Suzanne Powers Realty Group Reviews

As we approach the holiday season, I wanted to thank you for doing such a wonderful job for Darci and me, as our realtor. My wife and I were talking the other day about how pleased we were with your efforts and resulting outcome, and I wanted to once again express my sincere appreciation.

Having sold and bought several homes during my life, I have never had as positive an experience as I had with you. When we moved to Whitefish Bay we used a realtor that we were pleased with, but when we were suddenly transferred back to Chicago and it came time to sell our own house, we were compelled to call on you to represent us. You had listed our neighbors’ house a few months earlier and my wife and I were amazed at how often we saw you next door. Your energy and willingness to go the extra mile was apparent in the hours you put into preparing and marketing their home to find the right buyer. We saw you there at all hours rearranging furniture, watering the flowers and “yes” even politely asking us to hide our garbage cans when you arrived to prepare for a showing.

Our experience with you was wonderful. Your professionalism was evident right from the start as you helped us to prepare our home for a successful marketing campaign. You and your partner came through and gave us an assessment of minor changes that made a world of difference, but unlike my past real estates experiences, you provided much more than simple guidance. You rolled up your sleeves and got our house ready for a quick and successful sale. You handled every detail with much of the work coming at your time and expense: rearranging our furniture and paintings, finding and providing handymen to do some minor last minute repairs, providing a cleaning service free of charge to give the home a well needed deep cleaning before our first open house and even arranging for the disposal of the remaining clutter. Your marketing campaign and materials were second to none and when it came time to list, I have never felt so prepared.

I couldn’t believe it when you called me the Sunday after our first open house and told us we had an offer at full asking price! As great as the news was, I stayed up many nights worrying about the closing as all of the newspapers were reporting horrible real estate new and deals falling apart left and right. By this time I had begun my new job and my family had relocated. Again, you stayed with me the whole way.

Finding faucets and a plumber to meet a condition of the inspection and going so far as to run around Milwaukee the day before closing to pick up replacement oven racks. Oh, I did mention that since the racks for the existing oven were discontinued, you had custom ones made and plated? You were unbelievable!

As you know we bought our house at a market high and found ourselves in a difficult position selling two years later in a severe market decline. I am convinced that it was your professional guidance and efforts that resulted in the sale of our home at full asking price within weeks. I would recommend you to anyone I come across. My family cannot thank you enough for the fantastic job you did!

– Greg Bertrand, President & CEO – Sysco

WE ENGAGED SUZANNE POWERS AS OUR LISTING AGENT FOR THE SALE OF OUR HOME

on Lake Shore Drive in Whitefish Bay after a disappointing contract with another Realtor. This was a great decision.

Suzanne is a formidable real estate professional. She is extremely knowledgeable, efficient, effective, and fair. She manages each of her listings as a unique marketing project. She invests her own money to get the property sold. She networks and knows what is going on in her market. The more confused things get, she is in control. She keeps her customers informed at all times. She loves real estate and she is a joy to work with.

Suzanne does her homework, sets her strategy, and wins. She sold our home within two weeks.

Suzanne Powers is the best Realtor we know. We named her Suzanne Persuasive Powers.

– Ben C. Bastianen

THIS UNSOLICITED RECOMMENDATION IS A PLEASURE TO WRITE TO YOU.

After practicing law for some 55 years, and being involved with many realtors and real estate agents, I am pleased to say that I would rank you right up at the very top of all of the people I have met doing your type of work.

You were extremely helpful, starting with the first day we met at my home at 5223 North Lake Drive, and had done your homework. You were able to tell me in detail about the difficult real estate market, which it was and is, and then give my wife and me your recommendation for an initial asking price with the idea that there would be some reduction after that listing price was tried. When the time came for that minor reduction in price, I think you hit it pretty well on the head, and with our counteroffer, I believe we got a very fair price for the property.

Throughout the whole event you were very informative, helpful and enthusiastic, and I really was delighted that the property was only on the market for two months after it was listed on January 2.

Please feel free to have any prospective clients call me for further details if you so desire, and thanks again for all of your help.

– Harrold J. McComas

I MET SUZANNE A FEW DAYS BEFORE WE MOVED OUT OF MILWAUKEE.

She had just switched from the corporate world into real estate. I was so impressed with her that I kept her contact info for over 10 years. When we decided to sell our duplexes this past summer and do a 1031 exchange, she was the only one I called. We were thousands of miles away in LA and traveled a few times during that period. She handled everything for us from pre-sale inspections to repairs to post sale coordination with utilities and the Village of Shorewood. Always responsive, always professional. Made everything so easy for us. He clearly went above and beyond the call of duty. We could not have successfully completed the sales without him. Kudos to Suzanne, Mike and the team of advisors, contractors, and inspectors they brought to the table!!!! I would have no hesitation referring any clients to them. THANK YOU!!!!

– Josie Tong

FANTASTIC.

Suzanne and her team managed the entire progress – organized contractors, staged the property, and made the entire process painless.

– Laura and Mike Giesecke

SUZANNE AND GRETCHEN – WE CAN’T THANK YOU ENOUGH

for helping us through this crazy process. Since meeting you in August, you staged and sold our house in Mequon,  then found us a home (which wasn’t even on the market!) in Whitefish Bay. We’re incredibly thankful for your professionalism, expertise and support along the way. We’ll forever speak your praises. Thank you so much!

– Lynn and Chris McIntyre

SUZANNE AND THE WHOLE TEAM AT POWERS REALTY GROUP did a tremendous job helping us sell our WFB home.

While we had originally listed with another agent, we began to question that team’s effort, commitment, and follow-through. Switching to Powers Realty was a stark and pleasant contrast. From Day 1, Suzanne and team were on top of EVERYTHING. They gave honest feedback, took the reigns in re-staging the home, and always communicated promptly. They do so much more than hanging a sign and sitting back. This is a proactive team, and that’s exactly what we were looking for! The effort and customer commitment is noticeable through the whole organization, from Suzanne all the way down. No call or email goes unanswered, and they executed flawlessly.

– Ted and Leah Romaine

WORKING WITH SUZANNE AND HER TEAM HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

From the administrative transactional stuff to the negotiations and all things in between, Suzanne and her team clearly demonstrate a commitment to top-notch service delivery and to a positive outcome in the home selling and purchasing process. Suzanne helped me sell a property with unique attributes and was fully engaged despite some of the challenges that popped up. She had a rock solid strategy and was outstanding at adjusting to market conditions ensuring we maximized the likelihood of a sale. On the purchasing side, I’ve never seen an agent so detail oriented and aware of her buyers and finding the property that fits them best. She does an outstanding job listening and learning about her clients to ensure she is setting them up for a successful future in a new home. Suzanne and her Team are laser focused on retaining their clients and believe in the long term relationship. It is clear that success to the Powers Team is not about closing deals, but instead ensuring clients are happy in their homes. Certainly, after my experience, I will be undoubtedly be calling her office next time I want to sell and/or buy a new house!

– Scott and Kelly Connell

SUZANNE — WE CAN’T THANK YOU AND YOUR AMAZING TEAM ENOUGH!

…For getting us our quick sale after we came to you from a stale listing and 6 months of little activity with another brokerage. We highly recommend you and your team for all of your professionalism and innovative marketing strategies … we certainly wish we had turned to you first! No selling homeowner can do better in the North Shore than picking Powers Realty!

– Amy Rosa

WE USED KATIE COCORAN OF POWERS REALTY TO SELL MY MOTHERS HOME – MAN, WERE WE HAPPY WE CHOSE KATIE!

She met with us months before and told us exactly what to do to get the home ready. A lot had to be done and she was with us the whole way! Early morning phone calls, texts, and hand holding was done. Due to her amazing skills and guidance my mothers house sold in one day for over asking price! I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Katie, and Powers Realty!

– Sara Cavanaugh Goetz

WE PURCHASED OUR HOME JUST A FEW DAYS AGO WITH GRETCHEN FROM POWERS REALTY, AND COULDN’T SAY ENOUGH NICE THINGS!

Our search for a home lasted nearly 6 months and we viewed a ton of homes. Gretchen was a true pro the whole time; always patient and understanding. She genuinely wanted us to end up in the perfect home. We were also fortunate to have great sellers, but Gretchen still fought for us whenever it was needed. I would definitely recommend Powers Realty to any one looking to buy/sell their home!

– Mike Osterhout

I WAS FREAKED OUT ABOUT THE PROSPECT OF HAVING TO SELL OUR HOUSE…

…We had been out of it for nearly three years, we were living on the other side of the country, and the house was being rented out. I had spoken to Suzanne a couple of times during the years about unrelated stuff and it struck me how much time she had been willing to spend with me on the phone even though she knew she wouldn’t be getting anything out of me. I’ve probably spoken to her for hours and it’s weird that I’ve never actually met her in person.

Powers Realty Group are underdogs and as a business owner myself, I have a soft spot for underdogs, especially when they fiercely try to prove themselves and give you a superior experience to the established brands. This is exactly what I got from them. I was skeptical about certain things, some of the reviews, etc. and she took the time to explain those and gain my trust. I almost feel a twinge of sadness that I have no valid reason to interact with her anymore.

As for the home selling experience itself, I’ve never been to a spa, but I can imagine that this was what it was like. I felt pampered and taken care of. If you’re a business owner and/or busy person, imagine the feeling of leaving a difficult problem that lots of people could easily screw up with, that you’re dreading delegating or even dealing with, and leaving it to a team of competent people who not only know their stuff, but also understand human psychology, the importance of frequent communication, regular updates, timelines that are laid out and then actually adhered to. It was unbelievable. This process was smoother than my wildest expectations. In fact, I can’t remember anything with this order of magnitude of complexity having gone this smoothly in my entire life. I don’t know whether Suzanne had a soft spot for me or whether she treats all her clients this way, but she would constantly personally attend to my phone calls and emails. Gretchen and Erick were great too, but the crown jewel was Suzanne. My house wasn’t even that expensive, so it wasn’t a money thing. She routinely deals with houses that cost 3x+ more than mine, yet she was so nice to me and personally attended to me. At one point in time, when I was freaking out about something, she said in her no-B.S. style that I love: “Your $X house isn’t going to make or break me,” and I started laughing.

Like I said, I’m going to miss those interactions. Meaningful personal interactions are more important to me than material stuff. It may sound hard to believe, but I was a tiny bit bummed when the closing was complete and I got the “Thank you / We’re done!” email. I felt like these expert guides had led me up and down Mt. Everest, we had bonded a lot along the journey, and now we were parting ways.

– Mohan Embar

AFTER MEETING WITH TWO OTHER REAL ESTATE AGENCIES, BOTH OF THEM SUGGESTING WE SELL OUR HOME AT A PRICE WHERE WE WOULD END UP LOSING A LOT OF MONEY, WE CALLED SUZANNE AND GRETCHEN.

They suggested a price 20 thousand dollars higher than the other realtors. We were impressed with their knowledge of the neighborhood and all their past sales we hired them on the spot. Our house was on the market for one weekend and we had a full priced offer! We were thrilled with the offer and how quickly the house sold. Suzanne and Gretchen have been so incredibly accommodating to all our unique needs and have gone above and beyond in my eyes with helping get professionals to do necessary repairs and making sure we were comfortable in every step of the process. We are so grateful for all their hard work and would highly recommend them to everybody!

– Katherine Paczkowski