Joan Culwell

Dear Joan, Thank you for the card filled with beautiful flowers and the feel of springtime! So different from what we see looking out the window today; at least the sun is shining! Thank you for all you did for us with selling Mom & Dad’s house – your excellent research into finding just the right selling price, staging the house, photographing it and assembling the virtual tour and beautiful brochure, and your sound advice at each step of the way through closing. I don’t believe it would have been so smooth, easy and successful with anyone other than you. Thank you for the wonderful gift of cheese, the carving set and the super cute cutting board shaped like a house. What I loved the most was your name on the carving set and cutting board. If only you could have carved your name on the cheese too. 🙂 When this awful virus has run its course, we look forward to getting together with you for wine & cheese and a meal. You will be in our thoughts, hearts and prayers as you also care for your sister. We hope you stay healthy too, mentally, physically and spiritually. Love and warm hugs, Beth & Bob

Beth & Bob

Joan: Thank you so very much for helping us sell our home in a very difficult market. It took someone with your knowledge and significant experience to recommend the right home improvements, get the buyers in the door and ultimately execute a good selling price. It really eased the stress by having you available in a consulting capacity throughout the entire process and to be so prompt in responding when you were needed. We lived in our house for so long we did not have an objective view for what helps to make the house show well and improve value. Your insightful recommendations from the simple fix-ups to the major financial upgrades were especially helpful when there was a stalemate between my wife and I on what should be removed from view and where the money should be spent. I was really impressed with how many showings we got even though it was a buyers market. Our dog got a lot of ‘walks’ as we vacated the premises for each showing. It is unlikely a lesser-experienced agent would have gotten the number of showings we had and probably would have been dismal if it were for sale by owner. The icing on the cake was executing a good sale price. To do this alone I would probably have taken the first low bid from a bargain hunter. After all, it is a tough market and another offer may not come again for a while and I needed to get the house sold–soon. I was under stress and filled with doubts. But, your objective and professional skills told us to hold off for what would be a more fair and lucrative offer. It was really sweet to ultimately close at the full asking price. I can’t thank you enough.

Bill V.

Please accept my gratitude for your outstanding dedication and perseverance with my home purchase, especially since you were the seller´s agent for this transaction. I would like to offer you my sincerest recommendation to those in need of a real estate professional.My hope is to work with Joan Culwell due to her exceptional service and real estate knowledge for all of my future transactions, having previously completed five purchases/sales for both my residence and investments.I set out to travel my general area of interest, when after a couple of hours of pleasant mountain driving, I spotted a sign in a relatively hidden area, picked-up the flyer, and drove in to the neighborhood to view the house from the road. Being very excited of the possibility, I called my buyer´s agent to see the house. This property was undoubtedly a fixer-upper; though the location, land, floor plan, and view were all what I was looking for in a home. Soon after viewing this house, which is now my home, is when I first met Joan. She was the seller´s agent.Her representation for the seller was professional, straight forward, and upbeat. The effort that Joan gave to complete the well permit for this property didn´t conclude until 16-months after closing ? a truly extraordinary effort. Due to lost well permit records from the early 1970´s, Joan single handedly researched multiple wells in the area for the period including potential owners, drilling companies, and county records. She is now well versed in well permit issues for both the past and the present, a dutiful indication of her natural abilities to tackle complex issues. I attended the well permit review and the board congratulated Joan regarding her exceptional coordination and organizational skills. Joan created the well permit support documentation with the presentation quality of an experienced lawyer. From me to you, Joan, your efforts will not be forgotten.When it was time for me to sell my investment property, I requested Joan´s real estate services. Her openness to opportunity matched a buyer for my condominium in a creative and mutually beneficial negotiation. Her representation was up-to-date and a very positive experience. Another notable quality is Joan´s ability to express the possibilities of any property from many points of view. Whether you are looking for a home for a handful of years, then potentially resell it and move up or a long-term home purchase, Joan can help you balance home features to meet your goals. Her opinions are to be valued for a variety of perspectives. You won´t hear just excessively neutral, vanilla descriptions, but the key insights that will aid your most important decision.

Julie D

Last spring we had the good fortune to have Joan Culwell recommended to us to market our house. Joan has exceptional credentials and experience, as well as a positive, winning attitude.Several months prior to listing, Joan walked through and helped guide us where to spend our energies and money preparing the house for sale. She offered insight into the wants of buyers that we wouldn’t even have guessed! She even offered to shop with us to help choose wall colors, carpet, etc.When it came time to actually list our home, she hired a professional photographer to take pictures, and created beautiful full color brochures for hand outs. Her presentation of our house on the web was as professional and inviting as any you will find – far better than most.She worked tirelessly with us to determine how best to price our house in this strong buyer’s market; and when we were discouraged or frustrated she was always ready to listen and brainstorm new ideas to try.When our plans required us to move out of state prior to selling the house, we felt comfortable knowing she was overseeing it and helping to coordinate any maintenance needing to be done. When our house was under contract she was in constant communication with us, encouraging us every step of the way. After the sale she has stayed in touch, much like the friend we feel her to be. We are so thankful we chose Joan to go on this “emotional journey” with us!

Jane and David D.

I read that when selling a house you should talk to a minimum of 3 realtors. I didn’t know Joan but noticed that she recently sold a house in my neighborhood for $135K OVER asking price. So in addition to calling two realtors I knew, I contacted Joan. I had both of the other realtors come to my home, but neither of them seemed particularly interested in all of the upgrades I had done. Both of them explained how bad the market had gotten lately and were very discouraging (probably to lower my expectations). They then both gave me market estimates. When Joan showed up, she spent nearly two hours with me and took 3 pages of notes on all of the upgrades and features of my home. Since she had already done her research she was able to provide her market estimate on the spot, which was $100K higher than the other two realtors. I signed on the spot. Prior to listing, she put 20+ notecards all over the house pointing out features and upgrades. She also sent mailers to everyone in the area and had wonderful pictures taken. I am happy to say that we had multiple showings on the first 3 days and were under contract within 5 days! We closed in 30 days for a price well above asking. Needless to say I couldn’t be more pleased. Trust me, there is a huge difference between realtors and Joan is the best one I have ever worked with.

Gregory R. , Seller, Highlands Ranch