Our agent has the ability to understand market values, the details of features to focus in photos and qualified buyers that know what they want

So nice for you to help even though it was out of your normal area of expertise. I love my new apartment and thank you for getting me such a great deal with all the amenities i was looking for.

When you are looking for some one who’s both professional and knowledgeable in the real estate industry then it’s Melanie. Melanie has made sure that every I is dotted and your t’s are cross. Trust her judgment she knows!

Melanie was experienced and professional to work with. I especially appreciated her attentiveness and honesty. I highly recommend her the next time your looking for a realtor.

Melanie is an honest and knowledgeable realtor. She is trustworthy and will fight for what is best for you. And her negotiation skills are amazing!

Melanie helped us purchase our first condo, we had several major obstacles but she found a way to solve each one in a timely and professional caring manner. She was such a delight to work with, we can’t say enough about our positive experience thanks to hear charming soul and caring heart!

Melanie Russell was the first person that my wife and I connected with when we moved from the Seattle area to beautiful Sarasota in 2014. We were looking for a home to purchase, then a rental for a year. A year later she helped us buy this wonderful home in the family friendly neighborhood of Colonial Oaks. She was very honest with us - and gave us all the good and bad of the homes we previewed with her. Then, when we recently decided to move out of paradise for other opportunities, we called Melanie again to help us with our sale. She was again very honest with us, she told us not to waste money in certain areas because we wouldn't get it back - but suggested some key areas to pay attention to. Every one of her recommendations paid off. Melanie is also extremely pleasant to work with and is an excellent communicator. I should also mention that I've been a mortgage lender for 17+ years - and that I know and work with some of the best residential Realtors in the area. Melanie was the right choice for us - twice, and if we had it to do again, we would work with her in a heartbeat. If you care about excellent service, getting a great value for your time, efforts and finances - consider Melanie as your Realtor too. You will be glad you did.

Melanie checked out the condo for me thoroughly and negotiated several maintenance items that were significant for me. We closed without a hitch in less than 30 days. Would highly recommend Melanie!

Melanie was excellent! She went above and beyond for us, and handled everything so professionally. It was a difficult time to look for a new house during COVID 19 and she adapted and worked around it and us. We had a lot of questions and expectations and she met each and every one of them. I would highly recommend Melanie to anyone out there! We had an amazing experience and can't thank her enough for everything she did for us. She's a fantastic lady, enjoyed being around her.

Melanie is absolutely amazing!!! She goes above and beyond to make every part of the journey go smoothly. Buying a house can be stressful but with Melanie she takes all of those stresses away with her amazing team! Everything she does is with love and it shows! She is also very straight with you and I appreciated that so much!!!! She doesn’t just want you to please you she wants you to be exceptionally happy with your new home

Melanie is extremely easy to work with. She understood very quickly what we were looking for within a budget. She is honest and available all time of the day when we had questions or concerns. Melanie found the house we loved and never said no when we wanted to go see it in a secure community. She negotiated thoroughly for us to get what we needed to seal the deal. Melanie walked us through the process and went to every inspection on our behalf; relaying the complete information back to us. She also initiated second inspections for roof and pool repairs to help us out. We have bought several properties through the years and Melanie by far has been the most professional and on top of things for the buyer! She gets the work done and now we have the house we will live in forever! We also have a great friend as well. Thank you, Melanie!

Melanie Russell is a joy to work with. Her quick wit coupled with her nimble scheduling and contracting helped me to secure my dream home within days. Melanie's sage advice and excellent team helped negotiations, inspection and closing to go off without a hitch. The process was so painless, I'm trusting her to sell a different property with equal ease.