Dear Marjorie,

Ute and I returned from a fabulous vacation in Austria and are now refreshed and ready to move on to the next phase of our lives. I wanted to thank you for the fine professional job that you did in representing us and my aunt in the sale of her house. Ute and I knew that eventually the time would come when we would have to put her home on the market. Quite frankly, we had many sleepless nights wondering how we would accomplish this living in Wisconsin and the house located in Alexandria. Thank goodness you came into our lives and helped us with this process.

I think that I mentioned to you that at first we thought of selling the house ourselves. One of the neighbors had indicated an interest in purchasing the house. I had it appraised an was almost ready to proceed. Then I talked to you. you toured the house and advised me that the appraisal was too low for the neighborhood. One of the best business decisions that I have ever made was to list the house with you.

Not only were you able to sell the house in less than two weeks for the asking price, you also put me in touch with JoAnn Pasca. Joann was most helpful in arranging for a sale of household items and cleaning out the property.

I appreciate all that you did to make this sale go so smoothly. I was worried that I would have to return to Alexandria for the closing, however you were able to make all of the arrangements in such a manner that I did not need to return.

Thanks again for your help and counsel. You are a great professional and I enjoyed working with you. I would highly recommend you and Partners In Real estate to anyone who is considering selling property in the Alexandria, VA area.

Gerald R. McGowan