Reviews

Recently, my husband and I, after 26 years of living in Raleigh(North Hills area) decided to sell our home and make Morehead City our new home. Finding a great resource, an educated and experienced realtor to work with us was very important. A friend recommended, Laura Montocchio of Mary Cheatham King Realty. I called and we clicked from the start. Laura and her teammate, Annie Peters accomplished our number one goal- finding a new home- a ranch, to be more specific, one close to the water, since we could not afford waterfront or waterview. We wanted a laundry list of things like an established neighborhood with trees, no HOAs, a two car garage, a half acre property, 3 full bathrooms, something that needed some tlc but not a total gutting or rebuild. Yes, a tall order! Annie would call and let us know to be on the lookout for suggestions of houses- Laura and Annie would meet us at the properties whenever we needed and many times if we needed to take measurements or just show the property to our son or best friends. We never felt like they were not more than willing or happy to do that for us! The kindness and professionalism they both exhibited made the sometimes stressful process so much easier! We had very limited homes that fit our criteria and budget SO we all had to be creative! The ranch we fell in love with, had some issues that the sellers thought had been corrected and repaired. In our inspection, we all discovered that some of the repairs had not been completed. Laura, in the nicest way possible, had to share this news. The way This sensitive topic was handled was perfect! The sellers were able to go back to the initial repairmen and explain in detail what was missed and the company agreed to repair all up to code and high standards. Whenever anyone buys an older home, there will always be things that surface that need repair. Having Annie and Laura, share repairmen, contractors, carpet and flooring companies, gas log installers, companies who run gas lines, well it sure saved my husband and me an inordinate amount of time and stress. Annie set up appointments and met the workers and she and Laura were prompt in getting us the quotes for the work we needed to have done at our new home. Jed and I agreed that we have NEVER had such special service or responsive service. Yes, we all want nice but add expert service and follow through with everything throughout every part of our negotiations- that is a combination that is so rare these days. Laura Montocchio has this calming way about her, a reassuring presence, probably due to her many years of real estate experience maybe coupled too with her scuba diving experience plus her love of yoga- she is a calming force! She is great! Annie Peters and her detailed emails, with items highlighted and cost breakdowns and other important information that we would not have thought to ask about ended up helping more than we could have imagined. Plus, thank you Annie for the gym recommendation too! Annie is quick and responsive and detail-oriented. The combo Team Laura Montocchio and Annie Peters is fantastic- just what we needed to help my husband and I navigate the many moving currents that we all experience when buying a new home. We appreciate both of you!

I recently became interested in purchasing a home. I spoke with Makenzie who was very knowledgeable and made me feel more comfortable with the process.

Great team to work with and knowledgeable staff. Helped me and my family tremendously.