Let me start off by saying that I am a very picky individual when it comes to making sure that I find the right service providers to work with. Before entering into a professional relationship with anyone I do lots of research and talk to lots of people to make sure that I find someone excellent. Before this real estate transaction I had been involved in 2 prior house sales and those had made me even more picky and helped me to further refine what I was looking for in an agent. Before choosing Jay, my husband and I compiled a year's worth of sales data and calculated list to sales price ratios and DOM figures for all of the S Boston real estate transactions. Jay quickly rose to the top based on the data. Based on this we decided to interview Jay, the number 2 selling realtor and a third realtor. We also shared the data that we had compiled with my sister (she and her husband were also placing their condo on the market and were also interviewing multiple realtors). From our first point of contact with Jay it was hard not to want to put our trust in him. He was super responsive, always available, incredibly professional and clearly very knowledgeable. Of the 3 realtors we interviewed, there was a $50K swing in recommended list price. Jay's suggested list price was higher than the others but he seemed confident that he could get a buyer at that price for us. Instead of emphasizing the negatives about our place like the other realtors did, Jay really focused on the positives and the unique aspects our our condo when talking through why he felt the price was justified--which gave us a glimpse into how he would communicate its value to prospective buyers. So, we signed up with him. Once we signed the paperwork Jay continued to be always available, super responsive and very professional throughout the process (which I can't say enough about). He also regularly provided feedback for the many showings that he did. Our first offer came in 2 days after the open house. It was $15-20K off of asking. Jay recommended that we reject it and was very confident in his recommendation. I was nervous about not countering an offer but he seemed so confident and so knowledgable about the market that we decided to trust his decision. 3 days later we had a higher offer from another buyer and we sold our place to that buyer for $4K less than asking price. Jay then continued to provide valuable advice through the inspection process and the rest of the process. I also had some stressful moments during the process where I know that I was a pain to deal with (when the buyer needed some extensions because of their bank being slow). Even though I am sure the last thing Jay wanted to do was listen to me vent--he never ceased to be always available and super responsive when I would call. He was so calm and great throughout the process! As a side note--my sister and her husband also chose to work with Jay after interviewing multiple realtors. He also came in with the highest recommended list price of all of the realtors they talked to. He had a bidding war on their property on the day of the open house and sold it for asking. My sister and I were both talking about how truly excellent he is at what he does--its as if he was made for his profession. His confidence in the advice that he gives is so well-founded and is backed by his spot-on knowledge of the market. I would highly recommend putting your trust in him--he far exceeded the high expectations we have for all of the people that we work with !
Description of Work: Jay Rooney sold our S Boston condo for us
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5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
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5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
KIERAN M.
04/2011
5.0
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