First, we appreciated the extensive marketing that you did on our behalf.  We had misfortune of selling in the midst of a very bad economy and also in a market that was crowded in our range.  We know that our house was particularly challenging because the yard was quite a bit smaller than other houses in the sam price range.  As a result, the house was on the market quite a long time.  Yet, because of the marketing you did – brochures, flyers, agent walk – through, open houses – the traffic through the house continued to be strong for several months until the right buyer saw the property.  We appreciated the professionalism and the effort this required.

Over and above this, we were especially grateful for the outstanding customer service you provided.  We were living out of the country during most of the time the house was on the market.  As a result, we were very dependent on your help when the water heater leaked, the back door knob needed repair, and other items needed maintenance.  You were great about connecting us to professionals in your network who could help us, and we were very thankful that you were willing to let these people into the house to complete their work and then re-secure the house when they finished up.  Something that could’ve been very challenging from 6000 miles away ended up being very simple.

We are now in our dream house.  We hop we are there a long time.  But if something unforeseen happens in the future, we would not hesitate to ask for your help selling our house.  In the meantime, we would be delighted to serve as references for you with any prospective clients.

Jeffery J. McHenry, Microsoft

Thank you for not selling our house.

We know that’s an odd way to start a letter of thanks to a real estate agent.  But we want you to know how grateful we are to you for your efficiency, your professionalism and, especially, your kindness as our plans to move fell apart just as our house went on the market.  You made a difficult time for us immeasurably easier.

Paul Courter and Kathleen Donnelly

We thank and applaud your professionalism.  In difficult market conditions you did indeed achieve the goals you set for yourself and us. 
Perhaps we mention a good friend from Tri-Cities who is in the commercial real estate.  In asking his advice he gave us two pages of criteria to look for in selecting a realtor.  You fit to a ‘T’ his advice an actually went beyond. 
Your knowledge and feeling for the local market and how to deal with it is suburb.  We also felt that your advertising and marketing of our property went beyond what our friend us to expect.

Tom & Mary Ann Schille

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the wonderful job you did in selling our home.  Our situation of needing to move out of state just as our house went on the market normally would have made us a little anxious, not being able to be in town to closely monitor the selling of our home.  Having you as our realtor alleviated any concerns we may have had about moving before our house was sold.  We knew that you would work diligently to sell it as soon as possible for as much as possible.  The weekly updated you gave us relaying the activity on our home, recent sale, and inventory levels really helped us to gain an understanding of local market conditions (not being able to be there ourselves).  You were also proactive in suggesting solutions to improve any perceived concerns regarding the property which you obtained by constantly soliciting feedback from those who had been through the home.  We appreciate all of you hard work which resulted in our house being sold quickly for the best possible price.  We will definitely be calling upon your expertise again if we relocate back to the Seattle area.

Karen Helliwell and John Helliwell

I was very impressed by the way you represented us in our purchase of our new home.  It is not easy to represent both buyer and seller in a home sale and I was very pleased with your ability to help negotiate the sale and follow through with the details for closing.  More than anything else, however, I am very grateful for your willingness to continue to help with small details and problem after the sale was over and your commission was earned.  It shows a real dedication to you clients. 

Michael McGloin

We have had the honor and pleasure to retain Jeffrey A. Valcik as the real estate agent to list, sell, and close our Queen Anne home. 

We obtained our full sale price within two weeks of listing our home.  This achievement occurred after listing our house with another agency and for a period of trying to sell it on our own.

We would highly recommend Jeff as a qualified, highly professional real estate agent who can guarantee results.

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Marczuk

On our behalf of my partner and myself, I want to thank your for outstanding service in the sale of our home on Queen Anne hill.

As you recall, we were in a difficult situation dealing with two job transfers and a sudden need to put our house on the market, and I’m sure we were not unique in our wishes for quick sale at a fair price without a lot of work on our part.  You mad that happen for us.

Stuart J. Lehr

We chose Jeffrey A. Valcik to present our home to the marketplace.  We talked to six agents prior to this decision, and even retained a well-known agent to list the house.  With that agent, the house was on the market for two-and-a-half months with no offers.  We then talked to Jeff about what we could do.  He have us a very realistic summary of the situation; gave us a range in which we should be able to sell; and most importantly, gave us his marketing strategy for our home.  We signed a contract with him, and immediately were impressed with his thoroughness and follow-though on his program.  The house sold within 2% of his suggested asking price within two weeks, and close four weeks later. 

The primary compliment we can give Jeff is that he MARKETED our home, rather that just listing it and expecting all other agents to flock to the doorstep.  We fell that he was interested in helping us, rather that just receiving the commission, once someone else sold the house.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Marshall

We grew to trust his judgment and felt quite comfortable letting him do the screening.  He kept us posted weekly by sending a computer printout of all the homes on QA.  We were not “easy” clients; we looked from July through March.  Jeff never appeared frustrated with us or made us feel as if we were difficult.  He found us our “perfect” house and we made a full price offer before the sign ever went up.  Luckily, the offer was accepted.  There were tow full price offers (sigh unseen) waiting for our deal to fall through!  Jeff was aware of the tenuous nature of the situation and was able to steer us through to closing without a problem.  We feel extremely lucky and would like to recommend Jeff to anyone at anytime.

Karen Carlson and Gigi Jurich
Your name came to me highly recommended, from a friend who had bought a house working with you…The honest you put forward showed from the start.  You knew what houses should sell for and you were willing to wait until I found the house I wanted, as opposed to pushing me toward a house you wanted to sell.

Jeff Boon

In determining which real estate agent and company I was going to employ, I looked closely into their marketing ability.  I didn’t want an agent who didn’t have an extensive background working with Queen Anne buyers and sellers.  To say the least, I was quite impressed with Jeff’s statistics, marketing presentation and sales background.

We listed my home and within 7 days we received and offer.  I was also very satisfied with his follow up after we received the offer.  He consistently stayed in contact with the buyer’s lender, appraiser, Title Company and Escrow Company to make sure this transaction closed in a timely manner.

Kathleen Campbell

Thank you so much for your help with the sale of my home.  Your amazing market savvy was essential to find the right buyer for my home and maximize the offers on the property.  My neighbors were impressed.  You even set a price record for the neighborhood and set the standard for professional excellence.

Other brokers I talked with thought they couldn’t even ask the price you were able to get.  If I had gone with someone else I could have cost myself almost One Hundred Thousand Dollars.  But you knew the market and how to capitalize on it better than anyone.  The proof is in the quick sale and the price we closed on.

Your track record of success for you clients speaks for itself, but I can best speak about my experience working with you.  In every aspect of marketing my home and closing the sale, you handled every detail and looked out for my best interests as if I were family.  I can’t recommend you highly enough to my friends and family when they need help with real estate.

Randal Gage

We are confident that no other agent could have done what you did for us on the captioned sale.  Our only regret is that we didn’t follow your advice and list the home at the higher price you recommended.

Kyle O’Connor

We had the best agent in the world, and we got the best deal on our property.  No one could have done better.  The number two agent in the world is way, way behind you.  Your faith in being able to sell our property for a fair amount of money never wavered even thought he market was slower that molasses, it took longer than anticipated, and buyers made ridiculous and insulting low offers.  We all held out, and the buyers came around to sanity; we sold for a fair amount.  They got a good deal, and so did we.  And you made a couple of bucks. 

You are not allowed to move away or quit.  We still need you………we have more property to buy.

Eric & Dempsey Dybdahl

Outstanding in all regards.  We were treated with the professionalism by our agent and his assistant as well as your front office and reception staff.

Jeff Valcik and his assistant were invaluable to us during our home sale process.  From the time of our first meeting they could not have been more professional, competent, patient, informative and friendly in our communicating with them.  I highly recommend the team to anyone needing a real estate agent.

K. McConnell