Outstanding service above and beyond the norm. I would highly recommend Courtney from Horizon…read moreRealty.

List agent was sellers daughter. She listed the SF incorrectly. When brought to her attention she…read moredid not change it on MLS. We had a counter offer for her to bring her clients she answered without bringing it to them. We drove 7 hours to close early to help her parents close on their next place the same day. She agreed to leave lockbox then changed that too. She would not let us park at the property until closing was complete. We had our cats and dog with us. We had to park at a gas station until the go ahead from the title company. Coincidentally owned by the same broker, there was quite the delay in receipt of our wire, although confirmed on our end. UNETHICAL. UNKIND. DECEPTIVE. As far as the condition the property was left in? NASTY. GARBAGE LEFT INSIDE AND OUT. FILTHY FLOORS AND COUNTERS. There are too many good companies out there that CARE. HORIZON Realty of Alachua and Alachua Title is not one of them. Real Estate agent Romina Mincey is one to avoid if you like working with honest, kind and compassionate agents.

Kristen was so spectacular in so many ways. Amazingly knowledgeable about neighborhoods,…read moreconstruction, styles, negotiating on my behalf, comps, etc. Kristen is pleasant and easy to get along with, as are almost all real estate agents, but she is also frank about pointing out defects in homes you are viewing (if you want that). Buyers differ in how they prefer to interact with a showing agent - some prefer to be allowed to take in a home without any distractions, and Kristen is happy to operate in that mode if that is what you prefer. On the other hand, I like for the agent to be with me while touring a home to answer questions and point out defects and advantages as we go along. Kristen was so very excellent in that mode. When it comes time to make an offer on a house (or decide on a listing price), a market analysis from an agent is crucial. I found Kristen's market analysis well done and her negotiation skills superb in representing my interests. The home inspection uncovered an issue that became a sticking point because ultimately it proved not feasible to remedy and I didn't want to accept it. After many hours of research and fact finding by Kristen, eventually I realized it was not the big deal I had thought. Kristen never rushed me to this conclusion, to her immense credit. This was the seventh home purchase for me and by far the most expert and helpful agent I have worked with. Highly, highly recommended.

We just closed on a house Garrett built for us. I can't express how happy we are with how this…read morehouse turned out. This was our first time building a house and everything went very smooth. Amy was always willing to help coordinate colors and styles. We are truly blessed to have come in contact with Garrett and Amy. Our new home looks amazing!!

We are first time home buyers and Lindsey was absolutely amazing! My husband and I met her at an…read moreopen house and after meeting her, we knew she was the Realtor we wanted to work with moving forward. Lindsey was so responsive and went above and beyond during the whole process. Complete dedication to her clients got us our dream home in a market where houses were under contract within hours of listing. She was an absolute joy to work with and helped make sense of the home buying process for each and every step. While we wont be moving again for many years, when we do, we wouldn't think of calling anyone else! We can't recommend her enough!

I can't say enough good things about Lindsey, which is hard because I'm a writer by trade…read more My wife and I chose Lindsey as our buyer's agent because of an Instagram video (how modern, right?), but she delivered as advertised. From executing multiple great offer strategies in a tough real estate market to recommending multiple excellent contractors post sale, Lindsey does it all for her buyers. A month after we closed, she is still asking if we need anything. I highly suggest buyers and sellers contact her!

It has been great working with Lisa! Her depth of knowledge of the market and her ability to find…read moreus the exact property for our goals was well beyond our expectations. Definitely recommend working with her!

If you want to hire the best realtor in Gainesville, you've got to call Lisa Baltozer from Coldwell…read moreBanker, MM Parrish Realtors. I live in South Florida, but I own a townhome in Gainesville that I wanted to sell quickly. I called Lisa and I was immediately impressed with her professionalism and with her vast knowledge of the real estate market and how to best market a home for a quick sale. Lisa genuinely cares about each and every one of her clients, and she always made me feel like I was number one on her list. She also returned every one of my phone calls and texts I sent her within minutes, and she answered every question I had. This was very important to me. Lisa's real estate expertise is amazing. She did a thorough market analysis, previewed my home, and sent me a list of things she recommended that I do to get a quick sale (new paint, new carpet, repairs, professionally clean the unit and the tile, remove certain furniture, etc.) I followed her advice and she was right. Lisa listed my home on June 27, 2018, and by noon June 28, 2018, we had three cash offers. We actually ended up selling my townhome for $2,000 over the asking price! Since I live out of town, I needed Lisa to be my eyes and ears for all the contractors I hired to work on my townhome. Lisa stopped by my home numerous times to help with whatever needed to be done (letting in the painter, checking out the new carpet for me, etc.) She texted me dozens of pictures so I could follow the progress of the contractors. She even stopped by my townhome after 9:00 p.m. when I asked her to check something in the townhome for me. Lisa did countless extra things for me, including installing new weatherseal by my front door when the old seal needed to be replaced, and she had great ideas to stage my home. She made my townhome look amazing! I have used several real estate agents throughout Florida during the last thirty years, and Lisa is by far the best agent I have ever had. She made everything so easy for me. She was always there to answer my questions, to help me with whatever needed to be done, and to walk me though every step of the selling process before, during, and after the sale. I am so happy that I found Lisa. I recommend her 100% to anyone who wants to hire the very best real estate agent in Gainesville! Thank you, Lisa, for all the extra things you did for me and for the amazing job you did selling my townhome in one day - and for $2,000 over the listing price! This wouldn't have happened without you. You are beyond awesome!

I used this company when I was purchasing a house and I was really impressed by the thoroughness of…read morethe inspection and report. The report included suggestions to improve the energy efficiency and other updates to the house. Josh really went above and beyond. A few years later I decided to ask him to do a wind mitigation inspection to give to my insurance company and he was again very thorough and took his time. I will be referring any friends who need inspections to Josh's company!

Joshua Hellstrom did a great job doing my 4 point and wind mitigation inspections that my…read morehomeowners insurance required. Very professional, friendly and honest. I would highly recommend him to anyone needing a home inspection.

We were fairly new to Gainesville, and living in an apartment while waiting to sell our home in…read moreWisconsin. We weren't really in a hurry, but stopped by a few Parade homes in the fall. At one, we met Tom. He was super knowledgeable about the house and entire area, but the house wasn't right for us. He recommended other neighborhoods we might be interested in and promised not to hound us if we gave him our info. And he truly didn't, which we really appreciated. We got back in touch with him and told him about some homes we were interested in seeing. He quickly set up appointments at all of them, and spent pretty much the whole day with us on Thanksgiving weekend, though I know he had company visiting. We told him we'd go to one of the houses that afternoon, as they had an open house that day. I thought it was a waste of time when I saw he had us going privately to that house. We saw about half a dozen houses that day, of all types in all sorts of neighborhoods. Tom did a wonderful job ferreting out what was important to us-he's a great listener! At the end of the day, he took us back to that Open House we'd mentioned-it was just ending, and he encouraged us to take another look. Both my husband and I knew definitively during our 2nd look that it was the perfect house for us. It turned out to be absolutely fortuitous that we had seen it earlier. After brief consultation, Tom submitted our offer that day, and helped us negotiate over the next day. We ended up with just what we wanted, and feel his knowledge was key in achieving that. It certainly didn't stop then. Tom spoke to us about different lenders and vendors for certain services. We still shopped around, but always ended up with the companies Tom had recommended and it served us well. He was quite helpful all the way up to and including the closing (offered a few inspection companies and set up the inspection with the one we chose, came to our walk thru and noticed little things for the seller to fix that we would never have seen), and has even followed up with us in the ensuing weeks, ensuring we were satisfied with how everything was going. Outstanding sphere of knowledge (neighborhoods, amenities, builders, valuations, etc...) Outstanding client service Would not hesitate for a second to recommend Tom as your realtor. My husband says he concurs!

From start to finish, It was a pleasure to work with Tom and Trish. They are both a pleasure to…read morework with and always available for any questions and are very quick with responses. They helped us selll our home quicker than the anticipated time. I think this was due to how professional they were from the excellent description of the home and the photos that were taken. This made the home shine and stand out on the various sites. We would definitely use them again.

Do not rent from her, working with her was an absolute nightmare. We "left" our lease half way…read morethrough because she sold the house while we were still in it amongst other issues we had with her. Tried to get us to sign away our rights to ever pursue legal action for any reason if necessary during our lease. This should've been the red flag that we had walked away from at the time, I completely regret not doing that. Rent from literally anybody else.

My wife and I were looking to buy a home for the first time and we had NO IDEA where to begin…read more Michelle is the most knowledgeable and highly regarded agent in our area (Downtown Gainesville; Duckpond and B&B districts). She patiently coached us through every aspect of the home-buying process, giving us the confidence we needed to navigate the market and find our home. When it came time to negotiate and buy, Michelle supported and defended us at every step. Afterword, she even followed through by helping us decide repairs/reno's and interact with contractors. She's a delight to work with, and we're hugely grateful for all the time she gave us!