Bob Bailey is a person of integrity, listens, does what he says he will do, knows home construction and knows his business and sales area like the back of his hand. Simply put, after 40 years of buying over 15 homes in 6 states, he is far and above the best realtor we have worked with. Background We searched South County Rhode Island for 51 weeks before finding the right home for us. We were looking for a home between $500,000 and $900,000, within 5 miles of the water, 2-3 bedrooms, 1.5+ baths, .5+ acres with a garage. To make the search more difficult, my spouse worked in the high end home renovation business in Fairfield County CT and Westchester County NY for 45 years. She required an outstanding floor plan in a well built house. Integrity - Bob was honest and straight forward with us through the entire sales process, and post sale. He worked with us just as hard when a house was for …
Bob Bailey is a person of integrity, listens, does what he says he will do, knows home construction and knows his business and sales area like the back of his hand. Simply put, after 40 years of buying over 15 homes in 6 states, he is far and above the best realtor we have worked with. Background We searched South County Rhode Island for 51 weeks before finding the right home for us. We were looking for a home between $500,000 and $900,000, within 5 miles of the water, 2-3 bedrooms, 1.5+ baths, .5+ acres with a garage. To make the search more difficult, my spouse worked in the high end home renovation business in Fairfield County CT and Westchester County NY for 45 years. She required an outstanding floor plan in a well built house. Integrity - Bob was honest and straight forward with us through the entire sales process, and post sale. He worked with us just as hard when a house was for sale by owner. He would tell us a house was not for us after months of rejections. We grew to trust him to the extent 3 of us would vote in the decision to bid and how much. Listens - He got to know us, what we like and don't like. He would help us understand why we would not want to pursue a house. When you have searched every day online, bid on 3 houses and lost, even with escalation clauses you get frustrated. When we lowered our standards near the end, he reminded us of what we had asked for, even after we had "pestered him" regarding 50 + homes. Does what he says - Bob showed up for every open house we asked him to, with a few understandable issues. When this happened he coordinated with our son to make sure there was coverage, and followed up with the realtors showing the house. Knows Home Construction - Bob worked in the construction business. When we did in person or video walkthroughs, it was as if you had a building inspector with you. Knows his business and sales area - Bob knows all the parties in the purchase process, from the realtors, to banks, and to folks that would modify your purchase after sale. He would frequently comment he had been in a house, knew when it was last sold, etc. When we started to look outside his area, he would offer to connect us with another realtor. He also got us to look in areas that we thought we wouldn't like, but that happens when you trust your realtor. In the end we are extremely happy with our home purchase, and thankful for the long hours and great work done by a knowledgeable person with integrity.
We wanted to drop you a line to express our thanks for helping us through the often murky process of buying a second home in Rhode Island. We just spent the weekend at our new house on Moonstone Beach Road the ocean in the snow is beautiful! It was so peaceful and still in the morning that we could hear the surf from our backyard! We met the neighbors across the street Jon and Bella (our dog) took a long walk with her and her two dogs across the cornfields that abut the property. In the afternoon we saw the geese hunters out this is our element and exactly what we were looking for! Throughout the search for our home, we were most impressed with the balance and professionalism you brought to the process. We began looking for a second home with you in the Spring. You were very good about getting us to focus in on the items that were critical to our list, like a home with privacy and land a…
We wanted to drop you a line to express our thanks for helping us through the often murky process of buying a second home in Rhode Island. We just spent the weekend at our new house on Moonstone Beach Road the ocean in the snow is beautiful! It was so peaceful and still in the morning that we could hear the surf from our backyard! We met the neighbors across the street Jon and Bella (our dog) took a long walk with her and her two dogs across the cornfields that abut the property. In the afternoon we saw the geese hunters out this is our element and exactly what we were looking for! Throughout the search for our home, we were most impressed with the balance and professionalism you brought to the process. We began looking for a second home with you in the Spring. You were very good about getting us to focus in on the items that were critical to our list, like a home with privacy and land and those that we may not have thought of like how wonderful it is to be close to the water. You were always prompt to give us guidance online which was a godsend given our busy work schedules and Jon’s travel. We especially liked the way you would be available to show us a few homes when we could come down in person but also give us much more either online or when we met you to investigate or do “drive-bys: on our own, that gave us a sense of driving the bus and not wasting time looking at only a few homes at a time. We were effectively able to eliminate many more properties that way. Your style of not “helicoptering” over us or peppering us with e-mails or calls constantly was very refreshing and gave us the time over many months to look for a home at our own pace and on our schedule. And when Hurricane Sandy hit you were right there to respond promptly with updates even though we knew you were dealing with your own home’s safety and other properties as well. In fact, I don’t remember calling you throughout the entire process I did not receive a callback or an e-mail within minutes. On a personal note I also really appreciated the way you worked with me when Jon was travelling for work and couldn’t be with me. I am not very savvy with heating systems, radon testing, septic tanks, and the like. You provided understandable, clear, and concise explanations and critiques of the various systems we encountered in numerous homes. That gave me peace of mind. In closing, we would wholeheartedly recommend you to anyone looking to buy or sell real estate in Rhode Island. As I said a few times along the way, I am sure you will continue a long and successful career in this field. It’s certainly your forte. Thanks again and we’ll hopefully see you out and about this summer.
Bob doesn't just know Jamestown! He can be relied upon for North Kingstown, too. He recently negotiated the sale of our rental property in NK. We have also listed our own home in NK with Bob, as well as a family estate home in Jamestown. You can depend on Bob to be available when you need him, to think ahead and anticipate complications, to have the knowledge you can rely on to deal with inspections, appraisals, prospective buyers, on who to call to remedy anything you need to repair or replace in order to get the best price for your home. He knows everyone! We would not consider anyone else and highly recommend him.
Bob Bailey did an outstanding job helping us buy our dream second home in Jamestown, RI. Bob has deep cumulative local market knowledge down to each home in the area. He showed extraordinary patience as our search stretched for several years. Bob is an expert negotiator and his skills helped us acquire our property within our budget. He understood our needs and steered us to properties that would match what we were looking for, minimizing any wasted time. He is smart, kind, friendly, and trustworthy. We highly recommend Bob Bailey for buying or selling a home in Jamestown, RI.