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| Dear Sharon:
The most amazing thing happened the other night: I awoke in the wee hours of the morning and went to the kitchen for a glass of water. Got myself a tall glassful and was leaning on the counter when it suddenly occurred to me: I am standing in my VERY OWN kitchen.
Not exactly the earth shaking revelations that one regales on a daily basis, but a huge impact for me! After what seemed like an unending search for my first house, I had moved into my new home. And it should go without saying that you were the driving force behind my good fortune.
From the moment we began, your knowledge and instinct were the guiding forces for what was an entirely new process for me. I had longed to buy, and had no idea how to begin. You made starting incredibly easy and rewarding with one simple step: you listened. Striving to know more about me as a person gave you immediate insight into what aspects of a home would be the right fit. I feel extremely fortunate that with incredible enthusiasm and enduring patience, I received the impetus I needed. I was able to overcome my fear-based hesitancy about making the leap from renter to owner. You offered a wealth of reliable information, resources and contacts that gave me better insight into what my options were in this competitive market. From financing options to neighborhoods and every detail between, you offered excellent guidance and candid advice.
My friends had told me horror stories about their experience as first time homebuyers. Agents who consistently showed less than desirable properties, never kept them informed, or worse, abandoned them to focus on their bigger clients. Luckily, I can’t echo these experiences! You honed in on what aspects of a home were important to me and gave me your honest opinion of listings and possibilities. Your instincts about what properties would interest me were dead on, and I found the process of visiting listings to be really pleasurable and educational: would that my friends could say the same! Negotiating my contract and settlement were daunting tasks, and you made the process completely easy and painless- no small feat since I suffer deeply from the “paralysis of analysis”!
My favorite quote is from a close friend, who upon hearing my experience remarked, “ You mean she listened? And helped? Do you know how lucky you are?”
I do know how lucky I am, Sharon! You gave me a level of service and care that one might expect with a million dollar property, despite my miniscule budget. It’s hard to say who was more excited when I found my home, but I think I might win (narrowly!).
So standing in my pajamas, in my kitchen, in my new home- I considered myself as very lucky and very grateful. Thank you so much for your friendship and support. You can’t imagine how happy I am that I had you with me!
Sincerely,
Puspamitra Mohanty, Bethesda, MD | |
| Dear Ms. Knapik,
I am writing to thank you for the wonderful work you did as my Realtor/Agent. While it was by happenchance that we met through one of your Open Houses, I am so happy we did as it was an extreme pleasure to work with you. The real estate business has certainly changed since I purchased my last home eight years ago and with your wealth of knowledge and passion for the business it made my finding and purchasing a home much easier. You are a true professional in every sense of the word and went above and beyond as you answered my million and one questions with ease and happiness at all hours of the day. You walked me through each step to make sure I had a clear understanding as to what was going on which I believe put me in a better position to sell the home I was living in. I will recommend you to all my family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintences looking for a Realtor as I want them to have the same great experience I had.
PS- Your tip about the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser was very helpful.
Best regards,
C** W***, Rockville, MD (Name withheld for privacy) | |
| Dear Sharon,
What can I say? You were so helpful when I was in a terrible situation and about to loose my home.
Here's a few quick thoughts about you and your work:
Enormously energetic
Ingenious with a good eye for detail
Extremely hardworking for my benefit
At all times, positive and supportive and willing to listen
Always kept me informed and I never felt put upon
Very empathetic
I have total confidence in Sharon’s decisions made on my behalf. They were always driven in the appropriate gallery. I trusted Sharon completely to do the absolute, most intelligent business decisions for the sale of my home.
Working with Sharon is like having a winning boxer in your corner who goes out to do battle on your behalf and wins the championship.
Thanks again for everything, P** N****, Virginia (name withheld for privacy) | |
| Thanks for all of your help. I was a pleasure to work with a real professional. Mr. & Mrs. A*** (name withheld for privacy) | |
| We were lucky to find realtor Sharon Knapik. Our family had to move quickly due to a job relocation and we needed someone we could trust to sell out home in our absence. Sharon represented our family's needs and interest in our absence. Sharon received 3 offers in 5 days and followed the process through to the closing keeping us informed every step of the way.
We are very grateful and appreciative of Sharon's work on our home sale and would recommend her services wholeheartedly.
Thank you, Sharon.Betty and Sanjay Vazhapully, Lexington, KY | |
| Well, you managed to pull off the impossible. You took our virtually destroyed, ramshackle townhouse and turned it into a residence that anyone would be proud to call “home”. You then managed to sell it for far above the asking price AND you did all this in a time frame that was unbelievably short.
When we inherited the property at Mountain Laurel Court by default of the home loan, we despaired that it would ever sell. It was left in such poor condition we were not even sure we would make back enough money to cover what was left on the loan. But you swept in with your usual zeal, saw the possibilities and within days had teams of workers transforming the place. Are “Effectiveness” & “Efficiency” your middle names? – I think so! Less than 2 months later the transformation was complete – might I add with a complete kitchen and 2 bathrooms remodeled - and the house was ready to sell.
Through all this time, you constantly kept us updated with “comps” of the neighborhood (which steadily were higher with each passing week) so that when it came time to price the property, we were ready to go with an aggressive asking price befitting of its sparkling new make-over. Then, miracle of miracles, the house was on the market but 1 short day before we had no less than 8 viable contracts, all well over the asking price! You then sat with us and discussed all the aspects of the pending contracts, pointing out important details to each, going well beyond the usual “highest bidder”. We felt very confident that the one chosen would go through with out a hitch, which it did.
Negotiations were a breeze, inspections went through quickly and before we knew it, we were sitting at the table with the buyers, signing papers that would soon end the monthly drain of our finances. Once again your invaluable knowledge came into play while going through the contract points because you caught several potential problems which quickly were rectified – and in our favor, I might add.
So, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, Sharon, for investing so much time and energy into us and our project of a townhouse. You went well above and beyond the “call of duty” with all the aspects of this sale. I hope to be able to recommend you soon to others, with the selling of their homes, because I feel confident that they will be more than satisfied with their experience.
Deidre and Jim Potter, Olney, Maryland | |
| Dear Sharon,
Your knowledge of Montgomery County is impressive. You encouraged us to price our home aggressively based on the features and condition of the property. Because of you, we walked away with more money from the sale of our home. When it came time to help us find our new house, you were able to pin-point the features most important to us and didn’t waste our time showing us unappealing properties. You answered our questions before we even thought of them! Wow, Sharon, you are great!Kim and Larry McWilliams, Rockville to Olney, Maryland | |
| Sharon, thank you so much for helping us with the process of purchasing our new home. As you know when we began this process, we knew we wanted to buy a home, but as first-time home buyers, that was all we knew!
Because of you and your realtor expertise, we now own our own home. Thank you for walking us through the process with such extreme professionalism and patience, and for explaining our options in such detail, so we could make sure we were making an educated decision. We loved your contagious enthusiasm, your knowledge of Montgomery County and your willingness to go the extra mile for us. You are amazing!
Thanks to your help we are now the proud owners of our first home- our dream home. If not for your help, advice, and insight, we would probably not have taken the leap to homeownership, and would still be renting instead of investing in our future and our dream.
We learned that a good, knowledgeable Real Estate Agent is a must when going through the home buying process. We are thankful that we had that and more in you.
Thank you again and know that you are always welcome in our new home.Mr. and Mrs. A. Henry, Silver Spring, Maryland | |
| Donna and I wanted to thank you for your efforts on our behalf. Your in-depth knowledge of the real estate market and your ability to educate us about the market was a key factor in our decision to make the suggested improvements to our property you listed. We are delighted that you were our agent as your suggestions and hard work permitted us to realize 8% more than any other unit previously sold of the same size! The small amount of additional investment provided a whopping return.
[When buying our new home] you were able to really listen to us and asked us great questions about our needs and wants in a new home. This in turn really saved us time and kept us from looking at homes that would not have met our needs. You also gave great guidance during the contract negotiation and gained nice concessions from the sellers in price reduction and cash at the table.
We will highly recommend your services to all of our friends and acquaintences who are interested in obtaining the services of a thoroughly professional and highly motivated Realtor.Bill and Donna Morgan, Germantown to Frederick, Maryland | |
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