Tara Shegogue

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Tara has helped my wife and me with two listings and two home purchases and has been nothing short of phenomenal. Shes been patient with all of our questions (even the silly ones), incredibly hard working at finding homes that matched our criteria and even more active during our home sales. She definitely increased the value of our homes and helped the sales go through smoothly and happily.

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We are so grateful to Tara Shegogue. Earlier this year, she helped my girlfriend and me find the ideal house for us. We did not expect this to be an easy process. Our list of priorities alone made a house search seem daunting. We were looking for a home that checked a lot of boxes; the right mix of rural and suburban surroundings, reasonable proximity to family and work, size of house and yard that would be right for us. Factoring in the common knowledge that middle-class millennials were not meant to have nice things, we were expecting either a serious fixer-upper or ... a real nice shed. Tara listened to all our priorities, and worked very quickly to show us a property that checked basically all of our boxes. The location was ideal in terms of surroundings, commute, and proximity to neighbors. The house and its yard exceeded our expectations. And, somehow, this property fit into our price range without needing the list of repairs we had assumed we would be completing for years to come. In one showing, Tara had found us a house that provided everything we needed, and helped us put in an offer. In terms of finances, we were novices. Tara talked us through the homebuying process, and connected us with a lender who also understood our needs. She and this lender were able to offer us advice tailored to our situation; how much to offer, how to handle the thankfully-limited bidding war, how to make sure we weren't overstepping our budget. Tara also provided great recommendations for other services related to the property, including home inspection. Through this whole process, Tara treated our search not like a mere business transaction. She never pressured us to act one way or another. Over the few months we worked with her, my girlfriend and I felt that Tara listened to our needs, provided helpful and realistic advice, and skillfully led us directly to the perfect home for us. Truly, the only negative we can cite from this whole process is how embarrassingly long it took for me to write this here. Many thanks to Tara Shegogue for her vital assistance. We strongly recommend her as a real estate agent for anyone looking to find the property of their dreams! -- Robert, from Carroll County

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Tara is *phenomenal* - I can't say enough good things about her. She guided us through a tough market and helped us find our dream home. During our search, she offered relevant recommendations and got us in to see places as quickly as possible. When it came to buying, she guided us expertly and advocated for us. Tara was extremely involved. My husband and I felt like she genuinely cared about us and helping us find our first home.

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Tara is such a fantastic agent, I can't recommend her highly enough! she patiently answered my eleventy billion questions and helped us deal with the aggravation [and sadness!] at our offers getting rejected. she got us into our dream house in exactly the part of Maryland I've been wanting to live in for years. if you're looking to buy or sell... she's the one!

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Tara is a FANTASTICALLY AMAZING real estate agent!!! Any anxiety, doubt, or skepticism I had as a first-time homebuyer melted away once Tara came alongside me and my wife as our real estate agent! Her infectious positivity, friendliness, patience, compassion, empathy, and drive throughout the process made for a surprisingly enjoyable experience! From the very beginning to the very end, Tara guided us through all the hurdles. She provided close, continuous guidance and support as we started our house search and made herself exclusively available to do walk-throughs of several potential homes with us, despite her very demanding schedule. Tara meticulously scheduled walk-through appointments for all the homes we were considering, including a second walk-through for one home that we were particularly interested in. Once we decided on a home that we loved and would work for us, Tara guided us through the offer-making process, sharing with us best practices, tips, and tools that would help maximize the attractiveness of our offer. Tara worked hard to develop and write up offers that incorporated and accommodated our specific needs. She managed our expectations by keeping us informed of the intricacies involved with the offer-making process with respect to VA loans, which was pivotal in keeping our heads up when our first two offers werent accepted. Taras positivity and empathy were pivotal for us as we navigated our way to our third offer. Tara encouraged us in many ways, including sharing with us her instinctive feeling that the next house and offer would aEURoebe the oneaEUR?. And it was! Taras intuition as a seasoned real estate agent was spot on ?? Once we had an accepted offer, Tara dug in and immediately went to work with the VA loan company and title company to ensure all the specific requirements that needed our attention were addressed and completed. She helped us navigate so many requirements (inspections, appraisals, documentation, etc.) and kept us on track every step of the way. Her hard work enabled us to close on the house 2 days earlier than expected! On closing day, Tara surprised us with some amazing and thoughtful housewarming gifts for each member of the family, helping to make our newly purchased house feel more like a home. Tara treated us like close familyaEUR"far better than most members of my actual family would! TARA IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING and should be YOUR TOP PICK, YOUR ONLY PICK, FOR A REAL ESTATE AGENT!!