Mary was recommended to us and we are so grateful that recommendation was made. We had a fantastic sales experience as a result of her experience, knowledge, and interpersonal skills! This could have been a very challenging sale as we live in Georgia, and this property was in Downers Grove. Through Mary’s professional process, distance and separation were never issues in the sale of the home. Mary was honest, straightforward, and insightful from the very first meeting through closing. We developed a friendship immediately. Within a week of our first meeting and signing of the contract, high-grade photos of the home she had taken were posted on the internet, and the house was on the market. We started our sales journey pre-COVID, talking through goals and developing a sales strategy we were happy with. COVID hit, changes were needed in the strategy, her wise counsel was critical to our new strategy, and we moved forward. She shared information with us through every step of the process, and worked hard to get showings for the house. Her strong negotiation skills helped get the house sold as we passed on the initial offer from the future buyer, but Mary left the “door open” for future discussions with them by the way she negotiate, and sure enough, they later came back and were the buyers of the home. I am not sure if this outcome would have happened had a different realtor been doing the negotiating. Last, Mary’s style was collaborative and the process felt like a team effort. Again, she achieved all of this with us being 700 miles apart. True, there may are other excellent realtors out there, but we can honestly say we don’t feel any could be better than Mary!

If I could give Mary 6 stars I would. Mary is the best realtor I have ever worked with and I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell. From day 1 she was extremely professional, she booked photos for the place we were trying to sell and helped us with what to "hide" so the photos looked great online. The photographer she used was friendly and clearly an expert. After that she posted it to all the real estate sites and we immediately got visitors. Some of her other benefits while selling were amazing. We got to see web traffic and other cool features on our posts. We had 3 contracts fall through because of the global pandemic and Mary never stopped. She made sure we were protected and our house would sell, and it did. She constantly kept in contact even when we would send texts at midnight (we were not expecting a response until morning!) she would always get back to us right away. On top of all this, Mary knew exactly what she was doing at every step of the way and gave us amazing recommendations and guidance with any question we had. Mary went above and beyond and this review doesn't even start to scratch the surface of everything she did for us. If you are just starting on your home buying/selling journey, call Mary, you will be nothing short of amazed.

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value If you look at Mary's Zillow profile it shows it all. We have used Mary for 2 homes now both on the buying and selling side and she blew us away each time with how amazing she was. She knows the answer to any question you could possibly have and she is ready to work with you at any time of the day. We would send texts at midnight not expecting a response until the morning but Mary was up and ready to answer you that moment. Her photographers, lenders, home improvement recommendations were all perfect and professional. Not only that but she persevered through the global pandemic! We had 3 contracts fall through and she never stopped or wavered. We just kept plugging on until we finally closed and then ended up buying the perfect house Mary knows the business and it is shown through her amazing work. Choose Mary if you want your sale done right!

We have worked with Mary twice on the sales of our homes. She is knowledgeable, responsive, professional and knows how to sell a home. We highly recommend Mary.

Mary goes above and beyond to help at every stage of the process. She is extremely responsive and always works diligently to get you the information or answers you're looking for. The process of buying a home is exhausting and confusing, so it's important to have a realtor who is a team member there to help you. She makes you feel comfortable and helps where you lack knowledge. I also appreciated that she recommended a whole ecosystem of awesome people to work with, such as lawyers and an inspector. I would definitely recommend Mary to anyone I know who is buying or selling their home.

We have used Mary for 2 moves now and we highly recommend. Very experienced, responsive and always has her clients’ best interest in mind. Mary will get your home sold and find your new home!

Mary was an absolute pleasure to work with as first time homebuyers! My in laws had worked with her in the past and highly recommended her and we could not be more pleased! She is very knowledgeable and helped navigate us through the process which can very overwhelming! She is very communicative and responsive and so sweet and friendly! Would absolutely work with her again and highly recommend her for her overall expertise! Thank you Mary for helping us land our dream home!

I highly recommend Mary Braatz as your realtor. Ms. Braatz was very professional and friendly when she helped sell my mothers’ townhome under emotional circumstances. She was very knowledgeable with the ever changing housing market, which helped us sell the property quickly. I’ve dealt with many different realtors during my lifetime, but Ms. Braatz was by far the most thorough and helpful, and she used a great professional photographer that highlighted the beauty of the home. I would use the services of Ms. Braatz again, and I highly recommend her services.

I found Mary to be exceedingly knowledgeable about the entire showing and buying process. She was always readily available to answer my questions and did so with a smile on her face, never thinking my questions silly or inconsequential. She knew what I was looking for and what I was willing to spend and contacted me any time a potential property became available. It was she who found my current house and was a supportive partner with me as we negotiated a fair sale. I cannot recommend Mary highly enough if you are looking for a realtor to help you find the house for you!

Mary is wonderful to work with as she is responsive and resourceful. Other realtors may have impressive resumes but if you value both the expertise and experience along with the actions to back it all up, Mary comes highly recommended! Long after closing, she continues to keep in touch with her clients to maintain the relationship and remains avaialble to answer any questions post closing! Impressive!

Mary is highly motivated. She had many showings and sold my property quickly and was always available to me. She is a great listener, which is very important in the sale of property.

Mary was great. She was available to work around my time schedule. I highly recommend her! I found my home in a week thanks to Mary showing me homes specific to my needs.