“Courtney was truly amazing to work with. To be honest, I didn't have a great impression of realtors from my position in the mortgage industry, but Courtney completely changed that opinion. She was so honest and upfront, always gave knowledgeable advice and set clear expectations. Everything she did in negotiation was always for our best interest, even in negotiating our home price, we had a limit that we were comfortable with and she negotiated for a lower price that ended up getting accepted (lowering her commission since its a percentage). During the contract, she always gave us sound advice but didn't pressure us, she always wanted any addendums, ext to be what we were comfortable with. We were looking for more of a 'fixer-upper', which in the middle of winter was hard to find, and most of the homes we were interested in were being put on the market and sold within a week - she was always available for any questions and advice, whatever time of day. Since I was living out of town, she also drove over to a property to take a ton of photos for me to see if it was worth driving into town for. On the first house we put an offer into, we had only a matter of hours to make a decision, they already had multiple offers right after it was put on the market, the price was great and it was 2 blocks from a park we were hoping to live around - she cleared time in her scheduled to show us the home after I drove in to the city later at night, made if very clear the situation that we might be entering into since they home already had offers, and the time line we were on to make an offer. Even with all the pressure, she pulled me aside and could tell I was a little overwhelmed, and made sure that I knew it was my decision and let me know there would be other homes. It really meant a lot to me that she never put pressure on us to buy, she wanted us to get something we would be happy with. On the home that we did end up buying she did a great job negotiating with the seller for both the sales price and seller credit that we added prior to closing. We managed to close in a month, and around the holidays, which I pretty remarkable for the industry. Her efforts really helped to make that possible, as well as the broker she recommended, Sue King (with Garcia Properties), who we were also incredibly happy with. She is incredibly hardworking, knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and honest - I don't have a single negative from our experience working with her and would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a home (or multifamily, which is what we bought) in the St. Louis area.”