I have worked with Erica to help many buyers purchase their home. She is always responsive,…read moreprofessional and caring. She knows her markets and will walk you through all the ins and outs of the buying process. If you are looking for your first home, an investment property or even to sell a home she is a great resource who will work hard for you through the entire process.

Erica helped my fiancé and I purchase our first home. We were totally unsure of how things might…read morego. We are first time home buyers and the whole process gave me great amounts of anxiety. We didn't have a ton of money to spend and I know that means not a lot of pay from a realtor stand point. Who would want to work with us? Well Erica was the perfect match! She offered no stress showings. Not once did I feel like I HAD to purchase a home and not once did I feel like I was being pushed to spend more money than I wanted. She was flexible with when she would allow us to look at home and when she was able to answer questions. I feel like even though we were looking at small prices homes we got a large price realtor. We ended up being able to look at a couple of homes one day as a sort of pre market option (the market in the twin cities is really going crazy right now and homes are selling fast). Of these two homes we were the only ones to view them and they were both amazing. It went from having no options to having to choose between two very quickly. We purchased one of those homes and are loving every minute of it. Highly recommend Erica!

Stephanie Checkley is the best agent anyone could work with in the Saint Paul Minnesasota area! I…read morehad the pleasure to work with her and can say Stephanie is a humble professional, extremely knowledgable and admirably transparent. Stephanie exemplifies what it means to go above and beyond. I would recommend and refer her to everyone I know that is looking for a true professional real estate agent to aid them throughout the buying steps required as well as to guide anyone in the emotional selling process. Thank you Stephanie.

Rachel was responsive and concerned about what was important to us. She was the first realtor we…read morecalled that asked what was important to us in a realtor (our response - easy going, sense of humor, working on our schedule not hers). She assigned someone who ticked the boxes

How often have you heard these statements: "Buying our home was a delightful experience. I would…read moredo it again in a heartbeat! Our realtor was the best!" Um, probably never. Home buying/selling consistently rates as one of the most stressful experiences in a lifetime behind #1 losing a loved one and #2 being diagnosed with a terrible disease. Well, I am not sure exactly where it falls on the top 10 of most stressful experiences, but it is certainly up there. And I am convinced this is due to the lack of Rachel Schaden's in the world, because if there were more Rachels around, home buying/selling would be a delight. Or at least as delightful as the banks would allow it to be. :) Rachel is a gem, pure and simple. She was our realtor in Portland when we recently bought a house in SW. I moved a lot growing up, so I already had a lot of experiences with realtors (read: mostly bad experiences). My husband and I continued the moving tradition recently, and Rachel was the one bright spot in the whole mess of selling our old home and buying our new one. And when I say mess, I do mean an all caps M-E-S-S. The realtor selling our home (NOT Rachel) could have taken notes from Rachel (I wish she had!)...no follow through, no professionalism, flaking out at inappropriate moments. (!) But despite the unevenness of the professionals that we paid to sit around while my poor husband and I were forced to do their jobs for them, Rachel was the one person who we knew we could count on. We knew if there was a deadline, she would be all over it. Not on vacation. Not pawning it off on her assistant. Not out to lunch on the inspection report, buyers addendum, or counteroffer documents. Our poor buyers were made to wait (and stress!) about the outcome, while we waited and stressed, and the sellers in Portland that we were trying to buy from waited and stressed. Lots of waiting and stressing. I wish Rachel had been our realtor for the whole process. It would have eliminated a lot of waiting and stressing. Rachel was the one person who followed through exactly as she promised she would. I am convinced we never would have gotten our current home without her professionalism and attention to detail. She went above and beyond in every respect, even helping the realtor selling our house (!) manage that aspect of the deal. She never once dropped the ball during the entire process of trying to buy our house in Portland (and we had a pretty convoluted journey). And she ALWAYS did what she said she would do. Even the sellers of our current home were impressed with her (and they had their own agent!). I am sure when word gets out about how good Rachel is, she will be inundated with clients, and she certainly deserves the recognition. She is uncommonly good at her job. Probably because she actually cares about her clients. I don't get that feeling from most realtors, but I felt it the minute I met Rachel. I regard Rachel as a friend, and I would recommend her in a heartbeat to anyone looking for a reliable realtor (believe me, this is NOT an oxymoron). Based on my experiences I believe Rachel is a diamond among a lot of carbon copies out there. She is the real deal and deserves to be celebrated for her impeccable level of professionalism, kindness, concern, and service. Buying/selling homes will probably always be stressful to some degree. However, if everyone were as committed, professional, trustworthy, and reliable as Rachel, I think people would have fewer horror stories about the misadventures they had on the sale/purchase of their home and more stories about how streamlined and easy the process was because they had a Rachel in their corner.

We are always HIGHLY recommending Sarah to everyone we know! I am surprised I have not written a…read moreYelp review for Sarah yet. This was our 5th house sale with her over the past 12 years, and it all went completely smoothly again. I'm always so impressed with how Sarah is so on top of EVERYTHING. She never loses her cool, and is always just a text away when we need her. From getting us in to see the house of our dreams at the drop of a hat before it hit the market, to writing the strongest Purchase Agreement possible for us in this extremely competitive market, to getting all the inspections scheduled and completed for us while we were on a long road trip, to every little question we had along the way, to the closing itself, which was a breeze and only took 20 minutes. On top of it all, she is honestly so kind and genuine, traits you truly don't often see in the Real Estate business. She is very careful not to steer you in a direction you don't want to go, and she actually LISTENS to what you want and need. Look no further for the agent of your dreams!

If you are looking to buy or sell a house in the Twin Cities, I'd definitely recommend Sarah. She's…read more honest, thoughtful and insightful. You can feel confident with her knowledge of the market and the process. Incredibly patient and committed to helping us find the right place.

Cari Ann, Pamala and her team were fantastic with the sale of our house in the MacGrove…read moreneighborhood. They obviously knew the market very well and the staging was INCREDIBLE and instrumental in the quick sale of our house. Happy with the counsel/advice we received and the fantastic service. While Cari Ann Carter Group is at a slightly higher % for realtor fees, worth it just for the staging and high touch service. UPDATE (approximately 1.5 years later): We recently used Cari Ann Carter again for the purchase of a lot. This was a bit spontaneous and Cari Ann is a pit bull when it comes to advocating for you. We were able to put in an offer Sunday, get a counteroffer Monday and secure the property on Tuesday. She was INSTRUMENTAL in making this happen quickly and is the best negotiator ever! She set reasonable expectations for us, which we really appreciated, and was very open in feedback along the entire way. More importantly, she is a DO-er! She had 2 contractors out within 12 hours of walking the property to help us with the logistics of design, finding a contractor, etc. You want her and her amazing team on your side when you're buying or selling!

Beware of fast talk and non-listener, nothing but pushy and arrogant. Two of the worst qualities we…read morewanted in a realtor. Cai Ann didn't listen. Also had a horrible experience with their partner, The Closing Phase, yet they wouldn't help us out with the negative experience we had after they received their commission for the sale of one home and purchase of new one, it's like we were no one to them after all was said and done. Will never use or recommend Cari Ann Carter again! WORST experience ever!!

There aren't enough stars in all of the Yelp-verse to show how highly I recommend Lindsay! A truly…read moreincredible realtor and person on every level. As first-time homebuyers, we knew literally nothing going into this. From the very start, Lindsay helped us through everything - and we owe everything we now know about homebuying to her. We were recommended to Lindsay by a coach of mine who bought a duplex and sold a condo through her, and were excited by her glowing testimonial. Lindsay met us at a coffee shop to talk through the homebuying process, answer our questions, and get to know us - what we are looking for in a home, and who we are as individuals. From then on, we trusted Lindsay wholeheartedly - she had a keen, observant eye at house showings and caught details that would have come up in inspections or been a pain later on. Lindsay was incredibly patient with us as we went through the typical first-timer process of so many listings and showings to figure out what we really wanted. We always looked forward to texting and meeting up at showings - we felt so comfortable chatting and working through things with her. During a tough buyer's market, Lindsay brought perspective and ideas to the table for ways we could make our offer stand out while staying in our budget. It was all because of her smart approach that we had an offer accepted! When our first accepted offer fell through during inspection, Lindsay was there to help us through the process and protect us. And when we fell in love with our *now* home, Lindsay was the key component to getting our offer accepted, negotiating an inspection AND more, and helping us through a quick close to the closing table successfully. We knew nothing coming into this process, and Lindsay made it an absolute breeze. She was always there for us - a text or phone chat away - with insight and helpful advice. I've been telling everyone that the ONLY sad part about now being homeowners is that we won't be talking to and seeing Lindsay on such a regular basis. If you want someone you can rely on, trust, learn from, and enjoy the homebuying process with - Lindsay is your gal!

As first time home buyers, we HIGHLY recommend Stephanie. She was extremely accommodating and took…read morethe time to direct us through the entire home buying process step by step. She made us feel like we were her only clients, was quick to respond to questions and concerns, and will definitely be our first call for our next home purchase.

Amanda is somebody who has your back every step of the way. We were first time home buyers and she…read morehelped us understand the process and introduced us to some great partners. Amanda made sure we got what we wanted/needed and helped us maintain our sanity through the entire process. She's incredibly responsive and has gone above and beyond to ensure our happiness in our new home.

Amanda is an incredible realtor! She was incredibly helpful from the very first email about…read morestarting to search for our first home, to my endless questions, and listings we wanted to see. She also gave excellent professional advice on each listing. A real pleasure to work with! Thanks Amanda!!