Sellers
The Home-selling Experience
From your first conversation with us to the moment the proceeds from the sale of your home are in your hands, we take care of every aspect of the process. We are at your service as professionals and specialists on every scale, across marketing and advertising, technology and storytelling, presentation and documentation.
We know how, when, and where to best capture and convert buyer attention toward your home. Combining the latest technology and marketing strategies, we personalize the experience for you and your property.
Selling Your Home, the NextHome Way
Testimonials
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Working with Xena and her team was a pleasant experience, despite living over 1700 miles away. Xena kept me updated through the buying process and helped me meet my closing date. Xena and her team are very knowledgeable and knows the Bradenton/Sarasota area. I highly recommend Xena!
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- John D
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Xena Vallone is outstanding! As out of state buyers, we needed someone local who could provide us with additional support through the buying process. Xena delivered on all we asked. From recommending local vendors for inspections, who we could use for legal work and insurance, help us get our utilities organized, and even completed our pre-close inspection on our behalf. Our transaction was super easy and went flawlessly. We would definitely recommend Xena to everyone!
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- Jeff O'Rourke
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The knowledge that Renee Marquiss has goes above and beyond her job description as a realtor. The attention to details and connections within the community makes Renee a valuable asset to have in your journey to home buying. As a 1st time home buyer I couldn't have asked for a better guide throughout the process. No matter what questions, concerns or fears I had she was always there to help me through using terms that I could understand. There just isn't any words to expressing the amazing experience that I had working with Renee one must experience it themselves. If your goal is to be a homeowner there's no one better than Renee Marquiss to get you across the threshold of your dream home.
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- Florence A Phillippi
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Renee did a great job of selling our condo! She was very prompt on getting things done by the due dates in order to have a smooth closing. She was also very prompt with returning phone calls when I had a question. I highly recommend her!!
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- Janean Hensley
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Vert through and professional. Helped us with more than 1 properties. Highly recommend
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- Bruce Hanson (Owner)
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5 stars.This realtor interviewed us to find out what our likes and dislikes were. Renee show homes that she knew what we could afford and what we qualify for. Understanding my husband as a veteran. Renee walk us thru the process even keeping us informed all the way. Renee work very hard at making sure everything was in order spending hours with everything and everyone to make sure our wishes were done right. Bill and I will be forever in her debt for what she did. We will always recommend Renee as the top realtor in Florida. We don't have enough room to tell u all what she has done for us. Thank you Renee. We love you and you are always welcome at our new home. Forever Grateful.
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- Gwen Roux (Business office manager )
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Renee did a great job for us. She was very professional and very responsive. I would definitely recommend her to handle your transactions.
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- Bill Jacobson
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We recently had the pleasure of working with Renee Marquis’s on the purchase of our condo. She made the process go smoothly as we were out of state. She did most of the leg work and kept us informed every step of the way. She handled part of the closing and is handling the final walk through for us to be sure there are no damages. We have used realtors in the past that we’re ok but she did the extra mile. We feel that she is the best realtor so far.
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- Dawn Hartman
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Great job. Publishing our home for sale with Next Home was a very rewarding experience. Xena was on top of every aspect of the sale. Publishing with pictures was a great selling point. It showed the community in a great overhead.
Xena was on top of everything from the very beginning. When problems arose, she handled it with respect and intelligence
I would recommend Xena and Next Home to friends and anyone looking for their Next Home
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- Noreen Lynch
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This woman knows her stuff. She had every answer handled in a timely manner. We couldn’t ask for a better agent. Recommend very highly. Thank you so much Renee
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- Scott Sickles Sr.
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Renée was extremely helpful to my wife and I, while finding our dream home in Florida.
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- Thomas Merle Jonker
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I am so pleased to share about the wonderfully supportive style with which Ms. Xena Valone represents her clients as an outstanding realtor in the field of real estate sales!
I purchased a home in Florida during the pandemic closures across the country. Ms. Vallone could not have been more supportive from start to finish of the entire process.
I was able to do virtual tours of prospective homes/properties given her adept use of a video device allowing me to literally see every part of a tour from my home in Maryland.
She kept me informed via email at every turn up through the entire settlement process as well.
She was also a most professional and pleasant person who kept me up to date and at ease at all times. At settlement, I was overwhelmed by her generosity of spirit when she presented me with a basket (creatively in the form of a laundry basket) full of moving supplies including paper towels, scissors, toilet tissue and the like!! I also enjoyed my first dinner at a local restaurant from her congratulatory gift card!!
When she shared that she is my realtor for life, she did not exaggerate as she was so helpful to provide access to contractors working in the Florida vacation home.
Finally, a full year later while at my tax preparer's office, Ms. Vallone aptly retrieved my data upon my call that was not planned. In a split second, I had all of the information needed to be eligible for the tax code benefit.
I enthusiastically recommend Ms. Xena Vallone for things in the real estate world!
Sincerely,
David A. Patterson
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- David Patterson (Administrator)
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I can only say this about Renee, she is the Best Real Estate agent, I’ve ever dealt with. She is kind, thoughtful and very considerate and compassionate, she is hard working and goes above and beyond any other realtor, I’ve ever dealt with and will go the extra mile to find you the right home. She knows her job, she knows what it takes to get you into your new home, she is insightful and very knowledgeable about everything in the real estate. I have nothing but praise for this Lady! She is amazing!!!!
I would recommend her for any real estate deal, if I were to buy again or have family buy here, I would only recommend her!
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- Jeff Richmond (Buyer)
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Renee was great to work with. Totally looked out for our wants and needs. Very quick to respond to our numerous questions and concerns. I would highly recommend Renee to service finding your new home or selling your existing home. Very knowledgeable.
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- Willian & Beverly kieldsen.
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Sara was professional and knowledgeable. Her suggestions about the sale were informative and helped us to sell our condo within a weeks time. We highly recommend her and would definitely use her as our agent again.
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- Kay Leonard
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Years ago when I decided to look for a place to buy, a realtor told me not to go with my friend, she wouldn’t care about my needs.
Boy, am I thankful I didn’t listen to her. I trusted my gut and went with my friend Sara Rybicki, Realtor, The Rybicki Team at NextHome In The Sun and I am so blessed and thankful she has been apart of EVERY STEP OF THIS process!!!
I bought this place I called home, not even looking at any other places. I knew when I saw this condo it was home for my girls and I! It’s been more than home, it’s been my everything for the last 3 years. I got to watch some amazing clouds and storms over the years. I was here for the pandemic, through some amazing times of my life.
And now that it’s time for me to move on, Sara has guided me every step of the way and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
I’m here just to say, don’t listen to those Karen’s who could careless about you and your needs, and TRUST YOUR GUT. I don’t know about you but it’s never stirred me wrong.
If you are looking to buy or put your place in the market, I would highly recommend Sara. I'm so glad I made Sara apart of my first buy and sell experience, it was a breeze.
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- Melissa Shepherd
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Renee is awesome to work with. She is on top of her game and shows you exactly what you are looking for. She cares about you and listens to you. She is very helpful in keeping you informed of everything along the way of purchasing a new home. She looks out for you through every step of the process. Renee made sure we had all the correct information for all the things that needed to be done prior to and after our purchase of our new home. We highly recommend Renee to assist you in buying your forever home
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- Tracy and Kerri Yoder
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Renee is an amazing realtor who went above and beyond to help us sell our home!
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- Tereasa Wuelfrath
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Xena did an excellent job with the sale of my condo. She explained everything thoroughly and stayed with me and my family through the whole process. Wouldn’t have been able to handle this on my own. Thanks for all of your help with this sale!!
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- Therese Wash (Seller)
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Renee went above and beyond to help with the purchase of our house - from clearly explaining the timeline to walking us through documents to helping us navigate the close. I can't say enough good things about working with Renee!
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- Meg Busse
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Renee is hands down the best realtor in town. She knows her market and stays on top of things. Everything went smoothly through the process of selling the house, even with us packing and moving out of state. She is wonderful and we are blessed that we found her. We would highly recommend her.
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- Tiffany Gates
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Renee was fabulous and very thorough our transaction was two years in the making and Renee rained patient with us though our entire journey. I highly recommend her for your real-estate needs!
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- Tiffany Surat
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Best of the best
ability to communicate
goes above and beyond
always a smile
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- William Lynch (Xena alone)
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Renee was great to work with. She took care of everything I needed considering I’m moving from another state and bought the property with out actually seeing it in person. It was new construction.
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- Ken Cirelli
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Sara helped me both in the sale of my previous home as well as the purchase of my new one. She was extremely knowledgeable and spent alot of time with me as we looked at multiple showings before I settled on my new home, taking the time to answer my questions and help me with number-crunching and comparisons which really helped me feel confident in both sides of the buying/selling process that needed to be navigated simultaneously. I would definitely use her again, and you should too!
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- Matt Van Vreede (Home Buyer/Seller)
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Renee was awesome and always has been! She has helped soo many family members and just continues to do great things! She is extremely organized and very knowledgeable.
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- Johnathon Dunn
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From the outset of our house hunt in Bradenton, Xena has been a very client focused and had our interests at heart. We lived in Wisconsin and were not going to be able to see our next home in person before putting in an offer, so trusting an agent wasn't going to be easy for me. Xena looked for all the things we would look at for ourselves on our virtual tours of homes, and I forget just how many homes we had her show us. She made it easy to trust her and in the end she helped us find a great condo in a crazy market.
Now when we came down to move in Hurricane Ian was bearing down on us and being from WI have had no experience with such weather. Xena offered up her office for us to stay in at a higher ground than our condo, if her home had room she would have had us stay there. I don't think you can describe "above and beyond" better than that.
I plan on recommending Xena & NextHome in the Sun to anyone who asks. If you're reading this and need a real estate pro, you don't need to look any further.
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- Dave Kangas (Satisfied Client)
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Renee was excellent in every way. As first time home buyers We had a rough go with our first realtor and were nervous to continue looking.
Renee has tons of experience and really tries to put your needs and expectations before anything else. She guided us through the closing process as smooth as possible and made sure we were never taken advantage of and understood everything throughout.
Thanks Renee !!
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- Skylar Garber
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Renee was on top of every challenge we faced and always kept us informed. She was delightful to work with.
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- CAROL HART (Guardian for my Mom)
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Sara Rybicki went above and beyond as a our real estate agent. She found us our home and it is perfect in every way. She listened to what we were looking for and did her best to accommodate all our wants and needs. We are in love with our new home!! If you are looking for a real estate agent, I recommend NextHome in the Sun !! You will not be disappointed, if I could give Sara 10 Stars I would !! We are very HAPPY in our new home!! Thanks again Sara ??
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- Ron & Lisa Ballweber
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Sarah,
Thank you for making the experience of buying our first home an unforgettable one. She is knowledgeable, personable and helpful, I felt supported thru out every step of the process. Sarah explained every step with patience and was easy to reach to at all times. Next time I am ready for my next home, Ill be definitely working with her. Thank you so much!!!
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- Yasse G (Home Buyer)
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From the beginning Renee was very helpful in sending us different property listings to evaluate. After a few weeks, we had seen another listing that Renee hadn't suggested. She had no problem arranging for us to view that property. Coincidentally, she had located another listing just down the same road as the one we found. Turned out, we ended up buying that property. Renee was extremely helpful and patient guiding us through the entire process. Her helpful advice made the venture easier. There were a few glitches beyond our control, but Renee dealt with each of them and went above and beyond the call of duty. She is awesome & highly recommended.
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- James D. Young
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Renee was absolutely amazing! She was always available to answer any questions I had. She even helped with scheduling inspection and walkthroughs and worked with my lender in a timely manner! 5 Stars guaranteed. Very kind and looks out for you also! If you ever need a realtor I would recommend Renee!
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- Michael Robbins (HVAC Journeyman )
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Wow! Renee was amazing! She came recommend to me from Veterans United my lender. Her presentation to the public of my property was the best ever. She always stayed in contact with me and in just a few weeks, had my property sold. She's the best from beginning to end.
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- Dan Robedeau
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Renee was absolutely wonderful to work with. She worked very hard to sell our home as expeditiously as possible. We are glad we found her. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone who might be thinking about selling their home.
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- Carl Spicocchi
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Renee was a HUGE help for us. She was always available to answer any question we and address any concerns for us. As a veteran, she gave us that special treatment. Thanks Renee!
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- Ronnie Jernigan
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Sara was recommended by a relative that had previously purchased a condo in the area. Our communication was mostly text, email, and phone. Sara responded to all inquiries in an honest and timely manner. She provided important information about details necessary to complete our transaction. Sara did a FaceTime walk through for our first look at the property, and again after inspection. We finally met Sara face to face after our offer was accepted and we visited the property for the first time a couple weeks before closing. Hurricane Ian fortunately missed the area, and Sara did a drive by inspection as soon as possible to assure us the property had suffered no major damage. I highly recommend Sara. Her professional manner, combined with friendliness makes her an outstanding realtor.
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- Jeanne Hanson
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Renee is very helpful and very patient. She helped us find homes to look at, and gave recommendations during walk-throughs. Renee payoff attention to things we asked for, talked about, and said we were interested in or didn't like about houses we saw. She found out as much information as she could when we asked and responded efficiently throughout communication.
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- Matthew Ackley
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Renee is very knowledgeable and competent in every aspect of her job. ??
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- Bruce Oden
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I was a first time home buyer. Renee Marquiss stuck with me and fought for me for over a YEAR. Trying to communicate with builders and reassuring completion deadlines can be very frustrating. With that in mind,
Renee is VERY persistent and won't back away until she gets results. Renee is personable and compassionate about reassuring those in search of a home. I would definitely recommend her.
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- John Dominic Viarengo
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We started working with Xena in January of 2023, when we began a serious search for our new home. Xena has been responsive to our needs as we refined our search, which had some very specific needs, especially for future multi-generational use. She was always very helpful and professional when dealing with us, other realtors, and homeowners. When we found our home at the end of May, Xena was prepared and ready, as she had already been communicating with us and our mortgage broker on pre-qualification. Within twenty minutes of deciding to make an offer, our offer was in the hands of the seller's realtor for review and presentation. It was accepted the next day. I attribute this quick resolution to Xena's preparedness and professionalism. As we went through the inspection process and inevitable closing negotiations, Xena kept us informed daily of progress, the usual 'snags' and their prompt resolution. We were able to move-in to our beautiful new home in under three weeks -- the transition from renter to homeowner was smooth, and hassle-free thanks largely to Xena's exceptional professionalism and the value her knowledge of the market brings to any real estate transaction. I strongly recommend Xena for your next home search and purchase. She and her team are well worth it!
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- Richard Porter
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This lady was terrific to with!! If we needed anything she was there to help. In the beginning as we started our journey to sell our home, she listened to us, about our pricing, to scheduling open houses. She was with us through the good and the bad, and to the end with us to the closing. Renee was always a pleasure to work with you.
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- Prairie & Dennis Piercefield
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Renee was open & straight forward right out the gate. Very informative & patient. She knows what she is talking about. Follow all her tips & instructions & all will be well. Your property will be sold in days, not weeks or months.
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- Georgia Spicocchi
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Renee went above and beyond in helping us as a realtor to find a perfect home and helped us every step of the way to make sure our closing when smoothly. When we couldn’t be here to see the home she took time to video tape a tour for us to see. She even took time during her vacation to check with us a make sure everything was going alright for us. She truly cares for the clients she works for. Thank you Renee.
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- James and Beverly Case
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Renee was patient, kind, and knowledgeable. This was our first time buying a home out of state. Renee made the process go smoothly, and made sure we understood everything from start to finish.
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- Malinda Jonker
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Renee is a wonderful person to work with. She was more than patient in showing us potential homes. Renee is a fantastic realtor, very knowledgeable.
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- Yvonne Cooke
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Working with Sara was an absolute breeze! She made the whole process so easy and stress-free. From start to finish, she was super helpful, always quick to respond, and really knew her stuff. She explained everything clearly, listened to what I needed, and made sure I felt confident every step of the way. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience—highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell!
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- Justin Rudrud
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No one could have done more to help and support me through the selling process and beyond. Renee was always there and did everything in her power to make the process smooth and easy for all concerned. Definitely a 5 star realtor!
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- Roxane Harker
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WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF USING RENEES" SERVICES IN SELLING A PROPERTY. SHE WAS MOST PLEASANT, HELPFUL AND TIMELY IN HER DEALINGS WITH US. WE DID NOT HAVE TO BADGER HER TO GET INFORMATION AS SHE KEPT US UP TO DATE IN AN EXEMPLERY MANNER.
SHOULD WE NEED A REALATOR AGAIN WE WOULD NOT HESITATE TO USE HER SERVICES AND WOULD MOST DEFINTELY RECOMMEND HER TO ANYONE. SHE WAS PROFESSIONAL IN EVERY WAY!
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- THE MONGES
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I recently had the pleasure of working with Sara Rybicki from Next Home in The sun to sell my home, and I am beyond impressed with the outstanding service and results she delivered.
From our very first meeting, she exhibited a level of professionalism and expertise that immediately put me at ease. She took the time to thoroughly explain their approach to selling homes and listened attentively to my goals and concerns. Her market knowledge was impressive, and she provided valuable insights on how to best position my property for a successful sale.
Throughout the selling process, Sara demonstrated an unwavering commitment to excellence. She developed a comprehensive marketing strategy tailored to my home's unique features, leveraging a combination of traditional and innovative techniques to maximize exposure. From professional photography and virtual tours to strategic online advertising, Sara left no stone unturned in showcasing my property to potential buyers.
What truly sets Sara apart is Her exceptional communication and dedication to client satisfaction. She kept me informed every step of the way, providing regular updates on market activity, buyer feedback, and any developments related to the sale. Her responsiveness and accessibility were impressive, and I always felt supported and well-informed throughout the entire process.
When it came time to negotiate offers, Sara proved to be a skilled advocate on my behalf. Her expertise in negotiation helped secure a favorable sale price and terms that exceeded my expectations. Additionally, she navigated the complexities of the closing process with ease, ensuring a smooth and stress-free transaction from start to finish.
In conclusion, I cannot recommend Sara highly enough. Her professionalism, expertise, and commitment to achieving exceptional results make her an invaluable asset to anyone looking to sell their home. If you're in search of a top-tier real estate agent who will go above and beyond to deliver outstanding service, look no further than Sara Rybicki. She is simply the best in the business.
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- Kevin Mulcahy
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