As a newly retired couple and first time home buyers, we wanted to live closer to our grandchildren. Valerie was recommended to us to help guide us through our search for our first home. Valerie is very knowledgeable of the area we were researching, and gave us accurate and valuable advice. We always felt Valerie was there for us, 24/7, no matter what our concerns were. She always made herself available to us. She was with us every step of the way, and alleviated many of the anxieties we had being new to the home buying process, from the mortgage process to the closing. We cannot stress enough how indebted we are to Valerie. We are now living in our beautiful home, all thanks to her. We highly would recommend Valerie to anyone who is looking for a realtor who is dependable and patient, knows her "stuff" and always has your best interest at heart. She made the home buying process as smooth as possible!