Marilyn was the trustee for her father’s estate. She was referred to Kim Ward, Horizon Real Estate by her brother who worked with Kim’s husband. Marilyn was looking for someone to negotiate the sale in an easy and quick way. Marilyn experienced Kim Ward and her team as professional and kept her up-to-date on how the sale was going. Marilyn was so happy with the work Horizon Real Estate provided to her, that she referred a family friend.
Highly likely to recommend
Bought a Single Family home in 2010 for approximately $800K in Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, CA.
Without a doubt, we would highly recommend Kim Ward for your real estate needs.
Back in August of 2005 when we were living in Seattle, we wanted to find a Realtor to help us with finding a house in the San Diego area. We did extensive research on the internet and came across Kim as one of the many potential Realtor we want to interview. I flew down to San Diego for a couple of days and met with Kim along with several other Realtor, all of whom I interviewed and then drove me around to see many potential houses. Of all the Realtor I met, Kim is by far the most knowledgeable, easiest one to work with, and is very friendly. After I got back to Seattle, Kim setup a personal site for us to look at all of the potential houses that matches the criteria that I’ve mentioned to her. This personal site is available 24/7 for us to log on at any time. A month later, we decided to postponed our plan to move due to our financial situation.
Fast forward to April of 2009 (almost 4 years later), we were still in Seattle and again interested in moving to San Diego. We then called up Kim to help us with looking for a house. We sold our home in Seattle and moved to San Diego in October of 2009 even though there is still no permanent home for us in San Diego yet. Kim continued to help us and we finally found a gorgeous home in February of 2010 where she took us to see the day it’s on the market. We made an offer that afternoon and Kim help us reach an agreement with the owner that evening. Needless to say, there were numerous backup offer the next several days from other buyers, but thanks to Kim’s attentiveness to finding our dream home and her quickness to act on it, we got the house. Not only that we got the house, Kim actually got us a better price on the house (without us asking her to do so) even though we’ve already told her the price we’re willing to pay for the house.
Kim definitely go above and beyond our expectation. She stay in constant contact with us for over 4 years, keeping us up to date with the San Diego market and provide us information on any houses we were interested in. She is always there when we call her, or if she is busy then she always return our call shortly after. She always reply to our emails in a timely manner, and always do what she say she would do. She guided us through the entire home buying process which provided us with a smooth and stress-free home buying experience. We have recommended Kim to a couple of our friends who were thinking about moving here from Seattle, and we would not hesitate in recommending her to anyone else who have any real estate needs. It is now 3 ½ years since we live in our home and we’re still keeping in touch with Kim since we’re not only considering her our Realtor for life but also our friend.
Local knowledge: 5 Stars
Process expertise: 5 Stars
Responsiveness: 5 Stars
Negotiation skills: 5 Stars
When my brother died, we needed to sell his home. We interviewed Kim along with other agents. It was clear Kim knew how to handle a probate sale. My siblings and I just wanted to press the “easy” button as this was a very emotional time. Kim made it very easy. She had all the right contacts to help with work and services we needed. She worked with our lawyer to make sure all the court papers were filed correctly. She kept us completely informed through every step. She is a compassionate professional and she is the “go to” real estate agent for a probate sale.
How likely are you to recommend Kim Ward? Highly Likely
Local knowledge: 5 Stars
Process expertise: 5 Stars
Responsiveness: 5 Stars
Negotiation skills: 5 Stars
Kim is a pleasure to work with. She made selling our father’s home very easy. She gave us great advice on how to prepare the home for sale, gave us good contacts for services and is excellent at communication. Selling our childhood home after our father’s death could have been a tough situation for my brothers and me, but Kim has made it relatively painless and quick. We have already recommended her to friends. and they are having the same positive experience.
Local knowledge: 5 stars
Process expertise: 5 stars
Responsiveness: 5 stars
Negotiation skills: 5 stars
Kim & Laura, Thank you so very much for all your hard work and efforts with the sale of my Dad’s house. We appreciate all you did for us! Jim & Theresa
I met Kim through my estate attorney (I inherited 3 houses on one lot). I really felt Kim was a very honest, professional and diligent person. The houses needed so much attention and I did not know where to start. Kim had all the answers and contacts to make everything go smoothly and called me every week to find out how I was doing. She made me feel like I was the only one she was working with! After the houses were cleaned up, the property sold in two weeks. I really learned so much from Kim and she has the best sense of humor!!! I not only have wonderful Real Estate Agent, I have a true friend. Thank you Kim.
I met Kim when my aunt had passed away and we needed to sell her home. Having no idea what we were doing, it was great to have Kim come in and take over the job. She pointed out what would be worth fixing up and what we could leave as is. Having her crew come in to do its magic made everything much less stressful. From the first time we met I knew she would be there to walk me through everything. She treated me as a friend and was always open and honest about the whole process. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone selling a home, especially if its part of an estate. Thank you again for all your help Kim !!!!!
I am from MN and needed to settle my father-in-laws estate in CA. which meant selling his house. Kim was recommended by my Dad’s attorney and at the time I didn’t know what a God-send she would be. We talked on the phone many times from December until February when we got into CA to sell the home. I called her and she immediately came out to the house and I knew as soon as I saw her that she was the person who would sell the house. Oh, the “hug” I got from her really helped as I was so stressed and really needed that. She immediately felt like a friend as well as a realtor. We listed the house with her and had 5 offers within a week and with her help we decided on one offer and got the house sold. She was so helpful and patient with me when I asked all kinds of questions. She was always available when I called her with anything that I was unsure of. If you need a good realtor who is knowledgeable, friendly, great personality, patient, kind, etc., etc. give Kim a call. You won’t be sorry. Thanks Kim for all of your help. P.S. Her staff is also great – thanks to Laura too.
As the personal representative of a her father in laws trust, DeLoris Boehlert chose to work with Horizon Real Estate to help her with San Diego area real estate in Spring Valley. She was outrageously happy with the results.
Rudy and Cindy were looking to purchase a home. They called Horizon Real Estate to show them one of their listings. Laura met them at the property, and they liked it right from the start. The wrote an offer that was accepted by the seller and now they are living in their own home and getting ready to build their future.