Wainwright Real Estate

Kelly Behrens is who I'd recommend as a sales agent. She's very good at selling homes. She's on top of her game. It was pretty good. She's very good. I'd highly recommend her for selling. I met her through another realtor that I had used, Joey Gilmer. He recommended her as a sales agent.

After my initial meeting with Robert, I took him as nice and very outgoing. He seemed like the right choice for me to buy my first home. We worked together for a good amount of time before I made a decision on the home I wanted. However, during that time, he did not suggest one house to me based on my needs/wants. I had to shop on Zillow and other websites and make suggestions to him on the houses I wanted to look at. It took a while but I finally compromised on some of my wants and found a condo that I wanted to buy. I spoke with him about putting in an offer and he said we shouldn't go too low below the listing price as they might reject it. Given that he is supposed to be the expert, I took his advice. With little negociating back and forth, I was able to get the home. Robert seemed to push for the higher price and I'm now thinking it was because he wanted a higher commission. It was quite frustrating knowing that he was going to even get a commission off the home I was going to purchase given that he had barely done any work for it! At the meeting with the lawyer, he sat there on his iPad the whole time while I signed paperwork and and spoke with the lawyer. I thought it to be incredibly rude and was tempted to ask him to leave if he was going to be that inconsiderate in this important matter for myself. I continue to look at what the condos around me are selling for and am extremely frustrated Robert did not look out for my best interests and try to drive the price down. I will NOT use him again in the future when I need to sell, rent, buy, etc. I will also NOT be recommending him to friends, family, strangers, etc. No home buyer should have to feel guilt after buying a home. I know I overpaid and that is because my agent did not do his job.

We originally met Melanie through an ad on a builder website and I liked her approach and attitude a whole lot better than the mega- Chantel Ray group I hear on the radio. We already had a builder in mind but felt quite uneasy about buying our first home alone. We wanted to have a home that was solid for our family but would also be attractive for buyers in case we have to sell. We explored a few other New construction communities with her, but kept coming back to the original builder. With that builder we(my husband in particular) didn't care a bit for their agent on site and it made it quite difficult to get through the home design process- which we of course wanted to make sure to do it right the first time and not pay crazy fees to add or change things after the meeting. Melanie took to being much more of a buffer and liaison between that site agent and our family which made it a much more enjoyable experience. She was always good on appointment times and communicated well. I cannot say what a joy it was to work with Melanie through what is supposed to be a difficult time. We got to have excitement instead of angst and worry, between being in her good hands and picking a great builder with a (mostly)solid team- we are now moving into our brand new home as first time home buyers. If we ever have to sell, I know who I'm going to!

Do look at houses above your price range to get a good idea of what you know u cant afford. DO also look at the cheapest houses on the market to know what your not looking for. Do divide your needs, wants, cant live with out and , desires Don't get tunnel vision with the first pretty house u see casue i could be a mountain of problems. Our agent suggested a very good loan officer and home inspector. DO get your house inspected by a licened professional, even thought VB doesn't require it. ask what credentials make them and authorized home inspector. DO price check and not just go with what the Realtor says... she has to offer.

Steve and Tammy were very professional in finding my dream home. They researched the areas/ neighborhoods I wanted to live in, made appointments to view homes prior to me visiting (therefore saving time and expense if they weren't up to my expectations), and walked me through the whole process, which at some times was difficult. However, we were able to find the home that fit my needs! They also were present at the closing, which made the end result even better!