Name

Barry Skalski

Company

Prudential One Realty

E-mail

Contact Barry Skalski (Prudential One Realty)

Website

http://www.MichianaHomeSearch.com

Office Phone

(574) 284-2600

Cell Phone

(574) 370-8156

Alt. Phone

(574) 651-5216

Fax

(574) 651-5216

About Me:

I am a full time licensed Broker that sells in both St. Joseph and Elkhart counties. I was recently honored to be named Prudential Real Estate 2007 Listing agent of the year for St. Joseph County. I work extremely hard in making the selling and buying experience to be as stress free and enjoyable as possible for all of my clients. I am E-Certified, which means I put a lot of effort into the internet and new technology to serve my clients and I have passed the requirements to be certified as a Fine Homes Specialist through Prudential. I'm friendly, I Love what I do and I always return phone calls--that is if you have to leave a message for me which is rare because I almost always answer my cell phone. I look forward to hearing from you, Thanks for checking out my profile!

Areas of Expertise

I list and sell in all of St. Joseph county and about the northern 2/3rds of Elkhart county (Elkhart, Goshen, Middlebury, Bristol and Wakarusa). I work with a pretty diverse group, from the 1st time home buyer to the Million dollar listing, my goal is to provide my client with a great experience that will last beyond just buying or selling a home. It gives me great satisfaction to help someone by their 1st home, the excitement that buyer has when they get handed the keys is incredible. Soon, by the summer of 2008, I will be licensed in Michigan as well. I have been getting a lot of experience lately with Loss Mitigation for people that are going into foreclosure. I have helped people save their credit by doing a short sale on their home and avoiding foreclosure, but more importantly, I have helped people stay in there home by working with mortgage companies to do loan modifications instead of foreclosure. This is a problem area in Real Estate that will be around for a little while unfortunately.

What Do My Clients Say About Me?

Barry,

Thank You for making what for many people is the most stressful experience of their life (and certainly one of the most important) a completely positive one for me. I feel blessed that GMAC Mortgage recommended you to me. After all is said and done, I simply cannot imagine working with another realtor.

Thank you for your integrity. When you showed me the home that I purchased, I was prepared to write an offer that night. You provided a much-needed voice of reason, counseling that I give it a night to think about it. It was excellent advice that helped to leaven my giddiness and allowed me to enter into this major transaction in a sober way.

Thank you for your conscientiousness. You took the time to answer all of my questions, clearly and thoroughly. Throughout the process, I was confident that if I ever had any questions or doubts, you would be prepared to give me the best advice you could. You communicated with me regularly, which proved to me that you thought of me as more than just a "sale," but as a person that you liked and respected. You were there for me and with *every* step of the way. I can't say enough.

Thank you for your integrity. When advising me, you always put my interests first. I think that in a high-stakes game like real estate, you are truly a rare and exemplary man.

Most of all, thank you for your friendship. I think that half the fun of the home buying experience for me was being able to just talk with you--about real estate, baseball, Coen Brothers movies--you name it. You are just such a great guy!

I hope that a friend or acquaintance of mine will find himself in a position to buy or sell a home in the future. I hope that I am asked to recommend a realtor. I hope so, because I know that I can confidently and without doubt recommend barry Skalski.

Barry, thanks for everything!

Sincerely

Eric 

 

To Whom it May Concern:

On March 10, after unsuccessfully trying to "sell by owner", we decided to contact a realtor to list our home. We e-mailed 3 companies asking for an agent to contact us that would aggressively list our home. Within hours, we were contacted by Barry Skalski. Our initial meeting was to take place on March 13, which we felt would be ample time to hear from the other realtors that we tried to contact. Fortunately, we never did receive a reply from the others.

Barry explained in detail the process of listing a home. His manner and expertise impressed us to the point of listing with him and starting a very successful journey. He walked through the house with us and explained some of the things that we had to do to prepare our home for viewing. Although the changes were minor, they were major in the eyes of the potential buyers.

Barry put together a very aggressive ad campaign for us and within days of listing we had 3 showings. By the 1st week of April, we had an offer to buy. After some negotiating on a final offer, Barry came to us with an offer that was very close to our asking price and we accepted.

We believe that it was because of the attention and professional manner which Barry handled our listing that it was so successful. In the future, if we were in need of a realtor or have questions about realty, it is without hesitation that we would contact Barry, our realtor and friend.

We have not said much about the company that barry represents because he takes the business/client relationship out of the picture and makes it a one on one personal venture. The company that Barry works for can be proud of the "job" that barry does and if the other agents are as attentive, they will enjoy a very satisfying career and make many sellers/buyers happy. Thank you so much for all the efforts you have made and the success in listing and selling our home.

Sincerely,

Dan and Joan

 

 

Barry, 

I would change nothing about my selling experience. Barry is a real pro! I would highly recommend him to anyone buying or selling real estate.

Charlie