Highland Park IL REALTOR- Finding a great match.
•1. Choose a Highland Park REALTOR who meets your needs and suits your personality!
The best way to evaluate a Highland Park IL prospective agent is face to face, so you can get a good sense of your dynamic. It is critical to select a Highland Park IL REALTOR who puts you at ease since you will be spending lots of time together. I am both laid-back and very focused, and a long career in sales has taught me that my client’s happiness and satisfaction is of utmost importance.
Looking to buy in Highland Park IL? If you are out of town or squeezed for time I’m happy to chat on the phone, but if your schedule permits I’d love to meet for coffee. If you want to sell your Highland Park real estate, I am happy to visit you at home to make staging recommendations and tell you about my marketing strategy. My goal is to get you the best deal as soon as possible. I’m all about transparency and will give you insight to every step of my process and sales approach.
•2. Choose a trustworthy Highland Park IL REALTOR
Trust is paramount when it comes to selecting your REALTOR. A great REALTOR will do their best for you and protect your interests.
I’m not just interested in a deal, I’m looking o build a relationship with you. I hope that you call me if I can help you get your bearings in the community. I also hope that you will call me again whenever you are looking to make your next real estate transaction, whether that’s in five years or fifteen. I am happy to put you in touch with past clients who can tell you about their own experiences working with me. The majority of my business is referral based (or through the web... Isn't that how you found me?)
•3. Choose a full-time Highland Park IL REALTOR
Ask prospective agents about their schedules, track record and current client load. Some real estate agents do it as a hobby, while others do it full-time. I’m on the job all day, every day and well into the night (just ask my kids). When you hire a full-time Highland Park IL real estate agent, you know that they are committed to your search full-time as well. During your search for the perfect home or condo, a Real estate agent will be looking for the home on the multiple listing service that fits your bill perfectly.
Some of my best leads come from other channels. If the MLS isn’t turning up a great property at my client’s price point then I tap into my network. I ask the agents in my office, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, if anyone has a listing that they know that is coming on the market soon. I have great relationships with agents at other offices in town and always let them know what my clients are looking for. Despite the relatively soft market, many times the best homes do not even hit the market. On more than one occasion, I have bumped into other agents while meeting with clients at Starbucks and casual conversation has led to one-time showings of homes that aren’t even listed yet. I will do everything in my power to find the ideal home for you.
•4. Choose a Highland Park IL REALTOR who understands your wants and needs.
Your REALTOR needs to listen to you.
I do my all to make each move and home purchase/sale as smooth and pleasant as possible. Buying a home can be stressful, so my goal is to make the process as simple and stress-free as possible.
•5. Choose a local Highland Park IL REALTOR.
Your REALTOR should know the community like the back of their hand. Your REALTOR should be able to give you the lowdown on 
schools, subdivisions, school districts, boundary lines, commuting, local resources and government.
As an example, in Highland Park, residents who live west of Highway 41 can choose to send their children to high school in Highland Park or Deerfield. I recently worked with a blended family where the wife had raised her kids in Highland Park and the husband’s kids had grown up in Deerfield. By choosing a home in Sherwood Forest, their kids were able to go to high school with the same classmates they had known since kindergarten and everyone was happy.
When you are negotiating on behalf of your client, insider knowledge always gives you the upper hand. If you are representing the buyer and the seller refuses to come down in price, you have unique insight if you have seen the inside of the comparables and know why they sold at a given price. A local REALTOR with strong relationships with other professionals in the community is negotiating for you on solid, well-established ground.
I just sealed a fantastic deal in Highland Park – My clients purchased a bank-owned property and got a phenomenal price beyond their wildest dreams.
Highland Park Illinois Real Estate Market Update
As a REALTOR in Highland Park Illinois I am often asked..... "How is the Real Estate Market?" Obviously, my clients ask me this question but I am also asked this question by friends, family and/or acquaintances. I am asked this question at the grocery store, while I am walking my dog, at school functions, as a spectator at a sporting event, cocktail party- anywhere and everywhere.
