Ken Barcus Realty

Amber went above and beyond for us. We were pretty picky on what we were looking for in our next home. She never gave up on us (even after 8 months of looking) and still was very positive and helped us stay positive that our home was out there. I will definitely be recommending her to anyone I know looking to buy or sell.

We found our dream home and there were unfortunately numerous offers and thankfully we had Rachelle on our team. She personally sat down with the seller and was able to work out a deal in our favor. She is a very patient agent who isn't into real estate for herself but wants to make her clients happy. She has excellent communication skills. It's easy to highly recommend her and I will to all my friends and family.

Alexis did a great job for us, first in bring our boots on the ground to initially walk the property (all 182 acres and 1.2 miles of shoreline) then to help find answers to the myriad of questions that arose with multiple easements, management plans and property history. She was always timely in her responses and overall just great to work with!!

My experience with Jennifer Haynes was terrible. The lack of effort, communication, and initiative showed by her was the worst I have ever dealt with in all my life. Besides the legal documents she prepared, I completed 100% of the work by myself or my associate. From finding the house (which I did myself on Zillow) to dealing with the lender and title company to close, the involvement of my Remax realtor was minimal at best. At one point, after the offer was submitted, accepted, and under contract, there were eight days where there was no contact with her. I had asked for well water documents for nearly three weeks as the sale contract was contingent on those recent water tests from 2020. Those documents were not provided to me until a week before the initial closing date. A review of those documents revealed very high arsenic in one of the two wells on the property. Whether that information was purposely withheld or was just a lack of effort and professionalism, it should not have happened. She stated she sent the documents but must have had an issue with her phone. I made numerous requests to show me where the attempt to send those documents was made and received no response. Finally, unsolicited, she stated that she and the selling agent would purchase a water system provided by the local water treatment company. Then, as the closing date neared, she said they would only pay a portion of the cost for the water system needed to remove the arsenic. She stated she wasnt getting that much commission from this sale and wasnt sure how much money she was willing to put toward the water system. It was my fault for sitting idle and expect that the service she was hired for was being completed. There were several instances of miscommunication between the lender and the real estate companies for which I had to initiate the conversation to get issues fixed. If I wanted something done promptly, I had to do it myself and not rely on my realtor. It didnt feel like my best interests were being considered, and the sellers and buyers were being used as excuses for lack of progress on this transaction. I even explained to her it didnt feel like she was representing me, the buyer, anymore. I reached out to the managing broker, and it didnt seem to help much. After the closing, I had a chance to speak with the seller, and he mirrored my experience with my agent. I would not recommend her.

Ken was very easy and wonderful to work with. He and I kept in touch for almost two years before we put the house on the market. There was never any pressure to sell early or lower the price. Ken was always confident in a sale and talked me down a few times during the negotiations. Anyone selling their home would do great having Ken as their agent. His calm and easy personality kept aEURoemeaEUR? calm!