As first time home-buyers, we began the process of looking for a house with absolutely no idea what we were doing or what we were looking for - so thank goodness we had Violet! From beginning to end, she was a truly invaluable resource and extremely competent professional. Violet came out house-hunting with us on weekends, evenings, and the occasional violent thunderstorm, and throughout was a patient and helpful guide through Chicago real estate who asked the right questions (which we didn't even know to ask) and who spent a great deal of time getting to know us and our preferences so that she was able to select places for us to view that she knew would be of interest. Based on those preferences, she helped us narrow down our price range and geographic area, which made the process significantly less daunting. Throughout the house search, which took several months, Violet was always accessible, answered our multitudes of questions quickly and efficiently, and worked constantly in the background to keep us up to date on new properties coming on the market. Once we found a place and decided to put in an offer, Violet once again stepped in to help us decide on a starting offer and work through the negotiations. True to her word, she was extremely aggressive on our behalf during the price negotiations, which resulted in us getting to a final purchase price for the property that we certainly did not expect and were extremely happy with. After the contract was signed, Violet continued to keep us all on track, reminding us of deadlines and recommending the other professionals (real estate attorney, mortgage brokers, property inspectors, etc. ) that we would need to find to complete the purchase. Without exception, every person Violet recommended turned out to be top of their industry and consummate professionals; we could not have been more pleased with the service and level of expertise that her recommendations provided us. Violet did everything she possibly could to make our first home purchase as easy and painless as possible, from doing the final walk-through by herself in order to save us time on the day of closing to picking us up when our car broke down in a snowstorm as we were picking up packing supplies! We recommend Violet strongly and without reservation; as she did for us, she really will do her best to get you exactly what you're looking for in Chicago real estate - whatever that may be. Sherene, Lincoln Park
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