Diane is a real estate superstar but she wears her laurels lightly. She is down to earth, funny, warm, and sincere; in every respect a delight to work with. Diane's deep experience and active involvement in the local community gives her an unmatched understanding of not just the real estate market, but the current psychology and expectations of buyers, as well as many other factors that directly and indirectly affect the market. She has total integrity in dealing not only with you her client but all other parties as well, creating a level of trust that is so beneficial to a smooth and successful transaction. Her experience also enables her to identify the many issues that might arise in selling a house, and is proactive in addressing them so they don't cause problems or disappointments. We retained her to sell our home in Washington, CT in April of 2026 and she immediately jumped into action, providing us with sophisticated market data, timelines, and checklists. She also gave us the names of reliable trades people we needed in order to get our house in perfect shape, and advised us on the reasonableness of their proposals. In addition, she provided the emotional support we needed as we prepared to leave behind our "dream home" of twenty five years and begin a new, downsized, chapter of our life. We could always count on her to keep our best interests at heart, and to give us candid advice. She was always reachable and quick in her responses. Miraculously, we were able to prepare our house for sale - including moving out almost everything except for what was used in staging - in just three weeks. This was only possible because Diane stayed on top of everything and was in constant touch, always with a helping hand. Had she not done so, we would have had to cancel long-standing travel plans at a significant loss. As it was, we were out of the country on a small boat in the North Sea when the listing went live but we had total confidence all would be fine because Diane was so well prepared. Within three days of the open house, we received four offers. While we were on the same small boat (thankfully with just-adequate Internet access) Diane aptly managed the bidding process to maximize our sale price. We ended up accepting an offer for a cash deal substantially over the listed price. The pre-closing process (inspections, documentation, etc.) went without a hitch and we closed in a month. This would have been impossible without all of Diane's hard work and constant presence. She really is as great as her reputation.