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!

Thank you so much for your guidance and due diligence in helping Amy and I close on our new home in Holden.  We don’t believe we could have found anyone else that could have made this process any easier.

Here is our story:

Amy and I are getting married in August of this year.  We decided to rent out Amy’s current property and start looking at new homes – subsequently we found a home in Upton MA and moved forward in searching for a Real-estate agent to make an offer.  Unfortunately we had a very poor experience with our first agent and never even moved forward in making in offer.  We decided to take some time and start our search over again.  Fortunately, a few weeks later I overheard Becky speaking with her trainer at the YMCA about showing a house.  I introduced myself and asked if she was a Real-estate agent…. so began our journey together.

Amy and I found a home that was in foreclosure and knew we would be in for a long ride.  We measured the pros and cons and decided this home was worth it and we would ride it out together.  At the end of the day it was worth it and we were able to buy our dream home just in time to move and settle prior to our wedding day.  Dealing with a bank owned property was a headache from the start.  Fortunately for us we had a very experienced, dedicated and persistent agent!  Amy and I couldn’t be happier with Becky’s performance as she exceeded all of our expectations.  If you’re in search of someone that can guide you through home purchase all the while making you feel comfortable and confident don’t hesitate in calling Becky, I promise you will be very happy.  I’m very happy that we had someone that was competitive and was willing to fight for what we wanted.  At Becky’s recommendation we also worked with Terry Drumm & Steve Liedel from Wells Fargo (mortgage), Ken Northrup from Winsor – Northrup (Real Estate Attorney) & Steve Ducharme (Home Inspector).  I was a bit hesitant to work with all three parties recommended by an Agent as a friend of mine recommended not to.  However, at the end of the day they all have experience working with one another and we felt like we had a cohesive team working for us.

Thank you, Becky!!!