Monica was absolutely fabulous to work with. She was knowledgeable of the areas we visited and very well prepared. She educated us on the pros and cons of each place we visited. For new builds, she asked all the right questions of the sales agents and advocated for us at every opportunity. She gave us her honest opinion when asked and was overall a joy to spend time with.

Monica did a great job understanding our needs and matching our possibilities on Chicago's competitive housing market.

Monica helped us find a rental property for our relocation from California to Chicagoland. She was always very responsive regardless of the time of the day. She accommodated our needs and timing in finding the property. She went beyond to help us find the property that served the needs of my family. I wish to continue working with Monica for finding my next home! Thank you, Monica, for all your help!!

We couldn’t be happier working with Monica. From start to finish, her experience and guidance made what could have been a stressful process feel easy and manageable for my wife and I. She did a great job helping us get our home ready to sell, including giving us a simple list of low-effort things we could do to make it show much better. It clearly worked—our home sold after the very first open house. She also knew exactly how to price it, and we were extremely happy with both the price and how quickly it sold. On the buying side, Monica was just as impressive. She only sent us listings that truly fit what we were looking for and stayed within our budget, which saved us a lot of time. In a very competitive Lake Zurich market with multiple offers, her strategy and guidance helped us land the right home. What really stood out was her work ethic and communication. She answered our questions seven days a week, kept us updated throughout the process, and made sure we always felt confident in what was happening. She handled selling our old home and helping us purchase our new one back-to-back without missing a beat, which made everything so much easier on us. We highly recommend Monica to anyone buying or selling. She’s knowledgeable, hardworking, and truly looks out for her clients.

Monica was great! She had fantastic verbal and written communication skills, and she showed a lot of patience by explaining every single step when buying our new home. She did strong research and provided helpful market data to make our decision easier. She also showed us several properties without ever making us feel rushed. She truly listens and cares about helping people find their 'Perfect Home' until they find the one that fits their needs. Five stars! Highly recommended!

Monika is a wonderful caring professional! Well done Monika !

Monica did an amazing job! She helped me find my dream home. She was able to get me 3 different contracts but I went with the last one!

I am very grateful for Monica’s assistance with finding an apartment. She was knowledgeable, kind, and made the whole experience very easy.

Could not have been a more helpful realtor. Monica was extremely helpful!

Monica Balder did a wonderful job. In addition to helping find a renter, she has assisted with purchasing and selling (2) homes over the last 25 years. The only criticism was the issue of paying the commission fee from overseas. Please institute an ACH banking portal for direct payments.