The Boston Home Team

We first met Will years ago when he was organizing the Arthouse shows – exhibitions of local art in condos and houses for sale in Jamaica Plain. It was a really creative approach to showing houses while promoting the local arts community. When we started looking for a home, Will’s knowledge of the market and housing construction helped us gain confidence as first time homebuyers. We were looking at older houses and he provided useful information about the feasibility of renovation projects and what the potential costs might be. Will was easy to work with, extremely patient with our extended search, and responsive to our many questions.

Will Brokhof is an exceptional realtor. We would definitely recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the Boston area, especially JP, Roslindale, and West Roxbury (although he also helped our friends in Somerville find their place). Will is quite knowledgeable about these neighborhoods; he knows the types of homes that are in them but also specifically the kind we would be looking at within our price range. He helped us navigate through all the ?next steps? (this was our first home buying experience) and connected us with several valuable players (like an attorney, and a mortgage broker) who all helped make what can be a very overwhelming experience less so - He had a boundless energy when it came to visiting open houses - and when we were ready to make an offer he advised us on how to set the price, and how to negotiate afterwards. I can?t stress enough how important his realistic optimism was throughout this entire process - particularly when we lost out on one of our first offers - he helped us get back on the wagon, and then lined up several more places for us check out. What?s more, he has stayed in touch with us through our first major renovation, giving us insight in how we want to add value to our property in this current dynamic market, but celebrating our excitement in our new home!

We found Will and Boston Hometeam after looking online and trying to find a realtor who we thought we could stand to work with. We'd met a few who really did not get what we were looking for or who we were. They kept trying to push us to the suburbs and find "nice houses" all fixed up by someone clearly trying to flip a place--and of course good school systems. What we really wanted was someone who understood that there's something special about a city neighborhood and that some hard work will reveal gems in these old houses. When Will took us around on tour it was obvious to us that he had a real love for JP and deep understanding of Dorchester. Also, very importantly, he was not soulless, he was direct and he provoked us to think. We actually learned a lot about houses and what to look for in a renovation project from him and he really did put us on the right path, even if we diverged later and asked his to help us buy a place in Somerville, where our hearts were, even if his particular expertise was not. He was game and did a great job working through some fairly sleazy and stressful situations as we tried to close. He kept us pretty calm and assured in what we were doing and I can't imagine having gone through the process with any of the other realtors we'd met along the way. Will's unique and he's great to work with. A highly recommended companion through the horrible process of buying in this area.