What My Clients Say

10/14/2005
Matt,
Following up on your voicemail from earlier this week; everything is going well and we don't have any concerns about the new house. No real surprises so far.

We appreciate all of your efforts throughout the process. I think the part we liked most about dealing with you was your responsiveness. Returning my calls and emails quickly, being able to scan and transfer documents electronically, and the promptness with which you followed up on things were all appreciated. I think clients, in my age group especially, will really value the fact that you use email effectively and read and respond to it all day. I know that for me, it is often the most convenient way to communicate during the day. With the technology we have these days, I really can't understand real estate agents who can't return calls or emails within a few hours. From a client's point of view, this is a huge turn-off.

There are certainly lots of real estate agents out there who can do an adequate job at making a deal go through, but your responsiveness set you apart from others I have dealt with. Even though our transactions weren't for a ton of money, we felt like you always made us a priority.

Thanks.

David

David Garabed and Emily Sullivan

I want to take a moment to thank you for your incredible support of Janet and myself in the listing and sale of our home at 255 Broken Fence Road on Sugar Loaf. You in a tough market helped us
(1) Set the right price and "packaging" for a buyer.
(2) Attact the right buyer.
(3) Took personal responsibility for handling all of the glitches and obstacles that seemed to arise every time we turned around, from getting Boulder County's release on the well permit to the transfer of funds at the right time.
(4) Followed up on every detail.
Matt, as you know, I've bought and sold my share of houses, and my experience over the years has been that mountain property in particular requires a unique type of diligence and follow-up by the listing realtor if it is to sell quickly. I attribute our quick sale, in large part to that type of effort on your part.
Sincerely,
Paul W. Harris

Paul W. Harris, Harris and Associates, Boulder, Colorado

I found Matthew Makowski's name while browsing in the Real Estate section of the Sunday paper. I left a message indicating my interest in the property he was advertising.
Matthew returned my call the same day and set about immediately to schedule an appointment to see the house. He also asked pertinent questions to clarify the best picture of what I was looking for in a property.
Matthew is very conscientious and takes reponsibility as if it were a quest for a home of his own. He is personable and very easy to work with.
I know his clients past, present and future have and will have total trust in his ability to find the right place.

Gaelyn

Gaelyn Penberthy, Boulder, Colorado

Dear Matt,
Thanks so much for keeping a cool head during our trying ordeal. For starters, buying my first home was confusing enough. You simplified things though, and made the entire process understandable. You really saved the day by discovering something no other agent ever had. Halfway through the contract process, you uncovered a title restriction imposed by the city. This restriction went unnoticed in all the years the home had been bought and sold. I could have lost thousands of dollars trying to resell the property, if the deal had been completed. Thanks to you, it wasn't.

I was really upset when that first property fell though. I was so discouraged that I lost interest in buying anything. Thanks to your encouragement, though, we started the hunt again and found the perfect home for my needs. I'm so happy that things worked out the way they did. Had it not been for your professional, meticulous efforts, my first real estate venture could have been a disaster. Instead, I ended up with a sound investment, and a great home. I love this place!
I look forward to working with you again in the future.
Sincerely,
Scott

Scott Trepicone, United Pilot, Boulder

Dear Matt,

Candy and I wanted to write you a thank you letter for all the great work you did helping us find an income property after the sale of our land.

I've never had a positive image of realtors, believing they're paid way too much for the service they perform. After going through this process and seeing the amount of work you did for us and how efficient your were, I revised my opinion.

You gave us a great overview of the market. You made knowledgeable and helpful comments about individual properties and neighborhoods. You met and exceeded our timetable. You negotiated positively for us, even though the seller's realtor was in your office. Most importantly we felt as though you really wanted to help us find the right house for the right price and not just close the deal.

I hope we can do business together again soon. Please feel free to use us for a reference.

Thanks again,

Sincerely,

Jack A. Thompson

Jack A. Thompson, Satinwood Construction, Inc., General Contractors

Dear Matt,
At the inception of this new year, we wish to express our deepest heartfelt gratitude to you for your stewardship of us in the sale of our previous home and the purchase of our new one. Over and above all else that you brought to us in this venture was a consistent sensitive attunement to us as people as well as clients. Your patience and thoroughness in encouraging our own discerning of what was most workable as well as aesthetic for us, was manifest from begining to end. Much of this is accounted for by your sincere interest in who we were and are as unique individuals. We never expected a realtor to devote so much time and attention to both attune to us as clients as well as adapting your pace to our rhythm.

You were quick to provide us with all the information and leads we could have needed and you anticipated much that we had not thought to inquire about. At each phase of the process you honestly gave us your thoughts as to what was workable and expressed forthrightly your doubts when you had them. One of the most supportive aspects of your work was your initiative and manner in handling the relationship with the buyer/seller and their representatives. This maintained an integrity of professional and personal relationship that at times was critical as well as gratifying from a purely subjective point of reference. You are, in short, a master at knitting a caring personal fabric to undergird the market transaction.

Let us end by affirming our warmest appreciation to you Matt, as our realtor, and even more, our delight in acknowledging you as our friend, an unexpected gift arising from this endeavor. All the best to you, now and in the future. We remain in warm affection,

Thomas and Priya

Thomas and Priya Huffman, 375 Pine Tree Lane, CO 80304

Dear Matt:

Now that the dust has cleared on my move to Evergreen, I wanted to write and thank you for your help in selling my townhouse in Boulder. I had found a house I absolutely had to have up here in the mountains, but the seller didn't want to accept any contingencies at all, and was only willing to settle on a two-week noncompetitive period. I had to sell my townhouse as quickly as possible, or lose this beautiful home.

I called you as soon as I got back to Boulder after making the offer, and even though you were on your way out of town for a weekend of skiing with your family, you were willing to take the time to pull some comps and figure out an asking price, and stop by my house to get the listing process started. This sign was up in my yard the day you got back to work, and I accepted an offer four days later!

I really feel like you shared my urgency in not losing the house in Evergreen, and went out of your way to make sure my townhouse sold quickly. You took the time (frequently) to patiently explain the intricacies of the home buying and selling process, and to help me figure out how to satisfy the conditions my buyers had placed on buying the townhouse. You also helped me to understand the various steps in the process of buying this home, and how to minimize the risk of losing it to another buyer. I feel like you really put yourself in my shoes and did everything you could to make the process of selling my townhouse and buying this home as painless and stress-free as possible. I will enthusiastically refer anyone I know who's looking at buying or selling in the Boulder area to you.

I love living in the mountains! Thanks for your help in making it possible.

Jeff

Jeff Houk, 4691 S. Independence Trail, Evergreen, CO 80439

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