Testimonials

Client Testimonials

Kyle and Katy McDermott, Buyer and Seller

We sold our home and bought a new one in Seattle with Johnine and Tonya. Both were incredible and we’d highly recommend them! Sale: We got multiple offers and Johnine negotiated a great deal for us—dream price!! They had great suggestions for improvements and excellent contractor contacts that helped us get top dollar! Purchase: Tonya…

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Katie W, Buyer and Seller

“Johnine is a delight. We worked with her five years ago when buying our first home, and again when selling that home this year. Johnine is so much more than an agent—she worked with us for almost a year in a tough sellers’ market when we first bought, giving us real, honest advice about when…

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Lil Be, Buyer and Seller

“We worked with Johnine and Tonya to sell our home, and that’s 15 years after working with Johnine to buy our home. It’s something to have a no-nonsense and savvy realtor to rely on, and The Real Estate Gals provide that savvy. We closed in June and are now pending closing on a new property.…

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Rachel Brown, Buyer and Seller

Darcie is a gem. We had the experience of buying our first home with her help and then selling it eight years later under her care and expertise. Darcie is unassuming, good-natured, and friendly. She takes the often overwhelming experience of real estate and makes it digestible and tangible for her clients. She is a…

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Laura Wolf, Buyer and Seller

My wife and I found Johnine 23 years ago at a house showing in south Seattle. We asked her to be our agent, and she has helped us find 4 homes over the years. We have lived in our current house for 10 years and 2 years ago decided to move forward with a big…

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Karen Lindenberg, Seller

We just closed on selling our longtime Seattle home. Tonya was a pleasure to work with. She was professional, responsive, and took it upon herself to ensure that our listing put its absolute best foot forward. When we found ourselves navigating multiple offers, she remained focused, explained all the easy-to-miss details and ultimately helped us…

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Gerry Kunkel, Buyer

I bought my first home, a condo using Johnine who I had met through the Greater Seattle Business Association. Johnine was great to work with especially since I was a first time buyer and entering a new chapter of my life full of unknowns. But we looked a the few places that were available as…

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Kathy Sullivan, Buyer and Seller

Johnine has been with us through 3 houses and I can’t say enough about how helpful and generous she has been in the stressful situations of buying and selling. She is the most professional and knowledgeable real estate agent that you will ever deal with. Scott was also extremely helpful with the sale of our…

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Serena Sheehan, 2021

  “I can’t begin to recommend Darcie enough. She made our first home buying experience so wonderful! With her years of experience, she was able to talk us through all the small details we didn’t understand—no question too small. She stayed optimistic and persistent throughout the process, never pressuring us and always looking out for…

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Mo van Zuylen, Buyer

“My partner and I are so grateful to have had Darcie by our side for our first home buying experience. The Seattle housing market is incredibly intimidating, especially as a first-time buyer, but Darcie helped us to feel comfortable and confident throughout the process. Darcie helped us understand what we wanted from our home and…

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Shannon Deasy, Buyer

  We worked with Johnine and Tonya to buy our first home and it was a great experience! They were both super responsive from the first interaction when we weren’t sure about our timeline and we just wanted to ask questions, to going to showings of houses I found same day, to showing us houses…

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Jan Mikus, Buyer and Seller

These people are a special resource. We LOVED working with them.

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Google Reviews

Review from Google
We had a fantastic experience with the Real Estate Gals team. We originally met with Johnine and she spent a lot of time touring houses with us and had great knowledge about specific areas. We ended up taking a year long break from house hunting, then reached out again and this time was connected with Tonya as our primary realtor. She was amazing - was so accommodating of our schedule and always pointed out the cons in a property so we could make an informed decision. She spent a lot of time scouting out houses alone and sending us videos, so we could determine if we wanted to take the time to see them in person. We closed on a house recently and really appreciated her timely communication and detailed answers to all our questions.
Review from Google
I first met Johnine in 1999 when I set out to buy my first home. I recall that in our first meeting Johnine told me: “For us, this business is mostly about building relationships.” I was naturally skeptical, but as time went on, I began to see that this was true. I have been particularly impressed by the integrity and honesty shown by the Real Estate Gals. Back in 1999, Johnine, along with her partner Gail, patiently showed me numerous houses over a period of a few months, which allowed me to hone in on my price point and figure out the neighborhoods best suited to me. When I finally walked into a 1924 Craftsman that really fit the bill, Johnine went into action, crafting an offer that was accepted and allowed me to buy a home that I really loved. I liked it so much that I stayed in the home for 25 years, during which time I gradually restored and remodeled it. When my life brought me to the point where I decided to leave Seattle and sell my home, I couldn’t have asked for a more professional, strategic, highly organized and thoughtful approach to getting the maximal sale price - which absolutely worked !! We received a dream price for our home. And I must say, the slogan “We do more” seems absolutely true. The Real Estate Gals arranged an independent home inspection then acted as the “general contractor” for fixing the items found on the checklist (at rates lower than I would pay if I arranged the work myself, using companies that did good work and were highly responsive to their requests). This approach served to assure potential buyers that the home was in good working order and that they could safely forego a home inspection. The Real Estate Gals then arranged to have the house professionally cleaned, staged and photographed, and they subsequently arranged multiple open houses and individual viewings. The result was that in less than one week we had 6 offers - all for substantially more than the asking price. I recommend the Real Estates Gals in the highest possible terms!
Review from Google
Tonya was a pleasure to work with and made the sale of my home quick and smooth. I highly recommend Tonya if you’re looking to sell a home!!
Review from Google
I would never trust the Real Estate Gals to represent me. I reached out to Tonya on Friday to express interest and readiness to submit an offer on a property she listed. She replied to me and said the sellers will be honoring their offer review date on Monday. The house went pending on Saturday night. While I have no issues that someone else submitted an offer, Tonya failed to contact me and my agent to let us know that was the issue. She stated she FORGOT because she was busy doing personal things that day and working from her phone. We were ready to submit a more competitive offer than what was accepted, so ultimately she lost her client money at the end of the day.