"If you are reading this testimonial and deciding if you are going to hire Maria or some one else, my recommendation is to stop reading, call Maria, and hire her! If, however, you want to genuinley learn about "WHY" you should work with Maria, grab a coffee, coke, or water and continue reading. Let me start by sharing a few personality types that Maria works well with: detail oriented, results oriented, relationship/friend driven, and those who are hesitant to make changes or decisions. Bottom line is this, she understands her clients and will speak to you in your language every time. Her approach is to become a trusted advisor, and let me tell you this; if you LISTEN to hear with an open mind, you will benefit in a faster higher sale of your home (though it's not always easy to hear the truth about your home from today's Buyer perspective because it's personal to you). My home, which i thought was perfect, had been on the market 2 years ago without an offer so I decided to rent it and go the "for sale by owner route.". After multiple showings I began to see the home through a buyer's eye and could see its shortcomings. However, I was still in denial and figured the right buyer with "vision" would come along and make me an offer. That didn't happen but I kept trying while Maria reached out to me every few months to see if I was ready for help yet. By the time I finally accepted my fate, I had built a relationship with Maria based on trust and credibility and we strategized about options for selling my house fast. She even created a spreadsheet to clarify the differences in the options and then I chose one and we got to work. As a new mother with a 6 month old, and a husband who faces high demands at work, Maria was my right arm, right leg, and right brain through the whole process. She referred me to good people to help make the improvements/updating I had decided to do and guided the process the whole way, including staging my home beautifully at the end too. My only question to myself was "why didn't I do this before? This place looks awesome!!" Maria's professional advertising background was evident the whole way through but especially by the turnout at the Open House which brought tons of people and an offer by 9am the next morning...at 98% of my asking price!!! This was a dream come true after years trying to sell on my own. I only wish I had listened to Maria when I first met her two years earlier. I wouldn't call Maria just a Realtor. I would call her a real estate advisor, consultant, partner. Maria's approach to selling your home is unique. She takes the "over" out of overwhelming and creates an enjoyable positive experience. She helped me identify and evalute the best choices for my property and make sense of an emotional decision. Her ability to think through challenges and provide solutions makes all the difference in the home selling process." - T. & T., Grandview Area (2012)