We decided to leave our lives in Colorado behind after many years to live in a warmer climate, and now live in Florida. Lauren Collier was our neighbor before, and she continued to own and rent the house next door to us for the past decade. So we knew her reputation and loved our neighborly relationship with her. We had no qualms about hiring her when it came time for us to sell. Because we’d lived in this house for 20 years, we had more stuff in storage than we realized. We ended up throwing over half of it out. Lauren was so wonderful; she even took things to Goodwill for us more than once. Even on closing day we were still finalizing the clean, and she did a donation run for us. She does what’s needed. I was able to contact her anytime, she was always available to answer questions for us. She was great fielding whatever problems arose. After some initial tours of potential buyers, we got feedback that there was a lingering cat odor that we weren’t aware of, which is why we didn’t sell as quickly as we initially thought we would. Lauren helped advise us through replacing the carpets and another round of deep cleaning. That solved the issue. I had confidence in anything that she said or recommended. Like, ‘Okay, she knows the business inside and out.’ She did a great job promoting the house too, with signage, social media and all the avenues available to her. Jay came in and did an outstanding job with our photos. She cares about helping people and helping them accomplish their goals. I know this about her personally. Without Lauren, we’d have had a more difficult time selling our home for sure.
