We just bought and sold home with Kimberly representing us on both ends. She helped us work through some tough negotiations with the folks we sold our house to such that we felt we ended up in a good place. She was incredibly responsive throughout the process and continued to be so after both transactions had finalized, helping us follow up on closing loose ends. Finally, Kimberly was a pleasure to work with. If you are buying/selling in Chevy Chase, I wouldn't use anyone else.

With Kimberly, her word is her bond. She knows the market backward, forward, up, and down. We had to quickly put our house on the market and she guided us through the process from the moment we met. Her communication style is direct, clear, and friendly. If we had an inquiry, she answered it promptly and completely. In addition, she was delightful and has a great sense of humor--and calm! We can't say enough about Kimberly. If you have a chance to work with her, DO!

We had a great experience with Kimberly selling our old house (to a builder who will expand it) and purchasing a new one. She was knowledgeable, unfailingly pleasant (even when we were being maddeningly indecisive), and a tough negotiator. Her particular genius is for understanding pricing, on both ends of the transaction. I’m not sure another agent could have steered us so expertly to the bid that won us our beautiful new house. I hope never to buy or sell another house for the rest of my life. But if I do I’ll hire Kimberly!

Kimberly has an impressive knowledge of the market and gave us excellent advice on pricing and listing our Chevy Chase house. I was especially pleased with her responsiveness: when I left a voice mail or e-mail I knew I would get a response promptly. She even sent some handwritten notes: you felt you were working with a friend, not a corporation. I highly recommend her.

We interviewed 3 agents when preparing to list our house in AU Park for sale. Kimberly was the first we interviewed, and we almost cancelled the other interviews after meeting with her. We did go through with the other interviews, but neither of the others was able to change our minds. One of our major concerns was finding companies to perform some work on our house to prepare it for sale. Kimberly recommended a great landscaper who changed our yard from grim to gorgeous. She also recommended an excellent roofer who was able to diagnose and fix a vexing water infiltration problem. Kimberly priced our house exactly right - we had 2 offers in less than a week - one at full price with no contingencies. Kimberly was easy to talk to, professional, and responsive in all of our interactions. Working with her was a great experience.

We have worked with Kimberly for the past year during our downsizing search for a condominium. Kimberly's strong knowledge of the DC real estate market and years of experience helped us evaluate the properties we visited. We purchased our new home and sold our current house, for over the asking price, with Kimberly guidance. We appreciated her level-headed advice and would highly recommend Kimberly.

From 2009 to the present, Kimberly has been my agent to sell three homes, buy a condo, and find a tenant. If you want someone who will guide you through every step of your transaction carefully, decisively, promptly and with incredible attention to detail, this is your agent. Kimberly is intelligent and an excellent listener, responds quickly to your call, text or email, knows the answer to everything, and will not waste your time! If you are selling, she knows how to keep your fix-up costs down and will provide realistic pricing advice. In sum, she is a gem!

If you didn’t hire Kimberly Cestari when you sold your house in DC, you made a huge mistake. Or, at least you missed a great opportunity. My wife and I have bought and sold a few houses in our time, and the best Realtor experience we ever had was with Kimberly. We had been watching her career and reputation grow over the last many years, starting when we bought our first house in Chevy Chase, DC. Even then her signs were everywhere and we kept meeting her at open houses. By the time we decided last Fall to move to MD I knew that we had to hire Kimberly. Her reputation was stellar in every respect, and as she handled what turned out to be a somewhat difficult sale process, she lived up to that reputation. She is the consummate professional in manner, knowledge, experience, judgement, attentiveness to detail, and availability. Her recommendations of painters, movers, inspectors and other vendors were all very good. Her advice on staging, pricing, and marketing our $1.4 million 100-year old Craftsman style house was spot on. It resulted in what we regarded as a full-price offer rather quickly despite a softening market at the time. When our buyer began to make unexpected (and in my opinion, unreasonable) demands prior to closing, she deftly handled the negotiations with the buyer’s agent with firm professionalism on our behalf, and with grace and tact. Although I believe she had ample opportunities to comment negatively about the other side, she never took those opportunities. As we were selling our DC house, we were also buying a house in MD. The two transactions were related which meant that Kimberly fielded many unanticipated calls and requests for information from the MD sellers’ agent, even as she was putting out fires for us in DC. Please consider Kimberly Cestari when you decide to buy or sell a house in DC. She deserves your business.

We have been doing business with Kimberly Cestari for many years. She is a top seller in the Cleveland Park neighborhood and everything was above board with her. Her knowledge of the neighborhood, customer base and home value are wonderful. Cleveland Park is an upper income, family oriented neighborhood in Washington DC. The potential buyers needs an agent that cater to such a demographic and Kimberly perfects fits it. Kimberly was able to sell our house with a few weeks of it being listed.

Selling a home can be stressful. Finding a buyer, coming to a price, and having this happen in a timely manner is not easy. Having someone that is dedicated and knows what they are doing makes all the difference. Kimberly Cestari is a pro. She knows the metropolitan DC market, as well as all the in’s-and-out’s of marketing, negotiating, and closing the deal on a house. She was always available to answer our questions; is quick and efficient in keeping the entire process moving; always does what she says; and, is dedicated to getting one’s house sold. We never had to wonder if she was doing all she could to sell our residence. She always gave 100 percent. If you want to engage a true pro in the sale of your house, one that will make the whole process so much easier, we highly recommended Kimberly Cestari.

My family sold our house through Kimberly Cestari and we could not have been more satisfied. She guided us through every step of the process: preparing the house, setting the price, generating a gorgeous sales brochure, running the open house, responding to the offer, securing the professional services required for all of the fixes requested after the home inspection. There was no question or concern that was too small or pesky for her to address. Her advice was always savvy and practical, her responses consistently swift. Even after closing, she was available to help us deal with loose ends. Our house, on a busy corner, wasn't the easiest sell, but you wouldn't know it by how quickly sold. The depth and breadth of her experience has left her with such a thorough knowledge of neighborhoods and of the market that I can't imagine it could be matched by many others. Her professionalism and her amiability made what could be an extremely stressful experience pleasant for us. Our recommendation is enthusiastic and unconditional.

Prior to meeting Kimberly, I had made two real estate purchases with a discount broker. But when it came to selling my house for top dollar, there was no way I was going to trust anyone but the best realtor in our zip code--without a doubt, that is Kimberly. Hands down, she has the most knowledge of the Chevy Chase area so that my house was priced right the first time (no price reductions or long wait on the market!). As a result, she was able to sell our difficult-to-sell house for above list price. We liked her so much that we also used her services to make a home purchase. We weren't disappointed as she stepped up to the challenge of a complicated short-sale. With both of these transactions, she was incredibly patient and responsive with us. She even helped us after the purchase with paint colors and recommending professionals like painters and cleaners. We are very pleased and would highly recommend her for anyone looking for a tough negotiator and tireless advocate in their real estate transaction.