"We called Gold Estates Realty and spoke with Joe. We told him that our two daughters were arriving at the age where they needed their own rooms and we need to move. After having done a competitive marketing analysis, Joe came over and presented it to us. His analysis was along the lines of what we thought our home was worth so we signed a listing contract. Joe prepared us to have our home ready to show, how to work with agents who may stop by, and issues associated with selling and buying a home at the same time. We felt prepared, ready to get started, yet anxious about how it all would finally work out.

To our surprise and amazement, Joe presented us with two full-priced offers within three days. He made sure that the offers were solid and that the buyers were prepared financially. We decided to accept one of the offers but were concerned about selling our home without first having a home to move into. Joe listened carefully, answered all of our questions, and made sure our interests were contractually covered when we signed and accepted the offer. Most importantly, Joe put us in touch with a lender who came to our home, listened to our needs, and was prepared to help us find the best mortgage terms.

Joe very carefully listened to our new home requirements and gave us a large list of homes and pictures for us to look through. The whole family was able to get involved and Joe explained to us how to evaluate and compare property listings. When we found some homes that we liked to see, Joe took us to each of them and showed them to us. Joe was very helpful to point out positives and negatives of each property. We were impressed with his depth and breadth of real estate knowledge and realized that he knew what he was talking about. We became very comfortable with his guidance.

After viewing many homes, we found the one we wanted to buy. Joe coached us as to making the best offer and helped us prepare the offer based on our requirements and needs. In the contract, Joe made sure that we had plenty of time to finalize the sale of our home and successfully negotiated our offer with the seller and the listing agent of our new home. Although still anxious, we were completely confident and trusted that Joe would make everything work out exactly as we asked.

We had two closings on the same day and everything went very smoothly, as far as closings go. We received and paid all the monies for which we were responsible and there were no surprises. Although we signed more forms than we expected, we were confident that our interests were protected.

We highly recommend Gold Estates Realty and Joe as either your listing or buying agent. Joe is a good listener, negotiator, and presented a confidence that helped us get through the process and move into the home we had always wanted."