out experience. I cant begin to express the vote of confidence I have in Sandra and her partner Blake. If you're looking for a positive experience, and want a smooth and rewarding real estate experience look no further. When our home was sold we were sad to say goodbye to Sandra and her team as we felt such a warm fondness for all involved the sale process.

Selling my family home was very emotional and could have been overwhelming if I hadn't hired Sandra…read moreand her team. Sandra walked me through the selling process before we started, and checked in with me through out the time we worked together. If she didn't have the answers to my questions, she researched information and got back to me right away. Her project manager, Krista, was also outstanding. She helped me hire very professional and reasonably priced companies for house repairs as well as staging. If you are looking for a great agent, I highly recommend Sandra Hines. (I also hired Sandra in 2023 to sell my rental property. She and Krista did another fantastic job and I got more than I could have hoped for.)

We are first home buyers and Lauren made the entire process less stressful and more enjoyable. She…read moreanswered all of our questions even the crazy off the cuff questions we randomly thought about in the middle of the night stressing over our first purchase. She came through many times for us and represented us well as we are out of state buyers. We wouldn't be in our first dream house if it wasn't for her and her tenacity as she never stopped trying for us. She is our first recommendation to any friend or family looking for property and when we go to sell we will call on her again. We honestly cannot say enough positive things about Lauren as she went to bat for us many times.

I recently purchased a 1.66M home in West Bellevue. Lauren was my buyer agent. She is professional…read moreand persuasive. But she lacks one important skill - taking buyer's interest more than hers. I already moved in to the house for two weeks and I have been thinking about this for months and discussed with families and friends. It's definitely not buyer's remorse. Here are some of my unhappy experience. My house locates in the worst location in our neighborhood. It's in the entrance and surrounded by Bellevue Way (backyard) and a major road in the neighborhood (front yard). You can hear noises in EVERY room 24/7 literally. It's especially clear at night. There are two bedrooms with big windows we can't even spend the night in it. There is a hidden but huge power station 0.2 miles away from the house, which gives the house huge EMF. Lauren told us that the power lines are underground in front of our house and apparently she was wrong. And they will build a train on Bellevue way soon. That will be very close to our backyard. After placed the offer, I discover this on the Internet and asked her. She said" is it in your backyard? If it's not, you should be fine. I think you are having buyer's remorse." Lauren knew all the facts in advance, but she decided to not to mention a single word. Before signing the contract, I have asked her, what disadvantage do you think the house has? She said, hmm I think the backyard fence can be better done. This is ridiculous. Recently I even saw other agent left review on a website about the road noise of our house and it's also shown in the bank appraisal. Why does my agent want to hide the facts from us? I am not blaming her that the house had these issues. But I think she should at least be honest with us. After we made the offer, the seller sent back to us a counter offer. He wants $17,000 more and $25,500 earnest money being deposit to his bank account. If I failed to get the loan, he won't return me the money. At that point, I wanted to walk away because it was not reasonable. I should have to realize that seller was so afraid to lose me and won't be able to find another buyer. That's why he wants to get the deposit in his side. Now here comes Lauren's great negotiation skill. What she did is first talk me to pay extra $17,000, after I agreed she said oh there is another condition I forget to mention...... I really felt I was pushed into signing the counter offer with the seller which I didn't really want to.

5 stars!!! So…read moreincredibly grateful for all the hard work the Pearsall team did to land us our dream home! The process of securing our dream home in a competitive market like West Seattle wasn't the easiest. The Pearsall team kept us positive and didn't let us give up on finding a house that we loved. Lucky to have met the wonderful, genuine team and now be neighbors!! Highly recommend working with the Pearsall team if you are looking to buy or sell in the West Seattle area.

Great professional team that made selling our house as easy as it can be! We would highly recommend…read moreusing Team Pearsall to sell your home.

We worked with Gloria DiSanto at Re/Max Junction to list and sell our house in Bothell recently -…read morewhat a treat! Not only is Gloria professional and informative, but she is always on top of everything going on in the process from start to finish. We listed on a Thursday, Gloria hosted the open house that Saturday and Sunday, and we had multiple offers by Sunday night! Whoa! Honestly, her commitment to keeping the ball rolling, staying engaged with your sale and answering questions as they come up (time makes a huge difference it seems in real estate) really made the process enjoyable as well as made a difference when it came to ensuring that all bases were covered and no surprises came up. I strongly recommend that you give Gloria a call - its the smartest (and easiest) thing you'll do when you list or buy in the Seattle-area. Thank you GLORIA!!

Heather was rude and very short with us before she even ran our application she denied us (based…read moreoff our credit) she said we did not have enough credit! The applications cost $52.00 per person and with 4 adults its costly! Heather told us that if she did not have to run our applications she would refund us. Well since we were denied we had thought she ran the applications but Orca the company we submitted the apps to called the next day to verify a few things on our apps and I asked them why are they still looking at them if we had already got denied? And the lady on the phone told me she at just got the apps that morning. So we were denied before our apps were ever ran!!!!! BEST ADVICE ... Don't go through a company to rent or buy!

Merit Homes, Inc., a home builder in Kirkland, Washington has generously offered to install cedar…read morefencing where our properties meet up. Merit Homes, Inc. has even offered, and we have gratefully accepted, Their offer to remove our old fencing and fence posts and dispose of them at no charge to us for any of this!!! I had a great experience with Merit Homes, Inc. while they were building two homes next door to us for the past five months. It has been a genuinely positive experience. Merritt homes, Inc. employees and their contractors have gone out of their way to be polite and courteous during the entire building process. Thank you for your wonderful display of neighborly kindness and unexpected generosity! It is greatly appreciated! Jacqueline C

Merit Homes did an outstanding job on our house. Another reviewer mentioned they cut down a lot of…read moreimportant trees and they did cut down many of the trees that were on the lots of our subdivision, but any builder is going to do that to a greater or lesser degree by necessity. If you have a neighbor that has developed an extraordinarily deep and abiding affection for the scrub pines where a new house is destined to be, well, maybe you could consult a tree priest to help them transplant the soul of their beloved conifers into a nearby perennial or a stand of bamboo. It worked in Avatar so it might work for you.* With true love anything is possible. Disclaimer* This only worked once and it was for an 8' blue alien that happened to be in love with a paraplegic Marine. Also it was in a movie. Do what your conscience requires and if need be plant extra hardwood trees to control erosion and salve your conscience. Go wild with your green thumb. As it is they left sturdy trees where they could, cleared the scrub, and left very large level lots that drain well and appear to have stable soil(which is almost unheard of for our area). **UPDATE on the soil** The sod that they used on our homes is not holding up well and has very high clay content that means certain areas that don't want to drain. Most of it drains, but there are spots that are constantly wet. We are working with Merit now to do something about it. I will update this space. **END UPDATE The houses trend toward contemporary, but have cool little details that I haven't seen in other builder's houses. Details like AC outlets in the eaves up near the roof lines so you can put up your Christmas lights. Real wood doors and stair cases that have actual stain on them. LED or fluorescent lights to save power and last for years. High ceilings on both the lower AND upper floors. CAT5E wiring that terminates into low voltage panels that are well organized. Power panels that have a few slots left in case you want to put in an electric car charger or lift in your garage. Gravel or stone paths from all exterior side doors to keep dirt out. 4000PSI concrete with fibers for strength. 2x6 exterior studs all the way around to have plenty of depth for insulation. It is the little details that make a home livable and they did a good job leaving flexibility for us as home owners. There are little hobgoblins that have to chased down (some of the stone on our fireplace had to be reseated because it was set in a low temperature adhesive that dripped), but they quickly came in and replaced it. Average response time is about a day or two and their folks are quick to take off their shoes to keep things clean. I have only owned our house for a few weeks thus far, but I can say it has been my best new house purchasing experience. I'll reserve judgment and retain the right to update this review in case my house slides off into Lake Washington or the spirit of dead raccoons invade my TV. Best Regards, -BH