Laurie Finkelstein Reader Real Estate Team

Our realtor Joanna Gorris was incredible. She was able to find us the perfect home within a very tight time frame due to our lease being up. Very professional, motivated and constantly on top of the whole process. I would definitely recommend our realtor to any one who is serious about finding a property with red carpet service. Thank you Joanna !!!

Saria Finkelstein is a great realtor! From beginning to end she was there to answer questions. Along with Cynthia Kulonda, they made the selling and buying of a home a simple process. Thank you both!

My experience with the Laurie Reader team was great! I would definitely use them again on future buying and selling of property.

The Reader Team was great. They don't get any better. In a state like Florida that is full of mediocre real estate agents Laurie and her team are truly a cut above. For the average homeowner selling a home is a very big deal. The Reader Team went above and beyond to do it right. My agent Rene Munoz was smart, professional, and did an outstanding job. After a few pitfalls and difficult issues regarding the sale of my home, Rene was supportive and encouraging. He offered sound advice and helped my wife and I through a very stressful situation. I highly recommend Rene Munoz and the whole Reader Team for all of your real estate needs.

Being a first time home buyers, we were very scared, stressed about the process and legalities. The moment we stepped into the Laurie Reader office, we knew we are in good hangs. They assigned me Melissa Curley as my agent and she sat with us for more than hour talking to us on our expectations and answering our questions. They sprang into action the very next day and with the help of her team (Melissa and Nicole) showed me almost 15 houses in the next 15 days. Once we made an offer and are in contract, melissa and cynthia followed up on every aspect of the process from selecting inspectors, working with the law firm etc.. We closed and moved into our home in 2 months from the start day. That's how efficient they were. I know lot went behind but was as stress as this process could for us. I would thank melissa, nicole and cynthia for all the support they gave in the process. I would recommend and use the firm and melissa in a heart beat

absolutely wonderful. I could not ask for better service and professionalism from the first meeting to the final closing.

We were very pleased with the professionalism shown to us during the entire process of selling our home. Laurie is a very down to earth person and made the difficult task of listing and selling a house a pleasant experience. We were also very impressed with the professional way the listing appeared in local and national magazines. It detailed information about our small exclusive subdivision as well as the upgraded features in our home. Photos were taken by a professional photographer 2 days after the listing went up and were posted the very next day. All questions were answered completely and thoroughly by Laurie, Roger, Rebecca, and other office staff. Everyone really worked together as a team to get things done. Closing was explained very thoroughly and the date was set far enough in advance to allow us to adequately prepare for it. Laurie and her team did not rest until the house was sold. She was available on weekends, holidays and late night (by email or text of course)! Again, thanks to Laurie, Roger, and Rebecca for a very pleasant and professional home selling experience. If you are looking to sell your home without a headache, hire a team that looks out for your best interest and will not stop until the job gets done.

We sold two houses, one in around two months and one in a week. The folks on Laurie's team are professional, experts in their markets, timely and realistic. They keep their word, are honest and fair to a fault and do what they say they will do. You can't really ask for more.

The Laurie Reader Team was awesome from the beginning to the end. Very professional and quick completion... Not a single issue! Thank you!!

Marilyn Finkelstein was terrific. She sold my home in 2 days. We were pleased to work with Marilyn because of her responsiveness and expertise with real estate. She called me back or texted me back any time I had a question. She was good about giving us tips about how to present the home, and was able to find a buyer from another agent in her office very quickly. All that was excellent, and I'd recommend Marilyn again in a heartbeat. However, the transaction went sour from there. The real estate team recommended an attorney, Steve Gerson, and his title company to handle the transaction. This attorney and title company discovered a lien against the property, the existence of which predated my purchase of the home. This was discovered approximately one week prior to closing. Mr. Gerson's advice was to file with the title insurance. However, this did not seem "kosher" to me. I asked a real estate attorney friend to look into this lien. It turns out that this lien was wiped out by a foreclosure that took place prior to my purchase. Mr. Gerson insisted that I file with the title insurance, asserting that the lien was not wiped out because it showed up with the City of Davie. My attorney thought it was superfluous, but advised me to do so to move forward with the title insurance while she contacted the City of Davie, who confirmed that indeed the lien was wiped out. The title insurance company also agreed that this lien was a non-issue and didn't require a claim. This was a giant waste of my time, as the buyers purchased title insurance from a subsidiary of my title insurance, and they would have written the policy over this issue in the first place without me being bothered or having to hire an attorney. I'm also an attorney (in a different field) and my time is valuable. I don't take kindly to it being wasted. The second issue was the post-occupancy agreement. My attorney asked for it as soon as she got involved, approximately a week prior to closing. It was provided two days prior to closing. Gerson's office provided a form from 1997 (whichis what the contract was dated.) The outdated form was missing essential terms, such as the per diem rate and time, legal relationship issues, condition issues, etc. My attorney had to re-write it the day prior to closing. Indeed, Mr. Gerson explained it to the buyers at closing. The third issue was the actual closing documents prepared by Mr. Gerson's office, and reviewed by the Reader transaction coordinator. The address was wrong on the HUD and all the essential forms. Also, the office failed to pull my loan payoff, and so my attorney had me doing that the day before closing. Finally, and throughout, I felt as though the transaction coordinator was coordinating more with the buyer's attorney and title agent than me. I'd complain, and she'd give him advance notice of my complaint. Unprofessional. Both the buyer and myself were told the day of the closing that there needed to be a walk through. We both had to scramble to get this done prior to the closing. Anytime I shared my concerns with the transaction coordinator, she took them straight to this attorney. Luckily, my attorney was able to scramble and save and correct everything. Finally, also the day before the closing I was getting frantic texts from the transaction coordinator to sign an addendum to the contract, which I refused to sign because it was incorrect. At the end of the day, I thought Marilyn was amazing. However, this whole transaction process was last minute and uncomfortable. I'm working with Re/Max Direct to buy the new house, and the process is much smoother. Everything is being prepared in advance, the contract was done correctly (even though there were multiple back and forth offers and counters) and I feel as though I don't need to have my attorney involved to supervise. As an attorney myself, my reputation is everything. I do not let documents out of my office unless I make sure they are perfect. My work is such that documents can be done in advance so that the experience is seamless for the client. That is what I expect in return. I believe that Marilyn Finkelstein is a wonderful realtor with a depth and breadth of experience that really isn't available in South Florida. I hope she chooses a different attorney and title company whose work is on par with her own. If given the opportunity, I would use her again, but insist on a different title company and attorney.

The team and specifically the agent we used, Matt Weiner, were amazing! They made the home buying process so simple and easy. All we heard was horror stories from other people when shopping for a home and it could not have been further from the truth for us. I will never use anyone else for my real estate needs.