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Testimonials
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The Peters Girard Home Team provided me with exceptionally responsive service, expert advice, outstanding attention to details on legal documents, and an overall A+ professional experience in every aspect of my home purchase activity. The team demonstrated superior bidding expertise, allowing me to prevail in an intensvive challenge from multiple bidders to obtain a home in a hot market without having to excessively overbid on the home. I found Laura & Lynette to be realtors with a most pleasant and pleasing disposition, always "sunny side up".
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- Rudy and Bonnie Klanseck (Retired -- Financial Analyst & Electrical Engineer)
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Lynette was incredible through the whole home buying processing! She and her team were knowledgeable, patient, and kind. All things I valued as a first time home buyer. She came highly recommended and went beyond expectations!
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- Colleen Hile
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The Peters Girard Home Team exceeded our expectations! Lynnette was professional, insightful, prompt, and thoughtful through every step of the selling process. We highly recommend Lynnette and the team.
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- Mark & Darleen Elliott
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We were first time home buyers and Megan was extremely helpful throughout the whole process. Very knowledgeable and was always available to make suggestions, answer questions, and make trips out to homes we spontaneously decided to see.
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- Sean Henderson
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We recently worked with Lynnette Girard to purchase our first home and we couldn't be happier with the experience! Lynnette has a great knowledge of the local market, was quick to respond to all of our questions and did a wonderful job educating us on the home buying process. She went above and beyond to make the entire process comfortable and easy. We can't recommend her highly enough!
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- Seth Brown (Controller)
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We were recommended Lynnette through a friend of ours. From the very beginning it felt like she had our best interests at heart. It was our first time buying a home and we knew nothing, she was there for us through every step of the way. It was a stressful process, but Lynnette never gave up on us. She was always very flexible with her schedule and quick to respond. We would recommend her to anyone looking to purchase a home. She is extremely knowledgeable, will have her clients back, and she is just fun to be around!
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- Natalie & Noah Eblin
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The sale of our home was handled with great care and professionalism. Lynnette went beyond what we expected. It’s a great team.
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- Mary Haddix
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Lynette simply put was awesome. Her efforts and consistent communication made it simple for my family throughout the process of purchasing a home. Lynette has a tremendous work ethic and demonstrated the ability to go above and beyond. I really appreciated her ability to build relationships, communicate and her impeccable professionalism. If you are looking for a positive experience when buying a home, Lynette in my opinion thinks of the customer first as demonstrated by her character and integrity. If we should purchase another home in the future, Lynette is our realtor.
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- Mark Spencer (Football Coach)
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We have know Linnette for quite sometime, so when it was time to look into an agent we knew who to call. I have a few clients who are agents and it was never a question of choosing.
Linnette is honest and fair, and most importantly a positive person. She never danced around issues. She was upfront, complimentary and to the point.
She treats everyone with respect and always gives 100% to the job. She is willing to go the extra mile it would take to make sure something is done right the first time. She represented both sides of the sale of our existing home, she spent quality time with the buyers, but made sure they knew who she represented (which was us...the sellers)
I'll bet if you asked them to write a review it would look very similar to ours, which is what you want in an agent! I would use her again next again!
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- Stacy rothert (Self employed )
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We enthusiastically recommend the Peters Girard team! Lynnette tirelessly guided our recent move from Chicago to Columbus in a very challenging marketplace. We appreciated her professionalism in dealing with other agents and builders, always representing our best interests, even when we were back in Chicago. Lynnette always went the extra mile.
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- Janet & Steve Arden
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As a corporate move, we realized the hoops through which we needed to jump were numerous. Laura and Lynnette managed all of this while keeping the process moving forward to allow us to list, contract and close in less than 30 days!
Couldn't have done it without them!
Great Job!
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- Chris Riedel
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Laura and Lynette were both so wonderful to work with throughout our home search and purchase! They were always available to answer questions, show us homes (and more homes, and more homes, and more....), and lead the way through the processes of home buying. Both ladies strive to provide top notch service, and have been so helpful while wrapping up our final details. Thank you!!
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- Meaghan Vogt
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Both Laura and Lynnette were great to work with. They were both very responsive and made the selling process very easy. Their knowledge and experience allowed me to get the best price for home. Highly recommend!
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- Kenneth Cole
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The Peters Girard Home Team was absolutely fabulous to work with. Last year, they helped my wife sell her Mother's home. Last month they sold my Father's home. They really go the distance, dotting every i and crossing every t. We recommend this dynamic duo to all our friends and wouldn't consider hiring any other realty team.
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- Michael Ayers (Verizon Consultant III-Prof Services – SIP Transformations)
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Lynette and team are true stars and partners. Too often these types of endeavors are viewed as transactional---that is not the case here. Nothing is left unaddressed, uncovered and unsupported!! They are a crack team that truly care!
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- Fred Wills
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The Peters Girard Home Team is an excellent realty service with a great understanding of their client's needs. My wife and I spent several years being shown a number of homes and each time we found a reason to move to the next. The Team always supported us and stood by for the next showing. Recently, they assisted us in purchasing a new stand alone condo and we are very thankful for their patience and always being available.
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- Dennis Lyons (Retired)
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As first time home buyers, the whole process seemed daunting. With Laura as our realtor, everything was seamless and smooth. Me and my husband are so thankful for the dedication shown from Laura to finding our new home.
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- Allie O'Mara (Teacher)
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Within the last 5 years we've moved twice and both times we called the Peters Girard team. Reason being.. this team is ABSOLUTELY phenomenal. We felt strongly supported throughout our building process, listing our home, staging (beautifully may I add), showings, buyer negotiations, all the way to a super simple closing.
BONUS! Based on this team's advice of where to invest our dollars for home improvements which would return top dollar.. we not only were able to list our home for an amount higher than expected even in a post pandemic market but our buyer come in over asking price!
If you're someone in the housing market looking for expertise, honesty, transparency, and want to have a full circle of support.. this is your team.
Thank you Peters Girard in helping my family move into our dream home!
P.S. Lynnette - You are an incredible real estate agent and even more.. a wonderful friend forever having a place in our family.
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- Brandon Teets
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The PG Home Team is fantastic. They are always available to field your questions and they have your best interests at heart. They are flexible and provide great advice.
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- Michael Vogt (Bridge Engineer)
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Lynette and Laura are an amazing team , they knowledgeable in all of the areas of the real estate market. Lynette had answers to all my questions and they had me perfectly situated to take advantage of this tricky market.
We had multiple offers and evaluating them was more than just “best net offer”. They provided nuanced suggestions on why I should consider what I thought was an inferior offer and it turned out to be spot on advice.
Not sure if this is our “forever home” but if we look to move again, we will use Lynette and Laura!
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- Nick Ardner
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We couldn’t have done it without the full effort of your team! Everyone was so kind and helpful during a process that can be stressful! Thank you for being there with us through the purchase of our dream home!
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- Meagan Beausay
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Lynnette Girard was an absolute pleasure to work with and she now feels like a good friend of our family. From start to finish, she was the definition of professional, yet always with a warm, personal touch. We can't possibly recommend The Peters Girard Home Team enough! FIVE STARS ACROSS THE BOARD!
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- James C. Adkins (Warehouse Manager, Discovery Life Sciences)
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I cannot properly do justice in describing how wonderful working with the Peters Girard team was. We primarily worked with Lynnette. She is warm, professional, and extremely knowledgeable. Through each step of the home buying process she went above and beyond to ensure we were comfortable and all our questions were answered. She truly puts her clients first and wants to be certain they are not settling. Laura is fantastic as well and we equally enjoyed working with her, she offers a wealth of experience and we learned a lot during the time we spent together. We’ll be sending anyone we know to them for purchasing or selling their home!
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- Gregory Guidarelli
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The Peters Girard Home Team did a great job selling my home. Timely, great recommendations, and amazing staging made for a smooth, quick sale.
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- Branden TenBrink
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Working with Megan while being out-of-state buyers has been seamless! She went above and beyond throughout the home buying process, and communicated clearly the entire time while providing valuable advice/guidance. We are excited to begin our journey in Ohio. Thanks Megan!
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- ND
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Laura was very helpful in not only finding us a house but also selling our old home. She worked hard to find something that worked for both my wife and I. I highly recommend the Peter's Girard team!
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- Chance Weber (Engineer)
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We engaged Lynnette and Laura because of their knowledge of the area and recent home sales they were involved in. They laid out a carefully orchestrated plan and timeline for the sale and communicated our tasks very clearly. They listed the house, conducted an open-house on top of showings and landed an offer that was exactly in line with our expectations. They worked closely with us on the closing and gathering of needed documents and the entire process came off without a hitch! We had been dreading the home sale process but kudos to both of your and your expert help in making the sale of the home an enjoyable process. We will definitely recommend you both to our friends who have upcoming home needs.
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- Jim Swartzmiller (Homeseller)
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We could not have found a better and caring realtor than Laura. She helped us with our condo search every step of the way. She is caring, compassionate patient and knowledgeable. We can’t thank her enough for working with us.
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- Fay Russ
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I want to share how pleased we were with the Peters and Girard Team on the sale of our home. All team members were always quick in their responses to any questions presented. The experience was very well planned, and every step was completed in a timely manner. All team members were professional and courteous. I am happy to say our home sold in a very short time thanks to their fabulous efforts. I would highly recommend them and utilize this Team if the need arises in the future.
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- Kathleen M. Davis
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You have found your realtors, look no further! Laura and Lynnette are a wonderful team. Their personalities perfectly complement each other; in meeting them for the first time I felt like they were my old friends. My husband and I were looking for a forever home as well as selling our condo. Laura and Lynnette's goal was to help us find the RIGHT house, not just any house. They were not concerned with the sale, they were concerned with our fit and happiness in a property. At one point, we were wishy-washy about whether or not we liked a house. Lynnette assured us that we are going to find a house that we LOVE, and really don't need to think too hard about whether or not we like it. And they were right - we found a house that we ABSOLUTELY fell in LOVE with.
When it came to the sale of our condo, Laura and Lynnette both walked through the property and suggested minor adjustments in order to make the condo as buyer friendly as possible. They helped us every step of the way, and were constantly available to answer any questions - big or small. Within 48 hours we had 6 offers!
I cannot recommend these two women enough. I felt fully supported during the entire process of buying and selling. I also feel like I gained two new friends!
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- Katie Lentz
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We are first-time home buyers and we worked with both Laura and Lynnette. They are both so wonderful! We didn't have a long experience with them because we succeeded on getting the first house we bid on, but the short journey has been a very smooth experience. Laura and Lynnette are very friendly, attentive to detail, and very responsive to texts and emails. I recommend them to anyone looking to buy a house!
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- Carissa Klanseck
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Peters Girard did an excellent job of helping me sell my Mom's house in a different city. Communication was outstanding. I felt like they were only working for me-every text...questions I had.. were answered in a short amount of time. I never felt pressured into doing something I wasn't comfortable with. I will recommend Lynnette and the team to everyone!
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- Shannan Thompson
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Lynnette is a joy to work with! She made both the buying and selling process smooth and comfortable for us. We appreciated her patience, professionalism and honesty throughout all the time we spent together. We couldn’t have been more pleased with all aspects of the process!
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- Krista
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I can’t say enough about the personal attention, dedication and hard work of Lynnette Girard! In this challenging market she worked so hard to ensure I was able to buy a house to call home!!
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- Michelle Johnson
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Megan has been extremely good with her work and timely getting in the offers on a reasonable price. She was good with handling all needed things and helping me through the process . I am happy I got her as agent as she helped me get my dream house with all criteria’s met. She understands what we want and act accordingly highly recommend her as agent.
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- Rajna Nannat (Senior BI Consultant )
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I was extremely pleased with my home buying experience with Lynette. Not only does she approach her work with integrity, honesty and professionalism, she does so with you, the customer in mind. In fact, she stated, she would never suggest a deal/purchase, that she would not do herself. And that was comforting, given that I was starting to feel the pressure of “just buying a house” in this current market. She assured me that we’d find the “right house for us” - and we did.
Lynette went the extra mile - by going to showings that I could not attend and FaceTiming me as she walked through the homes. While living out of town presented a bit of a challenge, Lynette always ensured we never missed an opportunity to see a house that we liked.
It is without reservation that I highly recommend Lynette. You will not be disappointed.
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- Toya Spencer (Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Worthington Schools)
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Lynette and Laura were wonderful to work with. They are very professional and gave me excellent advice on preparing my condo for sale along with suggesting a price point. I was able to sell quickly and received multiple offers (above asking price). Lynette is always quick to respond to my phone calls and text messages. The sale went through quickly and closed seamlessly (even during a pandemic). I strongly recommend the Peters Girard Home Team!!
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- Kathy Rowe (Seller)
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I can’t recommend Peters Girard Team enough!! We loved Gretchen and couldn’t have done any of it without her! The whole team was amazing and so helpful through the whole process! I had a million questions and they never made me feel like an annoyance. If you need help buying or selling a home, do yourself a favor and hire this team!!!
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- Sarah Orlando
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Lynnette and Laura are the best. They have a great team and they go above and beyond to help you sell your home. We highly recommend.
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- Lori P
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Outstanding!
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- Cliff Hetzel (Director of Business)
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Lynette Girard was fantastic in the process of reviewing, finding, offering, negotiating, and closing on our new home purchase. She was positive and supportive. She used her experience in the industry and connections with experts to keep us informed and make everything very easy to execute. I highly recommend Peters Girard Home Team if ever you are looking for a house that can become the right home for you!
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- Cliff Hetzel (Director of Business)
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Working with the Peters Girard Home Team was absolutely delightful! Laura was able to negotiate a great price for my husband and I on our new home. Both Laura and Lynette gave us great advise on what needed to be done to sell our previous home for maximum value. This ended up being such a stress-free and joyful experience for us. I am so happy we put our trust in their expertise to assist us with our home buying and selling needs. I couldn’t be happier with this highly recommended team!
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- Jaime Weber (Safety Specialist)
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Megan was fantastic! She answered all of our questions and was able to sell our home for way more than we hoped for with no bumps along the way!
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- Amanda Brown
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Experience with Peters Girard team was excellent! They addressed all our questions and concerned quickly. We would highly recommend to anyone interested in buying or selling a home.
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- Wendy Harper
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Lynnette Girard is not only one of the best realtors out there but one of the best human beings in general. We absolutely loved every second we spent with her and constantly joked about not wanting to buy a house because we didn't want our time with her to end! Although at some point, we couldn't avoid the inevitable anymore because she was just too dang good at her job and found us the perfect first home. We could not recommend anyone more especially if it's your first time buying a home (like it was for us). She was unbelievably patient and knowledgable as we asked her the millions of questions we had. We've recommended her to so many people already and they've all fallen in love with her too!
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- Mariah Lung and Matt Fujita
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Laura did a great job selling our home and we got much more than the listed price. She is very quick in answering questions and returning calls. We would recommend their team for any real estate transactions.
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- Sue and Bill DeChant
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Laura did a great job, with home buying 3 years ago and selling it recently. She promptly responds to my calls and text messages.
When dealing with real estate, one of the costliest transactions in life, you got to have somebody who has your best interests in mind. I have trusted her abilities twice so far and it worked out well.
I would definitely recommend her & Peters Girard Home team for any future real estate transactions.
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- Madhan
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Peters Girard Team is the absolute best!!! They are patient, knowledgeable, compassionate, and attentive to the needs of their clients. I trusted them completely knowing they had my best interest at heart. Highly recommend this team in your search to sell and or buy a home.
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- LaDonna Liggins
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I really enjoyed working with Laura to purchase our house. We were trying to buy from a distance and in a market that was crazy busy. Laura was quick to tell us that some of the homes we looked at were not for us! When we finally found the right home Laura helped us with the negotiations and made the purchase experience a pleasant one.
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- Cathy Weber
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Lynette was awesome! She helped me to understand the steps in purchasing my home. Lynette answered a lot of my stupid questions. I trusted her input. I would and will recommend her to anyone I know that needs a realtor!! I loved working with her!
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- Linda Varney
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Had an awesome experience with Gretchen! As first time home buyers she did a great job of explaining all of the steps to us and always felt like she was guiding us in the right direction! She was an awesome communicator and went above and beyond to get us our house. Couldn't recommend her and this team enough!
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- Megan Tuokkola & Kyle Clark
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Relentless yet ethical. This is a top performing team! Absolute miracle workers. We have worked with this team in five different transactions for buying and selling.
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- Dawn Riedel
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Great team. Lynette was very detail oriented and worked with us on both the sell side and buy sides of two houses. Easy to work with, prompt, and always had our best interests in mind.
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- Steve Fischbach
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Megan was amazing! She is so nice and made the whole process so fast easy for me! I definitely recommend her!
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- Nicole Henry
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Peters/Girard helped sell our home as well as purchase a new home. Their expertise successfully helped us make appropriate improvements in order to get the best price possible, over asking. Their staging was right on point and the house sold in one day. For the purchase of our new home, Laura’s attention to detail helped us get into our new home. She was quick to respond when we had questions which was key in this housing market.
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- Diane Hunter
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My daughter recently purchased her first home. Megan was the best. She helped her with every step of the process. Purchasing your first home can be very stressful. Megan made it a pleasure. Thank you!!!!!!
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- Maria Henry
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The Peters Girard Home Team did an outstanding job in selling our house. They are very easy to work with, professional and really know their business. The time that they took to help us stage our home to make it appealing to potential buyers was so valuable. They worked with us on strategies to maximize the number of showings and hosted an open house, which resulted in multiple offers over asking price . In my opinion, there is not a better team that we could have worked with. If you are looking to sell your home, you need to talk to the Peters Girard Home Team!
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- Kevin M (Account Manager)
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Laura and Lynette are fabulous! They work well as a team, responding in an appropriate amount of time and give great advise. We have worked with them for several years and highly recommend!
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- Tom and Amy Harrington
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We knew Lynnette Girard through a friend. There are not enough words to describe how great she is. She has the kindest soul and such a down to earth person. She was there for us every step of the way, from buying our new house to selling our current home. Laura Peters was also a tremendous help stepping in and giving such wonderful advice. NextHome Experience is the way to go! I would recommend them 10/10. Top notch in every aspect.
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- Megan Mummey (Educator )
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Working with Lynette Girard was the best experience. She is the hardest working agent out there. She has great follow up practices and made our land and building purchase much smoother. Love her!!! Will definitely be using her skills to sell in the spring.
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- Gina and Sean Luzader
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Lynette and Laura are two very professional and hands on realtors. They helped me both in the buying process and in the selling process. They are responsive, creative, and driven. I highly recommend them.
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- Vincent Monardo
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The Peters Girard team helped us sell our Mom’s house at a difficult time for us personally. We had complete confidence in their knowledge of the real estate business and greatly appreciated their understanding of people, as well.
Lynnette went above and beyond in helping us and we had peace knowing she was handling the sale for us.
We give our the Peters Girard group our highest recommendation.
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- Martha Hill
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We're so grateful Lynnette was recommended to us by a mutual friend. She is warm, personable, and most importantly - incredibly knowledgeable about the area and all the weird intricacies that are involved with the purchase process. Always making herself available, Lynnette worked around our scheduling and communication needs to make our search and purchase as seamless as possible. Would recommend Lynnette to anyone who is looking to buy within Greater Columbus!
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- Brenna and James
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Lynnette and Laura are both extremely detail oriented, kind, compassionate people who held our hands throughout the entire buying and selling process. No question went unanswered, no concern was dismissed. We felt in our bones that we could trust them completely and they would have our backs. I can't say enough about their integrity and commitment. There is no way on earth I would want anyone else to help us, my family or friends in the future.
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- Kelly A. Maloney-Girardi
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Words cannot express how thankful we are for Lynnette and Laura! They make an amazing team, we highly recommend them! Lynnette found us our home in 2017 and most recently sold it for us. She was able to get it into contract within days of listing it and got us multiple above asking offers, she exceeded our expectations.
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- Tori & Jack Lyttle
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Laura and the Peters Girard team were all excellent. The research Laura did on comps, the staging that Megan and Gretchen did, the negotiating with the sale of our home to our closing Laura was well prepared and a professional. Laura also assisted us with building our new home where she proved invaluable when negotiating with the builder and in communication. The entire experience was easy and I hear stories from others that are nightmares.
I highly highly recommend the entire team!
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- Sara Reed
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Lynnette came highly recommended from a friend and we could not have imagined a better experience in looking for a home as first time buyers, even during this crazy market. Lynnette understands this market so well, and you can tell she reads people well too, in terms of what we were looking for in a house and what we were comfortable with offering. I don’t know if we would be in the house we are in now if it wasn’t for her guidance, not just with the home search but rather with how to put together an attractive offer, her flexibility for showings, and her communication. We will be forever grateful!
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- Raquel Minarsch
About Peters and Girard Home Team
We are a real estate group founded by Laura Peters and Lynnette Girard. We have over 35 years of experience and have facilitated in excess of 500 successful closings. Our area of expertise is in central Ohio which includes Columbus and the surrounding areas.We love Columbus and all it has to offer! Over the last 40 years we have watched Columbus evolve from a small college town to the 14th largest city in the United States, and we are looking forward to more growth in the near future.
At Peters & Girard, we understand that your situation is unique, and we are committed to meeting your needs first and foremost. In addition, we focus on helping you make a educated financial investment. Our experience has taught us where to put time, money and energy. We believe our experience provides you with smart financial guidance which sets us apart from our competitors.
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