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Brian Ruff helped us with the sale of our home in Bucktown and helped us find a new home in the Western suburbs. We could not be more pleased with the level of professionalism, knowledge, and communication Brian provided throughout the entire process. From the sell side, Brian and his stager provided us feedback on how to prepare our home for the pictures and showings. Brian also was very clear on each step of the sale process. Additionally, Brian’s market analysis helped us better understand the appropriate price to list our home. In the end, our home was under contract within 10 days at a very fair price! From the buy side, we knew we wanted to move to the Western suburbs but did not have a specific location in mind. Brian provided us helpful tips about schools, location to the train, and gave us helpful tips about homes we saw online (eg. in a flood zone). We ended up seeing over 20 different homes prior to making a decision. Brian, was very helpful in both negotiations. He was also very involved prior to each closing. As mentioned before, we could not have been more happy with our experience. We would highly recommend Brian as a referral to our friends and family. And, while we don’t plan to move anytime soon, we will absolutely work with Brian again. In the meantime, our family loves our new neighborhood and home.

I've known Bernie for over 20 years. Bernie assisted my parents by selling and buying their property in the early 2000's and were very happy with her during the whole process. Fast forward to 2020, we (My wife & I) decided that we were ready for a house (first time home buyers). I gave Bernie a call and without any hesitation she REMEMBERED WHO I WAS. I was astonished at how Bernie remembered my family after so many years, down to the T! Bernie answered every single question that my wife and I had, and worked around our super busy schedules to see every house listing we wanted to view. To say the least, Bernie will NOT leave you in the dark. Of course, the stress of finding the "perfect" home was always there but Bernie managed to always make us feel better and explain to us the pros and cons of the decisions that we would make. Bernie is also extremely knowledgeable of the Chicagoland area. Don't be shy to ask her questions, we asked her 100's! I usually don't write reviews because it feels like a cliché of over written thoughts but not this time! My wife and I made such an important decision in our life by purchasing our first home and we simply couldn't be any happier & I want people to know how well the process went with Bernie assisting. No doubt in my mind, Bernie is family and will always be like family to us. My wife and I will likely purchase more properties in the future and will only include Bernie in the equation. Even if you aren't looking to make a great friend in the process and are strictly business, Bernie is still that Agent for you. Bernie is 100% one of the most professional Agents out there in my opinion. Choose wisely, choose Bernie 👍.