We cannot thank you enough for the hours you must have spent negotiating and pulling for us. We would highly recommend your services to anyone looking to sell a home.
Sincerely, Cara and Dave Schuster
Stephanie,
Thank you for your interest in selling our house and your negotiating skills to make the sale happen.
We will have no problem referring your office to anyone wishing to sell their house.
Thanks again for all your work and may our paths cross again.
Randy and Gale Hopp
Stephanie Doherty is a very professional Real Estate representative. She has been very aggressive in her marketing efforts of our home and I believe that is the factor that made the sale of our home in today’s real estate climate possible. I can recommend Stephanie Doherty to those who want an expert to market their home.
Posted on Zillow – Listed and sold a home or lot/land St Charles, IL 60175
Dear Stephanie,
We met several years ago, when we were looking for an agent to sell our home in St. Charles. I am not expecting you to remember me. My reasons for writing to you are twofold, both long overdue.
First, every year when your signs appear congratulating the STC high school graduates, it makes me think I ought to write to you and let you know how wonderful that is. While it may serve a marketing purpose for you (which I can appreciate), that gesture makes St. Charles seem like a smaller, friendlier town. I just love that. My three daughters graduated from St. Charles East, and all were the beneficiaries of the time and effort it takes you and your staff to place and remove those signs. You don’t have to do it, and I hope that it does keep your name in the minds and hearts of the population.
Secondly, when you came to our house at 7 Southgate in St. Charles, we were in the midst of a divorce, consequently selling. After twenty-five years of marriage, and with three kids, it was a difficult time. My former husband was very rude to you. So rude, in fact, that I was mortified and always felt that I owed you an apology — can you apologize for another person? I am sure that you encounter all kinds of people and am sure that wasn’t your first uncomfortable situation, you certainly handled it well and didn’t blink an eye.
Just so you know, your estimate of the selling price (which I ageed with) ended up being right about on the mark, unlike that of the agent’s with who we listed. My daughter and I ended up moving out of the house in August of that year, hoping for a quick sale, because I was paying half the mortgage, the bills, etc. on the house as well as our own rent, bills, etc. It was a terrible time. The agent for the sale was aware of the situation, and despite instructions (my own and the court’s) only called my husband about offers on the house (which he, of course turned down; happy to have all those bills paid and see us destitute). The ex told the agent HE would “discuss it” with me, which he never did. In February, when I found this out and called the agent; who was so surprised! he assured me that it wouldn’t happen again. Which it did several more times. Always the fault of someone “in the office.” The house finally sold the following Summer.
Long story short, I just wanted you to be able to say “I told you so” at least to yourself. In my imagination, you would never have handled the whole as unprofessionally as the guy we ended up with did, and I’m still stuck with the unpleasant memory of that rudeness.
I’m still renting in St. Charles, contemplating buying a house, contemplating packing it up and moving to Albuquerque (but for those pesky kids…), still stunned and spinning from events that have shaken our lives. I am still teaching reading in St. Charles, as well as typing for one of the local attorneys (NOT a divorce attorney), and have had a variety of odd jobs here and there, just trying to get the girls through college (the rude ex not helping). But I think of you every time I see those great graduation signs, always want to say thanks and mean to write you a note to tell you how charming that is.
So thanks, from me and on behalf of all the other people in town who probably mean to but never write to say it.
Sincerely,
Megan M
Dear Stephanie and Don,
Thank you for finding the home of my dream for me. You listened to my wish list and took me to see only homes that met what was important to me. I could always count on you both to be punctual and considerate of my time. I truly appreciated your tenacity and wisdom in negotiating. The ease and efficiency with which you coordinated each phase of the transaction kept me feeling secure and comfortable from beginning to end. I knew that you had everything under control and my best interest in mind. I appreciated your friendly advise and wonderful professionalism.
I have utilized your expertise four times in the past 2 years with 3 buys and 1 sell – you know I will count on you in the future. I would not work with anyone else and highly recommend you to others without hesitation. Thank you for helping me to live the life I had imagined.
With sincere gratitude,
Kristin Armstrong
To Whom It May Concern,
In early April of this year, my husband received an unexpected call that we would be relocating from the Washington D.C. area to the Chicago area. We immediately looked for resources on the Realtor.com website. As we contacted quite a few Realtors via the internet, one in particular, Stephanie Doherty, contacted our home immediately both by phone and by email. Stephanie’s energy, her willingness to listen to our needs and wants made our decision very easy that we were going to choose her to find our next home, quickly. The following week we flew to Chicago and headed for the Fox Valley area. Stephanie greeted us with open arms and made us feel so comfortable, like we were reuniting with an old friend. Then the mission began, Stephanie had done her homework well in advance and had put 4 days aside just for us. We trekked through 30 plus homes and many neighborhoods looking for the perfect home, some homes we went in three and four times. Not once in this endeavor did Stephanie loose patience, cheerfulness nor sight of what we were trying to accomplish – the purchase of our eighth home. After three days of hard work, we found the perfect home and the rest is history. We have now been residing in the Fox Valley area of St. Charles for a month and absolutely love it. Our community, our new friends and our home are more than we ever expected. We are so happy living here and we owe it all to Stephanie Doherty. We would recommend Stephanie to anyone, she is the Fox Valley’s number one seller for a reason, she understands her clients and she is sincere about the most important purchase of a person’s life, a home. It was quite ironic, that after we put a contract on our home and returned to the Washington D.C. area, that the Realtors that we also initially contacted along with Stephanie finally contacted us. Needless to say, they were just a day late and a house short.
Sincerely,
Lisa Borbe-Haught
Dear Stephanie,
It has been almost a year since you helped us buy and sell a home in Batavia. Diana and I would like to thank you for all the help and guidance you provided us during and after the transactions. We know that we expected a lot of you and you either meet or exceeded our expectations every time. After all, you helped us on Fathers Day, on the phone from your daughter’s baseball game, and during our change of mind as we went from one house to another after being one step away from closing on the initial home. We would be happy to recommend your services to anyone we know in either buying and/or selling a home.
Also, you are welcome in our home anytime you are in the area.
Sincerely yours,
Matt and Diana
