I've nerver written a "fan" letter for a Realtor. In fact. all my dealings with Realtor, both as a buyer and a seller , have been cordial but unremarkable up till now. But given the excellent attention Douglas afforded to selling my mother's home in Douglaston, I am compelled to let you know how great the experience was and how grateful I am. When he first said that I could relax and would handle everything, I was skeptical. Given that I am living in Connecticut and my mother's house was in Queens, I thought I would be traveling back and forth to attend to the various problems and situations that popped up. He allayed my fears very quickly. He literally took care of everything. I barely went back to the house and he kept me in the loop at all times. He was very realistic with expectations about selling, from the price that it would go for and how it would sell. I was concerned that the house would be bought and then knocked down for new constuction. Beyond the sentimental value of the home to me, the shame of potentially destroying such a well-constructed (even in disrepair) house was unsettling, but he kept saying the right people would love it and buy it.In fact, unlike other realtors, he showed genuine enthusiasm for the house I trusted him more, I realized the true worth of it. My fears of it being viewed only as a severed fixer-upper were dispelled. Also to his credit, he suggested minor, inexpensive repairs that he believed would increase the value, while respecting that I wanted to sell the house "as is"That would have been enough but he also arranged the labor to be done by competent workers in short time. Again I trusted and again, I was pleasantly surprised. I have no doubt that we sold the house in a tough market at what I believe to be a fair price due to his tireless efforts. I noticed some other properties that were on the market before my mother's and were not sold by the time we closed on hers. We sold to a family that I believe will get many years of pleasure in the house as my family had. That is priceless for a home that meant so much to me. I will be honest-there were other realtors I interviewed who offered to sell at a lower commission than his, but I am very glad I opted for his services rather than being "penny-wise and ound-foolish," And I need to point out that his commission was hardly out of line with most realtors. I am just very glad to have contraced with him and don't regret a single interaction we had. Thank you for everything and if anyone eer wants to sell or buy a home in your area, I can recommend you highly without reservation Lawrence Lowy Less

I've nerver written a "fan" letter for a Realtor. In fact. all my dealings with Realtor, both as a buyer and a seller , have been cordial but unremarkable up till now. But given the excellent attention Douglas afforded to selling my mother's home in Douglaston, I am compelled to let you know how great the experience was and how grateful I am. When he first said that I could relax and would handle everything, I was skeptical. Given that I am living in Connecticut and my mother&#... More

Dear Zillow Viewers, I couldn?t say enough about good things about the job J. Douglas Montgomery did for me. After finding out about him, we worked out a plan to maximize the equity of my realty asset. We determined the most prudent things that we needed to do to have the property on the market in market ready condition. Through a lot of hard work with my family, Douglas and his team all went very well. The open house we held was enormously successful due to his superior placement of advertisement and the house sold quickly. The attorney he uses, Keith Angeramie, also made the closing process run very smooth. Douglas aside from being a real estate genius is involved in many civic and professional associations and is a very fine cook as well. Robert M. Kaju Less

Dear Zillow Viewers, I couldn?t say enough about good things about the job J. Douglas Montgomery did for me. After finding out about him, we worked out a plan to maximize the equity of my realty asset. We determined the most prudent things that we needed to do to have the property on the market in market ready condition. Through a lot of hard work with my family, Douglas and his team all went very well. The open house we held was enormously successful due to his ... More

Douglas was great to work with. He gave me great advice, got me a fabulous price for my house in a difficult market, had a team in place to handle all aspects of the deal, and became a friend and an ongoing resource for me when I had questions and needed resources for other deals. Douglas sold the neighbors house first. Douglas is an avid gardener and on the board of the local garden club. My house had a beautiful garden so we got to talking. Douglas seemed like a very nice guy. Family man. Involved in the community. Lives in the community, in Douglas Manor. Very polite and gracious...a gentleman. When I decided to sell I was referred to and checked out the other agents in the Douglaston/Little Neck area. Most of them seemed to be resting on their laurels, their longer history in the neighborhood. Douglas is newer but not certainly not new to Douglaston. He is motivated and a performer. Douglas wants to take over the real estate business in the neighborhood and, in a friendly way, is working hard and building relationships to make that happen. So, even though he was a little more expensive, I went with Douglas because it was obvious he was on top of the neighborhood and his game. During our working relationship Douglas helped me and the local garden club by delivering a lot of stuff I was trying to get rid of during my move to a garden club sale. Great win win win creation. Douglas has a great attorney he works with to close. He was reasonably priced as well as, gracious and professional like Douglas. They worked together at HUD for 10 plus years and did many, many deals together so they work seamlessly as a team. I consider myself lucky to have had Douglas' support through my transaction and consider him a friend and an ally. Less

Douglas was great to work with. He gave me great advice, got me a fabulous price for my house in a difficult market, had a team in place to handle all aspects of the deal, and became a friend and an ongoing resource for me when I had questions and needed resources for other deals. Douglas sold the neighbors house first. Douglas is an avid gardener and on the board of the local garden club. My house had a beautiful garden so we got to talking. Douglas seemed like a very nice guy. Family man. ... More