My husband and I recently purchased a condo at Longboat Key, Florida. Our agent was Toni Lyon and the sellers' agent was Carol Cohen. This was an impulse purchase on our part. We had never been to that area but had friends there who raved about Longboat Key. When we decided to take a quick trip there I contacted Toni (she was recommended by a friend). For several weeks before the trip, she sent me listings and gave me information about the area. She was very patient and answered numerous questions from me. We decided to visit four listings just to see what we thought of the area. Carol Cohen and Toni showed us two properties in the Sanctuary.  When we saw the second one we said: “this is exactly what we want”.  We came back for two more visits – Carol was very helpful and showed us the entire property as well as introducing us to several residents.  Carol and Toni were very patient and answered all our questions. We came back to Kentucky and two days later decided to make an offer.  Toni and Carol were very helpful in taking care of all the details by phone, text, and email. Our closing was on April 2. Carol and Toni have continued to be helpful well after the closing.  Carol continues to introduce us to our new neighbors and to make sure we have information about the condo.  Toni has taken us to dinner as well as giving us a very generous gift for our new part-time home.  I now consider them both new friends. I would certainly recommend them to anyone buying or selling in this area.  They made what could have been a long distance ordeal into an easy experience.