Derek could not have been a better agent for us from day 1. His in depth knowledge of the market and process was extremely insightful and extremely helpful for us (especially considering we were going through this from out of town). His communication could not have been better and really made the process the least stressful as possible. We always knew we were in good hands. I could not stress enough how highly I would recommend Derek and his team.
Derek navigated us through both our home selling and buying experience and we were so pleased with the outcome. We were able to lock in an offer over our list price and get a great price on our purchase. Both transactions were processed seamlessly and quickly.
We worked on selling my house for some time. After giving a buyer many months come up with her down payment she backed out a week before closing. I had already moved to another state. Derek recommended that I rent for a while because it was not a good time to sell. I also couldn't afford two mortgages. I rented from winter to summer. Then we put it back up for sale. I closed on it in August. Derek was so helpful every step of the way. I would have been very worried the whole time if it weren't for his reassurance and his experience. I highly recommend him!
This is the second time I have had to sell property for my mom. The first time was a very rough and distressing experience. This time I decided to go with Derek as my realtor. This is the second time I have used Derek (first was when I purchased my own home) and the experience could not have been more different. He was with me every step of the way, gave me good advice on what needed to be done to get the house ready to show and answered any question I came up with - and I came up with a lot! Even now that the house has sold I feel like if I have any questions or concerns he will take the time to reassure me. THANKS!!
We decided to put our 100 year old home on the market last June, and Derek handled it expertly through a difficult period for sales of older homes in central Manhattan. When setting up the listing, Derek provided a thorough breakdown of comparable homes in the area, and helped us select a fair price. Derek was indefatigable in trying to drum up interest in a slow summer market - creating video tours, holding open houses, and helping find a very affordable staging company. Derek communicated weekly via a video message, throughout the process of selling our home - a definite benefit while I was out of state. His network of contacts among handymen, arborists and gardeners made being an absentee seller easy. Once a buyer appeared, Derek expertly guided us through the negotiations. We were very satisfied with the end result.
