Best MLS and VLS agents
 

I know, I know talked about many many times already but nothing came up in the search above and I didn't pay attention before.

Sooo my VLS agent is reitired and I stumbled upon one but want to know who you think is the best. Also has anyone used Jason Krantz and would you recommend him?

How about MLS? Who's the best now?

Thanks for your help!!!

SSmith

You will probably get as many opinions as there are agents! Everyone believes they have or had the best working for them.

ssmith - I don't know if I have seen his name mentioned here before or not, but we finally bought a home through Chris Hallmark who works as a VLS agent. He, happily and patiently, worked with us for 5+ years through many changes and decisions before we actually bought a home. He never pressured us and was always so kind and patient. He answered any calls/questions/etc very promptly and never seemed to mind being called even if it was a weekend or holiday. Just a great guy! His right hand person in the office, Gloria, is also very nice and conscientious. They made the whole process a real pleasure and we feel that we have made new friends!

Sorry I can't help you from first hand experience regarding an MLS agent, but I wish you all the best in your search. Hope you will be a TV homeowner in no time!

We used VLS agent Tim Harding who was referred to us. He was great to work with, returned our email and phone calls promptly, never any pressure and was able to answer all our questions. I'm sure other buyers have similar comments regarding their sales reps, good luck.

June Brine!!!!!!! I need not say more...

I wound up buying from VLS, but the best MLS agent I met during my search was Lavae Dierker (352) 205-3473

Realtor
 

I have used Jason, he did a great job and I would recommend him ! Tell him Barb and Bob said Hi. He is the best ......

keep em coming
 

Thanks everyone, Taking notes.

More responses requested please.

MLS?

We used MLS Realtor Paul Carraway. He was very responsive to our requests.
cell phone 352-978-3171
RE/MAX Premier Realty in The Villages
PaulCarraway@Remax.net
Looking In The Villages? Look No further Than Paul Carraway!

Lyle Gant, of course!

Lyle Gant, Your Realtor for The Villages Homes,

We used Jason and could not have been more satisfied. As previously stated a lot of folks have had good experiences with their sales rep. However you could not go wrong using Jason.

In addition to a great job in helping you find a home, he does not forget about you when the sale is over.

VLS - Debra Parks
352-753-4000 VLS Office / 352-408-8800 Cell
We listed and sold with her in 2010. And she also assisted us in purchasing a home.
We are only interested in purchasing resales, and she never pressured us to buy a new home.
She is an excellent agent, very experienced and professional.

We used MLS to buy our first home in 2007 - Laura and Armond Vien.
We bought sight unseen and closed without seeing the house. They made the whole transaction very easy for us.

VLS Agent Linda Cramer was awesome!!! cell 352-391-8004

VLS Agent
 

We choose VLS agent, Sherrie Marks when we were ready to buy last year. She is awesome. Her number is 352.874.3090.

MLS - Karol Clark and Marge Ross, Focus On The Villages

Katie Stradinger - 352-267-2090. She is a VLS agent who tirelessly sent us PDF's of homes we were interested in and answered many questions between our first visit in late March and our lifestyle visit in late June. We were sold on a Laurel Oak and she knew we were going to buy it, but still wanted us to look at one more that she thought we would like even better with the view I wanted and the kitchen my wife wanted. The only catch was it wouldn't come on the market until 5pm that day. It was perfect for us, and she got it ahead of two others who were right behind us. My wife and I were and are thrilled. It was the same price as the one we were going to buy, so she didn't get anything extra for her trouble but 2 very happy new Villagers. She also stayed in touch through and after closing.

Katie is a fabulous agent and I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Thanks all....keep em coming.....

Beth Pope -VLS. She is a top agent with years of experience. Listens and knows what you are looking for and will meet your expectations. Organized, professional and knowledgable. Her husband also works with her as an agent.

Liz Bell... VLS agent and she was fantastic....

Keep 'em Coming ???
 

We were very fortunate to have Mike Fink for VLS listings. He really goes the extra mile as well as being able to understand exactly what you are looking for. He found us a great house!! Highly recommend him. Hope that helps.

We fully agree. Liz Bell & Julia Powell - both VLS - were great for us and helped us find our home.

Lyle Grant has my vote............

Beth Pope is excellent. We bought 2 houses from her and she sold one house for us.

We used Lyle after years of using his comprehensive web site. Have only good things to say about Lyle. Highly recommend Lyle.

We used VLS rep R. J. Albritton. We bought sight unseen. He went over and took lots of extra pictures for us to see. He answered every question honestly. He came by two days after we closed to check on us, and he continues to pop in if in the area. He was WONDERFUL,

ALL sales people are good or they do something else soon very soon.

The Best Mls agent we have found is Hope Peterson 352-446-6396 - give her a call.

MLS Susan Nelson with Realty Executives on 466
VLS Steve Lazdowski at LSL office

Both are solid pros.

Have you considered "None of the Above"? Rather than pay the usual 6% commission, you can either (a) sell it yourself or (b) pay a flat-fee listing broker (about $300) to put your house on the MLS system and numerous websites and give you some advice on selling. I would wouldn't recommend either approach, however, unless you are somewhat familiar with real estate transactions and/or willing to do some homework.

With a flat-fee broker, you reserve the right to sell your house yourself, in which case you pay no commission. If a realtor sells it for you, you pay whatever commission you stipulate when you list. The usual is 3%, which you would probably be wise to pay in order to incentivate realtors to show the property. But paying either 0% or 3% is a lot better than paying 6%.

In either case, you will have to do some work and line up a title company to handle the closing. I happen to think that flat-fee brokers are probably the wave of the future. In reality, with the advent of the internet, a listing broker generally doesn't do much for his half of the standard 6% commission except put the house on the MLS and websites and hold a few open houses, with the open houses generally attracting more curious neighbors than serious shoppers.

Ended up buying thru VLS but I want to express my gratitude to our MLs agent Ella Babb. She worked extremely hard for us and I would recommend her to anyone.

We used VLS....Heather Iiams...She is wonderful, always went the extra mile, even without being asked to, phone calls & e-mails were always answered in a timely manner.We were up north while the final paperwork was being completed and Heather didn't miss a thing. When I came down to close, it couldn't of gone any smoother...Thanks to Heather!!!!!

We used VLS agent Heather Iiams...She is wonderful. Heather always went the extra mile even without being asked, our phone calls & e-mails were always replied to in a timely matter. We were up north when the final paperwork was being done, Heather handled everything and everything was perfect. When I came down to close it couldn't have gone smoother thanks to Heather!!!! Hoping to have the opportunity to work with her again.

I have to give a shout out to Carl Pfeil, our VLS agent, who educated us and helped us buy a lovely house in Santiago.

Fun to see my old thread back from the dead!!!!hahahaha

WE used Jason Krantz and we are very glad we did (VLS agent). I had a concusion and both my husband and I did not get much sleep the night before because our plane was late. He helped me to be able to think straight and find out what was important to me.

Then I had to cancel with Lyle Grant MLS agent. He was very kind and understanding too.