We had been in our home for 43 years and deciding to sell it was difficult. We interviewed agents from three top real estate firms in our area and, although it was a difficult decision, Heather Kandawire came out on top in all the categories that were important to us: analytical information on comparable properties; knowledge of the real estate market overall; ability to connect with us on a personal level; willingness to advise us honestly about what had to be improved in our home to facilitate a quick sale and helping us to get tradesmen to do the necessary work quickly; and, most importantly, helping us price our home realistically given market conditions. We put our home on the market in early December, probably the most difficult month to attract buyers. Our home was staged beautifully and, within 10 days of listing, we had an excellent offer which we accepted. Heather Kandawire was recommended to us by our next-door neighbor, whose home Heather had sold the previous year. We would recommend Heather to any seller without qualification.

Heather was a pleasure from our first phone call. She took all of our wants and desired areas and got right to work. In a competitive market, she was on top of all the offers we made, was responsive to all of our countless texts and ultimately brought us to closing! We dragged her everywhere with multiple private showings..and she always met us with a smile and was accommodating to our scheduling needs. Heather was professional, kind and compassionate every step of the way. If you are looking for a realtor, don’t delay in calling Heather!

Heather was great to work with. She listened to what I was looking for. She found several places for me to consider. She found exactly what I was looking for. She is very professional and gets back to you right away

Heather was wonderful to work with! We were referred to her by a friend while we were living abroad and preparing to move back to the New Jersey area. She made the process easy and exciting for us while we were living out of the country - if we saw a listing we liked online, she would drive over to the house to check it out, meet with the selling agent and send us photos since we couldn't be there in person. She spent about a year casually looking at homes with us, meeting with us on 3 different occasions to look at houses and narrow down exactly what we were looking for. She was very responsive to all of our emails and questions and sent us any listings she thought we'd be interested in. When it came time to finally buy, she knew exactly what we were looking for and got the negotiation process done quickly and fairly. We highly recommend working with Heather!

If you are seeking a knowledgable agent in NJ, who is unfaltering in their support for you as her client, Heather Kandawire is that agent! My husband and I met Heather at an open house in September 2018, when we had just dipped our toe in our search. Something clicked on both sides and we stayed in touch. It took us a long time to become serious buyers but Heather kept in touch with us over a year and a half. Heather knows the NJ real estate market and helped us navigate the particular counties and towns throughout the buying journey. Always guiding us in our negotiations and giving sage advice when we knew we found "the one". While Heather was a patient and always-professional person in our corner during our home purchasing process, I'm happy to say Heather is now part of our lives as a friend and not-too-far neighbor.

Heather helped me through the emotionally overwhelming experience of having to sell my family's home of 50 years. She not only kept me together emotionally, but made the process from listing, to pricing, to prepping the house for sale to a challenging bidding war as painless as possible. The way she calculated the list price was also masterful. In a slow market, my house had multiple bids after the first weekend's open house. I truly could not recommend her highly enough.

Heather was wonderful and guided us expertly through the home buying process. She knows the local area (Montclair) and general market very well, and was always super responsive and available via text, phone call, or email. I would highly recommend her!

Highly recommend Heather! She was wonderful to work with throughout our home buying process. Heather is professional, reliable and very knowledgeable. We are so happy in our new home and we have Heather to thank!

Heather was a godsend. We were new to the real estate game and we were juggling two young children while both working full time jobs so the process of selling our house was intimidating. Heather was our anchor. She kept us calm and focused. She had an excellent marketing plan for the house. We trusted her judgement on pricing and she generated amazing demand and multiple aggressive offers. Communication was great and she was a constant pleasure to work with. Highly recommended!

We had an extremely positive experience with Heather. From the time we agreed on a price for our house to the time we closed on the house, Heather was attentive to all of our needs. She was honest about presenting the house, yet sensitive to our concerns. Heather spent two days with the stager to create a neutral allure. It was fun to see our comfortable house transform into a showpiece. And when the house went on the market, Heather reached out to prospective buyers, so that our house was shown daily and had good turnouts at the Open Houses. Nationally, the fall bids had started to decline, so the bids we received after the first Open House weekend were not to our satisfaction. But Heather worked tirelessly to meet our expected price and diligently arranged a second Open House. And it worked. We accepted a bid five days later, within three weeks of our house going on the market. During attorney review, Heather connected regularly with us and our attorney. Heather's knowledge and experience concerning the inspection process helped us confidently negotiate with the buyers, and both sides ended up happy. The closing happened without a hitch. The day before we moved, Heather came by to chat as I held back tears of OMG, I have lived in this house for 28 years, raised my kids in Montclair, and now what? Heather is not only a hardworking experienced realtor, she is a wife and a mother with a big heart. Whatever I was rattling about, she sat there and listened and genuinely cared. And last but not least, she forwarded our mail to us after we moved. Apparently we hadn't filled out the correct forms. Egads! Heather is the best!

There aren't words in the English language to describe how lucky we are to have found Heather. From the moment we met, her demeanor was exactly what we needed to find the perfect home for us. Heather took the time to schedule multiple appointments with us, was patient while we hemmed and hawed at a few. We never got the impression she was just trying to make a sale. At every step of the way it felt as if Heather cared far more about us being happy with our decision than she did about her bottom line. Heather is beyond knowledgeable about the neighborhood and all surrounding towns, and she made us feel like we were her number one priority throughout. Once we found the home we loved, she guided us through the offer process and if we didn't have her, I don't think we'd have gotten a house we love nearly as much. She kept us calm the whole time, helped us come up with the right number and offer package, and made sure we were comfortable with our offer whether we got the house or not. Once our offer was accepted, she held our hands through every step, and there were times things got difficult and it was too much, the sellers were too difficult, and I was ready to walk away, but Heather kept me calm, brought me back to reality (yes, she's part realtor and part therapist). She's really a gem in the industry.

Heather was a wonderful partner in the process from the very beginning to the end. Every week of the sales journey brought new issues, concerns and processes and Heather always was available for information and support. I especially liked the reminders she would send out the night before an inspection or a meeting with the stager or lawyer. It took the pressure off of my back. She also kept me grounded when I faced any obstacles. I highly recommend her as your agent. She knows the business, she knows the region and she is a very hard worker.