We had a wonderful experience purchasing a house with Ms. Becky Dalke recently and would like to share it with you.

We bought a three-bedroom house in Shrewsbury 15 years ago.  Since then our family expanded. We now have a teenage son and my in-laws often stay with us. We were considering an upgrade to a larger house in Shrewsbury during the summer of 2013. We met Becky during an open house.  She was the seller’s agent at a beautiful house that happened to be too small for us.  There were many people at the open house and Becky spotted us and asked us what we were looking for in a home.  It turned out that she was a listing agent on a bigger house just down the street in Boylston.   Our son is in a private school and we were okay with living in a town next to Shrewsbury. We visited the house the next day and although we liked it, this home was still not quite right for us.  Becky did not try to force us to buy this house.  She was willing to show us a couple of more houses so that we could compare. She even introduced us to another agent who could act in our behalf as a buyer’s agent if we decided to put in an offer on her listing.

After several visits to various homes, we finally found a beautiful house that we liked very much.   However, we had concerns because the house had been empty for three year and we wondered why it had not been sold.  Becky understood our concerns and completed a market analysis for us, to determine the best value for the house.   She suggested that we make an offer and conduct a thorough home inspection. Through a series of negotiations, she was able to help us to reduce the sale price by $50,000 and the seller accepted the offer.  She found us a very experienced home inspector and stayed with us for a 4-hour home inspection.   As a result of the findings in the home inspection, we still had concerns with such a large investment.  To alleviate our concerns, Becky found us a professional licensed structural engineer to inspect the house.  The engineer assured us that the home was structurally sound and well built.

We are thankful that Becky took the time during her busy open house to talk with us about what would be important to us.  Her ability to think and pay attention to our needs made a great difference. We now have a house that is well-worth the value we paid. We are enjoying it every day and are very proud of our investment. We sincerely thank Becky for her honesty and timeless support during our home purchase, which is one of the biggest decisions we have ever made. She is the best real estate agent you will ever find in Central Massachusetts. We strongly recommend her!

I have known Becky Dalke for over 10 years as a friend and neighbor.  It wasn’t until I hired her to work with my husband and I to find our dream farm and sell our existing home that I really learned what kind of person she really is.  I have three horses that I had boarded and finally decided that it was time to bring them home.  We weren’t getting any younger so now was the time to become "farmers” if we were going to do it.  Becky knew nothing about what makes a good horse property but she was willing to learn whatever she needed to so that she could find us the right kind of properties to look at.

We looked at many properties and met some interesting people and places along the way.  Becky did a wonderful job on negotiating on our behalf and trying to get the deals finalized.   After two unsuccessful offers and one very difficult realtor, we finally owned 13.5 acres in Sutton, MA.  We were on our way to building our dream farm. 

The next step in the journey was the sale of the Shrewsbury house.  Becky offered advice on how to stage the house and worked with us on the pricing of the house.  At first we didn’t like the pricing she proposed.  Everyone always thinks their house is worth more that it is.  However, she was willing to work with us on some market testing with respect to pricing and see what the market tells us.  The market was difficult but Becky kept diligently working on finding us the right potential buyers; did some price adjusting and then negotiating with a couple of not so "right” buyers. Unfortunately, the market is what it is and it can bring the worst out in people but Becky managed to keep us sane in the process.

Finally in July of 2011, we got an offer (about what Becky said we would sell the house for) from a lovely family who found our home to be their next "dream” home.  It was such a wonderful feeling to sell the home we raised our family in to a family that loved everything about the house.  I truly don’t think this experience could have turned out the way it did without having Becky as our realtor.  It is extremely stressful to buy or sell a home in this market.  It takes somebody who really cares about you as a person; who is willing to put in the extra time to learn about your needs; and who is both creative and intelligent to help you on your journey.  That person is Becky Dalke.

Good luck to you buyers and sellers on finding your next dream home. May it be swift and prosperous!