We were having to make a difficult but necessary decision to sell our home. Needing to downsize, we couldn't decide where we would go. A friend of ours recommended we talk with Reatha with whom he had an excellent experience with selling one home and purchasing another. At our first meeting with her, we knew she would be able to help us. She exhibited professionalism as well as personalization. We could see her expertise and knowledge. She gave us confidence and reassurance to begin this journey. During the process of selling our home, she worked tirelessly to do everything she could to help us. She is extremely knowledgeable and precise in her work. She sincerely cares about her clients. She does everything every day to have the best outcome she can get for them. She goes above and beyond to help you. She did so much for us, even helped sell our furniture and our truck and much more. It was a tremendous experience working with her. Even now that our sale is over, she continues to remain a dear friend. Michael Saunders is blessed to her on their team!

Reatha Valera is by far the best real estate agent we ever dealt with. She guided us through out the property sale process with confidence and calmness of a dedicated professional that is always focused on protecting clients' best interests. She was always in the position to address any issues or concerns, answer any questions related to the process, obtain any relevant information or documentation. We appreciated her methodical approach that made the entire process feel better controlled and easier to navigate. Reatha is also a very nice person, easy to relate to and communicate with. Therefore Reatha Valera gets a "5 star" review and our sincere recommendations!

We met Reatha by chance, and are soooo glad we did!! Being out of state made it a challenge to sell our home, but Reatha helped us with every step along the way, even when we couldn’t be there in person. She was so helpful, caring and thoughtful. I don’t think we could have made the sale without her and her wonderful husband helping us!! I highly recommend Reatha for everything real estate related!!

Reatha helped us buy the house in Florida and she sold that same house for us! We returned to Massachusetts when Covid-19 hit. We called Reatha and told her to put the house on the market in late September 2020 and she had it sold by early November 2020. She had to take complete control because we were now in Massachusetts. She handled everything for us using the latest technology so we could get the necessary paperwork completed in a timely manner and kept us abreast of everything that was happening with our property. She was informative and knowledgeable and always made us feel comfortable even though we were not right there in person to do everything. We would highly recommend Reatha Valera to anyone needing a realtor because she is an extremely competent and professional woman who takes pride in her work and gets the job done right the first time around! Ronnie and Pattie Leger

We were very happy with Reatha . She gave us great guidance on selling our home. Professional yet so warm and easy to talk to. She made what is normally a difficult process much easier. If you're looking to buy or sell your house I strongly recommend her.

I have to say, Reatha really, really, really cares about her customers - and she goes to great effort to help her buyers find their 'dream home'. She takes care of all her customers with equal respect, even the annoying ones like us who just like to go gawk at houses for fun :) We LOVE Reatha! She is GREAT!

It is with pleasure that Don and I write this testimonial about Reatha Valera. She is absolutely the most professional, knowledgeable, thorough, and patient real estate professional anyone could ever hope to find and we can't even think of enough complimentary words to describe her. We met her when we went to an Open House seven years ago and she has been working with us tirelessly for all of these years. We just couldn't make up our minds about whether to totally relocate or not. I can't begin to count all of the properties Reatha showed us while we visited Englewood, Florida each winter; even giving us a virtual tour of a 'fixer upper' that she probably should have worn a hazmat suit in. As I told her many times if we had to pay her by the hour we would probably owe her a million dollars! Over these last seven years the quality of service that she provided never waivered. She was as attentive, responsive and patient with us as if we were brand new buyers. We finally did make up our minds to purchase a condo as a second home and we were doing it from hundreds of miles away in the midst of the Corona pandemic. Even under those circumstances everything from beginning to end went smoothly thanks to Reatha. She kept in touch with us and answered all of our questions and concerns; she did a virtual walk-through of the condo with us that was very thorough; she pointed out things that she thought were issues and advised us on how to address them. It should be mentioned that Reatha also did a picture inventory of all of the contents of the condo for us, she personally met the appraiser, she also met with the termite inspector, and she did a final walk through on our closing day. I'm sure I've forgotten to mention some of the other times she went in person to make sure everything was taken care of. Since we live in another state we weren't sure who to contact about obtaining a mortgage or other important matters relating to our purchase. Reatha referred us, but never pressured us in any way, to key professionals which made the purchase and financing smooth and worry free. As my husband Don said, Even though we purchased a small condo Reatha made us feel just as important as if we were buying a milion dollar mansion! We just became owners of our new condo in Florida and we couldn't be happier! It might sound silly but we feel that Reatha is much more than just our real estate agent; she is a trusted friend as well. We would not hesitate to refer her to anyone looking to buy or sell real estate in Florida.

We were told to contact Reatha by good friends who had nothing but excellent things to say in their process of buying a new home under Reatha's guidance. I have to give kudos to my friends for this recommendation as they did not overstate Reatha's ability and knowledge in the complicated world of real estate. We are forever grateful to Reatha for her knowledge in the market of our search, her exhaustive search that found us the right home and her relentless attention to detail in the process of the purchase. Her navigating us through “yes this is the one", to placing an offer, re-negotiating and to final contract was invaluable to us. Her empathy and compassion shown in getting us through this exciting and sometimes stress provoking process did not go unnoticed. Even though we have had real estate transactions in the past, no-one took us through such a detailed decision making and execution process at the level that Reatha did and this was all accomplished within 28 days!! She was available 24/7 and went above and beyond in our opinion to be sure we found and purchased our dream home. Thanks a million Reatha!!

Reatha was very professional and she went above and beyond! She is a great asset to your company! It was a pleasure doing business with her and Michael Saunders company! Would do business again with her and the company! Reatha was very pleasant and knowledgeable also she knows her business! Dave and Michael

We just wanted to share our recent experience with Reatha. Our Cincinnati Realtor recommended Michael Saunders & Co. to help us find our dream retirement home in Florida. They specifically recommended Reatha. It is difficult to blindly trust any business when making arrangements from out of town. When we first talked to Reatha, she was such a pleasant surprise. She was very knowledgeable of our areas of interest (Sarasota, Venice, Rotonda West). We described our financial situation, our goals, and our wish list. Reatha went right to work. Based on our wants, she quickly came back with many homes which we narrowed down to 9 houses in Rotonda West, 2 in Venice, and 2 in Sarasota. Our visit to the Florida area was going to be very short and we needed an efficient game plan to view our homes of interest. She went well above and beyond by building a notebook of home specifications, feedback from the homeowners, and they were organized by the dates we would review, including maps. This notebook was over the top. Without this, we could have never viewed so many homes in such a short period of time. I know Reatha lives a very hectic, 100 mph life, but she made us feel like her 100% attention was on us. She spent significant time educating us on our areas of interest, as well as the pros and cons of those areas. Once our house was chosen and we were back in Ohio, Reatha coordinated everything, including homeowners insurance, title company, and inspections. She quickly began preparing for closing. On our next visit, closing was planned and executed with no last-minute frustrations or problems. This entire process was executed perfectly which has never happened to us while purchasing a home. Thanks to Reatha, we have found our perfect home and fulfilled a dream of mine since I was a teenager. She has been much more than a realtor and we feel like we have found a friend for life. We could not be any happier with this entire experience. Your company came highly recommended and we will definitely pass the word. We are very thankful for this entire experience. To close, she makes unbelievable banana nut bread!!!