Dear Jeff,

Given the present real estate market we are so pleased that our property was sold within the listing period.

We are pleased to recommend your services to others as we found them to be:

1) Courteous- once expected but too often now surprising.

2) Enthusiastic- all our contacts with you and your associates were positive and upbeat.

3) You were willing to accept and use our input and suggestions.

4) You met our goal of selling our property in a "difficult buyer's market" to our complete satisfaction.

We hope the Power of Perseverance prevails.  Calvin Coolidge once defined persistance as follows; "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistance.  Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccesssful men with talent; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.  Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.  Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.  The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race."

Sincerely,

Gary and Eileen Ruiter

To whom it may concern:

When my wife accepted an out of state job recently, we needed a realtor with a proven track record to help us sell our house.  Jeff Blahnik's Five Star Real Estate office was the only realtor we considered.  Greg Gaastra was the agent assigned our sale and his performance exceeded our expectations in every way.  His suggestions for a few minor home improvements obviously impacted the sale.  He worked tirelessly on our behalf and in an extremely slow housing market, our house sold within 60 days.  At the closing, Greg acted as our power of attorney so that we would not have to make an extra trip to Grand Rapids to go through that process.  We would certainly recommend Jeff Blahnik's Five Star Real Estate office to any of our friends contemplating a sale of their home.

Sincerely,

Bill Astle

Dear Jeff,

It was a pleasure working with you and your associates through this process. Sandie and I were initially impressed with your professionalism a few years ago when we were considering listing a property which we eventually sold on our own. You showed up with a stack of comps and some good advice and we never heard another peep out of you- How did you know we hated being bothered by pesky Realtors?  I said to Sandie: "If we ever do hire a Realtor we're calling him." I value that no-nonsense way of doing business and equally abhor the other way of doing business.

Even if the contract had run out we would not have been disappointed with your service. You exceeded our expectations.  We appreciated the constant flow of communication by mail as well as the peace of mind that you were doing all you could to sell the property.  We'll keep a few of your cards around for anyone who might need them and we'll remember your name if we hear of anyone looking to buy or sell.

May God Bless you and yours in this Happy Season and Good Luck in the coming year!

John Gill