I have worked with Andy and Marina for many years and have used them on both the sell and buy sides with three homes. They are consummate professionals and were always available to me to answer any questions I had. Most recently, they structured the sale of my last home so that there was a bidding war. I was under contract in 2 days, and the offer was over asking price. I am more than happy with both of them!
Choosing Marina and Andy was the best decision around the selling of our house. Their advice and deep benchmarking analytics helped us to set the price on point, advice how to get the property in shape was spot on, their preparation of a group of interested buyers made us close on the property in record time. We are deeply impressed by their work and expertise. Thank you Marina and Andy!
With market conditions today being what they are, you need a team behind you like Marina and Andy. We fell in love with a home and found ourselves in a competitive offer situation. Marina really helped to negotiate on our behalf. Her real estate and business acumen surely was the key to our success. We were able to negotiate a deal we were comfortable with and that the sellers could accept over other bids. Andy was instrumental in closing the deal and ensuring all of our pieces and challenges were solved. Andy also worked extremely hard for us, showing us many homes and notifying us of things before they even came to market. If you're overwhelmed by the market competition or aren't quite sure how to take the next steps, Marina and Andy are truly the best team to help you find your new home.
My experience in working with Marina and Andy was outstanding. From start to finish they were both professional, knowledgable and caring. Their advice given regarding the market was right on. They were available to answer my questions and guide me through all the steps necessary in closing the sale. I highly recommend this team
Marina and Andy brought a wonderful level of expert knowledge and professionalism to my home search. They know this market extremely well and the listings available. They listened to my preferences and gleaned my needs for a new home. I put my complete faith in their expertise, and they overdelivered! They provided me with resources and recommendations for Mortgage Brokers and Moving Services that were greatly appreciated and utilized. These services made the purchasing and moving experience as stressless as possible. They contacted me on a regular basis during the buying process to answer any questions I may have had. I am grateful for their leadership and guidance through this journey of home selection and purchase. I will always recommend Marina and Andy Homes to any prospective home-buyer in the future.
They were available to help us 24/7 and answered our concerns quickly and completely. We can’t imagine anyone could have done a better job. We give them the highest grade possible.
Marina and her partner Andy have deep knowledge of the local real estate market thanks to decades of experience. Marina offered excellent guidance on what we needed to address in our home before putting it on the market, gave good advice on how to sell our home quickly and before the market turned. The whole process was very smooth. We highly recommend working with Marina.
We are so grateful to Marina and her team for their expert handling of our home sale. Marina's level of experience and knowledge in and of Lake Forest was invaluable to marketing our home and in guiding our process. Having lived in our house for almost 25 years, we were thrilled to be able to steward it to the next owners with Marina's professional advice. She truly held our hands every step of the way.
I highly recommend Marina when listing your home or buying a new home. She knows the market extremely well. She not only is a competent realtor she also has the kindness to help you process the emotional journey when selling your home. I never felt pressure as she guided me through the process.
Marina and her partner, Andy are a team that works together seamlessly. Their knowledgeable of the market, neighborhoods, and overall real estate needs is unmatched. Marina a lifelong Lake Forester, brings to her clients a deep knowledge of the town, and north shore. She is very connected to the community, has her finger on the pulse of the real estate market, and depending upon the side you are on (seller of home or buyer of home), brings the necessary perspective, connections and negotiation skills needed to close your deal. Her clients are not just clients. She and Andy go over and above for their clients. Works well with outside agents and communicates with her clients in a direct, trustworthy and honest manner. I cannot recommend Marina and Andy with anything other than the highest recommendations. My buyer said to me after the completion of our deal, he was extremely impressed with Marina, and if he had not been so far down the path with his realtor, would have hired Marina. The selling and buying of a home comes with tremendous stress..remove one area of stress...hire Marina and Andy.
Marina has a depth of knowledge about real estate in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff that you won't find elsewhere. She grew up here, raised her family here and still lives and works here. She knows the history, she knows the market, and she knows the opportunities here. Her presentation was well researched and helped to set realistic expectations. She was clear about suggesting steps I could take to improve the sale of my house and her list of resources is extensive. Working with Marina and her partner Andy, I knew I was doubly supported through the entire process of selling, and they even found me the perfect next home. In my experience, Marina gets it done!
Marina has experience, a depth of local history, and market knowledge along with excellent listening skills to deliver a great result. Our journey to sell our house was well planned, executed swiftly and her advice along the way was indispensable. We needed to be away during the process and Marina provided steerage, managed all the details and complexities on our behalf. It was seamless thanks to Marina and her team.
