Julie Morgan Reviews
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08/23/2012 - user5596100
Bought a Single Family home in 2012 in Ashville, OH.
A member of Julie's team, Bill Geary, worked with my wife and I to find our home in the Columbus area. Bill was prompt, knowledgeable and very responsive. We looked at several homes before finding our home. We never felt pressured and believe Bill and the Julie Morgan team truly set the bar for realtors. We would recommend Bill and the Julie Morgan team without a second thought!!!!
02/25/2012 - whouston
Sold a home in 2012.
I found Julie Morgan to be the most professional realtor that I have ever worked with, I know that I wasn't her only client, but she always made me feel that was the only one.
She went to great lengths to sell my condo, which had sat empty for six months. Also her communication skills were excellent, she kept me well informed at all times, and honestly made selling my condo a 'painless' procedure.
Again, I must write, she is truly a professional realtor.
She went to great lengths to sell my condo, which had sat empty for six months. Also her communication skills were excellent, she kept me well informed at all times, and honestly made selling my condo a 'painless' procedure.
Again, I must write, she is truly a professional realtor.
04/04/2011 - sspears21
Sold a home in 2011.
Julie and Jeff have been an extreme asset to us. We needed to sell our house as quickly as possible because my father became very ill. In a market where a home has to be picture perfect to even get an offer, she advised us as to what needed to be done to our home, and we are now in contract with an excellent buyer. We could not be more satisfied with Julie's team. We highly recommend her services to anyone looking to buy or sell a home .
04/03/2011 - kidmother
Sold a Single Family home in 2006 for approximately $400K in Grove City, OH.
My family has worked with Julie Morgan for over 5 years. She is the only Realtor we would trust and recommend to our friends. She found a qualified buyer for our family home that we owned for 18 years. We had our home built on 7 acres and it was listed at $385,000. It was a brick ranch and we enjoyed living there when our children were small. As they grew older and moved out we did not need all that land to take care of. The home was listed with another Realtor but it was Julie that impressed us. Our Realtor had virtually no action for over 6 months. A few showings but no offers. Then came Julie with her qualified buyer. An offer was made and we were in contract in a week. It is very difficult to find buyers for the price range we were in because you can build a new home for what we were asking. We found a home in town with less land and made an offer and closed on both transactions without a hitch.
A year after that my husband's brother passed away. He left his home to our children. They decided to sell it. We recommended Julie. Once again the home was listed and sold within a month. Julie was very professional and personally handled all of our questions and helped my children with this transaction. This home was in the $130,000 range.
Last April, my then 25 year old daughter was in the market to buy a condo. She had been renting an apartment and the cost was going up every year. If she found something quickly she could take advantage of the first time home buyer tax credit. Julie immediately set up showings the next week. My daughter was in contract after the second condo that Julie found for her. This was $106,000 sale. My daughter loves owning her own place and she just recently received her $8,000. tax credit. She now is a homeowner and has a savings account backup thanks to Julie Morgan's quick response. Currently, my Aunt has a trailer at a Grove City Trailer Park and she moved to Florida for her retirement to be near her children. We were reluctant to call Julie for such a small listing $24,900 and we explained we would understand if she didn't want to handle a trailer. She was there for us again. She said without hesitation "she absolutely would love to help us again". I got the power of attorney from my Aunt and Julie is actively working this listing. I have no doubt that she will be successful in helping my Aunt.
I mentioned the prices of the transactions deliberately to let everyone know that Julie is a true professional. She works very diligently no matter what the commission potential. She personally calls, keeps us informed, e-mails and answers every silly question we ask. Believe me, my husband can come up with some good ones. She never makes us feel like we are asking dumb questions, even though sometimes I know we have. Personally, Julie is the only Realtor we would consider using because she gets results. That's what you need when you are dealing with real estate.
Thank you Julie for all you help.
A year after that my husband's brother passed away. He left his home to our children. They decided to sell it. We recommended Julie. Once again the home was listed and sold within a month. Julie was very professional and personally handled all of our questions and helped my children with this transaction. This home was in the $130,000 range.
Last April, my then 25 year old daughter was in the market to buy a condo. She had been renting an apartment and the cost was going up every year. If she found something quickly she could take advantage of the first time home buyer tax credit. Julie immediately set up showings the next week. My daughter was in contract after the second condo that Julie found for her. This was $106,000 sale. My daughter loves owning her own place and she just recently received her $8,000. tax credit. She now is a homeowner and has a savings account backup thanks to Julie Morgan's quick response. Currently, my Aunt has a trailer at a Grove City Trailer Park and she moved to Florida for her retirement to be near her children. We were reluctant to call Julie for such a small listing $24,900 and we explained we would understand if she didn't want to handle a trailer. She was there for us again. She said without hesitation "she absolutely would love to help us again". I got the power of attorney from my Aunt and Julie is actively working this listing. I have no doubt that she will be successful in helping my Aunt.
I mentioned the prices of the transactions deliberately to let everyone know that Julie is a true professional. She works very diligently no matter what the commission potential. She personally calls, keeps us informed, e-mails and answers every silly question we ask. Believe me, my husband can come up with some good ones. She never makes us feel like we are asking dumb questions, even though sometimes I know we have. Personally, Julie is the only Realtor we would consider using because she gets results. That's what you need when you are dealing with real estate.
Thank you Julie for all you help.
04/02/2011 - jforl500
Sold a Single Family home in 2008 for approximately $300K in Plain City, OH.
My wife and I have had the pleasure of being represented by Julie Morgan and her team on 4 home transactions (2 buys and 2 sells) over the past 4 years. Simply put, when it comes to real estate, JULIE IS KING! The specific areas that make Julie stand out are:
1) Responsiveness: Julie is quick to respond to all our calls, requests, and inquiries. If we want to get in and see a home, Julie will either personally take us to every house we want to see, or have a team member do it if she is serving another client (an unfortunate but acceptable reality when your Agent is high in demand!).
2) Marketing: As a seller, we have been so impressed with the level of professional marketing that takes place when Julie lists a home. Once the decision is made to list, Julie wastes no time getting the house photographed, professionally described, and marketed on the internet. Then, she will arrange for Open Houses and fellow Agent walk thru's. We could NEVER generate this level of activity on our own! Additionally, she will give you access to your listed home on the HER Real Living website where you can witness the web views and open house feedback weekly.
3) Negotiation: Whether considering listing price, offering price, or countering, we have relied on Julie's judgement, experience, and perspective to put us in the best position possible. Once we agree on a direction, Julie boldly negotiates on our behalf, without backing down or compromising our position. We have never felt like Julie cuts a corner to get to a closing...she is patient and more concerned with our satisfaction.
If you are in search of an Agent, you cannot go wrong starting with Julie Morgan. We have recommended her to a lot of people through the years and will continue to do so. Should the need arise for us to buy or sell again, there is no question as to whom we will call.
John & Amy Forloine
1) Responsiveness: Julie is quick to respond to all our calls, requests, and inquiries. If we want to get in and see a home, Julie will either personally take us to every house we want to see, or have a team member do it if she is serving another client (an unfortunate but acceptable reality when your Agent is high in demand!).
2) Marketing: As a seller, we have been so impressed with the level of professional marketing that takes place when Julie lists a home. Once the decision is made to list, Julie wastes no time getting the house photographed, professionally described, and marketed on the internet. Then, she will arrange for Open Houses and fellow Agent walk thru's. We could NEVER generate this level of activity on our own! Additionally, she will give you access to your listed home on the HER Real Living website where you can witness the web views and open house feedback weekly.
3) Negotiation: Whether considering listing price, offering price, or countering, we have relied on Julie's judgement, experience, and perspective to put us in the best position possible. Once we agree on a direction, Julie boldly negotiates on our behalf, without backing down or compromising our position. We have never felt like Julie cuts a corner to get to a closing...she is patient and more concerned with our satisfaction.
If you are in search of an Agent, you cannot go wrong starting with Julie Morgan. We have recommended her to a lot of people through the years and will continue to do so. Should the need arise for us to buy or sell again, there is no question as to whom we will call.
John & Amy Forloine
04/02/2011 - synchro1
Sold a Single Family home in 2009 for approximately $225K in Columbus, OH.
My husband and I have worked with Julie on several different occasions. Selling, buying, relocating. Every step of the way she was very helpful. Julie is a genuine, pleasant, professional who goes above and beyond to do what needs to be done. Bearing in mind our experiences with Julie and her staff, I would say you could, without a doubt, trust her and know she will do her very best. If you are looking for the best real estate agent you would not go wrong by hiring Julie Morgan.
04/01/2011 - M. Counselor
Sold a home in 2011.
I have practiced real estate law, real estate development and banking law for 32 years and have never met or encountered a real estate agent (including brokers) who have demonstrated Julie's skill and expertise in her recent listing and sale of our property. Ours was a very complicated transaction and Julie handled a difficult negotiation promptly and with the expertise that I have rarely experienced. She did all that we asked, did so promptly and masterfully....and even presented us with a modest "congratulatory gift" after the Purchase Agreement was executed. Julie is a great agent, a great person and a good friend. We are grateful to have worked with her and are hopeful that we can stay in touch with her and work with her on future transactions. I tried to pull down 7 stars but the review would only allow 5.
03/31/2011 - faberj79
Sold a Single Family home in 2010 for approximately $150K in Westgate, Columbus, OH.
Julie represented me in several transactions. We initially contacted Julie regarding one of the homes she had on the market, and when we saw how quickly she got back with us we were impressed. This is the type of response we would want our listing agent to have with any prospective buyers of our home! She sold my home, my fiancee's home, and helped us find our new home together. She is very professional and very knowledgeable of the market. She is an excellent negotiator!! My wife and I were very impressed with the way she marketed our home for sale and with the fantastic communication she gave the entire time our home was on the market. She was available every time we wanted to see homes, and was always very pleasant and helpful. We found Julie not only to be a great agent, but also a very good person. We would highly recommend Julie!
03/31/2011 - SeanC2211
Bought a Single Family home in 2008 for approximately $125K in Galloway Ridge, Galloway, OH.
Julie Morgan was BY FAR, THE BEST real estate agent we have ever dealt with. EXCELLENT negotiator, professional, knowledgeable, and just as important, fun and friendly to work with! We had been looking at buying our first home for some time, and had dealt with numerous realtors, all to no avail. Julie took the time and guided us through the home buying processes, with no feel of us rushing whatsoever. She ended up finding us a great deal on a foreclosed home that was constructed only 2 years before. I would HIGHLY recommend anyone I know to deal with her. 5 stars truly just isn't enough to describe how wonderful she was to deal with!!
03/24/2011 - jhall778
Bought a Single Family home in 2010 for approximately $175K in Worthington, OH.
**I'd like to note we did not use Julie Morgan directly but rather a member of her team - Heather Minor**
We purchased our first home in May 2010, getting in contract not long before the first time home buyer tax credit expired. In all we only looked at houses for a short period of time before buying one which we are very happy with. The process of us looking at houses consisted of us providing her with addresses or listings of locations we'd found online or through driving through neighborhoods and her arranging the showings. I do not recall any houses recommended by the agent beyond this. She did give her input although it was very minimal. The actual search for the house was never an issue with the agent. While not above and beyond, this portion of the process was satisfactory.
After deciding to make an offer is where, largely in hind sight, I feel very let down by our agent. Her recommendation was an offer just under asking as the house had only been on the market a short period of time and it was supposedly right on with comps. We followed her direction. Here's what we found out later: The house had actually been empty for over a year, pulled from the market after it didn't sell, and then put back on around a month earlier. It had also had at least one sale fall through after it had gone into contract. Two months later the house across the street, a mirror image, but with a larger addition, sold for about $15,000 less. If she knew the area she would have known at least some of this. We should have made a lower offer.
After going into contract we submitted a remedy request which is the part that still burns me. First is the electrical work required as it's an old house that hadn't been updated in quite some time. Initially the seller agreed verbally to our agent they would be willing to have an electrician go through the house and correct any issues we'd found on the inspection up to $1,000. Between agreeing verbally with Heather and the response to our remedy request they dropped it to $500 which she assured us would be put into escrow and we would submit any bills to the title agency. She was very specific about this. It wasn't done immediately and I later contacted the title agency about remittance for work done. The title agency was unable to find any record of an escrow being set up and said that this would really be odd for an FHA loan (like ours). She was able to find a $500 credit issued at closing which didn't specify what it was for. Going back through our records I reviewed the remedy request and found it had in fact been noted as being a "credit" rather than an escrow. I should have read a little closer and listened a little less.
Next came the tree; a massive oak that predates the house by quite a while. It's a beautiful tree but the under branches had largely died as it's aged. There are a large number and the lowest is at least 25 feet in the air, well above the 2nd story windows. This was a major concern as the power line to the house goes directly under these branches and there is little no access to get a bucket truck under it. As part of our remedy request we asked that the under branches be trimmed. The response was that AEP was to be contacted to trim them, being that it's over their power line, and if somehow they wouldn't do it, It would be our responsibility. Given VERY poor access to this tree we were hesitant to go along with this as it's an expensive job. Heather assured us that this was going to be done by the power company and that the seller's realtor had a call in and that they'd have it scheduled sometime soon. So we get through closing. Up to that point I asked several times if it had been scheduled or if there were issues or what not. Things were fine and that it takes time when it's not an emergency and that there was a work order open. No big deal. So we close. Tree still untrimmed. The first weekend in the house I call AEP for a work order. Within 10 seconds of speaking to them it was explained they would NOT trim it and it's our responsibility and there's no record of anyone ever contacting them. The agent's response? None. The seller's agent was more help even after we closed. They actually responded and said they had never actually spoken to her about AEP. Heather later responded later with basically "Huh. That's surprising."
So yes, she lied to us. She said whatever it took to get us to sign. Never worked on our behalf. The instant we closed she was out of the picture. Hardly a word. The seller's agent even dropped off a "welcome to the neighborhood" packet. My guess is because we weren't a high end client we didn't get her full effort. From my perspective I would have been much better off with no realtor at all.
I will not be recommending the Julie Morgan team.
We purchased our first home in May 2010, getting in contract not long before the first time home buyer tax credit expired. In all we only looked at houses for a short period of time before buying one which we are very happy with. The process of us looking at houses consisted of us providing her with addresses or listings of locations we'd found online or through driving through neighborhoods and her arranging the showings. I do not recall any houses recommended by the agent beyond this. She did give her input although it was very minimal. The actual search for the house was never an issue with the agent. While not above and beyond, this portion of the process was satisfactory.
After deciding to make an offer is where, largely in hind sight, I feel very let down by our agent. Her recommendation was an offer just under asking as the house had only been on the market a short period of time and it was supposedly right on with comps. We followed her direction. Here's what we found out later: The house had actually been empty for over a year, pulled from the market after it didn't sell, and then put back on around a month earlier. It had also had at least one sale fall through after it had gone into contract. Two months later the house across the street, a mirror image, but with a larger addition, sold for about $15,000 less. If she knew the area she would have known at least some of this. We should have made a lower offer.
After going into contract we submitted a remedy request which is the part that still burns me. First is the electrical work required as it's an old house that hadn't been updated in quite some time. Initially the seller agreed verbally to our agent they would be willing to have an electrician go through the house and correct any issues we'd found on the inspection up to $1,000. Between agreeing verbally with Heather and the response to our remedy request they dropped it to $500 which she assured us would be put into escrow and we would submit any bills to the title agency. She was very specific about this. It wasn't done immediately and I later contacted the title agency about remittance for work done. The title agency was unable to find any record of an escrow being set up and said that this would really be odd for an FHA loan (like ours). She was able to find a $500 credit issued at closing which didn't specify what it was for. Going back through our records I reviewed the remedy request and found it had in fact been noted as being a "credit" rather than an escrow. I should have read a little closer and listened a little less.
Next came the tree; a massive oak that predates the house by quite a while. It's a beautiful tree but the under branches had largely died as it's aged. There are a large number and the lowest is at least 25 feet in the air, well above the 2nd story windows. This was a major concern as the power line to the house goes directly under these branches and there is little no access to get a bucket truck under it. As part of our remedy request we asked that the under branches be trimmed. The response was that AEP was to be contacted to trim them, being that it's over their power line, and if somehow they wouldn't do it, It would be our responsibility. Given VERY poor access to this tree we were hesitant to go along with this as it's an expensive job. Heather assured us that this was going to be done by the power company and that the seller's realtor had a call in and that they'd have it scheduled sometime soon. So we get through closing. Up to that point I asked several times if it had been scheduled or if there were issues or what not. Things were fine and that it takes time when it's not an emergency and that there was a work order open. No big deal. So we close. Tree still untrimmed. The first weekend in the house I call AEP for a work order. Within 10 seconds of speaking to them it was explained they would NOT trim it and it's our responsibility and there's no record of anyone ever contacting them. The agent's response? None. The seller's agent was more help even after we closed. They actually responded and said they had never actually spoken to her about AEP. Heather later responded later with basically "Huh. That's surprising."
So yes, she lied to us. She said whatever it took to get us to sign. Never worked on our behalf. The instant we closed she was out of the picture. Hardly a word. The seller's agent even dropped off a "welcome to the neighborhood" packet. My guess is because we weren't a high end client we didn't get her full effort. From my perspective I would have been much better off with no realtor at all.
I will not be recommending the Julie Morgan team.
Response from Julie on 03/29/2011
Mr. Hall, I am so sorry and appalled at your experience with my then buyer's agent, Heather Minor. She is no longer with my team!! I certainly agree that she should have researched the home to see that it had been on the market for over a year, and should have represented you! I am so sorry for your horrific experience!! I only wish I had known of your experience at the time it was happening!!
