Monticello, Licensed Real Estate Broker

421 New Karner Rd, Colonie, NY 12205, USA

Address:	421 New Karner Rd, Colonie, NY 12205, USA
Phone:	+1 518-227-0718
Site:	monticellonys.com
Rating:	5
Working:	7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM 7AM–9PM

Location

Photos 100

Reviews 4

Jihoon Kim

My wife, young daughter and I give Alex Monticello the highest recommendation to anyone who is looking to buy or sell a home in the Capital region. We began our house hunting process in June 2014 as we contemplated moving to the Albany area from the lower Hudson Valley region. Though both my wife and I had some experience working in the area, the Capital region was a relatively foreign place for us. We began the process with some reservations, a hint of anxiety (and then some), and time constraints. To complicate the matter, we had a tight window to find and close on a house so that I could start my new job in January 2015. Enough about us. Here is why Alex gets our highest recommendation. Alexs knowledge of the market conditions, nuances of different neighborhoods, quality of the school districts, styles of homes, and watchful eye for potential issues that we came across during our initial viewings became invaluable assets during the process. Complimenting his professional expertise as a broker, Alex approaches his craft with the kind of personal touch that nervous, first-time homebuyers needed. A good analogy is finding a great doctor who is both the best at his/her profession and has an unsurpassed bedside manner. In our opinion, a great real estate broker has both of these qualities. Honestly, neither my wife nor I knew exactly what we were looking for. We had a budget, a preference in the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and the desire to be relatively close to Albany, but needed a decent size backyard for our daughter. Other than that, we learned our preferences along with Alex as we went along. Alex was patient as we looked at dozens of homes and started checking and crossing off our preferences. He remembered all of our preferences as we went from house to house and neighborhood to neighborhood. Throughout it all, we were very happy with Alexs ability to recall what we liked in each house that we looked at, but also what we didnt like about others. At a certain point, we had looked at so many houses that we were uncertain if we were being too picky about the negatives, and if we would ever find our dream home. Oftentimes, Alexs upbeat personality and patient, yet diligent, approach helped us to maintain the same positive approach until we found our home. Once we were ready to make an offer, Alex prepared us for the next phase of the house hunt. He explained the whole process from start to finish, kept us apprised of every new development, gave us helpful pointers and suggestions, answered endless questions from me (the neurotic husband) via email and phone, and helped carry us past the finish line. Furthermore, Alexs referrals for an attorney, insurance agent, loan officer (for the mortgage), inspector, and all the other parties involved in the final process were equally professional, knowledgeable, and pleasures to work with. Again, we highly recommend Alex Monticello for his professionalism, diligence, availability, responsiveness, and his character. Though we have yet to sell a home, Alex will be our first choice when that time comes. I know that the process of selling a home with Alex will be equally satisfying.

Samuel Breslin

We listed with Monticello in early 2013, and simultaneously used Alexander as our buyers agent in finding a larger home. The entire experience was excellent. Alexander is so far ahead of the local competition in terms of technology. He understands that today, virtually all potential buyers do their own research in the internet. He promptly bought an easy-to-remember web address for our property, and began to aggressively market it to maximize search engine exposure and potential traffic. He designed a beautiful web site, and his photographer was amazing. He worked hard to get our listing in front of as many people as possible, including the "house of the week" on the Times Union. Knowing that we wanted to move as quickly as possible, Alexander scheduled multiple open houses, and showed the house several times per week. Ultimately, the market dictated a price drop (also we were under contract to buy our new home), and Alexander sold the house 24 hours later. As our buyers agent, Alexander was patient, flexible, and logical. I can only imagine how annoying and picky we were. After touring dozens of "wrong" properties, Alexander found us the perfect home. Alexander handled the price negotiations like the attorney he is, and was able to get us a very fair price, with enough of a time cushion to sell our home. He accompanied us to inspections, and bent over backwards to make the experience easy on us. Alexander Monticello / Monticello LRB was the best choice, and we could not recommend him more highly. Alexander is very smart, very prepared, and overall a class act. We very much appreciate all he did. Thankfully he found us our dream home, so we will not be buying anything in the near future, but anyone looking to buy or sell in the Capital District should Alexander Monticello their first call.

Darrell Pogue

We had the opportunity to work with Alex for a second time when a job change/relocation required us to list our house about 13 months after we purchased it. My wife and I called up Alex, he came over, and we sat around the dining room table mapping out the schedule, price, and task list for the sale. As this was our first home sale as well, we leaned on Alex for most of our guidance. Beneficially, he gave us suggestions on which house projects to finish (and which to skip) to maximize the bottom line. It mustve worked, as we ultimately sold the house for a price that we were happy with! Throughout the process I appreciated how Alex remained on top of everything and made sure we hit each task/deadline. I never felt like I had to worry, which was a big help given my crazy work schedule. In other words, it felt like we were his only clients at the time (even though we knew that wasnt true). As far as recommending him to others - of course. We used Alex twice and would do it again. And although I dont have experience working directly with any other agents/brokers in the Albany area, what seems to set Monticello LREB apart is 1) service to the client, 2) a genuine interest in Albany (I cant tell you the number of times I texted him for a restaurant or store recommendation), and 3) commitment to growing a business the right way - with an emphasis on quality and building a solid foundation. Finally, its been said before, but the photos and website are clearly better than anything else around. Hes gonna make your house look great, which translates to page views, which translates to foot traffic, which translates to offers. Darrell and Sally

Myungsun Kim

As a foreigner, it is of course a big challenge to purchase a house in the US as there are many obstacles and uncertainty that keep us from making a good decision. Especially, finding a house that is perfect for my family is the most difficult task since we Koreans lack local real estate knowledge. That is why we need a very smart, proactive and faithful realtor to help us out. But most Koreans (well not all) like to get a super fast feedback on their inquires, especially if those inquires are related to the real estate. I would like to suggest Alexander Monticello as the key realtor who can work for the internationally relocated (Korean) families. Alexander is fast in searching properties and giving real-time feedback, he shares reports of a specific properties, he answers whenever we need him, works on weekends (and weekdays as well), able to facilitate the process by using internet-based inventory search and automatic notification when new property pops up, is well equipped with financial and legal knowledge regarding real-estate and also does not hesitate to advise any potential risks and provide us with many Korean community-related information! I really cannot list the whole merit that Alexander has and I just want others to know that the biggest stress lies upon us, apart from everything, is getting a good house with a faithful, trust-worthy realtor, and I strongly recommend Alexander Monticello.