Testimonials

 Testimonials

“Carmen and Bianca were amazing to work with! Always available to show us homes when we wanted to see them. They are very knowledgeable and made sure we had a good understanding of the home buying process as first time home buyers. They definitely relieved some of the stress involved in buying a home in this competitive market!!”

— Amy Crawford

“Carmen was amazing to work with! We bought our home site-unseen, from out of state, during a pandemic, with construction delays, and somehow we still were able to move into the home in the 15 day window we had told Carmen we were aiming for. She is a rockstar and did everything in her power to get us into our beautiful new home.”

— Whitney Brammer

“Carmen is very professional, knowledgeable and understanding. She kept us well informed and confident, throughout the process, from listing to closing. She is the ultimate Realtor and highly recommended!”

— Bob Shirl

“Carmen went over and above to get our home sold. We live out of the country, so Carmen took on the full weight of responsibility in making the calls, and ensuring all that needed to be done to get our home show ready. She is not only a good friend, but also a top notch realtor. Thank you so much Carmen!!”

— The Shannons

"Carmen is an absolute pleasure to work with and made the process of finding and purchasing our first home enjoyable. Her guidance throughout the process was very helpful and we would be happy to work with her again.”

— Jackson Brammer

“Carmen is very professional and knowledgeable! She helped us sell our house during the COVID-19 hard time. She priced it correctly, and sold it in 4 days! I highly recommend her!!!”

— A. Mitchel

“Carmen was great to work with, we have had her help on all our home transactions over the years. She presents well, closes fast and does a good job representing us.”

— Akhil Kaza

“Carmen helped us buy our first home and the process went so smoothly due to her professionalism and expertise! She consistently sent us new listings every week and was always ready to meet us for showings even on very short notice. She negotiated our price to under the asking after the house had only been on the market a couple of days. She was highly communicative and never hard to get in touch with. I highly recommend working with Carmen - she was amazing to work with and we will continue to work with her in the future!”

— Madison Kacatin

“This past summer Carmen helped us sell our first home, that she helped us purchase 6 years prior, then helped us buy our “dream” home. My husband and I were very particular about what we wanted and looked at houses for over a year. Carmen was unendingly patient with us and never made us feel bad for how many houses she showed us or that she wrote up a few offers we backed out of! While we we’re selling our house she had so many great suggestions and referred us to several contractors to get everything in great selling shape without overspending. Our house sold quickly and we were please with the price we got. We’ve been in our new home almost six months and couldn’t be happier with our purchase. Carmen negotiated a fantastic price, under listing, the week after the house was listed. If you know the Seattle/Eastside market you know how amazing that is! We have since watched other comparable houses in our neighborhood and even on our street sell for quite a bit more. I have already recommended Carmen to 2 sets of close friends and would recommend her to anyone hoping to buy or sell. Our family is so grateful to her!”

— Jessica Webber

“Carmen was a delight to work with! She walked us through every step of the process, making it all so easy to understand. She not only had a wealth of knowledge but had outstanding contacts for getting our house ready to sell- from painters to landscapers. Carmen also has the patience of a saint, which is priceless when you are going through the buying process as a first time buyer. Can not recommend her highly enough!!”

— Ana Ski

“Carmen was a fantastic representative to sell our family home. She went above and beyond, especially when our accepted offer was contingent. She even helped our contingent buyer find new buyers and ultimately close their home, allowing our close to go even more smoothly. A very nice and genuine human being also, we highly recommend Carmen!”

— Ken T.

“Carmen is amazing. Trustful and professional. We have rented through her and loved her transparency and quick response. She will always answer her phone and accomplishes what she promises! Recommend her 100% if you want to find peace of mind.”

— Maria Coronado

“Carmen was amazing in making our home purchase happen. It took a great deal of creativity and persistence and she clearly possesses both. I most appreciate that Carmen understands how to connect with the agent and client on the other side of the deal, which is a most valuable scenario when the (inevitable) unexpected arises. I give Carmen my sincerest thanks and my highest recommendation.”

—J. Schur

“Firstly, Carmen is an amazing person - very caring, understanding, communicative with a calm, great listener and very pleasant. Secondly, she has a great network of contractors and peer professionals who can help clients with getting the best out their property. Thirdly, she goes above and beyond and treats you like family - proactively taking care of details, helping with issues and maintaining an excellent rapport. We have used Carmen in a couple of transactions and both were done smoothly, in an excellent manner and getting us a good "deal". We can't be happier. We strongly recommend Carmen for your real estate needs!”

— Gopal P.

“We are thrilled with all phases of the job that Carmen did in selling our house, including the following services: *Meeting with us to discuss our goals, including timing *Advising us on timing, staging, pricing *Marketing of our home *Providing us with skilled and responsible service providers *Communication throughout the process. Did I say communication?! *Managing the process of evaluating offers *Facilitating the the process, setting us up for a smooth closing. Carmen is a very honest, diligent, and caring person, which permeates every aspect of her approach and execution as an agent. Thank you Carmen!!!!”

— J. Schur

“We greatly appreciated Carmen and her work with us. Her expertise was obvious. But beyond that, she was quite sensitive to our wishes and fulfilled them. Connecting us with various service providers was a real plus. In an active market with many offers, she helped us to make good choices. Highly recommended.”

“Carmen represented us in selling of our house. She did the listing of the property and work with the buyer agent for the property. Carmen has a very caring attitude towards the clients and if things look like they are having issues she steps in to get them resolved or provides you other options to consider.”

— Jim Nichols

“We have bought and sold many homes...never has the experience been so pleasurable. Carmen Barr handled both the sale of our old home and the purchase of our new home. Carmen helped us find a home out of her normal territory. She made endless trips with us to rural parts of Washington. Carmen was able to answer any question that we had - if not right away, she sought answers from her many contacts and always followed up to confirm that we were happy with our answers. Many times she offered to come help pack boxes, run errands - even showed up with healthy food, numerous times. Carmen had referrals for hired help, most available immediately, at reasonable prices. The staging company that Carmen uses transformed our home to the point that we actually reconsidered moving! The professional photographer that she uses did an amazing job. Our home sold in a couple of days with multiple offers, for more than our asking price. We wish that every home that we have ever bought and sold could have been done with Carmen as our real estate agent. Carmen is a true professional. She wants to make sure that her clients are satisfied with their experience. We don't plan on moving any time soon, but if we ever do, we will be calling Carmen. We highly recommend Carmen Barr of Re/Max real estate for either your sale or purchase.”

— Voyer

“We sold and bought our houses in the Eastside through Carmen and couldn't be happier with her as an agent. While we were looking for our next house, Carmen was great at exploring options with us and understanding our needs. She was super-responsive, flexible and patient as we settled on the most important buying criteria for us. While we were selling our old house, Carmen was amazingly resourceful, pointing us to reliable professionals to help with everything from carpet cleaning to landscaping. She did a great job with presenting the house and was fantastic at negotiating us better terms with potential buyers. Carmen is a seasoned professional, whom I would recommend to friends and family. It has been an absolute pleasure working with her.”

—Rasteroid

“It was because of Carmen that we were able to get the house we wanted - her relationship skills are excellent and she stays with you throughout the entire process. She is outstanding!”

— Webber

“If you are selling your home, there is nobody even close to Carmen in customer service, assistance beyond what you will ever get from anyone else. I rarely make recommendations so this should be taken to heart. If you were talking with me, I could give you many examples of how impressive she is. As the selling agent for me, she did so many things above and beyond expectations.”

“Carmen really knows the area well. She was very helpful with preparing us for home-readiness by giving us names of people that could help us ready our home for sale right away, even down to following up with those people to make sure they were available. She was very responsive to questions. She did a great job with negotiating.”

— Holli Dunn

“Carmen was brilliant. She went well beyond what I ever expected from a realtor helping us to buy a house. She was on top of everything right from the start, and from the perspective of an ex-pat Australian who had not yet grasped the intricacies of real estate in Seattle, she had a network of contacts that we were able to leverage from finance and insurance right through to home maintenance. Carmen made herself available at all times and was still negotiating up until midnight of the day they were reviewing offers to secure our home. Once secured, she helped us through all the paperwork, and came out to help with the signing and through the entire escrow process. Even after the signing, Carmen acted on our behalf, negotiating a settlement on some damage caused before the prior owners vacated, and finally, came to visit on the day we moved in with a house warming present. I would absolutely recommend Carmen to anybody interested in purchasing a home in Seattle.”

—Peter Hancock

“Working with Carmen selling our home was a great experience. She is knowledgeable, mature, cool-headed and always available to help. From the start, she patiently listened to and addressed all our concerns. She brought in depth expertise of the area, as she is familiar with every home that has sold in the past few years. She made well-educated pricing recommendations. She helped us stage our home. She helped us find and coordinate contractors to make sure our home was in top shape without breaking our bank. She kept us updated on feedback from agents and interested buyers. She ensured we completed the transaction smoothly. Thank you for all your help and hard work Carmen!”

— Jesus Ruiz

“Carmen is a delight to work with. She knows the area. She knows the specific neighborhoods and schools. She makes it easy to find the exact property to meet our needs. I highly recommend Carmen. She works fast, she worked on our behalf and she made sure the whole process was as smooth as it could be. If you need a realtor ... call Carmen. You'll be very happy with the result.”

— Jeff Shuey

“Our hot market is extremely competitive and blindingly fast. I couldn't afford getting burned. After months of viewing open houses - most were overpriced properties I didn't want to live in or restore. As soon as I connected with Carmen, my experience switched from disenchantment to uber positive. Her personal ability to listen, research, show, advise, refer, represent, and communicate my needs and interests made a purchase possible within weeks. At every showing, no matter the time of day or which neighborhood, she came prepared and answered every question. Viewings were always for available properties, not sold or locked out. Inspection & reports, negotiations, whole process support - everyone performed their work to a standard of highest excellence set by Carmen- for them as well as for herself. I love my home! My choice in Realtor made all the difference. Without exaggeration, Carmen's work is exemplary. She is a credit to her profession.”

— Silver Firs

“We used Carmen for two real estate transactions in 2013. The first time was for a short sale. This being my first short sale purchase I was expecting all kinds of problems but didn't run into any. She helped keep the process smooth and on track. The second transaction was to sell a home that we ended up not being able to keep. She helped us get it sold pretty quick even in the tough market late last year. She kept us updated with feedback from other agents and people who viewed the home and we were able to make adjustments to the home to accommodate that feedback. She has access to resources that can step in when needed and help with improvements for very good rates which we used to maximize the effectiveness of the very limited funds we had available at the time.”

“Moving is not a fun thing to do, but we had fun working with Carmen. Even though we have a friend who is also a realtor and have known him for thirty years, we chose her as a selling agent because we thought that she would know Hidden Ridge better than anyone else. That was the best decision to do to properly sell the house. We enjoyed her professionalism as a selling agent; that was what gave us a push. I followed her professional instructions, which led us the best result for selling the house. We recommend her as an agent to everybody who wants to sell their house and to follow her instructions.”

— Gina and Ken

“Carmen is very knowledgeable about the Seattle area and was able to find some great places for us to look at. I think we looked for about a week and she was able to find a wonderful home for us based on the feedback we provided. She also was able to ensure we made a good offer that would be accepted and then guided us through the process. She also had a network of contacts, from mortgages to locksmiths, who were able to help us. We couldn't recommend her more - she's the greatest!”

— Kevin Goddard

“Carmen is an excellent agent. She made selling our home easy. It is a stressful experience to sell a home, but with her help everything went smoothly. She was always available and ready to help with everything from preparing the house for sale to listing and marketing it. We were always well informed every step of the way. Our home sold the first weekend it was listed due to Carmen's hard work. We give her the highest recommendation and have great admiration for her work ethic, professionalism, patience and good humor.”

“We recently listed our home with Carmen Barr. She is professional, kind and caring. Prior to listing our house she worked very hard in getting our property ready by paying attention to details. We’d like to let you know that our house sold in one day after being on the MLS. Carmen worked very hard on our behalf to sell our house above the asking price. We are very happy that we chose Carmen Barr to list our house. After the sale of the house she worked tirelessly to make sure that every detail was taken care of and kept everything on schedule. We are therefore very grateful to her for all her hard work, support and kindness.”

— Farad and Janet Bell

“Working with Carmen was fantastic!! She was very professional and gave us an outstanding advice on all aspects of our home purchase. I would recommend Carmen time and time again and will surely go to her in future!!! Her attention to detail and friendly approach makes her a realtor i would recommend to family and friends.”

— A. Gorantla