By far the best Realtor I have ever encountered. If you don't work with her it will be your loss. She is by far the most responsive and diligent agent I have ever worked with. She's is exactly what you want when purchasing a home. She not scared to tell you how it is and she will fight for you tooth and nail.
Very knowledgeable and professional agent. Pleasant to work with, reachable, goes out of her way to accommodate her client. Manages my rental property and sold the other. Always reliable, resourceful and helpful
Melanie is an outstanding agent! Her knowledge of the area and neighborhoods helped us feel like we were better prepared to make a decision on a home. She worked with us as we looked at various types of properties in a wide price range. We felt listened to and as if she truly understood what our family was looking for. I highly recommend Melanie Russell and am so thankful she was our agent!!!!
As an experienced Mortgage Advisor, I work with many real estate agents all over Florida. When my family and I chose to purchase a home in Sarasota, FL - I wanted the best for my family; so we chose Melanie. She handled our home purchase with absolute excellence, and was fun to work with throughout the process as well. Melanie is an excellent communicator, a wise negotiator, and definitely someone you want in your corner when purchasing or selling (or renting - because she does that too) your next home, vacation home, or rental property.
We made the decision to move to Florida from TN. We used Trulia to look at possible rental properties. After requesting info about a particular rental In which Melanie was the agent, we received an almost immediate response unlike many other requests with other agents. Because she was so prompt and helpful, we gave her a call and used her exclusively. We feel very fortunate to have made that decision. She is nothing but friendly, professional, and answered our questions without delay! She found us a great rental! Of course we would not have used anyone else and she also found us a wonderful home several months later. We highly recommend her as an agent and will use her expertise in the future if needed.
We couldn't have selected a better Real Estate Agent and firm to take part in the process of selling our home. Melanie Russell provided us with a timeline of how she planned to list, show and sell our home. She was prepared at the first meeting to review with us the market conditions, provided statistics for comps in a given radius and provided ideas to make the home sellable. She personally handled all incoming inquires and set appointments for showings and provided updates and feedback at the conclusion of each showing. Our home received 2 offers and contracted after only 8 showings with ease. Melanie not only is a professional in her trade but is extremely nice and funny to work with. We would highly recommend her and the firm and would be confident that your experiences with her would be the same.
Melanie has excellent follow up and she is very personable. We felt she truly cared about finding us a home. She is one of those people you feel like is an instant friend once you meet her. We are looking forward to recommending her to anyone relocating to the Sarasota FL area!
