PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AWARDS
- Five Star Real Estate Agent award winner 2010-2013, 2015-2019
- Top Producer - Women's Council of REALTORS®
SPECIALTIES
- Areas of Focus: All Areas
- Certified Negotiation Expert
- Shortsale and Foreclosure Specialist
- International
- German Speaking
- First Time Home Buyer
- New Construction
- Waterfront Properties
TESTIMONIALS
WE HAVE BOUGHT AND SOLD EIGHT HOMES IN 4 STATES TO LIVE IN OVER THE LAST 45 YEARS, SO WE KNOW REALTORS.
We found Elke in Florida who amazed us with her competence as a Realestate Professional. She will quickly understand your needs, work dilligently to find a perfect match, suggest a price, and negotiate a deal better than expected. Being multilingual she can work with most internationals too. Elke is so good in her business you may find her to become a friend just because she is so congenial. If she cannot get you the best deal in town nobody can. Elke has many helpful connections to get super financial arrangements too. Elke sold our home for best price in shortest time, got financing and closed in a real short time.
I lived in Massachusetts and identified a home in Venice Florida I was interested in purchasing. I didnt have the time to fly to Florida and lose time from work and do all the negotiating and other tasks associated with a new home purchase. I google searched the most reputable, successful real estate agents with best client reviews in the area and Elke von Oertzen came out way ahead of dozens of other agents as the best choice. You never really know how good an agent really is based on reviews and online resumes until you meet them and you are able to judge their performance for you in person and by results.
I wasnt disappointed with my choice, one of the all time best choices of my life, and Elke's performance far exceeded all expectations I had for a real estate agent. I put my complete trust in Elke to perform the purchase negotiations for the new home for me, handle my deposit, find me a trustworthy and reasonable mortgage broker and reasonable financing, connect me with a title company and attorney, bank appraisal, and even a pest inspection, utilizing her vast network of contractor/professional connections. All of these contractors were also exceptional. There was alot of money involved for me to spend to secure this home and financing and I had to trust an agent to handle all of that for me that I had never met. Alot of risk for me and alot could have gone wrong. Everything was perfect.
It would have taken me a week away from work to fly to Florida and get all this done. All I had to do was fly down to Florida for two days just to sign the closing documents. Elke had everything else done prior to my arrival. Truly impressive performance and I am forever grateful for her exceptional efforts on my behalf. She picked me up at the hotel and took me on an informative tour of Venice and then to my new home for the walk thru. Real VIP treatment.
Elke is committed to getting the best results for her clients whether buying or selling. Elke works deligently for her clients, is an exceptional negotiator, highly professional and knowlegeable about the market,, and always immediately available and responsive to every email, text, or phone call at any hour of the day or night. She is compassionate about her work, and makes you feel more like a friend than a client. If you are looking for an exceptional real estate agent, that you can trust, and get you the best value for youre purchase or sale, you should look no further than Elke.
SHE IS A WORLD CLASS AGENT!!
This is a letter of sincere appreciation and gratefullness for realty agent, Ms. Elke von Oertzen's help, guidance, counsel, and negotiation skills in securing my home on water in Venice, Fl. I had 47 years experience in buying for my use: residential houses, condo, Cape Cod cottage, and Sarasota home. I found immediately, that Elke von Oertzen was vastly more than a realty agent...far beyond obvious, dedicated mastery of Venice and Sarasota realty details, aspects, systems, market grasp, legal, title, HOA, valuation and renovation, negotiation and contacts to make it happen. That was just to start.
Elke has what I call a committed, dedicated mastery impossible to describe except via comparison...if she was a singer, she'd be a Sinatra or Pavorotti...if an artist, she'd be a Picasso...she's that good.
In my case, Elke overcame every obstacle possible....arrogant, uncooperative probate attorney/ title agent; lender delays forcing 2 almost 3 contract extensions; and no help from selling agent on vacation for 2 months. Without Elke, the contract would have expired. She's the main reason I now have my beautiful home today.
Elke made me promises never heard from other realtors....1. "I'll find you exactly the house you want".....she did...2. Elke promised..."I won't let you make a mistake on a house."...I never heard those agent promises in 47 years dealing with realtors. Elke went beyond promises, and proved it by identifying house flaws, repairs needed, defects seen and unseen in plumbing, kitchen, baths, lighting, attic, landscaping, flooring, wood rot, electronics...and often initiated price reductions i was unaware of....I was amazed. She dismissed some homes...knowing what I wanted:..privacy and quiet...and became more than the best realty agent ever....she became an insurance policy protecting my interests.
It goes beyond that...Elke von Oertzen,,,identified and quickly/ verbally...the renovations I could/ should make, placing an accurate estimate on cost and payoff via increased equity and value to my home. In every case, she was right.
I purchased under market. She negotiated and defended price reductions for me, counselled on renovation, identified vendors with a big payoff in house future value.
Artful, masterful, kind, caring....Elke is both brilliant, and an elegant, beautiful woman.
I was not expecting anything more than the typical realty agent. Instead, I accidentally found the Picasso, Maestro of them all, as no one else is even close...having owned her own realty businesses in Germany and USA. After the sale, she followed up/ counselled on renovations and vendors...making every element of Elke's dedicated mastery into ongoing unexpected blessings. I never imagined this. I thank Elke often...occasionally I text her a question...her response almost always...immediate, cordial, helpful, expert.
My beautiful house in Venice dreamland, never would have happened w/o Elke von Oertzen. This letter of grateful thanks and admiration is a true account, and hopeful guide to other house buyers and sellers.
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