| Client Testimonials
Connie Degroot was the only one who could make it happen. She sold a house of ours others struggled with. I would use Connie again without a second thought. She is hard working, enthusiastic, reliable, knowledgeable, and persistent. Connie tackles situations and transactions professionally. I would recommend her- we always felt like we were in good hands. When she told us to re-stage the property, to move this, to move that, and to re-dress the house up we did it--and she was right. We trusted her to do her best and she did. Connie sold our home after it had been on the market for a long time. Julie Tseng, First-Time Home Buyer I have had the pleasure of knowing Connie for the last 4 months as my Beverly Hills real estate agent/licensed broker and more importantly as my personal trusted advisor. As a first time home buyer, Connie helps to demystify the current real estate market from start to finish. Her commitment to client service is impeccable. When I leave her a voice message, she responds within a timely manner. When there is a property that I am interested in, she is able to get us an appointment within 24 hours. When I am unable to see a property, Connie previews it for me. As a client of Connie, she takes the time to understand my current and future housing needs and to listen to my concerns, hopes, desires and constraints. Connie is extremely knowledgeable about the trends of the real estate market as well as the most sought after desirable locations in Los Angeles. She is forward looking and has a desire to make sure that I am not only satisfied with the purchase but also to consider future implications of a property should there be a need to sell in any economic climate. She encourages me to contribute ideas and fosters an open exchange of ideas and opinions. And her website and blogs provide invaluable information from the current housing market to available federal and state housing tax credits. As a trusted advisor, Connie helps me assess my long term home buying goals and gives me balanced and constructive feedback such as taking into consideration all the alternatives when making a purchase (i.e. location, schools, resale value) if only to avoid me falling into pitfalls other buyers may have encountered. Most importantly, she is honest about her comments on various properties we have looked at. These are qualities that make for a lasting relationship. All said I am glad and privileged to have had such a person cross my path, and to take an active interest in helping me weave through the volumes and volumes of real estate data. Thank you Connie for all your help. I highly recommend Connie De Groot to potential home buyers both new and veterans. James Eder, Out-Of-State Home Buyer As an out of town buyer, a diligent, hard-working, loyal, and savvy real estate professional with integrity was what I was looking for. I found that person in Connie De Groot. Connie worked tirelessly before my making an offer to find the right property at the right price, during the offer period to ensure the best deal, and after closing in helping with improvements, remodeling, and re-decorating. I was always informed with real-time information and any questions were always handled quickly and effectively by Connie and her excellent assistant Sally. Her expertise in understanding the value of the marketplace and her contacts in the refurbishment market proved invaluable. This expertise allowed me to purchase a home that I otherwise would not been able to given my time constraints. Her integrity and knowledge allowed me to feel confident every step of the way. David & Rebecca Smith, North Fork, Idaho- Referral Client After having our house on the market for a year with not even one showing, we new we needed a big-gun with global exposure to help move it. After seeing Connie on the Fine Living Network, we knew if anyone could help us, it was her. Her no-nonsense, straight-shooting, put the client first philosophy drew us in. But then we thought, "why would this Beverly Hills big-shot want to help us"? Nevertheless, we called and that question never got asked. Connie was congenial and highly-motivated from the first call and assured us, even though our property was over 1200 miles away, that she would find us an agent to help sell it. And that, she did. Connie found us an agent, and equipped us with the tools to help move our property right away, even 1200 miles away. If you think distance is a problem, think again......nothing stops Connie!! Anthony and Julee Choe, First-Time Home Buyers Thank you so much for helping us to find our dream home. It fit everything we were looking for in the BHPO: school district, location, design and architecture, and at a fair price. Thanks so much for fighting hard for two first time home buyers like Julee and me - your walking us through the process step-by-step was so comforting and so critical to the successful outcome. Now that we're in the home, we are so happy, it seems like many of our old problems have melted away! We're still not completely furnished yet, but when we do, we'd love to have you over for drinks sometime in the summer when the landscaping is complete. We hope you're still the neighborhood expert the next time we're looking to move... there's nobody we'd rather use and nobody we trust more than you Connie. Christine Huang, First-Time Buyer That Went Through Several Agents As a first-time home buyer, I had lots of questions and concerns and went through two or three other agents with multiple failed negotiations before I found Connie. Connie is committed from start to finish. She strives to understand her clients, their needs and wants. She finds immediate listings and schedules appointments without delay. She gives honest guidance and advice, which was invaluable to me. Connie is well-informed, hardworking, responsive, energetic and sharp. Her professionalism and effectiveness was highly appreciated. I recommend Connie without reservations. In fact, I have already referred her to my family and friends.Connie, thank you for making it FINALLY happen! I feel fortunate to have been able to work with you as my agent and am looking forward to keeping a long-term friendship. Ron and Joan Hoffman, Home Sellers Needing To Do Construction To Sell Connie, previous to you representing us, we had two other real estate agents who were unsuccessful at delivering us a qualified buyer at the price we felt our home warranted and deserved. We had our house on the market for over one year without any viable potential buyers. When we first met you and reviewed the frustrations and challenges of selling our home, you outlined for us the steps you felt were necessary to make our home more marketable. We were impressed by your hard work, dedication and high-energy in doing everything possible to attract the right buyers. We are now in escrow and we are happy to say that we couldn't have done it without all of your hard work and persistence.
Within 24 hours of listing my property, Connie had voice mails out to over 1,000 agents, had professional photos taken and placed in the MLS, CaliforniaMoves.com and Realtor.com, a Virtual Tour and had placed ads in the Los Angeles Times, Caravan Express and Homes and Open Houses. While coming home one evening, I found her personally blanketing the neighborhood with flyers! As promised, she was personally present at every showing, Open House, and even made sure that my dogs were safe, secure and loved. I whole-heartedly recommend Connie! To put it simply, she is the best!
I am a Realtor from San Diego and I had my daughter, who was living in Los Angeles, call Coldwell Banker Beverly Hills to help her find a 2 bedroom condo in Mar Vista. When my daughter told me that she spoke to Connie and that I would really like working with her, I was very excited. She was of course, very kind, knowledgeable and so dedicated that we liked her right away. Our plans did however change, and after showing us properties for 3 months, we decided to move the entire family to Beverly Hills! Connie was a good sport and adjusted to all our changing plans and opinions and did not give up even when we cancelled 3 escrows! Being a Realtor myself, I found her absolutely impressive! I am happy to say that Connie found us a home in Beverly Hills and we routinely enjoy each other's company to this day!
Connie, through her firm Coldwell Banker, has represented three properties for our Estate. As we have had to go through Probate proceedings, Connie has been there every step of the way to make sure everything was in order. She has been diligent and successful in selling these properties for us. We live in Hawaii and Connie is in Beverly Hills, but she has communicated and followed through in an exceptional manner even though we are miles apart. Her work ethic has been great and that's why we would highly recommend Connie to anyone who is thinking of selling or buying real estate.
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