Common Ground Collective | Compass - Boston REALTOR

It was an absolute pleasure working with the Ellen & Janis team to sell our condo. They were thorough, responsive, and communicative throughout the entire process. As first-time sellers, we had a lot of questions, and they were consistently patient and helpful in guiding us every step of the way. They also provided great advice on timing our listing around the winter snowstorms, which ultimately paid off—we received an offer significantly over asking price. We would gladly work with them again!

They are the best! Their entire team makes you feel very well taken care of at every step of the process. They’ve clearly developed an impressive system that is very effective for both buying and selling. Janis and Ellen lead the team with honesty and integrity. We’ve worked with them on 4 different transactions and will not hesitate to work with them again!

Ellen and Janis are not just the agents that sold our home, they are also our trusted friends and were our close neighbors in JP before we moved. We got to know them as neighbors when we were living in the Forest Hill neighborhood and have always been aware of their stellar reputation as real estate agents and their impact on the JP community. But it was not until we engaged them as our agent to sell our home did we fully appreciate their impressive knowledge and expertise, strategic advice and dedication to their clients. Ellen and Janis guided us through each of the steps. From market analysis, setting listing price, planning staging, arranging showings to offer negotiation, document preparation and closing logistics, etc. They were always proactive thinking a few steps ahead, kept us well informed and put our interests first. Their wide connections in the industry also make it easier to coordinate repair work, choose reliable stager and closing attorney, on top of connecting with potential buyers. We are also grateful to have Stephen from Ellen and Janis's team to help with the showing. His knowledge of the details of the home makes it easier to introduce the home to potential buyers. We would highly recommend Ellen and Janis team without any reservation and would happily work with them again.

We are a party of three moving out of our state of Florida for the very first time. We are going all the way to Boston and this process would be impossible if it wasn’t for Janis and her team at Denman Drapkin Group. After a very comfortable and informative video call, we started our relationship with them. We chose Janis because of her strong relationship with the LGBTQ+ community and her local community. Janis and her team constantly recommended great properties to us through Compass, which is an amazing platform. When we were ready, Janis helped us coordinate multiple showings for us when we flew in. With her experience and honesty, we trusted her to guide us through this first time home buying journey. Through Janis’ recommendations we met other wonderful people to help us, including our attorney, loan officer, and inspector. Our process went by very fast, but Janis and her team helped keep our heads on our shoulders the entire way. Upon closing, we felt knowledgeable and confident about our decisions. I would highly, HIGHLY recommend working with Janis and her team for your moving needs. If they could handle our unique cross-country move, they can handle anything. I am so grateful to everyone we met through the process and we will remember them fondly forever. I know who to call when we need help.

Working with the Ellen and Janis Real Estate Team made our selling and buying experiences seamless! We have bought and sold two homes with this team and can't say enough good things. The team's communication, professionalism, and experience stood out to me and my family. We felt like we could trust every recommendation they made. In addition to a great working relationship, everyone we worked with from this team was incredibly easy to talk to and made us feel like they really cared about us finding our dream home. I refer anyone who is looking for a realtor to this team. Thank you, Ellen and Janis!