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I felt very comfortable with five star realty. Everyone I dealt with treated me like family. I never felt pressured. It was more like a good friend helping me find my new home. I would recommend five star to family and friends any time. A special thanks goes to my realtor James Newhouse, He was accommodating, friendly and worked very hard to help me find the place to start the next chapter in my life.
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- jmweaver64
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I wish I could rank her 6 or 7 or more stars! Laura not only sold our house for over asking but also over the appraisal value. She is amazing and knows the market and the areas people are looking. Highly recommend her and her team for any home buying or selling transaction!
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- Anthony Shaw
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I was looking for a home in the Fremont area and saw a home a couple doors down from my daughters home. I called that real estate and was hooked up with James Newhouse. Although I did not get the bid on that particular house James set forth looking for the perfect home for me. James made the journey very satisfying. He showed several houses and was always very punctual. A few times we pulled in at the same time to a house and I live 170 miles away. When it all came to the final home he had me figured out as to exactly what I was looking for. We found it and He worked with my Bank every step of the way for a smooth closing.
I thank you James for all the work you and The Ensley team did for me and I Highly recommend The Ensley team and James Newhouse when looking to purchase real estate. Btw. Great last name James
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- Lee Ann Brady
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She is AMAZING and very honest and I love it. She will help you in anyway she can and if she doesn't know the answer she will find out the answers. Her heart is in it fully and you can't go wrong with her.
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- M&K
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Laura and her team were amazing!! They are knowledgeable, thorough and have excellent customer service. When I inquired about a house Laura called me right away. She was flexible with her availability to meet our needs and when things needed to move quickly she gets things done. She has multiple trustworthy resources to make the process of buying a house seem-less and easy.
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- Jodi Vanderlin
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My husband and I had the BEST experience working with Laura Ensley and her staff. Everyone is so friendly and they treat you just like family. My husband and I have complete opposite tastes in homes and Laura was able to find us the perfect home. She was dedicated to making sure we found our forever home. She was very patient with us and would respond to text or phone calls immediately. If you are looking to purchase a home, the Ensley Team is the way to go!!
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- Sarah McDonald
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I did not know Allie before we recently purchase our home. I’m still amazed at how helpful she was and still is. We had a few issues to work through with the owner and she was right there for us. I’ve never had a realtor who was as helpful. I have only good things to say about Allie.
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- lacrmane
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Allie is a great person and realtor. She went above any expectation. Thank you for you knowledge.
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- Becky G
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"This is my second time using Laura and Pat. They are exactly what real estate agents should be. I have so many friends who tell me horror stories of not being able to sell their homes, or they have had to do a bunch of work themselves for the sale of their home- my first response is you must not have a very good agent, mine handles all of that. They have made the selling of my home as simple and pain-free as possible and sold my house in one day for over asking price. They also helped me to purchase a home a few years back when I had limited time to find one. Most of all, they actually cared about me and helping me find the right solution for my situation. I won’t use anyone else."
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- Megan McGuire
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I absolutely loved working with Allie! Not only was she knowledgable but she was always willing to assist and answer any questions we had. She was available whenever we needed to look at houses and worked tirelessly to help us find the perfect one. She is fabulous!!!
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- justcacto
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Laura and her team are a pleasure to work with. Everyone is very polite, professional and they make you feel at home. They are all very knowledgeable and quick to respond to questions. They made selling my home easy fun and fast!
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- Joe Miles
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We just sold our first house with James, and he's working hard to find us our next one. Great personal touch and always available for questions or concerns.
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- Samantha VanSledright
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Laura is amazing to work with! She helped me and my wife purchase our property and made the process so easy and smooth. Laura listened to our specific wants and needs. She was so professional and organized. She helped us work through all the details and always got back to us. Thanks for being great to work with! We eagerly recommend her services!
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I eagerly recommend Laura's services!
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- Tim P.
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Allie is amazing!! She never let's up the fight!! No matter what time if you have a question she will answer and if she don't know she always figures it out!! 10 out of 10 recommend
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- Bruce
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My wife and I worked with James this past fall to find our 1st house! He was great to work with as my wife and I were looking for our 1st house. He helped us with the whole process and making sure we knew what everything meant! James kept us in the loop making it less stressful and easy! We highly recommend James!
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- Karly Olson
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Laura and her team were great throughout the process of buying and selling our home. I would recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell in the west Michigan area.
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- Chris Dart
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I felt very comfortable with five star realty. Everyone I dealt with treated me like family. I never felt pressured. It was more like a good friend helping me find my new home. I would recommend five star to family and friends any time. A special thanks goes to my realtor James Newhouse, He was accommodating, friendly and worked very hard to help me find the place to start the next chapter in my life.
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- jmweaver64
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I was looking for a home in the Fremont area and saw a home a couple doors down from my daughters home. I called that real estate and was hooked up with James Newhouse. Although I did not get the bid on that particular house James set forth looking for the perfect home for me. James made the journey very satisfying. He showed several houses and was always very punctual. A few times we pulled in at the same time to a house and I live 170 miles away. When it all came to the final home he had me figured out as to exactly what I was looking for. We found it and He worked with my Bank every step of the way for a smooth closing.
I thank you James for all the work you and The Ensley team did for me and I Highly recommend The Ensley team and James Newhouse when looking to purchase real estate. Btw. Great last name James
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- Lee Ann Brady
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I worked with James for a long time and he was beyond helpful and dedicated to help me and my children find our dream home!!! Thank you so much James!!
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- Mandy Van Buskirk
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I will be the first to say I am not an easy client for anyone. Laura made selling my house a smooth transaction. Excellent pricing knowledge for area. Highly recommend and will use her to sell my vacant property.
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- John Carlson
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We were so fortunate to be connected with Laura for buying our dream home! I don't know how it would have gone if we hadn't had her expertise. We hadn't bought or sold a home in 9 years so the process was very different. She walked us through the process with patience and understanding. After buying our home, we needed to sell our then current home. We, of course, had Laura as our selling agent as well. Again the process was amazing. She let us go at our own pace and always answered all of our questions. Laura always seem to care what our comfort level was and gave us her very experienced advice and opinion when asked. We would have been lost without her. We feel that both buying and selling went better than we would have ever imagined. I would recommend Laura and her team to anyone looking for professional and experienced realtors. I almost wish I hadn't found the perfect house so I could work with her again sometime ☺️
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- Pam Williams
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The Ensley team are very hard working people! They are always there to guide you through each step to buying your home. they keep in touch with you and make you feel like a part of their family. I would recommend them to my friends and family They go above and beyond with all that they do for their clients as they did with us!!! Thank you so much!!!
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- Elizabeth Maxson
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I have nothing but amazing things to say about Jim! Words can’t describe how thankful Chad and I are for you! Thank you for helping us buy our first home
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- Keeley Kading
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Outstanding customer service with a sense of urgency. Helped greatly along the way, was able to explain everything thoroughly. Huge thanks to James for making the buying process a smooth transition. Will definitely recommend James And Ensley Real estate.
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- Mario Zamudio-Moreno
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Laura has worked and lived in the Cedar Springs area for many years. When my husband and I decided we we're ready to sell and buy a new home we knew The Ensley's we're the team for us. I had never heard a negative thing about them. Our realtor team made the process of buying and selling go smoothly. Everyone was kind and helpful. You can't go wrong with The Ensley's
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- Trisha Dart
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Laura helped me with several foreclosed homes! She did more leg work than I ever expected to try to get me where I wanted. Unfortunately, to no fault of hers, I was unable to purchase. I will however use her services when my credit is back up!!
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- Tiffany
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James did a very good job of selling my property. Very friendly, knowledgeable, and easy to contact for questions. Highly recommend him for any real estate dealings.
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- Bruce Avery
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From the start to the finish Laura and her team were on it. The same day I contacted them she went to look at my property to give me her opinion. I liked her confidence in selling my place so I pulled the trigger and signed up. Her assistant was all over getting documents put together for signing. I believe Laura had confidence in me as well by ordering professional pictures before all docs were signed. I was very impressed how fast they had my property listed on the MLS!
Due to the nature of the property and more so, my jealous and self serving neighbors trying to sabotage my sale, offers were not coming in like we had anticipated. Laura wasn’t quick to suggest lowering the price. When she did however, I found the timing and amount to be appropriate. At no point did I feel rushed by her so she could be off to the next sale. We did end up finding a buyer! :-) Closing was a long arduous task but had nothing to do with the Ensley team. My land contract holder was very difficult to work with along with her so called financial advisor who only communicates via snail mail. That’s right, no email or faxing and doesn’t even put his phone number out there easily. Hard to believe in the twenty first century a “professional “ conducts business like this:-) Shannon with team Ensley along with Sara from Chicago title persevered through the closing despite the difficulties caused from my land contract holder and her “professional “. Nice job ladies!
High five to Laura and put another win up on the board for Team Ensley!
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- Aaron
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I am extremely pleased for everything you have done for me. I will most definitely recommend you to friends/family. Thanks for everything!
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- Michelle
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We were so fortunate to be connected with Laura for buying our dream home! I don't know how it would have gone if we hadn't had her expertise. We hadn't bought or sold a home in 9 years so the process was very different. She walked us through the process with patience and understanding. After buying our home, we needed to sell our then current home. We, of course, had Laura as our selling agent as well. Again the process was amazing. She let us go at our own pace and always answered all of our questions. Laura always seem to care what our comfort level was and gave us her very experienced advice and opinion when asked. We would have been lost without her. We feel that both buying and selling went better than we would have ever imagined. I would recommend Laura and her team to anyone looking for professional and experienced realtors. I almost wish I hadn't found the perfect house so I could work with her again sometime ☺️
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- Pam Williams
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Allie was an absolute rock star! She helped me navigate through the difficult process of selling my late father's home. She gave me all the tools needed to make the process go smoothly. Her communication skills were second to none, giving me information in real time so I could respond quickly to keep the process moving forward. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy/sell a home, I PROMISE, you won't be disappointed!!!
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- GerritNestle
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James was an absolute super star with our property! His communication skills were amazing, he worked hard for us, he has definitely earned my trust and loyalty for all my business!
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- Dan uccello
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I worked with James for a long time and he was beyond helpful and dedicated to help me and my children find our dream home!!! Thank you so much James!!
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- Mandy Van Buskirk
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We just sold our first house with James, and he's working hard to find us our next one. Great personal touch and always available for questions or concerns.
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- Samantha VanSledright
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The Ensley team work very hard to sell our home. The team made sure my husband and I where included in everything. We live in one state and where selling a home in another state. Not as easy as one would think. The Ensley team took that challenge and made the sale happen. Thank you everyone.
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- Tina Seymour
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She was quick to respond right from the first contact when I was looking for a new house. Very knowledgeable and quick with helping me prepare my house for selling. And selling in less than 10 days. Wonderful company to work with and would highly recommend using Laura and her team. Could not be happier
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- Anthony
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In the midst of winter my expectation of finding a house was slim, but Allie made it happen! The dedication she has is outstanding! No question was a silly one, response time was quick, flexible with scheduling showtimes! She made the experience fun, inviting, and overall an easy process! I HIGHLY recommend her to everyone who is wanting to find their dream home! Thank you Allie for all your hard work!
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- Breanna F
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Allie Wolfe , found my dream home. Not only did she find my dream home but she found my dream home in my price range. Allie knows her stuff she dots her i's and crosses her t's If you need a realtor Allie is the one to see. Any obstacles she will navigate a way to make it happen and find the right place for you. Looking into buying a place? call Allie.
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- Brenda Raymor
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I am extremely pleased for everything you have done for me. I will most definitely recommend you to friends and family.
Thanks for everything!
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- Michelle Butler
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Highly recommend Allie!! Incredible person to work with! very thorough, thoughtful, and super super helpful!! She stuck with us the whole time and always was there to lead us the right way! We cannot thank you enough, Allie!!!
100/10 in my book!!
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- TBell
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The Ensley Team did a remarkable job helping us prepare our home for sale, and work through the process of offers, acceptance, and closing. They went to bat all over the county helping this first-time home-shopper hone in on just exactly what we really wanted. Across many showings they helped us understand our options, recognize possible issues, and weigh the pros and cons. Laura and Pat are extremely patient, wildy passionate, and powerfully influential when it matters most. I proudly recommend them and their entire team for both your selling and buying needs.
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- Renee Wyman
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Patrick Ensley has been amazing to work with. During our home search he found us several options to look at based on exactly what we were looking for. Yesterday he met us in a town well over an hour away and showed us 3 wonderful houses. On the way home we stopped for gas and I went to pull up my favorite of the 3 just to admire it again and another listing had popped up during our drive home that had been on the market for just SIXTEEN MINUTES that I wanted to see. I called Patrick right away who was almost home at the time and said can we get into this house TODAY. I admit that was a little demanding and it was New Years Eve so I wasnt expecting to actually get in there. Patrick called me less than 5 minutes later and said to meet him there in 45 minutes. We all headed back to the town we had just left and looked at this amazing farm house that was handicap ready (I have MS) with a brand new pole barn that my husband loved, We knew before we left that we wanted to put in an offer. and we arrived home to all of the paperwork to sign. He had included in the offer that we required an answer by 8pm that evening. At about 6:30 on NYE they had accepted our offer and by 8pm we were the new owners of this amazing house and would be able to take possission in around 30 days at closing. Thank you Patrick for making all of this happen so quickly and with a smile on your face the entire time. We are now planning to list our house with Laura once we are all moved out of our current home. Thank you Team Ensley for being with us on this journey, I could not have been happier...
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- Spring and Neil Hobbs
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"Highly recommend! We were first time home buyers and they have been nothing but helpful! Every question we had, they were always answered within minutes! Extremely kind and easy going to work with! Defiantly, will work them again and again, if the opportunity comes our way!"
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- Stevie Luhrs
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"We were definitely not easy buyers. We had VERY specific ideas on what we wanted. Laura and her team worked non-stop to show us homes, suggest things that checked all of our boxes and helped us through the buying process every step of the way. I feel like they have become friends, not just our realtors."
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- Carie Gort
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From the time we decided to sell we knew we were going to use this team. Laura personally visited our home to help us with what we should do to get our maximum return. We did everything she suggested and we had an offer within a week of listing. The peace of mind that comes with using this team is unbeatable. Thank you Ensley team!
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- Phillipa
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I have nothing but amazing things to say about Jim! Words can’t describe how thankful Chad and I are for you! Thank you for helping us buy our first home
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- Keeley Kading
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Laura and team are amazing to work with! From beginning to end she has answered any and all questions or concerns we had. With out her we would not have come out ontop like we did!
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- Lynn Venhuizen
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We loved Allie! Searching for houses seems very stressful, if you don't have the right help! Allie helped us every step of the way, we are first time home owners and she answered all of our questions and was able to explain things so we could understand. In the end Allie helped us find our dream home! We recommend her 100%!
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- zuser201
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James was wonderful! My parents used him to sell their house up north and purchase a new one! They are older, and it was a lot for them. He bent over backwards to make the process as easy as possible ! He still stops by occasionally to see the improvements they’re making! Great realtor and even better guy!
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- Brandy Jones
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