Colleen Kelly

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"I discovered Colleen through a postcard she sent to our family home in Jamaica Plain. After a brief conversation, she agreed to view the house, which was cluttered with furniture, documents, clothes, kitchen items, and many other items left by my brother, who was a hoarder. Colleen acknowledged the challenge ahead and recommended that we clear out the property entirely before listing it. Several months passed before I decided to work with her, during which time Colleen referred me to a probate and a good real estate attorney to navigate the complex legal issues surrounding the house. She also connected me with vendors that successfully removed all the junk from the house and did repairs, where possible. Additionally, she found excellent cleaners who prepared the house for the market and made it cleaner than I had seen in years. Throughout our collaboration, Colleen proved to be an invaluable resource. She was professional, patient, and knowledgeable about what needed to be done. Her persistence and determination were evident as she wanted to ensure that I would financially benefit from the sale, recognizing the effort required to transform a difficult situation into a successful sale. Once the house was ready, Colleen strategically priced it, considering its years of neglect and lack of maintenance. After just one weekend of open houses, she secured two offers. Ultimately, I chose a solid, all-cash offer that was clean and straightforward. Colleen was my trusted advisor throughout the many months we worked together. She is honest, determined, resourceful, and persistent, in addition to being an excellent negotiator. Thanks to her efforts, I was able to make a profit from the sale, which was her ultimate goal for me. I highly recommend Colleen. She will undoubtedly help you sell your house or find the perfect one to buy. I cannot recommend her highly enough." - Ronnie B - Jamaica Plain, MA

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"If I could, I would give Colleen an “11” on a scale of 1 to 10. I am not gushing; I am just comparing Colleen to other real estate agents I’ve worked with in the past. Colleen represented me in both the sale of my home and the purchase of my condo. Colleen did an excellent job in the marketing and presentation and pricing of my home. And, I am extremely pleased with the results. She sold my home for $50,000 over asking. Instead of giving me a task list, she handled most everything herself. She was on top of all the details, meticulous and communicative. The result was to make the whole experience as stress-free as possible. Thanks, Colleen! " - Elly L

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★★★★★
"We wanted to buy a plot of land in the greater Newton/Dedham area and found what we were looking for online. At that time we weren’t working with a real estate agent. We are new to the States and didn’t really know how the process works. Asking for more details via the website, we ultimately got in contact with Colleen Kelly. She turned out to be a present from heaven. She took a lot of the stress away, guided us through the process and via her extensive network, we found the right contacts for the next steps: attorney, city hall, contractors, etc. She helped us to make the right offer at the right time and thanks to her, we can now move to the next step and think about building our dream house. Even now, she is still helping us finding contractors and the right people at City Hall. It’s been a pleasure working with Colleen and I would certainly recommend anyone buying/selling in the area to consider using her as their agent." - Jens Peers & Severigne / Newton, MA

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"Maybe it is the sheer relief of having won bidding wars and successfully navigated the paper labyrinth and the relentless scrutiny of mortgage underwriters, but I am in tears thinking about how Colleen helped me morally and practically through every step of my house purchase. As an experienced home buyer I started quite sure that I would be low-maintenance but ended eternally grateful for Colleen's good listening, market knowledge and even her tech savvy approach to the whole process. She also made it more fun because she is so grounded and positive. She has many professional allies that help from lawyers to electricians and she brings a creative design sense to the search—she has the ability to balance all the factors and players involved in buying and selling real estate. "- Jule P-M

★★★★★
"It had been over 11 years since I was in the real estate market and I wanted to buy some investment property. I knew I wanted somebody really good at their job. Enter Colleen Kelly. She is the real estate agent I chose and I can recommend her 10,000%! She found me an investment property that I also call my home in a beautiful neighborhood that I love and that allows me to pursue my musical passion in a dedicated basement music studio. Within three months I worked with Colleen as a buyer representative, a seller agent and she found me tenants for my investment property. Timing was crucial because I had to sell my old place before buying the new place. She has a whole team to make the selling process very efficient. She has a very thorough understanding of what sells in todays’ market. I had three offers the first weekend my condo was on the market. Eventually I accepted an offer higher than asking price. During that time, she negotiated a lower price on the property I was buying. Lastly, she handled getting my investment property rented out. She helped me with designs of the units. Lastly, she suggested ideas to update the rental units to make it attractive to renters. And, she handled getting all the leases signed. She has very clear ideas as to what each role she plays as a buyer representative, seller agent and rental agent. She was always three steps ahead of what needed to be done and helped me to take action to keep the ball moving. Every time I got nervous or upset during the selling, buying, renting process she was helpful and got things resolved. She created a wonderful experience and set a very high bar for all real estate agents. I’m grateful and in awe of Colleen. I hope to work with her again in not the so distant future in buying my next investment property. She is one of the smartest, positive, hard working people I’ve ever met."- G. De Lear