It Seems that quite a few people found my advice regarding moving/downsizing (you know the bit about burning down the house and just starting over) funny. I can tell you that without a good realtor, it would have been a lot harder than it was. Without Marie Bishop of Laer realty, I might not have made it. She kept me on track when I wanted to slack, she was with me every step of the way, and she went above and beyond without being asked. Honestly, she was AWESOME! Thank you from the bottom of my heart Marie....esp. for talking me off the ledge and keeping me sane....well sort of. ha

Marie,

Back in August my girlfriend and myself purchased our first home.  I have known Marie for quite some time, but she took the utmost care with us throughout the entire process as first time home buyers.   I do work in a field directly related to buying homes but Marie explained everything to us and made the process easy.   We, on the other hand seemed like we were a handful to her.  We  looked for months and Marie never wavered on us even when all hope seemed lost.   She helped us find our dream home with her research and tools at her disposal.   Her knowledge of the North Shore area is amazing and she was a pleasure to have on our side.   I would highly recommend Marie Bishop to anyone that is looking to buy or sell in the North Shore Area!

I liked Marie’s friendly service and, with me knowing nothing about the process, she really helped us. Marie was very knowledgeable about the whole process and really helped us sell. We are looking forward to her helping us buy our NEW property.

Bought a Single Family home in 2012 for approximately $225K Marie made my first home buying experience as easy as can be. I really didn’t know exactly what the process was like but Marie took me step by step and was always there when I had a question. Marie is extremely knowledgable and actually makes the stressful parts of the process fun and easy. I would recommend Marie to anyone looking to buy, especially first time buyers…you won’t regret it.

We have had several dealings with Marie Bishop. In fact we bought our first house from her 10 years ago and had a wonderful experience at that time and its the reason why we called her when it was time to sell that same house. We called Marie to inform her we were putting our house on the market and she came over within a few days to help us. After making a few cosmetic changes the house was on the market. We had an Open house that next Sunday and within one week we had an offer. Not sure it get’s any better than that. Selling a house is a very confusing time. Marie made the whole transaction go so smooth. She was always available to help and advise. We appreciate all she has done to for us!

I would highly recommend Marie Bishop to be your agent! Bought a Single Family home in 2012 for approximately $325K in Beverly. Her experience, knowledge & insight of the real estate market proved to be indispensable. Marie made the process of shopping for a home fun and we had many laughs. She is great a listener paying close attention to my likes and dislikes; having made note of them so she could later consider when determining a house to look at. Her understanding of the entire transaction process as well as communication with all parties involved brought a level of ease to the transaction that was greatly appreciated. I myself am in sales and we have a saying…be the expert and be the friend, Marie Bishop upheld this in the most professional of ways!!

After working with countless agents on the buying process and feeling like we were not looking for the same thing, we were hesitant in getting an agent for our selling process. We had received a post card from Marie in the mail, were not neccessarily in the market to sell yet but decided to reach out to her and get her assessment of our home. In meeting Marie, we knew if we moved forward with the sale of our home, she was the only person we wanted to work with. A few characteristics that stood out to us was her personal energy and excitment around life in general, her honesty, and her genuine kindness. From that point up to our closing, Marie always had our best interests at heart, was realistic with us about our wants versus what we could get, and always kept us up to date with the information that was needed for us to close. We even had an issue with a leak upstairs and we had already moved out of state, Marie met our contractors there to fix the damage and checked their work to make sure it was up to our standards. She met with various interested buyers and continuously had a lot of traffic in our unit. During the challenging market, we were able to sell the house in 7 months, when it seemed that all the houses in our town were sitting with no movement. We would without a doubt recommend Marie to anyone that was interested in investing in real estate and now consider her a dear friend!

This Spring I had plans to place my home of over 40 years for sale. It was my pleasure to contact Realtor Marie Bishop. She quickly became my friend and helper throughout the sale period and up to the passing of papers to the new owner. Marie Bishop was always available with enthusiastic planning & ideas. The process moved along quickly & my house sold. Our friendship has continued even though I am now many miles away. Thank you, Marie and God Speed.

• • A few years ago Marie sold my mother’s house for us after my father passed away. Although this was a very difficult time, Marie walked us through every step of the way with grace. She communicated with us often and was always available for us when we had questions. I can only begin to put into words how wonderful Marie is. Her commitment to her work is extraordinary. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a realtor who listens, offers great guidance, cares deeply for their work, and ultimately for their clients. Marie has all of these qualities and many more. Marie came well recommended to us by friends, now it is my pleasure to recommend Marie to others.
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Dear Marie, 

 

PEAB

FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

12 Chestnut Street •  Peabody,  MA   01960

Telephone (978) 532-1385 • Fax (978) 532-4235

 

 

                                                                                     

 ODY MUNICIPAL

April 28, 2009

 

 

 

To Whom It May Concern:

 

 

 

 

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I wish to take this opportunity to write to express our sincere appreciation for all of the efforts put forth by our real estate professional, Marie Bishop of Mack Realty Group, in the sale of our real estate located at 15 Chestnut Street, Peabody, MA

 

We all know that with our listing in January of 2008 until the final passing in April of 2009, we experienced unprecedented times in the real estate market on top of the additional challenge of trying to sell a very unique property.  Not once did we find Marie discouraged, doubtful, or anything less than enthusiastic about each opportunity to show the property to prospective purchasers.  Through her talents and experience, she was able to bring a young, first-time buyer and businessman to the closing table with an agreement that pleased all nine of us representing the sellers.

 

There is no doubt that if we are in the market for real estate again, we will most assuredly want Marie to represent us.  In the meantime we would not hesitate to recommend her to any of our members, our families, or our friends who may be in need of real estate services.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

Kevin R. Donovan, Manager