I recently purchased a town home in Old Town.  Kathleen represented me as the buyer’s agent.  This was my first residential real estate purchase, and I approached it with the entire naiveté to be expected from a first time buyer.  Kathleen was very patient in working with me, and at the same time very knowledgeable about the Chicago real estate market.

Kathleen was not the first real estate agent I worked with in my search for a home; However, she was by far the agent I had the most respect for.  She will be the first person I call should I have future real estate needs.

Sincerely,
Daniel O Day
Chief Financial Officer

Kathleen recently represented my wife and me in the purchase of a town home in Lincoln Park.  We were working with another agent when we met Kathleen at an open house.  After speaking with Kathleen and working with her for several weeks, we knew we had made the right decision to switch agents.

She was extremely knowledgeable, market savvy, very detailed and not at all pushy.  We were most impressed with her negotiating skills and the way she really took the time to listen to what was important to us in a new home.  She only showed us properties which met our requirements.  She never wasted our time.  The other agent we initially had, showed us properties which were not acceptable to us and some were even out of our price range.  Whenever we liked a property, the other agent always agreed with us- it seemed like she just wanted to make a quick sale.  Kathleen was not like that.  She gave us an honest opinion and if a property had issues she pointed them out.

After missing several town homes in a particular Lincoln Park complex which we loved and really wanted to be in, Kathleen ended up finding us a unit there.  It was a for sale by owner and not even on the market yet.  She did her homework and took those extra steps necessary to find us the home we really wanted. 

We love our new town home- Thanks Kathleen!  We are extremely pleased with Kathleen’s real estate abilities and professionalism.  We will recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a property in Chicago.

Sincerely,
Paul Kang

This letter is a bit overdue but I still think it’s important to let you know how much I appreciate all that you did with the selling of my condo at Clock Tower Lofts, 2300 W. Wabansia.

Back in 1997 I never thought that when we first met as neighbors, at Clock Tower Lofts, that one day you would represent me in selling my condo.  You did such a quick and thorough job.  I was especially surprised when you called me, while on vacation in the south of France, to let me know you had an offer when it was only on the market for 2 days!

You were right on the dot with pricing my condo.  The detailed information on proposed pricing for my home and your knowledge about Real Estate helped me tremendously in understanding the market and showed me that I made the right choice in asking you to represent me.

I never thought I would get a couple thousand under what the asking price was for my condo.  When the sale was completed I was still in a state of shock.  Your negotiation skills were amazing to me.  I never had such a feeling of comfort and confidence before with an agent.  You are so detailed and knowledgeable about the market, and your suggestions to improve my condo before the sale were well advised.

I know plenty of Real Estate agents in the Chicago-land area and I am glad that you represented me and are representing me again in the purchase of my next home.

Thanks again!
Steven J. Szmurlo

Thank you very much for helping Erica and me sell our property in River North at 360 W. Illinois Street.  As you know, we interviewed over nine different real estate firms in Chicago before we met and decided to go with your firm.  It was your unique and refreshing approach to selling properties that convinced us to go with the smaller Krist-Krueger Realty.  We felt confident and comfortable with your firm and especially you because of the large number of successful sales you compiled in our building.

Your suggestion on pricing our unit and the fact that we obtained almost full asking price in a very short period of time was terrific. Additionally, your negotiating skills and well thought strategy obtained the highest possible price on our unit.

We were also very happy with the brokers’ open house, weekly open houses, advertising and marketing materials you provided.  You have proven to be extremely knowledgeable of the Chicago real estate market and are very detailed in every aspect of your contract preparations.

Erica and I are extremely pleased with your real estate abilities and professionalism.  We will continue to recommend you to anyone looking to buy or sell a property in Chicago.  I have enclosed a telephone number if any future client would like to contact us.

Thank you,
Mike and Erica Avery

Kathleen Krist-Krueger recently represented me in the sale of my home in River North at the Sexton Lofts.  My mother is a realtor in the suburbs and I am a licensed real estate agent as well.  I am very familiar with the real estate process and profession as a whole.  I received a general letter from Kathleen about the numerous listings she had sold in my building and decided to set up an interview with her to list my home.

At that first meeting with Kathleen I felt very comfortable.  Kathleen is extremely knowledgeable, market savvy and very detailed.  After Kathleen explained her marketing techniques, discussed pricing on my unit and what she really thought was necessary to sell my place, I decided to give her the listing that day.  The smaller company appealed to me as I was getting the owner of the company with 13 years of experience to guide me through the sale.

From the first day Kathleen listed my home she had impressive marketing materials to promote my unit and had already set up both a brokers open house as well as a public open house.  Within only a few days Kathleen brought me an offer.  I was most impressed with her negotiating skills and the way she really took the time to listen to what was important to me with regard to price as well as closing date.
I am extremely pleased with Kathleen Krist-Krueger’s real estate abilities and professionalism.  I have and will continue to recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a property in Chicago.  I would especially recommend her to owners looking to sell their unit at the Sexton.  She was terrific to deal with and extremely responsive.

Sincerely,
Bob Gordon

Kathleen recently represented my fiancée and I in the purchase of our new condo in Roscoe Village.  We were attempting to complete the search without an agent and had been frustrated in being “late” to the market on certain properties.  We met Kathleen while she was the selling agent on a property we called about.  Although that property did not work out, we were impressed with Kathleen’s approach and engaged her to represent us.

Throughout the process, Kathleen demonstrated a very high level of knowledge and integrity.  She worked tirelessly on our behalf in property searched and attending open houses.  Kathleen never pressured us on decisions and thoughtfully discussed the pros and cons of all of the properties that we considered.  As a further testament to her dedication, she even drove us to open houses while our car was in the repair shop after an accident.

We are extremely pleased with Kathleen’s knowledge and level of service.  We have recommended her to several friends and would continue to recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a property in Chicago.

Sincerely,
Steve Fedea

Kathleen Krist-Krueger recently represented my family in the sale of our 4-flat home in Wicker Park.  She was very knowledgeable about multi-level properties and gathered all the information necessary to put it on the market in just one day.

Kathleen took the time to explain marketing and pricing and what she really thought was necessary to sell my place.  Because we have tenants, Kathleen made the showings easy on everyone.  Within only a few days of listing, Kathleen brought us an offer.  We really appreciated her market knowledge and strong negotiating skills in closing the deal for us.

We highly recommend Kathleen- she made this stressful process simple for us from the start and we ended up with 97% of our asking price!  She was very easy to work with and we’d definitely hire her again.

Sincerely,
Dan and Ladan Rodriguez

As you know, we have recently relocated to Massachusetts with your help.  It has been a while since we spoke but Angela and I wanted to thank you for helping us sell our townhome at Wellington Park.  We interviewed over 3 different real estate firms in Chicago before we met you and decided to go with your firm.  It was your unique and refreshing approach to selling properties that convinced us to go with a smaller firm.  We felt confident and comfortable with your firm and especially you because of the large number of successful sales you completed in West Lakeview and Wellington Park.

Your suggestion on pricing the unit was great and the fact that we obtained almost full asking price in a very short period was terrific.  In fact, all the other B units (townhomes like ours) were selling in the $460,000 range before you decided to list ours for $499,900.  Getting $493,500 was more than we expected and we do appreciate it.

We were also very happy with the broker’s open house, open houses, brochure and marketing materials you provided.  You have proven to be extremely knowledgeable of the Chicago real estate market & are very detailed in every aspect of your contract preparations.

We are extremely pleased with your real estate abilities and professionalism.  We will continue to recommend you to anyone looking to buy or sell a property in Chicago.  I have enclosed a phone number if any future clients would like to contact us.

Thank you again,
Eric & Angela Forsyth