Messina & Associates Real Estate

I and several friends are repeat customers of Bev Van Alstine. She was able to utilize the network that Messina offers a few times during the last transaction to make the process go as smoothly as possible. I can't recommend her enough.

My spouse and I purchased a home in Duluth thanks to the steady guidance of Beverly Van Alstine. She is truly an expert of the market in Duluth and beyond. She is one of the most knowledgeable, patient, honest, and level-headed people we have ever had the pleasure of working with. She always went above and beyond to provide deep research on any property we viewed, and was never shaken by a challenge - and we found many of those! She is an extremely talented realtor and we are so grateful we had her in our corner on our home buying journey. Thanks, Bev!

We had a fantastic experience working with Messina Realty to sell our home. Frank and Michael Messina were incredibly knowledgeable, professional, and attentive from start to finish. Their deep understanding of the market, combined with a smart pricing and marketing strategy, resulted in multiple competitive offers right away—and we were under contract just two days after listing! Throughout the entire process, Frank and Michael were always available to answer our questions and address any concerns, even after hours. Their responsiveness and clear communication made a potentially stressful process feel smooth and manageable. They also did an outstanding job managing the closing process, ensuring that every detail was handled efficiently and on time. We truly felt supported every step of the way and couldn’t be more pleased with the results. We highly recommend Messina Realty to anyone looking to buy or sell—you’ll be in excellent hands! Mark and Faith Uttermark

When I decided to sell our property, I contacted Cheryl Ekstrand, a realtor with Messina & Associates Realty. My wife and I had used Cheryl as our realtor when we sold two of our previous single-family homes. We sold our first home in Duluth, near Proctor, in 2003 and our second home, which was a lake home located on Aerie Lake in Alborn Township, in 2019. In both sales, Cheryl, was prompt, courteous, friendly and professional throughout the listing and sales process. Again, in both cases, following the listing of the properties, offers were presented to us in what I consider a timely manner. For the present sale, Cheryl placed a "For Sale" sign in the front yard on Monday, June 9th at 1pm. On the next day, at 5pm, Cheryl contacted me and told me that there was an offer at full price, which I accepted. I am extremely pleased with Cheryl's expertise and professionalism in the real estate field. Cheryl is knowledgeable about the market values of properties in the various neighborhoods in Duluth and the surrounding areas. I truly appreciated her suggestions and recommendations about various aspects of preparing and placing a home on the market for sale. I strongly recommend Cheryl Ekstrand to anyone considering placing their property for sale on the open market. Patrick J. Valentine Hermantown, MN

We had a great experience with Messina and Associates Real Estate. Michael Messina helped us every step of the way and was very knowledgeable, kind, and great to work with. We would definitely recommend them to anyone and would use them again in the future.