From the moment I first spoke to Mike Weisman, he gained my trust and confidence. A bit of context:…read moreA recent widower at the time, my mother wanted to relocate from her farmhouse in Maine to a +55 community in Massachusetts so that she could be near my two sisters and their families. She had a unique home and an adjacent parcel of land, each surrounded on three sides by a state park. I was facilitating the process of selling both properties virtually from San Francisco. I had called and spoken to a few local realtors. The valuations for the home deviated substantially from our expectations. One agent even acknowledged that she did not know how to price the property. What??? Mike, on the other hand, understands the market and the value proposition these properties offered to the right buyer. He was knowledgeable of the area and pursued a pricing strategy that yielded quick results. Had we pursued relationships with any of the other realtors, our asking price for the farmhouse would have started at least $80,000 below Mike's valuation. After selecting Mike, he didn't disappear. He took on a hands-on approach and kindly held our hands through the entire process. He is a super marketer; from the description, he crafted to the 3-D, immersive walk-through he created and to the professional-grade photography, he understands the value of showmanship. His work made me want to buy the property. Mike is the best communicator. On our initial call, he spent as much time as I required to understand his philosophy and approach, what differentiates his reality from his competitors, and to ask questions. He was thorough, clear, and concise. Even when I was overtaken by other, more pressing events, Mike was patient. When we started receiving offers, he was on the phone with us ready to talk strategy. Mike negotiated up the price, and we got the asking price. Mike was also adept at finding prospective buyers (outside of his marketing leads) for the property. He approached the State of Maine and others whom he thought might be interested. Again, we sold the parcel of land above the asking price. We were delighted that we sold both properties quickly and all without sacrificing price. It would simply have been impossible for my mother to have withstood the enormity of this transition had it not been for Mike's expertise, knowledge, patience, and understanding. Mike made selling the properties hassle-free (I mean literally) and fun. Even after both properties were sold, Mike cared enough to follow up with my mother and me to see how she was doing. You can't get better, more personable service from a realtor. He is the best. If I lived in Maine, he would be a good friend. Jim Allen

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Lee Goldberg is the best! I worked with Lee when I bought my home in OOB years ago. I was living in…read moreCalifornia at the time and needed to get into a place back East quickly. He and I worked to find places that would suit me and then he would tour them while FaceTiming me. I bought my home without having stepped foot in the door until after I passed papers. That's how much I trust Lee Goldberg. This year I moved back to California and, of course, Lee sold my home in Old Orchard Beach for me. He visited me on Thursday and I accepted a full price offer that Sunday. I closed on that property within three weeks.

We cannot speak highly enough about April and Duston Leddy Real Estate. We recently purchased our…read morefirst home through April, and we're so impressed by her knowledge of the market, the key players, and her dedication to finding us our dream house. April got us into properties before they hit the open market, knew the builders of developments we were looking at and was able to point us in the right direction, and stuck with us through months of searching. If you're either buying or selling the house, do yourself a favor and work with April! Not only was she the best real estate agent we could have asked for, but also a lovely person and a delight to work with. We hope to have you over for a barbecue at the new house soon April! Two very happy new homeowners here.

Selling our Portland, Maine townhouse after 25 years was a daunting task. Reports of a changing…read morehousing market, coupled with a complicated & unfamiliar real estate process, made clear 'For Sale by Owner' was not an option for us. From the Vitalius Real Estate Group market reports & newsletters received in the mail, we determined Elise Loschiavo had the experience & knowledge to sell our condo. Elise didn't disappoint. Elise demonstrated the expertise on how to best market our townhouse and kept us abreast on each step, explaining the real estate process, terminology & contracts in terms we understood. Elise's resource network, including a stager & photographer, was critical in making our townhouse competitive with other condos listed for our area. Appreciation of Elise's services & resources grew when, after selling our condo, we relocated to Oregon switching to the role of Buyer. Exploring area listings on internet sites and onsite tours, we found several houses profiled the Sellers' life in residence, not a place my wife & I could make our new home: * Oversized/numerous pieces of furniture giving a room a cramped look; * Personal photos or knickknacks throughout the home; and * Spaces, especially closets, filled with clothing, toys, storages boxes, etc. Thanks to Elise & her network of resources, our listing avoided these shortcomings by presenting our condo in a manner a Buyer could picture themselves living in. The Result: Our condo was under contract within two days and $20k over the asking price. Our cross-country move from Maine to Oregon required making numerous & daily decisions. One of our best decisions was enlisting Elise as our real estate agent to sell our Portland, ME condo.

Elise was wonderful to work with selling our townhouse. She was patient especially since we had…read moresome tight timelines. Her estimate of what our unit would sell for was very accurate. Communication is also one of her strengths. I highly recommend Elise and Vitalius Real Estate!!!

The Hatcher Group is a professional and successful real estate team. They had an offer on my house…read morelast year within two days of it going on the market, for asking price! John and his team do an amazing job with marketing your house - like no other in the state. Highly recommend!!

The best real estate agent in the Southern Maine area! So much experience, very professional, and…read moregets results! I highly recommend John and his team!

Where to begin?…read more Rental agents, Kelly and Charlie, were awesome. They showed me multiple units, at different times, to be sure I got the right one for me. Both returned calls and responded to emails quickly. It was not necessary to make many maintenance requests but when I did, Rob and Aubrey responded quickly and did a great job. I cannot thank them enough for all they did to make my tenancy at Mill Garden a great experience!

I've rented my fair share of apartments. This was a great complex to be in. The location, staff,…read moreand price were the sweet spots for me. Anytime there was an issue, they were very quick to send someone out or remedy the situation. A majority of the units are right next to the greenbelt which is awesome. Also - they have a bike sharing option where you can use their bikes to get around! Lastly, they have parking.. which is something that is great when renting near or in Portland.

First of all, we found Jeremy Lock on yelp ,he had really great reviews so we gave him a try .We…read morewere looking for a place in Portland coming from Arizona, we didn't know anyone who could recommend a realtor. He helped us find a place and was very patient , and I am pleased to say that we now have a place in Portland!! Definitely would recommend Jeremy He knows Portland very well. Thank you again for all your help!

Jeremy was fantastic to work with. He's professional but also really personable, and his…read morecommunication was always on point. If he missed a call, I'd have a response almost immediately. His knowledge of the Portland market and confidence in pricing strategy made a huge difference. I appreciated how he struck the right balance: he welcomed pushback but also stood firm when he knew what would get results. His fresh, modern approach to marketing (including premium video assets) helped our place stand out. Even in a lousy market, Jeremy persisted and got our condo sold above asking - something we'd honestly given up hope on. He was recommended to me by a friend, and now I'd happily recommend him to anyone. I've got another property in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood and look forward to working with him again.

Unfortunately one of their agents, Desiree, was not professional. Didn't return communications in a…read moretimely fashion and then stopped communicating for long periods of time and then didn't even have the integrity to apologize. Maybe she doesn't know how prioritize things well, but I would never trust her with or recommend her for a big transaction like real estate which requires good, consistent communication and ability to keep track of many details. Cannot recommend.

I never dealt with anyone here except Richard Murphy from the "Murphy Team." So my apologies if…read morethis review brings down anyone else, I never dealt with anyone else here. Richard is often a little slow on the uptake. He writes very poorly, often missing grammar cues and spelling, so his emails are hard to follow and disjointed. This is only an annoyance more than anything, but when it comes to actually writing up a contract, proper wording and grammar is very important. Small mistakes can be a serious liability. I would hope this has not gotten him into trouble in the past but I wouldn't doubt if it has. Further, when it comes to situations between buyer and seller, Richard tends to either get in the way or escalate situations rather than de-escalate. It is a mystery what his intentions are - I would often get the sense he just wants to be seen and heard. Overall, your best bet in any transaction he happens to be involved in, is leaving him by the wayside and getting the job done yourself. I don't think he has poor intentions, he is just kinda dumb. My recommendation: avoid, avoid, avoid. If you can't avoid and are stuck with him in a transaction, just be more alert and aware than you might be normally. There are a lot of other brokers in this part of Maine, so hopefully you never have to deal with him like I have.

I am a landlord who has used Mike Drinan's services for over 15 years. Mike Drinan is a true…read moreprofessional and has always found us fantastic tenants. All of our tenants have given him great reviews as well. I see our most recent tenant just gave him a 1-star review and complained about him. All I can say is that this same tenant loved Mike for almost three years, but after Mike refused to let him break the lease early, he decided to write this review. This same tenant ended up not paying three months' rent, not paying utilities, abandoning his property for me to clean up, and left the home filthy and dirty. It is a sad situation because this was a good tenant when he needed us, but when he decided he no longer needed us, he treated us very disrespectfully.

Mike at Drinan has got to be the most incompetent business professional I've come across. One step…read moreinside his "office" provides you everything you need to know about him and the company. He is a disaster, it is a disaster. If you are a landlord, he will steal from you. If you are a tenant, good luck getting responses after you signed your lease.

Rosane Hirschy was extremely engaged, knowledgeable, and impressive--we would have given her 100…read morestars! We met by happen stance at an open house --we didn't even like that house-- we loved her! She assisted us whenever we texted even when we said, "No need to tell us today!" We have bought and sold in our lives but at 57 had no idea about the things Rosane made sure we learned! I can't even tell you how important it was to have her 10 steps in front of everyone--and always making sure we were taken care of in all matters! Last week we closed on the home of our dreams! Thanks to Rosane, we learned, "What you don't know CAN hurt you!" HIRE HER for your next step!!

Asked to see a property. Agent said he couldn't show us the vacant house because the listing agent…read morehad the key and wasn't around. We asked if we could go look around the outside and we were td that would be ok. Upon looking saw that a slider was unlocked. Called agent back and told him. He called office back again (as obstacle was now removed). Agent called me back and said the office still said no. I guess they don't really want to sell the house that badly.