This was the 2nd home we have purchased and we didn't use Marlene the first time we purchased a home, but what a difference it made this time around. She first helped us sell our first home and was able to get us a lease back so we had time to focus on finding our perfect new home. Marlene's 25+ years of experience in this business is impressive. She can tell you about every city in the DFW metroplex, from the parks, school districts, community life, shops, and the positive and negatives of the location. We gave her our list of do's and don'ts for our new home and she went searching right away. She was very intentional about the houses she sent us to review online first before scheduling a showing. She wanted to make sure she was pulling the ideal houses we had in mind. If we found something on our own and sent it to her for thoughts, she would do her own research, reach out to the sellers agents and present us with all the information. Marlene is very detailed oriented, she knows what to look for when viewing a house. As she shows a house and walks you through it, she explains things that look concerning but also has an eye for highlighting the best attributes of a home. Marlene has a fantastic network of vendors she has built a reputation with and they are all very reputable themselves. We were able to get an inspection scheduled in less than 24 hours. Marlene even met us at the house for the inspection and sat with us as the inspector went over all his findings. Marlene gives 110% to her clients and truly has their best interest at heart the entire time she works with them. She explains every phase of the process, always answers her phone, is responsive by email, text and calls, and every time she interacts with you it's cheerful and positive. Her knowledge of the relestate business, the housing market and the DFW area is outstanding and shows in her work. Buying a house is very stressful, but anytime we felt uneasy or questioned the process, Marlene was there to provide stability and comfort. We made a few offers before getting one accepted, and each time we made an offer the sellers agent made comments about how well written Marlene's contracts were, how insightful the questions she asked about the house were and how her interactions and responsiveness to them were always positive compared to many of the other buyer's agents. We became very close to Marlene during this home buying process, she started to become a family member that we talked to every day, we even told her we were going to miss our daily talks! We truly can not say thank you enough to Marlene for finding our dream home and helping us fight for it. We plan to make this our forever home, but should we change our minds we don't even have to think about who we will be calling to help us!!