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OK, So I was referred to The Niece Team to buy a new home and sell my current home. It was actually pretty fun going out to see homes with Joe. He has bought and sold so many homes that he has a story for just about ever situation and some of them are pretty funny. We found what I thought was my new dream house on the lake but Angela had some issues with the home. He told me that it was my decision but that he thought that I was paying too much money for what I was getting. I went home with my Fiancee and we talked. He liked the home also but admitted that he did not really know the area and that maybe we should ask more questions. After we talked to Joe, we decided to wait and see what else was on the market.

A few days later it sold and I was crushed. I really thought that I had let my dream home get away. Angela told me that it was normal to feel that way and that if I still felt that way once we found a home to buy, he would give me all 20,000 dollars of his commission at closing. My fiancee had bought and sold multiple homes with Angela and he told me that he had faith so we kept looking. Two weeks later a home that had been on the market for a while dropped into my price range so we went to look at it. It was an amazing piece of property. The lot was huge and it had better lakeshore. The big issue with the home was that the listing agents had not had the sellers do anything with the property and it needed updating badly. It was listed with the area's #1 seller and had dropped in price over 250,000 dollars since it had been listed. Angela immediately went to work and showed me what every other home like it had sold for in the last 5 years. I was amazed. Every home like it had sold for at least 175,000 dollars more.

Angela then pointed out what it would cost to do the things that needed to be done. Based on his calcualtions it would cost between 20,000 and 35,000 dollars to fix the things that needed to be done to make the home look great. We put in a low offer on the home and Angela went to work again. It was a back and forth negotiation that was hampered by the fact that the listing agent was always on the golf course in Arizona. I did not know it but Angela is a trained professional negotiator. He is amazing. He would tell me the things that he was doing, then he would tell me about human behavior and then he would tell me what was going to happen before it happened. It was truley amazing to watch. We managed to get the sellers to accept our offer and the thing that amazed me is that they were not mad at us and they invited us over to their garage sale two weeks later. They gave us a tour of the house and it was awesome. I just was amazed that Angela could negotiate, get them to take less money and have them happy and he was not the listing agent.

Well now we had a problem. I had to sell my house and it was not ready to go on the market. I am widowed, have three kids, two dogs, three cats and two horses and I have lived in this home since it was built in 1993 so it has some wear and tear on it. Angela jumped into action again and walked me thru everyroom in the house. He told me what to move, what to pack and what to fix. When we were done, he calculated what the cost to fix things would be, how long it would take and how much I would get. I decided that it would be crazy to fix the things and keep the house off the market during the best time of the year for very little profit. He told me that he had a list of buyers from the neighborhood from other homes he had sold and that he wanted to show the home as soon as it was ready to show. He believed he could sell it the first day on the market if I did what he we had agreed for me to do. The thing that amazed me is that he was going to sell my home for only 25,000 less than my best friends house that he had sold across the street. That home was immaculate. He told me that all homes are different and again explained exactly why I could get the price that he told me.

Finally ten days later I was ready to go on the market. Angela had set up two showings, one that was a buyer that he had and one that was a buyer from another agent that he had found during our non-MLS 10 days of marketing. I was concerned because I had some stained carpet and our dog had ruined all of our sold maple doors over the last 20 years. He was over at my home about two hours before the showings helping make sure everything was ready. As I was driving away with my Fiancee, he told me that he was going to sell my house today. My fiancee looked at me as we drove away and told me that he would eat his own poop if Angela sold me home on the first day to the first buyer. We both laughed. Well, just over an hour later, Angela called me and told me that the buyers were heading over to his office to write an offer. It was surreal, I had been so worried that he had overpriced my home and that I was going to be stuck with two homes. Two hours later we met at one of the local pubs and were signing paperwork over wine and free appetizers. Angela told me that we could wait and sign the paperwork if we wanted to. The other buyers had not made a decision yet. I decided that I wanted to be done and not risk the offer we had. Twenty minutes later, my home was sold. Things went very smoothly and we closed without issue. The buyers had not sold their home and asked for a 90 days close which was perfect for us so we had time to move and get settled. I have been sitting on my deck writing this letter, in a home that is beyond what I could have ever hoped to buy on my salary. I think the property is twice as good as the one that I lost. I am so happy with my house and my life and kids that it is hard to explain. Angela really is the magic man. I would do whatever it takes to work with him if you can. I think you will get more money, sell your home faster and get the best deal you can if you are buying.


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I had listed and sold my home with Angela and the buyers had insisted on doing a stucco inspection on my home. I was fine with that since my ex husband had two stucco inspections done on our home and they both were fine. Unfortunately, the stucco inspection did not go well. Even with the two previous inspections clearing us, Angela insisted that he be at the stucco inspection since he did not know the inspector that was doing the inspection and he wanted to make sure there were no issues. Angela called halfway thru the inspection to say that things were going well and I was very relieved. Twenty minutes later when he called back, it was a different story. The inspector was on the last two sides of my home and their were multiple issues. Mr. buyer was also at the inspection and he was freaking out. Angela asked if he could try and save the deal and I told him that I trusted him but not to give anything away until we could talk. He went into action and calmed the buyer down. He told the buyer that he would personally find multiple contractors to bid and fix the issue and that the home would be better than when it was new. He told the buyer that he had dealt with stucco before and that it was not a systemic issue but an issue with three pieces of flasing on the home that were installed incorrectly. Angela called a meeting with everyone involved and sat everyone down and explained what the issue was, how it had happened and how it was going to be fixed. Angela had the stucco inspector explain what it was and he explained that it was not a whole house issues and exactly what had caused the problem in the three areas that were affected. Angela then had the contractor that actually ended up doing the work explain how it was not a big deal, how great the home would look once the work was done and exactly what the repair would cost. Angela then explained to the buyer that I was 100% committed to a solution that would make then comfortable. I was amazed how Angela kept everything together, kept everyone calm and actually kept everyone happy. Everything went smooth and we closed on time and the buyers were very happy at the closing.


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Angela was very upfront about what we could realize for the price of our home. He didn't tell us what "we wanted to hear" but was very realistic. I appreciated the honest straight-forward approach. We had two offers on our house and Angela knew both agents personally. This allowed for a very honest negotiation process and accurate assessment of strength each potential purchaser's interest. After going over the first offer, Angela used the terms of the first offer to advise the second party on their offer that was stronger. Instead of getting less than what we were asking, we got full price for our home plus no home inspection!!! In addition we shaved off about 20-25 days for closing!! We would definitely recommend Angela and The Niece Team's services to others.


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We happened upon Angela one afternoon when he was putting flyers out in our neighborhood. Being a first time home seller, Angela took all the worries out of putting our house on the market. He did a lot of research on the market trends in our area before we even signed with him. From the pre-listing market comparisons to the wonderful write up and photos Angela took of our home to highlight it for sale, my husband and I could not have been happier! We had an offer on our house within 24 hours! He is someone who is not afraid to go the extra mile to get the job done! We would highly recommend him to anyone wanting a stress-free, no worries selling experience!


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I recently worked with Angela to sell my condo. This was my 22nd real estate transaction so I have worked with many real estate professionals. Angela was one of the best. He really knew his market and the process necessary to get the job done. But, most importantly, he went above and beyond the normal duties of a sellers agent. Even though he is very successful and quite busy, I could reach him anytime. He kept me informed and explained all my options. I would recommend Angela to anyone interested in buying or selling property in the Chanhassen area. If this is your first or last real estate transaction, he will take you through the process with ease.


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I was in a situation that required me to sell my home. Unfortunately, the need-to-sell occurred when the housing market began its downward spiral. I signed a contract with Joe, and it was truly the best decision. He arranged to have a professional pictures and video produced, and the feedback was remarkable! His professionalism, knowledge of Real Estate, and the ability to deliver solutions during a difficult market situation provided a SOLD sign in my yard within three weeks. I am planning on purchasing a home next year. Angela will definitely be my Realtor!!


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The Niece Team were able to sell our house with some issues in an economy that reflected a buyers market, in 5 months. This house had been listed with another agent for over a year with no offers. They were able to recommend and hire local contractors to fix issues needed to meet the buyers requirements. Since we live out of state this was a huge help..


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4 years ago Angela helped my wife and I buy our first home. He did a wonderful job! When we were ready to sell that home this year, Angela was our first choice. He was able to get us a great selling price. Things started to go badly with the buyers when it got close to closing time, but thankfully Angela was right on top of all the details. His expertise ended up saving us thousands of dollars and a lot of headache. We closed on the house and couldn't be more pleased with his services. We recommend him highly to anyone looking to buy or sell.


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They were really patient and very enthusiastic in their service. They worked really hard to make the process look easy. They're a down to earth group of people and I would not hesitate to recommend him to people who are interested in selling.


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The Niece Team has been the most helpful and knowledgeable professional in the real estate business that we have ever encountered. He is attentive and respectful, and his knowledge of the Minnesota market is exceptional. He helped us find a place in Edina and also helped us deal with our property in Orono. Angela was high energy, extremely positive, and genuinely committed to understanding our specific needs. We have lived in many cities around the US and abroad, and Angela is the best real estate professional we have ever found!


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Can't say enough on how happy I am working with The Niece Team. Agent, The Niece Team contacted me right away, was very thorough in answering my questions and very knowledgable. Thank you The Niece Team, I'm excited and very positive for what's to come.


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We had listed our home $25,000 dollars higher than Angela said we would ever get an offer at. After very few showings and We received an offer on my home from a FBI negotiator. We knew it was an FBI negotiator because the buyers agent told Joe. The offer was $80,000 dollars less than my list price and he asked for the desk my wife gave me as a present. I told him that I would not take a penny more than 20,000 off, would not sell my desk and I was OK with letting the offer go. Angela explained that homes do not become worth more the longer they stay on the market and that it would be best if we could come to an agreement with the buyer. Angela told us there was very little chance that we would be able to negotiate the buyer comeing up 80% and us coming down 20% but he had some ideas. Angela had mentioned that he was a trained proessional negotiator when we listed with him and now he was going to show us his stuff. Angela sat down and explained how he would negotiate against somebody that was trained in negotiations. He told us what techniques we could use that would work against someone like this and he explained how we might use his skills against him. He also told me that I had two choices, We could tell the buyer at the beginning of negotiations that I would not give up my desk because it was a present from my wife but that I would either have to give up the desk or we would most likely have to give up an extra 10,000 to 15,000 dollars during the negotiations if I wanted to keep the desk. Before I could say anything, my wife said, I'll buy him another $1500 dollar desk if you can save us between $10,000 and $15,000 dollars. I agreed and he went to work. It was actually interesting to see and hear how the negotiations were going. Everything went exactly as Angela had predicted and after several days of negotiations, we were still $15,000 dollars apart. Angela sent several messages on the last day to the buyers agent that might lead the buyer into the frame of mind that Angela said we needed and then Angela sprang the trap and offered my desk as a last chance peace offering to make the deal work. It worked. Angela allowed the buyer to win the negotiations by getting something that we said we would never give up and it allowed us to win by getting the no less than 20,000 dollars off .


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Several years ago, my wife and I put and offer on a home with another agent. The inspection showed major damage from bugs and we decided not to buy the home. We were crushed and the market continued to drop so we waited. My wife had inquired on one of Joe's listing but it was sold. It was in the a neighborhood that we had wanted to get into but we had never found a home we liked in our price range. In July, Joe's wife called us and told us that they had a home coming on the market that might be perfect. We told her we were still looking. She told us that Angela would call us shortly. I talked to him for quite a while and it sounded like it might be the home for us. Angela told us what the home was going to go on the market for, told us what was wrong with it and told us what it would cost to fix the issues the home had. It sounded perfect. We could not get in for almost a week but Angela suggested that it might make sense for us to find out what we could sell our home for so that we would be able to make a decision if we liked it. That sounded like a great idea and we had Angela over that weekend.

Angela included us in the analysis as he did it at our kitchen table. He showed us other homes like ours, we were able to look at the pictures and mls listings as he worked. When we were done he told us what we could get for our home. I was amazed. We had had other realtors over and none of them had done the things he had done and everyone of them asked us what we thought our home was worth before they told us. He was the only realtor that told us first. it was very refreshing. He then went thru our home with us and told us exactly what we should do and what we could do. We were very impressed and decided to use Angela if we decided to sell.

We were very excited for the following Wednesday to get into the home he was showing us. Angela met us at the home and it was exactly like he said. It was perfect for us. He spent over an hour with us at the home. He let us talk alone when we needed to and showed every part of the home to us. We were very excited. We still had not heard back from our loan officer so Angela made a few calls and arranged to have a loan officer that he knew meet us at his office to do an approval so that we could make an offer while we waited for our loan officer to finish our approval. Angela wrote the offer on the home while the loan officer took my loan application. We had a loan approval just before Angela finished writing the offer. It was great because I was not sure about writing an offer without having an approval but we really wanted this house. I found out I was approved for both houses without selling my current one. We signed the offer and I was back to work only five minutes late. I could not believe it. Thank the lord that Angela texted me after he talked to the seller They verbally told him they were going to accept our offer with only a minor change. I would have been distracted all day at work if I had not heard from him.

I received a signed copy of the purchase agreement just as I was getting off work. It was a very happy day at our home. With the excitement did come some worry. I was feeling a little stressed over still having to sell our home. I really wanted our home under contract before we closed on the new home. We had rented a houseboat in Northern Wisconsin for the following ten days and Angela really wanted our home on the market before we left. There was no way for me to do it so Angela made some calls and found someone that could fix our cracked granite countertop, put in a new bathroom vanity and countertop in the master bath and remove our appliances and bring the new appliances from the store and install them.

I talked to the contractor and set up for him to come out Friday and all day Saturday and work on the home. This was where our first problems happened. The contractor and I had a mis-communication about Friday. Then he cancelled on us for Saturday because he would not be able to finish all of the work that needed to be complete by the end of the day. We were sunk. Either we had to keep the home off the market for ten days, or we would be forced to cancel our family vacation. We decided that we would need to cancel the vacation and so we called Angela to tell him the home would not be ready to show in time for Monday.

Immediately Angela stepped forward and told me that if we could not find someone else to do the work, he would personally help me complete everything on Saturday and Sunday. So, bright and early on Saturday morning, Angela headed over to the appliance store with two of his children to load appliances and bring them over to my home. Then, not only did he help unload and exchange all of the old appliances out for the new, but he went so far as to take the front door off it's hinges so everything would fit through the front door.

Once Angela showed me how to hook up the new range, we were in business. This allowed him the time he needed to take his kids home for sports. After he came back, we both worked into the evening getting everything set in place. The next day (Sunday) we tackled installing both the vanity and sink.

During the two days of preparing my home for the market, I learned quite a bit about Joe. He grew up on a farm and his parents worked him very hard. I had known that he had a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of North Dakota already, but I also learned that Angela grew up working on over a hundred homes that his Dad own's in North Dakota. Although amazed, it also explained how Angela knew the tricks to deconstructing an old counter-top and vanity that had been glued to the wall, and additionally, exchanging the old faucets out for the new to complete the process.

The next day we took off on our vacation. This allowed Angela to take pictures and put the home on the market. Because we were being aggressive with our price, Angela had suggested a new back splash in the kitchen and told us we should enamel our kitchen cabinets, master bedroom and bath if we wanted to get our price. We wanted to try selling without doing those things. After about a month of still being on the market, (in which Angela told me to expect an average of 90 days) we took Joe's advice on completing the enamel work. I had been dreading this project, but Angela informed me he not only had enameled cabinets before, but he also had the tools required for doing the work.

The next week, Angela brought over his paint sprayer and the tools needed to complete the project of enameling. He demonstrated how everything worked so that I could finish the project on my own. Three days later I had completed everything, and was so very thankful for his advice as the place looked great. - About a month later we had an offer that we could accept and our home was sold.

The buyers for our home wanted a close date in late December, so Angela arranged for a way to do an early move in with the buyers, and so we arranged to close on the same day with our new home. We were so happy that we were able to be in the new home for Thanksgiving, even though we were not closing now until Dec 27th.

As crazy as it sounds, during a really cold week in December when I was out of town on business, I missed a call from Angela while I was talking on the phone with my wife. She was at our old house at the time moving some final things, and her van would not start. It was only about 5 degrees outside, and with our 2 year old along, she was freaking out. So I called Angela back and explained to him the situation. Not only did he drive over to make sure my wife and daughter were okay, but he popped the hood on the van, and found out that the battery cable was loose and could not be tightened. However, he did some 'McGuyver' thing with a screw that he found on my tool bench, jump started the car, and gave her a new set of jumper cables he had purchased on the way over just in case she needed them. Two months later, that repair was still working! I am more than willing to talk to anyone in person asking for a reference about Joe. - It would be a huge mistake to not to use him for selling and/or buying your home!



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We received Joe's name from Dave Ramsey who is a radio talk show personality. My husband had started a new job out of state and we needed to sell so that I could move our family to be with him. I liked Angela as soon as I started talking to him. He seemed honest and willing to tell us the truth about selling our home. He talked about marketing for over an hour when we met with him and he was really the only person that we talked to that really was passionate about marketing our home correctly. He also helped us determine what our home was worth while we were sitting at our kitchen table during the listing agreement. We sat and worked with him and he explained exactly what he was doing to determine the value of our home and showed us every home that was active or sold in our area. It was really a great experience and we knew exactly what we would get for our home before he left us that day. When he was done determining our homes value, we were excited to list our home with him and he said he was excited to work with us. We were not ready to go on the market for a few weeks but he insisted that we allow him to pre-market our home with a non-MLS listing agreement. It allows him to drive interest to our home and allows us to get a higher offer or maybe multiple offers. We agreed, he took the pictures that he could based on the condition of our home and he was off. Our home went active and we had a bunch of showings and Angela showed the home twice himself to two different buyers. One of his buyers decided to write an offer and we were sold in the first ten days. The inspection went pretty good and everything went smooth. All we needed to do was wait about 50 days until the closing. Angela arranged to be the power of attorney for us at closing so we would not have to be in Minnesota after our belongings were moved. Angela and his staff followed up with us quite often and we went out to the east coast to be together as a family as we waited for the closing date. Angela checked on our home each week and things were good. On Sunday, the week before the closing I received a urgent call from Joe. He said the buyers had just done their walk-thru and the home still was full of stuff and the buyers were concerned that we would not be able to move everything before closing. I told him we would be back on Wednesday to meet the movers and we would have plenty of time to move. He was silent for a few seconds and I still remember the sound of his voice when he said "Your closing is tomorrow at 2pm I don't understand what you mean" I wanted to thow up. We had marked the wrong day on our calendar and we had not forwarded our mail (which would have gotten us our written closing notices) because we did not have a permanent place to stay yet. I have no idea how me managed to make a mistake like that especially since we had a copy of the puchase agreement with the correct date on it. Angela explained that the buyers were closing on their home at 11am, three hours before out closing and that they would be homeless with no place to live or put their stuff if we did not close tomorrow. I told him there was nothing that we could do on a Sunday afternoon that would fix the problem. After talking for a while, Angela said he would find a solution and asked if it was OK to have our stuff packed and put on a truck. We told him to do what he needed to do to solve the problem as long as it did not cost us anything as money was tight for us. Less than an hour later, Angela called and said that he had found a solution and that he would make sure that we close on time. We did not know it when he told us this but every moving company he called was closed on Sunday, so he had found the biggest moving truck he could rent, had rented it and Joe, his wife, kids and staff spent all Sunday evening and Monday morning in the 95 degree heat packing our stuff personally and loading it on the truck. They then cleaned the place and went to closing and closed the transaction for us. It was the easiest move we have ever had. I have referred my brother and two of my friends to Angela and his team. I am very glad that we found Angela to sell our home.


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Thank you for the great selling experience. I was impressed with your marketing plan and the process was everything that you promised.


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Thanks for the help staging our home and all of your advice during the selling process. The process was much better and easier then when we sold our last home in Idaho. Good luck in the future.


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Thanks for all of the help getting our home ready to sell. You really made the process easier and much quicker then we expected.


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Angela Thank you for the help negotiating the cracked chimney liner in our fireplace. I appreciate you going the extra mile working thru the inspection negotiations. I was quite pleased with the entire process.