Helpful, knowledgeable, determined – and a killer negotiator!

To Whom It May Concern: Last December we sold our house of 12 years in Cranford, NJ and closed on a new house in Short Hills, NJ. The time frame in which we bought and sold was very short—we were driven by our desire to minimize the commute for our children to their new schools. Our moving experience was a very good one. It went extremely smoothly and with very little (almost none, in fact) stress involved. A major reason for this was our real estate agent, Sharon Steele. My husband Richard and I have moved house a number of times, including across continents.  We have never had such an engaged, determined and helpful agent as Sharon. Sharon essentially led us through every step of the process and took on as many things as she could to minimize our “house-moving distractions” considering we both have full time jobs and a lot going on. She was very knowledgeable about the market and was able to get us what we consider a very fair price for our house in a somewhat depressed market. However, Sharon’s ability to push for the best deal (and to do so fairly and in a positive manner) was her most helpful attribute for us, since she was able to get us an amazing deal on our new house. The house that we ended up buying was priced higher than we were willing to pay, and we didn’t think we could afford it. However, Sharon was able to very effectively read the situation (regarding the seller’s motivation to sell) and work with both the seller and his agent to get us what amounted to an amazing deal. Her ability to negotiate and deal with people was the catalyst that got us the house we really wanted. We are very happy in the new house, and we owe a lot to Sharon. Both my husband and I cannot say enough good things about Sharon’s ability as a real estate agent. She is helpful, knowledgeable, determined, ethical, and willing to help in any way she can to make the transaction a smooth one. She is also well networked and can recommend very good people to engage during the process. All of Sharon’s recommendations were good ones!  We would work with Sharon again in a heartbeat and would highly recommend her to our friends and colleagues if ever they were to move. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.