Laurie Murray's Recommendations
Highly likely to recommend!
Laurie was the second realtor that was contacted for our family home. Her CMA was more accurate and focused for the area and instead of a disappointing 6 month wait, under her stewardship the house sold in 5 days. The process was smooth and quick and expertly completed. A second home inherited by my wife needed extensive work and her recommended personnel were quick, efficient and reasonable. Again, the CMA was on target for the area and the house sold in 6 days. As my wife and I relocated out of state, there were several times I needed someone present to meet with repair personnel, and either she or her accommodating husband met them so work could continue. Again, the process was smooth and quick and expertly completed. She was responsive, her advice was always spot on and reasonable. The whole process for both houses was outstanding. We couldn't have asked for a better realtor.
We met Laurie by chance…
...when she was selling another house in our neighborhood. We were immediately impressed by her professionalism and also the great resources that Keller Williams provides in order to obtain a good listing price for a rapid sale. We originally contacted her pre-Covid, and she was willing to wait until we felt safe enough in 2021 to start the active selling process. She recommended great contractors to do the work needed to get the house ready to list and to meet the buyers' requirements once we had accepted an offer. We were especially impressed with Laurie's ability to size up the two offers that we got, and to recommend the one that she thought would go to closing fastest and most easily. She recommended a lower offer, even though that meant a reduced commission for her, because she thought it was a more solid offer. We had to move out before the house was listed, and Laurie was especially helpful in letting the contractors into the house and keeping an eye on the property in our absence, with the help of our fantastic neighbors. She made sure that everything was taken care of and the house was secure at the end of the day. We cannot recommend Laurie too highly. Her knowledge and personal qualities made the whole selling process so much easier and less stressful than it could have been. Anyone selling a house in the West Hartford area would do well to work with her and to follow her professional advice.
Laurie was of great assistance in selling my mother’s house…
We called her the Friday before the Thanksgiving weekend telling her we wanted to sell the house ‘as-is’. She quickly visited the house to assess its value, produced reports to guide us in selecting an asking price, and arranged for a professional photographer to come shoot the house. Because the house was empty, she also engaged someone to virtually furnish some of the photos to show its potential. Her description of the house was exactly what I wanted. It was my childhood house with great memories and a house that has so much to offer the next family. She accomplished this all by the day after Thanksgiving and had the house listed that Saturday. To me this was a major feat and unexpected due to the complications of the holiday week. She had been adamant that we should take advantage of the holiday weekend and got it done. We had our first offer within 4 hours of the house being listed, from its first showing. She continued to update us on feedback from the various showings throughout the weekend even though it was a holiday which just showed us more of her dedication. By Tuesday after Thanksgiving, she recommended choosing from the several very good offers on the table and broke down the offers for us. She explained the advantages of each offer versus the potential of the house and made selecting the winning offer very easy. She was recommended to me by extended family because of the excellent work she had done on their sale and I will recommend Laurie Murray to others.
Laurie Murray is always a pleasure to work with!
Laurie was timely and responsive, patiently showing us all the houses we asked to see, thoroughly answering our questions, and going beyond her call of duty to help us understand every house and the surrounding community whenever we asked her to. We gladly recommend Laurie to our family, friends and neighbors!
She made the process so much less stressful than it could have been!
I am moving from out of state and Laurie was recommended by my real estate agent in my current city. When I first met with her, she spend 5 hours with me, looking at houses, knowing that I wasn't ready to put in an offer just yet. This allowed her to get to know me, my taste, and what I was looking for. Then, when I was ready to buy, she booked visits with me from out of state, via FaceTime. She looked out for my best interests, was forthcoming with locations/houses she did not think I would like. She went above and beyond for me. She was extremely responsive to any communication we had. She made the process so much less stressful than it could have been. And in the end, she found the perfect house for me. I recommend her without any reservations whatsoever.
We bought & sold with Laurie
Laurie was great ! We had been working with Laurie for about two years to find a condo at a specific location. Laurie always considered our desired requirements for our purchase, made herself available on short notice to show us available condos and provided us with invaluable information about the buying & selling process. Not only did Laurie find us our condo at our desired location but she also sold our prior house within two days and well over our asking price !
Laurie is the best realtor we’ve ever worked with!
Laurie is the best realtor we've ever worked with! At our first meeting, she was well prepared. Her presentation was data-driven, and her survey of comparable homes was excellent. Our house required a modest amount of work to get market-ready. Laurie recommended contractors who got the job done in a timely manner. She did not recommend excessive cosmetic changes, which we appreciated. We were out-of-state at the time of the sale, and that presented no problem to Laurie, who provided electronic documents. Laurie was always immediately responsive to our questions. We were kept informed about each house showing via email and text. Our house sold the first week it was on the market.
If you want to have a great house hunting experience…
As hard as this house hunting process is, Laurie makes it painless and effortless. She is very knowledgeable and experienced, and NOT PUSHY, which to me and my husband was very important. She listened to what we were looking for and gave us constant updates if something new came out. Gave me great opinion when I asked her, and in general helped us find our dream home. We had one house before this one that we were not sure to give or not give an offer, and I told Laurie how I do not have good feeling and how my stomach hurts almost, and she said :"Sometimes you just have to listen to your gut. "And let me tell you, she was right. We have found an amazing home, and even though sellers got so many offers, Laurie guided us through it to get it, and we DID. I will be forever grateful to her, and if you want to have great house hunting experience, please do not hesitate to contact her. You will not regret it.
Laurie was amazing!
Laurie was one of the best real estate agents I have ever worked with. She not only knows her stuff but knows how to push when needed and she maintains her professionalism throughout the entire process. We were lucky to have the opportunity to work with her on the sale of our home. From the very beginning to the very very end - she was amazing!