Where do I begin.... Well, Carmen is by far the best individual not only for all of your real…read moreestate needs, but as a person as well! She is always going over and beyond to assist you in whatever matters or questions you may have. My husband and I knew we wanted someone in real estate who was not only caring and considerate, but who was also extremely informative about just about anything. We are truly grateful to have found a person like Carmen. If you need an all around five-star agent; who can get your house sold quick, I would look no further because Carmen Colon is the one!

Carmen Colon was our Real Estate Agent! She is be FAR the best Realtor we have ever had! She is so…read morecaring, listens to all your needs, and is very much to the detail! She is fast paced, has GREAT advice, and is a very great business woman! I am so happy we found Carmen to help us find our home! She made it feel like such a breeze, and did everything humanly possible to make it the best possible experience! Her husband George also is fantastic! He was always available when she couldn't be, and always answered any questions we had! We are new to the area, so they really helped moving here a joy! No need to search and further! George and Carmen are great people with great hearts! They will help you find the best home for you, and will help get you the best deal!

by far the worst experience I've ever had. The contractor they recommended to do work on my house…read morecaused additional damage (although minor in cost) it was more work on my end. They did not my house on market upon signing contrac, it took about 2-3 weeks before I started asking why it wasn't posted yet. Im consistently having to ask for updates when information should be fed to me weekly until the property is rented. The broker took it upon himself to remove the listing without an actual lease or deposit jn hand just based on conversation he had with prospect tenant even though J was told they don't do anything until a deposit and lease are in hand. it's been very unprofessional.

Let me start off by saying that the receptionist was absolutely lovely. After that, it was all…read moredownhill. Let me preface this that 8 years ago we had used a real estate agent from this company when we were looking for a house 8 years ago when coming from AZ to TX. We called, we sent property addresses over. We flew in, we met, we went to some 20 houses over 2 days, got qualified for a loan, and bought a house. Was quick, easy, friendly and went like every other house Id ever bought. Something between then and now has changed. We called on a Fri afternoon and the lovely receptionist took some basic info and then we got a callback from some kind of intermediate person who took all the info like the properties we were interested in, what our current housing situation is, what we wanted to see, what we wanted to do, price points, etc. Then Fri evening we got a text setting up an apt to meet Carol the real estate agent on Sat morning. Now granted, all of the conversations we had had up to this point centered on the belief that we were going to be meeting with a real estate agent so that they would be setting up times for us to be shown the properties we were interested in. That was soon to become apparent this wasn't to be the case. When we sat down with Carol, it quickly became apparent she had no idea what was going on, as she started asking us questions like how many bedroom house we were interested in, stated that we had a price cap of 850k, which was the price of one of the homes we were interested in, but wasn't our price cap of another that we had told the intermediary, and was talking over us when we were trying to correct her. Finally asked her point blank if she had even looked at the houses we had sent, and she said she didn't because she hadn't had a chance since she was on "her time." Then the pamphlets came out of a worn and well used gift bag, and the sales pitch started, how we'd have to sign on for 60 days, so we got up to leave. She coaxed us back begrudgingly and now quite skeptical, said it could be only for a day, but then she started telling us that no one will show us a home unless we're pre-qualified. Argued with me about it even. Now I've bought a few properties in my day, even currently have an investment property I purchased 3 years ago, and this has NEVER been a problem. I can get qualified, not just pre-qualified, in under 24 hours as a very well qualified, asset heavy purchaser. But she just wanted to argue about it, seemingly more concerned if she was wasting her time, not listening to us, arguing with us, and trying to rope us into a contract with her company than being interested in providing a valuable and quality service to us. It felt like we were in a used car dealership than in a real estate agent office. As I told her, I dont beg people to take my money, and I was expecting a $25k-$39k service (would have been her comission) but instead I got someone who didn't do any homework, was completely misinformed, argumentative, and was sales driven instead of service driven. YMMV, but I do not recomend, as I've NEVER seen a real estate company run like this. When we left, I called a different real estate company, sent over addresses, provided all the info, and was immediately set up to be shown the houses, as it should be, with none of the problems I ran into with Shine Real Estate.

Working with Lauren for the second time was the best decision we could have made for our home sale…read more We first worked with her when we bought this house, and after such a positive experience then, there was no question about who we would call when it was time to sell. The current Texas market presents some unique challenges, but she navigated the entire process with expertise and steady guidance. Her knowledge of the local landscape and her strategic approach were instrumental in getting our home sold. If you are looking for an agent who is dedicated, experienced, and truly has her clients' best interests at heart, we cannot recommend Lauren enough!

~When it was time for us to put our home on the market, we wanted a smooth, peaceful experience…read more (We experienced the exact opposite with the purchase of this home). We had been catching glimpses of Lauren Reider (Hallmark) via social media for about a year and decided to reach out. From onset, she was very forth coming about what we could expect from the market, and from her (both personally and professionally). She didn't miss a beat with her communication which was most important to us. We had multiple interested buyers and multiple offers on our home, all with different value propositions, we even received above asking price. She explained everything to us, stood in the gap for us, met with people so we didn't have to and made sure we understood everything every step of the way so that we could make the best choice for us. ~About halfway through the sell, she shared that she had 4 other transactions happening. Somehow she made us feel like we were the only ones. She was even forthcoming about her personal life and let us (complete strangers) know about her situations and when we could look for her to return. ~ Toward the end when we started having issues with contractor availability, she made phone calls and got people out to the house within 24 hours. We didn't know her prior and have high expectations of those we work with (especially real estate agents). ~She DID NOT disappoint. She was personal enough, yet professional, gave honest feedback, answered all of our questions in a timely manner and without judgement, had open communication on&off the clock, and was really in the trenches with us. (If you've worked with a bad agent before, you know what I mean.) If you or anyone you know is in the Central Texas area aiming to buy or sell their home LAUREN REIDER HALLMARK WILL NOT DISAPPOINT!! Malcolm and Adrienne Reece

I don't understand how you're even in business. If I'm calling to inquire about what rents are…read moregoing for and you can't even give me a ball park and your response is that that's only information for your clients, how do you expect to bring on new clients. I gave you a specific address with bedroom count and condition is turn key but still reluctant to provide market knowledge as the "professional" in the area....

It's not the best or the worst company; it's just average…read more A few things I don't particularly like about this company: 1. Shared maintenance fee - I believe taking care of normal wear and tear situations should be on the homeowner & not the tenant, especially when I know I'm not doing anything to purposely damage the home. If I were a homeowner, I'd incur all costs associated with normal wear and tear of my home. With this company, I have to pay every time a maintenance person comes out to repair an issue that likely existed before I rented the place. It just seems like another way to nickel and dime tenants already paying exorbitant rent prices and just trying to keep a roof over our heads in this terrible economy. 2. No contact with the office after 12 - You can't reach anybody in the office after 12 and have to wait the next day BEFORE 12 to be contacted by company staff because everyone is out "checking on properties" after 12. What kind of company doesn't have a receptionist in office to answer phone calls during business hours or some other type of communication portal where tenants can reach staff for general, non-maintenance related questions/issues? Then, when you do speak to someone, sometimes you don't get a thorough explanation that helps you understand what you need to do as a tenant or a response that seems like the company cares about you as a customer or person. If I could've found a comparable rental with a different company within the short amount of time I had to move, I would've. I believe there are better options out there when it comes to rental companies.

Extremely unprofessional and I believe dishonest. I well never use this company again for anything…read moreand will avoid at all costs.

Deeply unethical. Soldiers please beware of these people. I've been around for awhile, but I have…read morenever come across such hucksters. Delia Gutierrez produced a fraudulent sellers disclosure, failing to disclose severe problems with a property's windows, the correct age of the roof, and a serious and visible cockroach infestation. I was unable to see the property in person before making an offer, so Joanna Pearce saw it, didn't fairly disclose the condition, including an obvious hole in the wall in the kitchen, then had me bid up past the top of the market without doing a market analysis on comparable listings. When I discovered all of the deficiencies in the property via an inspectors report and personal inspection, where I found dead roaches in plain view and dried roach parts in the kitchen drawers, indicating someone had tried to clean them away, and the property did not appraise according to VA guidelines, I opted to terminate. Andrea Thompson advised that I should get a lender denial of funding for insufficient appraisal to produce to the seller to support my termination, rather than the actual appraisal report. I did so, and produced it, but I'm aware that she then called my lender without consulting me and asked for the appraisal report. Given that appraisers generally are not going to do a detailed inspection and are more generous in the prices they assign than the actual market, I did not want to the appraisal for which I paid $500 to be used as a marketing tool for the scam the sellers are running. Moreover, I asked that Andrea include the fraudulent sellers disclosure (claiming a new roof in 2018, and not disclosing known insulation issues with the windows and cockroach infestation) as a reason for termination, and she would not. But she was supposed to be my fiduciary. Although Delia Gutierrez received notice that the property would appraise low, to which she responded, and she had a letter from my lender denying funds for insufficient appraisal, she refused to get her sellers to release my earnest money - mind you, I had already paid $950 in inspection, option fee and appraisal based on their misrepresentations - claiming they needed the appraisal I paid for to make sure the property actually had appraised low. What a liar! I saw on Zillow, that she used my appraisal report to set a new price. They were refusing to release my earnest money, to which I was entitled , so they could get the $500 report that I paid for! On top of deceiving me in order to engage me in buying the property in the first place! No doubt, despite having the inspection report, Delia will continue to lie on sellers disclosures. During this process, when I asked when I could expect return of my earnest money, Andrea Thompson became unusually unresponsive and tried to prevaricate as to the guidance she had given me, leaving me to write a demand letter and work with the title company to get my earnest money back. This process was a nightmare for me due to these women's dishonesty and unethical behavior. Also, Andrea Thompson admitted to me that she's not even advising her sellers to clean up their properties in this hot market - they just see buyers as marks to target and exploit. Truly despicable. A few thousand dollars doesn't seem worth losing your license, but I guess they rely on people being naive. I honestly would not believe the depth and extent of the unethical behavior if I had not seen it for myself.

Outstanding job on our new home inspection by Michael and Travis today. They were efficient and…read morethorough during the inspection and explained their findings as we went along in layman's terms and had the local code manual to reference at hand should they need it. Their report was well written and covered everything in both writing and in pictures to support their findings. We are more than happy with their professionalism displayed during both their inspection as well as their report. Over the years we have bought and sold over a dozen home and this was one of the best inspections we have ever received from a home inspection crew. Well done gentlemen!!!!

We had to reschedule twice. It wasn't an issue. The…read moreinspector,Michael Cox ,was very thorough,checking roof( found a line of loose shingles,and flashing not sealed well), gaps in garage seal, electrical exposed wires close to insulation in the attic, doors not plumb, weeping holes missing or impacted by dirt, windows needed sealing,range hood needing sealing and outside vent cap.

First and foremost I would like to say that Lauren Engel is AWESOMENESS!!! From day one our home…read morebuying and selling was smooth and painless. Lauren made us feel like we were her only client even though she had others in the wing. For us this home buying and selling was very emotional. We lost or son nine months ago and the transition has not been easy at all. Lauren made sure that all our documents for selling our home and buying a new one were easy to understand with the roller coaster of emotions we are going through. Lauren made sure there was nothing or no one giving us any issues. She stepped in on a few occasions when the lenders where pressuring us and we felt overwhelming drained. Also, her persistence in getting us the best deal and the best sale on our home which sold in FOUR DAYS!! Yes FOUR DAYS at full asking is uncommon these days!! We are truly grateful for Lauren and her can do attitude. We would most definitely recommend Lauren to anyone in the market for buying or selling their home. Thank you Lauren for Everything!! The Thomas Family

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Teresa is an excellent realtor!! She does what she says she'll do, when she says she'll do it…read more She helped seamlessly navigate a first time home purchase while patiently answering questions and providing thoughtful advice. She also helped a home selling process that was anything but easy. Though the difficulties were not of her doing she was always there to assist with potential buyer's agents, provide appropriate referrals and again gave great advice and accurate, timely answers to our many questions. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Killeen/Harker Heights area.

Teresa was wonderful! I love our home. She spent numerous hours/days/weeks with us until we found…read moreour dream house. I could not be more happier. I'm so thankful we found Teresa to be our realtor.

I wish I could give Lorie more than 5 stars because she definitely deserves it...anyone who has…read moreworked with her would agree with me, too. I interviewed several realtors and chose Lorie because I could tell she knew her stuff and wasn't trying to say anything to just get my business. Lorie not only was my realtor but, through it all, became a dear friend to me. She fought for me like a BOSS! I've got a very dominant personality and feel I need to handle things myself. I thought I was pretty good at it, too...until I met Lorie. Wow! She blew me away! Finally, I found someone I trusted completely that I knew, without a doubt, could handle things WAY BETTER than I ever could. She sold my home quickly and for more than what other realtors told me I could get for it! So, if you're looking for the best, stop and call Lorie...it's the best decision you'll ever make when you're selling or buying a home.P

From the owner: ABR (Accredited buyers representative) RCC (Residential…read moreConstruction Certified) CNHS (Certified New Home Specialist) If you are in the market to buy, build or sell your home, I'd like to be your realtor. As a native of Killeen, who comes from many generations of Killeen natives, I care deeply about this city and I'm abundantly familiar with all the central Texas area - its people and its housing market. I got into the real estate business because an unscrupulous realtor once took advantage of me. I decided that I never want that to happen to anyone else. I wanted to offer people the very best real estate services with the highest level of integrity and reliability. So, I worked hard and became a realtor for RE/MAX First Choice. We are a company that puts the needs of our clients FIRST. If you choose me, I will be by your side through every step of the buying, selling, or building process. I will negotiate the best transaction for you. Standing behind an unwavering commitment to honest business practices, I work to ensure that each of my clients are 100% delighted the results, maintaining quality residences for all for Central Texas. If you can dream it, we can build it. If you want to sell it, consider it sold. If you want to buy it, I will look high and low for the perfect place for you to call home. Whatever your real estate needs, I invite you to consider me to get the job done - faithfully and reliably. Lorie Lynn Renegar, Realtor Cell: (254) 350-9366