Testimonials

It's important that when you hire a Professional Realtor to handle your home purchase that you're getting a realtor that knows his business and knows how to treat his clients. Receiving NO HASSLE, NO PRESSURE, FAST service should not be difficult or rocket science. Your realtor should ANSWER HIS/HER phone when you call or get back in touch with you the SAME day. What other value does your realtor bring to your table? For all LOCAL Active Military client's who hire me as their realtor and Relocation Specialist I provide them with a 14 Month Blue Ribbon Home Warranty, (Short Sale/Preforeclosue Excluded).  Coverage starts at the closing table.

So please take a moment to read my client testimonials. I thank all my clients for trusting in me to make their home buying experience a pleasurable one.

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To: Mike Ockert (Keller Wiliams) Colorado Springs. Date: 5-29-10
From: Tom & Kristi Grounder.
Upon arrival in the Springs back in September of 2009, I was looking for help in securing short term rental and then buying a house once settled with my family. On a whim I pulled into a Keller Wiliams office off of Kelly Johnson and asked the receptionist for assistance. I was advised to have a seat while an agent was on the way in. As I recall, Mike just happened to be heading back and was tagged to meet with me. This began a relationship that concluded in the most enjoyable home buying experience my wife and I have had to date. This was my third house and her second.
Mike walked in and introduced himself. We sat down and discussed what I needed. There was no idle chit chat here as I was not seeking it. I had a mission, on a time clock and was not in the mood for schmooze. Mike handled me and the situation like a pro. He went right to work and through a series of calls, set up places to see for rent while we made the transition for the move. We had a plan to buy within 8 months once employment was established. Mike spent a lot of time with us during the rental phase with no real prospect of if we would buy with him or not. He truly cultivated the relations between agent and “possible buyer”.
Shortly after getting settled, we discussed with Mike exactly what we wanted in our home and were very specific in the areas of price, sq. footage, garages, bedrooms, and neighborhood. This is where Mike truly earned my respect. Often agents will disregard the desires of the client to show and sell what most fits his or her whims and is most profitable to them. Mike set up our own personal website to view homes that matched our criteria. When it was time to go looking, Mike took detailed notes and often simply stayed quiet. He listened and observed our reactions to homes. My wife and I went through some up and down decisions, and as is normal in home buying,…frustration at not seeing exactly what we wanted for the price we wanted. To Mike’s credit, he had complied some pretty extensive notes of our comments and wants. So one day he takes us to a house that was perfect! The size, rooms, condition, neighborhood and a price that was dead on the lowest end of our range. We compromised nothing! I have no doubt that without Mike it would not have been possible. Everything went off without a hitch through the entire close.
Simply,…in spite of countless other clients that he dealt with daily, Mike literally made us feel as though we were his only client. That is a rare form of service in this day. As a result, my family consider him not just our realtor, be he is now our friend. I highly recommend Mike to all that I know seeking to purchase in the Colorado Springs area. If your reading this,…considering Mike as your realtor, just stop looking and go with him, you will not regret it.
The last piece I wish to say,…Communicate EXACTLY what your looking for. Listen to him when he tells you the best way to finance. He has a great relationship with WR Starkey and along with Trina Nevrla, can work magic in not only getting your pre-qualified/approved, but getting the best rate for you and closing in surprising short time. The man knows how to work for his clients. Let him!
Tom & Kristi Grounder.
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Mike,

Thank you so much for everything that you have done for us. You never gave up on us and getting a home. We thank you so much for all of your hard work that you have done for us. I can not imagine how hard it must be to be an agent. You gave over 100% of your time to us and we highly appreciate it. You never pushed us into a home you knew we would not be happy in. You always had the up most patience with us. The first time we met you, we knew that we had found someone that was going to help us.We knew that you would help us find our first home and the right area for us. I loved how we got the feeling that you did not just want to sell a home to get the buy but to make sure we were happy! Everything went so smoothly is just didn't even seem real! Thank you so much and if we EVER need anything else to do with selling or buying a home, you are going to be the first person we call. Thanks again, you are awesome!

Thanks Again,
Robert, Chrissy, and Lucy Kehoe                               March 30th, 2010

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March 31, 2010

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to give my highest praise to Mike Ockert, of Keller Williams Reality, for his time and hard work that he provided to me and my family in purchasing a home this year in Colorado Springs.

My family and I met Mike Ockert approximately 3 years ago while living in California and looking at homes in Colorado Springs that appeared on the internet. Over this 3 year period, we were introduced to many individuals in real estate, but only one ever remained in contact with us and that was Mr. Ockert. Mr. Ockert was always there to answer our questions and would often travel to locations to take additional pictures of a particular piece of property we were interested in. When we decided to travel to Colorado Springs in February of this year, Mr. Ockert was the only real estate agent we contacted. During our stay in Colorado, Mr. Ockert arranged his schedule in order to be able to show us a wide variety of homes throughout the Colorado Springs area. It was during this time that we found the location and house that we wanted to call our home. I made an offer that was accepted, but was uncertain as to how the transactions would take place as I was returning to California in a few days. The answer was right before me in the form of Mr. Ockert.

Mr. Ockert's job did not stop after the accepted offer, but continued throughout the process to include, not only obtaining a well inspection, but being present during the inspection. He went the extra mile of personally having a sample of the water analyzed as to it purity by a water agency. The same is true for the home inspection, Mr. Ockert was present during the inspection and contact me concerning the findings. I never once felt out of the loop during the purchasing process. I can't say enough about his dedication and professionalism. Mr. Ockert also remained in contact with the morgage company and would provide me with updates on a daily basis. Mr. Ockert also made himself available for the final walk-through, realizing that it would have been difficult for me to travel to Colorado for such an occasion.

Mr. Ockert's handling of the above transactions allowed me and my family to remain in California and prepare our home there to be placed on the market. I truse this individual completely and would not hesitate to recommend his services to anyone looking for a home in Colorado Springs or elsewhere.

If there are any questions that someone would like to ask me, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
FLOYD NEISWANGER
(626) 422-7334
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Dear Mike,

We just wanted to say thank you for all your hard work selling our home. It is hard to believe just how fast you got our home under Contract and then sold, not to mention for more money than any home of that size had sold for in our neighborhood. You were always so helpful in letting us know exactly what was going on during the entire process and what to expect next! What was more impressive was how accurate your FREE Home Price Evaluations was, compared to the final sale price. We really appreciated your professionalism and the fact that you provided a detailed, Sellers Net Sheet of all our expenses so that we knew what to expect going in to this. Great Job! You really know your stuff. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Thanks to you and your easy home listing process, we really felt like we were in control of selling our home. We like that you gave us a choice of picking a Listing Commissions and Marketing Package that best fit our needs of selling our home, in the time frame we hoped to sell it in. Your Internet Marketing Program worked fantastically and I'm glad we choose the Marketing Package that we did.

And last but not least, we must thank you for helping us find a realtor in the town we were moving to and helping us getting set up so quickly. Your realtor contact was so helpful and supplied us with all the information we needed about the local housing market, setting up showings and helping us find our dream home. Best of all, we closed on our new home on the same day we sold our old one, how fantastic was that? Job well done!

We would gladly recommend your services to any one!

Sincerely,
Susan

Susan and Phillip Bost     Feb. 05/2010               ___________________________________________________________________________

Dear Mike Ockert ;

We want to express our gratitude as a military family with two daughters, relocated to Fort Carson, CO few months ago and furthermore First Time Home Buyers without the smaller idea of what and how it were the purchase process. Thanks to take us step by step in this process and work around the crazy military schedule, you also take a Sunday Morning, YES a Sunday Morning to show us houses, Thanks for the time that you dedicate in the search of our house and for the negotiations that you made to our favor. You're excellent in your work, thanks to give us all the professional, sincere and integral information necessary, and for being transparent. Our experience was incredible, we are thankful to God to put you in our way, without doubt we recommended you. Say thanks is not enough, thanks to help us achieve this beautiful dream for our family.

{ I must thank you also for your patience to understand me because my first language is Spanish }

Always Grateful; Cancel Family { Jonathan, Haydee, Deborah & Heysel }          11/18/2009

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Here is a letter I received on Tuesday August 18, 2009 from the Blue Ribbon Home Warranty Company, which I provide for each of my active military clients who close on their new home with me as their realtor.  

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Dear Mike, 8/7/2008

Yesterday, I closed on my house, my first house and that was possible because you never gave up on me. I wanted to extend my gratitude and appreciation for all your hard work, its not easy to find a agent who is willing to commit and give his costumers 200%. You took care of us and got us in the house that we wanted.

When we first met I was like any other first time buyer "big dreams and no clue" but you took us by the hand and looked after our best interest. I never felt you wanted to sell us a house but to help us find a home and for that I will be forever grateful.

Excellence should be your middle name.

Thank you so much,

Noemi Wikstrom 

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Dear Mike,

Thank you so much for everything that you have done to help make our home purchasing and out of state relocation experience a joy. Our first experience with you was through e-mails that you sent with pictures of homes in our price range and target geographic area. Once you knew when we where coming to Colorado for the house hunting trip, you called us in advance to schedule a meeting. Your Follow-up was always very attentive without being pushy.

That day we drove around to look at homes, you provided us with great information and suggestions as we looked at several homes. You guided us through the process of making an offer and getting connected with a lender very smooth. The entire time we were under contract, you made sure we were on track each step of the way. Everyone you referred us to was extremely professional. We have loved working with Pam and Linda at WR Starkey Mortgage and the Inspection Report put together by Brick and Mortar was amazing.

Your experience and advice was very helpful throughout the entire process. We really appreciate your strong recommendation to ask the seller to have a HVAC technician clean and inspect the furnace. This inspection revealed a carbon monoxide leak that if gone undetected, could have caused our family serious illness as well as saved us from having to buy a mew furnace soon after we moved in our home!

I have to say that I was pretty impressed that the entire contract and closing process went so smoothly, especially since we were going through it while living 1,000 miles away from it all. You kept us informed and on track the entire time. You were continually looking out for our best interests. I'd highly recommend that anyone considering buying or selling a home to use your as their first choice for a realtor. It has been a real pleasure working with you!

Sincerely,

Sonia & Kevin Meeter

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Mike Ockert, you have been absolutely wonderful. We went through a half dozen realtors before we found you. You were very professional, yet still very friendly throughout the entire process of selling our first home. You know there were special circumstances to our situation and you handled everything with respect and the utmost care. You did everything you said you would and then still did more for us. We really can not thank-you enough. You have made the entire process of putting our home on the market, scheduling showings, all our office appointments, and now our closing very easy and almost stress free. We are very grateful for everything you have done.

Thank-you and we would be honored to recommend you to anyone buying or selling their/a home.

Thank-you again.

Melissa, Scott and Toby Luther