I only write reviews on Yelp every so often when I've had a great experience and this is one of…read morethem. In sum, great agency and wonderful agents. I've used TEC for both buying and selling and have been beyond satisfied every time. What really stood out is that my agent took time to explain and detail every step of the process. It took out a lot of the guesswork I had in dealing with real estate and made it feel "easy." Before talking with them I was totally overwhelmed with the prospect of buying a house. I'd talked to a few other agencies and they seemed quick to make a sale - but the TEC team actually made sure I understood what it all entailed. Specifically, on the buying side, my agent had some really helpful tips on how to scope potential properties beyond what we probably all do on Zillow. I thought I'd found a few places that were wonderful and they were able to find a couple things that were dealbreakers. On the selling side they likewise had some really great tips I never would have considered to make the process easier. Overall would totally recommend to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Seattle area.

Total con artists. We documented a host of repairs and existing issues on the home we rented from…read morethem. At move-out, they charged us for the repairs. When we pointed out that we had time-stamped, photographic evidence that the home had these issues previously, the response was: "Please see the checklist", presenting a document that did not note any of the move-in damage. We will be reporting this business to WA state. Stay far away from them.

I really think the way forward are indie brokerages where business is highly personal. The team…read morehere is particularly personable, experienced, reliable. Speak with designated broker - Yvette. You won't go wrong. Experts on both sides of the lake, Towne Realty will take great care of you.

Towne Realty first represented me in 2000, helping me purchase my first piece of real estate, a…read morecondominium in Issaquah. As a young, inexperienced buyer, I appreciated their patience and support; they explained everything and helped me understand every step of the process. Several years later (2003), Towne Realty simultaneously helped me turn this same property into a rental while guiding my spouse and I through the process of purchasing our first home together in Renton. My spouse had a ton of questions being a first-time home buyer; the Towne Realty team was patient, helpful and put his mind at ease while making such a big decision. In the last year, Towne Realty has represented us in selling both of the above-mentioned properties and buying our dream home. The team's extensive experience in real estate made all our transactions smooth and successful; they worked hard to get us a fair price (whether buying or selling) and resolved issues quickly and efficiently. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone, and will certainly use them for our future real estate transactions!

I made a call to Rhonda on a Saturday morning, she answered immediately. I was feeling like our…read morecurrent VA Lender was not making me feel confident as I had to correct figures each time they sent me revised docs to sign. Their answer was don't worry it will be correct on the final docs , how is that making me feel confident. My call with Rhonda gave me more confidence and while I couldn't move forward with her without changing our closing date, I will remember how honest, courteous and immediate her response was to me. In the 5 weeks working with my Lender, I've gotten 1 raspy cell phone call and numerous robo emails saying they need more items - which they didn't, and I've gotten some strange bot like spam emails since signing with my current lender. ****I will not hesitate to call Rhonda next time, she gave me more customer service in 5 minutes than I've gotten in 5 weeks.***

I highly recommend Rhonda for your mortgage needs. Maintained a high level of communication…read morethroughout the process.

I am a recent tenant of Rent Lucky. The only reason I did not renew my lease was because, I was…read moreable to buy my own home. I had a great experience because the team is very kind and helpful. I got a full refund on my security deposit. I really liked that I could just text their phone number and get a reply verse emailing or calling. I highly recommend Rent Lucky.

I've written 5 star review for the office staff, I'll leave this one open for possible upgrade due…read morethe the maintenance service. Every job takes multiple passes and months. Had a broken stove replaced a couple months ago, and imagine my surprise when the guy who brought the replacement asked what I wanted him to do with the old one. It's still sitting in front of my unit after several requests to remove it. I'll stop here for now, and will update later, but I live in nice condos and this shyte looks GHETTO as hell. My neighbors hate it, but why should I pay to remove it myself? I LEASE? For years now, and my rent is ALWAYS early.

Sitting at the table signing papers to list the condo, from the moment Rene said, "maybe you don't…read morewant me to be your agent" since we didn't want to stage as she did and had a different price range than her - we should have got up and ran! It's not that Rene's communication with us was bad, it was minimal. A few emails in 6 months. We were just strangely not in sync. It appears she wrote us off as problematic clients early in the relationship. After 6 months no sale, what a surprise. The coup de grace, Rene can't locate the 2 sets of keys and garage door opener to return to us. There's a lot of good realtors out there, I can't recommend Rene.

Our family bought a home in Queen Anne in 2011. This realtor was the seller's agent. When we saw…read morethe for sale sign, we called her and told her we would like to see the home. She said she was unavailable but would contact her colleague--another agent at Windemere--and have her meet us at the home to let us in. She let us in, and we ended up buying it. When we were in escrow and about to close the sale, this realtor's colleague, the one who let us in, filed a special claim for a commission IN ADDITION to the commissions being paid to this agent and our own agent. She claimed to be a participating agent who played a central role in selling us the home. We told this agent and her colleague, they should work this out amongst themselves. They refused. Rather than fight the claim, delay the purchase, and risk falling out of escrow, we paid it. It cost us several thousand dollars. We would not do business with this realtor again. She has never called us to apologize or make it right. Twice she has complained to Yelp about our review and convinced Yelp to pull it down. Twice we have put it back up. For reference, a picture of the home is included with this review.

I emailed with a hand written receipt with the $650 Last Month's rent by Don Taniguchi, the first…read moreAssitant Mgr at the Montague Apts. It was the original name. It changed hands to from Dwight Fujiye to Cornell Assoc. to Sagareus Real Estate, to Peak Living to Cadence. My last Jan 2023 rent was paid to Peak Living. I kept emailing Peak Living and there was no answer once Jonisha left the ball dropping. She asked for a copy of the receipt and I provided it. I should of just stopped by her office, but most likely they were working remotely. But I did email Cadence many times this year, to get that $650 Last Month's rent. AT the time of Move-out, I totally forgot to ask for my refund until months last in summer, 2023. They only tracked the $500 Deposit and Jonisha first said I did not need to clean. I had the old Mgr's Unit. It needed remodeling. So I figured they would rip the carpets ,flooring, drywall cubboards out. I only got a partial refund since they deducted the Cleaning fee. So Jonisha lied to me. I lived at the Beacon Point apts. on 1330 - 12th Ave S, #1, Seattle WA, There was an ownership Change at the time of Move out to Cadence. Jonisha was my Property Mgr. But she is long gone now. I even tried to communicate with the accounting department and other Mgrs. thru Linked In. All efforts have Been Ignored. I have gotten Zero phone or emails from Cadence. I have no idea if they even own the bldg. Maybe Not and that's why they are ignoring me, Cadence is in the same office space as Peak Living and the mgrs there remained under Cadence. They did not leave the business once Cadence bought Beacon Point Apts. on Beacon Hill.

Wish I never bothered staying in the state. When I applied ,I sent all my documents for my dogs to…read moreSierra. I intended on the Winston, am thankful I avoided that scene. Leaking water is not how I want to live in a unit. I moved instead to the GENTRIFYING Chateau. They moved me in as the first person to be the sucker to rent their unfixed issues , but so fresh paint that it was still bubbling. The cheap malfunctioning ovens and refrigerators, the sparkling fuse box, because they don't know how to check their work. The sparking outlets. Welcomed by the angry low income tenants who fought for their homes despite the issues by getting random bangs on my windows, the attempted arson, the threat of towing. The company's very best Sierra, had pulled up a different lease when I showed up to see the apartment, claiming a mistake. I had already supplied my ESA documents, but didn't notice they weren't on the lease she was having me re-sign. Was told the landlord takes care of the electricity and the rest is RUbs . Was told I had parking but not where, and after my run in with tenant that threatened towing, was given a parking spot. 1 month later, someone tried an attempted arson. My dog scared them off. I decided after this, the fuse box sparking and told it's not an emergency on both accounts by maintenance. This company who is also Peak is not ok and I'm not waiting around for someone to kill me or my dogs Istarted looking out of state. I am told by Katie that I've not been charged for parking and she's planning on fixing this by charging me $150 , graciously offered me 3 months of parking that I can't use because of construction. When I said no thanks, she started charging anyways and never informed me where I can park while said construction is happening. Other lots are taken. I tell her several times, no. If she's planning on giving me parking to amend my lease so that it reflects this. She refused this. I read through the lease again, my dogs are not in the lease which is a huge problem , their provision allowed them to crate and remove my dogs and sent to the humane society where I don't have the option to get them back. I ask several times to have this amended and fixed Katie never answered me. Which is the same as refusing. She's INSINUATING to BBB and the General attorney that I'm responsible for the attempted arson, this is inspite me having just paid in advance for May and June. They wanted 3x the rent and found a way to take my deposit. She charged me $200 plus 1131 for a clean up and transfer of tenant. Insteadof fixing their problem as requested they rather just take your money and kick you out. She had the guts to say I only should have one dog She'snot my mother or my doctor. This company takes advantage of people at the tenants expense

Robert is the best real estate agent I could have asked for. I can't recommend him enough…read more As a first time home buyer, I was a bit uncertain going into buying a home. Robert had a zoom call with my girlfriend and I to discuss the entire process. He put my concerns at ease and went to work scoping out homes with my criteria in mind. We must have looked at a dozen or so homes. Robert was extremely patient and Robert proved himself knowledgeable about every building we visited (and many others that we asked about). His opinion on the value and pros and cons of each individual unit as well as the overall market were priceless as we made our decision. Once we'd decided on a home, Robert was diligent an thorough in his negotiating tactics. In the end, I was happy with the price that we settled on. Throughout the contingency process, Robert was extremely helpful with reviewing the documents. As many people likely know, these can get you into a lot of trouble if there are any irregularities. Robert was able to flag any unusual items to my attention. Lastly, after we closed, Robert continued to check in with us to make sure any lingering questions had been resolved. I am happy to say that our home buying process was seamless thanks to Robert. I will be going back to him for all my future real estate needs. Homes come and go, but a good realtor is forever.

My parents recently bought a condo in Seattle with the help of Robert Ade. He was incredibly…read morepatient through every step of the process, and his knowledge of the Seattle condo market and the various condo buildings was impressive. He researched the market and the condo building and then discussed with my parents the best offer strategy. Then he presented a well thought out, logical and well written offer,  Later, before closing, when an unforeseen issue came up, Robert helped my parents understand their legal rights and negotiate a more favorable price. With his knowledge and experience Robert made buying the condo almost stress-free. It was a pleasure working with him.  Given the difficulty of this transaction, we feel that my parents would not have successfully navigated the purchase of this condo without the guidance and help of Robert Ade.

I worked with Kim Breen who did a fantastic job managing my rental property for the past 5 years…read more Did a great job vetting tenants - she always got dependable folks who took good care of my property. I highly recommend Kim - she's the best!

I have listed my home with Asa Shigley of Sterling Johnston, and have been very disappointed with…read morehis representation as selling agent. As an out of town seller, Asa assured me he could find local subs to take care of some minor, cosmetic repairs; "afterall, that is what you are paying me for". It has been 2-1/2 months and these repairs have not been made. With these repairs incomplete our home has reduced appeal, and likely confidence, for buyers and their agents to visit a property with these simple cosmetic issues left unrepaired. Any honorable real estate agent would be embarrassed with this situation. In this hot real estate market, we find ourselves with an offer at 10% below asking price (mid-point of Asa's research value). As there is no buyer's agent, Asa has increased his fee split % since "I'll be saving money vs having to pay a full fee". I have balked at this, stating his failure to find subs to make these repairs and demanded a reduction of his fee to the typical split (stated in our contract), and to reduce it more if he fails to find subs to repair the work during closing period. In response, we have received a revised offer which includes in the sales amendment the Selling agent's increase commission, as well as having 0 days in the Seller's Right to Terminate (30 days typical). This will guarantee Asa and Sterling Johnston a higher, and undeserved , commission while providing me no protection from upcoming failure to perform on their part. I feel I am in negotiations with my own representing agent rather than receiving representation services I am paying for. I expect Sterling Johnston to perform their work as promised, and at the commission per our contract.