This was a long process, I moved into the area last spring for my job and the family followed at the end of the summer. Not only did Long and Foster help me find a rental, when that lease was coming to an end, they were all over finding us the perfect home, never letting us get discouraged or feel forgotten. Laurie Mensing and Becky Peterson were the best team we've every worked with. One of them was always available to answer our questions quickly, get us in to see properties we liked and giving great advice and counsel. And talk about full service - they set us up with a great loan and even helped us save $100/month on our car insurance! Everything about this experience was top notch, start to finish. When the time comes for us to sell, we will only be making one call.
We have known Laurie Mensing for several years - our kids went to the same high school and our daughters played on the same high school softball team. We used Laurie to sell our mother-in-law's house and my son used Laurie to purchase his house. Laurie and her team represent the ultimate in professionalism, communication, and expertise. They are easy to work with, very personable, and willing to assist when any issues, small or large, arise. It was always a comfortable working environment.
Laurie and her team were fantastic through the whole process. She knew we were looking for a specific home and never lost patience throughout the whole year of looking. Constant communication is the key and Laurie and Becky were and are masters of keeping us in the loop.
Laurie has been amazing throughout our entire home-buying process. She quickly selected properties that matched our needs right off the bat. Her vast knowledge of the area, the real estate processes, and even home engineering allowed her to answer all of our questions. Laurie's generosity, positive, and sense of humor made the days that we spent together both memorable and fun! Thank you Laurie :)
Laurie Mensing was our agent and she worked with us to sell our home. She is based in McLean Virginia. She took us through every step of the sales process - from preparing our home for the sale, marketing the property, finding the right buyer, and closing the deal. Most notable were her knowledge of the market, timing the sale, pricing strategy, and understanding the wants and needs of prospective buyers. We had a contract on our house 6 days after the property was advertised in the market and went to closing three weeks later. Laurie has great relationship skills and provided us with valuable advice throughout the process.
Laurie is the consummate professional. She is very experienced and savvy and brings a wealth of knowledge about the real estate industry and the local real estate market. She offered us excellent advice about what to do (and what was not worth doing) in preparing our house for sale; secured excellent contractors to bid on and handle the recommended work; provided good references to help with other aspects of our move; and negotiated effectively on our behalf with potential buyers. Laurie was also responsive to our needs and was a pleasure to work with. We would wholeheartedly recommend her to others.
Laurie is an absolute expert on market trends and what changes (if any) add the most return when you go to sell. We purchased using Laurie’s expertise and sold using Laurie years later- through her we hit the market at the best time and had to cancel our open house due to the amount of offers we had coming in. We couldn’t recommend her enough. She’s trustworthy and knowledgeable!
