Testimonials
Cathy was great! She
took the stressful event of finding and buying a home and made it into
an easy process. She was very responsive when contacted. I felt that we
could trust her opinions when asked. I truly feel that she made the
house buying process a positive experience!
Lee Ann and Jeremy
Cathy is incredible
and truly looks out for her clients' best interests. My wife and I
fully trust, respect and appreciate her input every step of the way. We
have worked with Cathy on three real estate transactions and will
definitely be going to her with any future business!
Megan and Brian
Cathy did a
fantastic job helping us find and purchase our first home. We are in the
middle of starting new jobs, getting married, moving from Miami, and
buying a home and so far the home purchase has been the least stressful
event! Cathy was very helpful from day one taking multiple trips with
each of us to look at homes, understood the stress and logistics
required for us to travel from Miami to look at homes in Maryland, and
made all of our interactions informative, helpful, and fun. She also
recommended a variety of other wonderful professionals to help with our
home loan and inspections who made the entire process even easier for
us. Cathy is the kind of person you meet in a professional capacity and
before you know it you've made a legitimate friend! We will be using
Cathy for all our realty needs, recommending her to everyone we know,
and will be inviting her over for dinner once we're fully moved in!
Kristien & Alex
Cathy gave us very
sound advice as to how to best price our home, how to make it as
attractive as possible to buyers, and how to evaluate the multiple
offers that we received within 48 hours of the house being on the
market. She kept us calm throughout the process and made certain that
the closing went as smoothly as possible. She is a true real estate
professional."
Bernie
Cathy is amazing! We
had a great experience having her as our realtor. She always answered
our questions in a timely manner and always worked late to help
accommodate our busy schedules. Her knowledge of the area is superb and
she was able to assist us in finding a local lender and title agency to
make our home buying experience seamless. I would recommend her to any
friends and family moving to the area looking to buy.
Lei & John
Cathy Paulos was
highly recommended to us by neighbors and friends because she did a
fantastic job selling their homes or helping them find and purchase a
home in our neighborhood. One neighbor told me to hire Cathy and "just
do whatever she says because what she does is magical." We had an
opportunity to see Cathy in action when she held an open house for our
friends' home. We were very impressed. We decided to use Cathy Paulos
to sell our beloved family home after we had a walk through of our home
with Cathy. This was the best decision of our lives. We also decided
to do whatever she advised us to do as far as preparing and staging our
home. Cathy Paulos is so experienced, honest, hardworking,
professional, smart as anything, and really a pleasure to work with in
preparing and selling our home. All the effort paid off as Cathy sold
our home quickly and for more than the listing price! We were amazed at
the incredible service and results provided by Cathy. Cathy also kept
us informed and made the whole experience such a pleasure! We never had
so much fun selling a home. Cathy has a way of keeping it real, being
upbeat, and providing beyond excellent customer service! We have never
seen a person work so hard as Cathy did for us. Cathy not only took
care of us and our home, she became a friend in the process. Cathy
Paulos is one of those rare finds in real estate and life: a true gem!
Hire Cathy Paulos and listen to her advice! You will be glad you did.
We are so grateful to Cathy. Cathy Paulos is simply the BEST!
Jane
We had executive
homes in Kennebunkport and Miami Beach. We decided we no longer could
keep up the Bethesda house we had since 1995. The house needed
finishing work to bring out its real value. Cathy handled everything for
us including managing the contractors and adding the touches that we
would have wanted if we were buying the house. We considered keeping
it but it was time a new family enjoyed it. We strongly recommend Cathy.
She earned every penny of what we paid her and put far more time into
our property than one would expect. She treated it as her own home being
sold. We had two offers at and above the listing price the first
morning it was on the market. They need a sixth star rating for her
efforts.
Sybil and Randy
I highly recommend
Cathy Paulos to anyone in the real estate market. She was extremely
helpful as we transitioned through the sale of the house. She gave us
expert advice and helped us tremendously through the many phases of
getting our house on the market. The sale of our house happened quickly
due to her expertise in marketing. Cathy is always quick to respond to
phone calls, text, or emails, usually with in minutes and was extremely
patient with our many questions. I consider her very professional and
an expert in her field. I would not hesitate to use her again and again!
Melissa and Bill
Working with Cathy
was great. She knew everything about the neighborhood and the market
were spot on. She took care of even the smallest of details, saving me
countless hours of work that were difficult as my job and upcoming move
had me out of town frequently. She gave me great advice, and in the
end, the house sold almost spot to the first amount she ever mentioned.
So, I would recommend Cathy to anyone selling or buying a home in the
area.
Glenn
Ms. Paulos was very
professional is guiding me and my family through the home buying
experience. She helped me in overcoming hurdles created by an
incompetent loan officer. I would highly recommend her services to
other prospective home buyers.
Kit and Katherine
Working with Cathy
was fantastic. We had a realtor with whom we had worked for many years
selling our properties in D.C., but when we needed to sell our suburban
Maryland home, we wanted someone with expertise in that region. That's
when we called Cathy. And we were happy we did - she was
professional, friendly, knowledgeable, efficient, accommodating,
low-maintenance and, above all, EFFECTIVE! We would highly recommend
her to others!
John
Cathy was very
professional, and wonderful to work with. Always very positive and very
knowledgeable.
She made sure that the house was looking great to sell fast,
which it did! She also had great recommendations on painters, etc.
I highly recommend her.
Julia
Cathy is a gem. She
is the nicest, warmest, most responsive, supportive available realtor
that you will find. On top of that, she doesn't miss a detail, is on top
of everything and is incredibly helpful. She stays calm when you are
anxious or even fighting with a family member and has the gentlest and
most effective way of charming absolutely anyone with her open, fair,
warm style. She got on the phone with a contractor we were using and got
him to halve the cost of the work and give us free installation!
You will get full scale service at every level in your house buying or
selling process. Despite all the tension around the house, the move,
etc., she gently coaxed us to get it ready by a certain time,make
certain changes (that were time consuming and somewhat costly) because
she knew those changes and that timing would make all the differenced.
And sure enough, the house got snapped up on the first day. She had to
ask the buyer to wait a day to put a contract on it (after the open
house). We thought she had picked an awfully high selling price yet it
was well founded by comparables and we got close to our full price on
day 1! Not only is she unbelievably competent, she is a lovely kind
person who is a gem to work with. Her combo of smarts and interpersonal
skills can't be beat!
Liz
Cathy does an
exceptional job helping the buyers to go through the entire process. I
am a new Maryland resident and a first-time buyer. After I moved to the
area I was tired of paying a high rent and decided to look for a house. I
was a first-time buyer and not a typical buyer. Thus, could not
afford the majority of the real estate offered in the area. But Cathy
did not reject me as a client, but just the opposite, she referred me to
few mortgage advisors. She always said: “No worries. We will find
something for you”. I did not believe that when I saw the houses just
‘flying’ in this market at higher than listed prices. Nevertheless, I
followed the Cathy’s advice - started to work on improving my credit
history and searching for a house at the same time. In a few months I
was qualified for a mortgage. However, I still could not afford many of
the houses offered in the area I wanted to live. Cathy was very helpful
at this stage. We saw many houses and made at least three offers
before I bought my first house. Cathy proved herself as very
knowledgeable and hard working buyer’s agent during this process. She
educated me on the entire process and importance of contingencies to
hedge against the risks while buying real estate. The offers we made
were realistic and in the price range I could afford, but the houses
were sold at much higher prices than listed with no or minimal
contingencies. I think Cathy represented my interests very well through
the entire process and the closing was completed in 30 days! I trusted
her expertise so much that I took an international vacation during the
closing process. I would highly recommend Cathy as an agent to all home
buyers, but especially first-time buyers in DC, VA, and MD. Cathy is
local and has a great expertise in these markets.
Marina
Cathy is an
exceptional realtor. I was referred to her back in May when I was ready
to buy my first condo in Washington, DC. I had already researched 3
properties I wanted to see and she arranged showings within the next
day. I loved the first property I saw, and she contacted the seller's
realtor immediately. We found out there would be multiple offers, but
she knew exactly how to win the contract. She was also able to recommend
an excellent lender and title company. I settled in 21 days and
couldn't be happier.
Throughout the entire process, she was incredibly well-organized,
communicative, and nice to work with. Really, I cannot say enough about
her - it was truly a great experience and if you are looking for a
realtor - look no further!
Zac
We had a great
experience with Cathy and found our dream home! We never imagined we
would be able to afford a house in such an amazing neighborhood so close
to work, family, and church. Once we found our home, she worked with us
and the home builder to negotiate a mortgage payment and down payment
that we are more than happy with! From the start, Cathy was very
organized and very communicative with us. She was also very honest with
us as she helped us avoid some homes that seemed great on paper. She
came up with great organized lists for homes that matched what we were
looking for in a home based on our initial meeting and allowed us to
communicate online which helped fit our busy schedules. We can't begin
to express in words just how happy we are to have connected with Cathy
and just how positive the whole experience has been.
Lauren and Andrew
Cathy made what can
be a very stressful process extremely fun, exciting and easy to
understand every step of the way! She is incredibly knowledgeable of
the current real estate market and really knows how to put her client's
needs first. She is incredibly hard-working, friendly and patient.
After searching for roughly eight months, I just purchased my first
home. Initially, I was extremely confused about the process of buying a
home, but with Cathy's help, I now feel much more educated about
everything. She makes the process more than just a business transaction
- she makes the experience really fun! I think Cathy's best attribute
is her ability to be incredibly personable all the time. She responds
to my emails, texts and calls very promptly and literally at anytime
during the week.
The particular property I wanted came on the market on a Friday and
after working hard with Cathy through the weekend and also at nights,
our offer was accepted two days later. I will definitely recommend
Cathy to anyone asking for a real estate agent referral. She really is
the BEST!
Brian