Emily Almeida began helping us buy a new house and then quickly sell our existing house in early 2023. We were downsizing from a large house in Hawthorne Hills. Our goals for the new house were not well defined and Emily helped us by showing many different possibilities from new construction to existing houses. We looked at properties all across Bloomington-Normal and even some in Hudson and other rural areas. We were also not sure what needed to be done to our existing house in order to sell quickly. We had lived in the house for over 25 years. Emily provided great advice on what to do and what not to do in order to make the house more marketable. We particularly appreciated her patience with us as we worked through the process. Her advice, friendship and expertise provided us with the guidance needed to identify and clarify our goals. Many, many months later, we found the house we wanted. And only one week later, we sold our existing house. Emily was a tremendous support throughout this process. We could not have done it without her, and she has our highest recommendation.