November 14, 2007
Dear Dave,
We want to thank you for the very professional and efficient manner in which you
handled the sale of our home and getting it closed in six weeks for full price.
All the questions we had were answered promptly by you, and you always made
yourself available in person and by phone.
Last but not least the personal attention you gave us was extremely helpful. You
often exerted physical effort to aid us in preparing our home for the market and
we really appreciated you taking over the digging out of our septic tank lids
and making key recommendations to save the deal and save us money. You always
went way beyond what we expected from a realtor. We know we made the right
choice by selecting you after interviewing agents.
Thanks again.
Dale and Carla Platzer
2221 Skyline Place
Bartlesville OK 74006
Bear Mountain
Peggy R. Reidland
Hearth Drive
November 1, 2007
Dave Kellogg
2830 South Olympia Lane
Evergreen Co 80439
Dear Dave:
In the summer of 1986, you sold us our home in Hiwan at 2431 Hearth Drive. We
have had 21 wonderful summers there…and thank you for them.
About 10 years ago, if you remember, you were knowledgeable in giving advice to
us as we worked out estate planning and placed the property in a family trust.
This has given us peace of mind since then.
And now, 21 years later, you have completed the sale of our home, with the sales
price of $700,000, to another family. Your guidance and expertise made the sale
painless and profitable! We are grateful to you.
You are a man of character who uses you long experience as a realtor to guide
your clients. We consider you a friend as well as an efficient realtor and we
highly recommend you to all who have need of services in this line.
Thanks, Dave and God Bless! Peggy.
HIWAN Hearths Townhomes
We first met Dave when closing our home purchase in Hiwan. Dave was the listing agent for the home we bought and we were working with another agent. After seeing how Dave represented the seller and meeting him, we both knew that when the time came to sell our home we would call upon Dave. Ten years later we did call Dave to provide us with preliminary information and guidance. Three months later, we were ready to get started and Dave had our home on the market and fully displayed on his web page in no time. Just weeks later we were under contract on our terms and with a closing on our time frame for full price. Dave's advise and knowledge throughout was key to our success in selling quickly and for top dollar in a softening market. What Dave says is absolutely true, "With Dave you will get your best deal and a good deal more".
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Knox 32390 Inverness Drive
Dave Kellogg is the most professional real estate agent I have ever dealt with. He was always willing to explain everything about the process and discuss any areas of concern that I had. His careful analysis of the market allowed me to feel comfortable with what turned out to be a realistic asking price. Dave made many excellent suggestions as to how to make my house more saleable. He even went out of the way to help me with some manual labor to clean up the place. For much of the time my house was on the market I was traveling overseas but Dave’s frequent email communications kept me abreast of market conditions in Evergreen and buyers’ interest in my house. The final offer came when I was 10,000 miles from Evergreen, literally on the other side of the globe, but Dave’s sound advice and electronic contracts allowed me to sign the deal as easily as if I had been back in Evergreen. Many thanks Dave! Peter McCabe Hiwan Hills 2007
As first time home
buyers, both Daniel and I felt it was important to work with realtors who would patiently
guide us through the home buying process and clarify any questions or concerns we may have
along the way. Kimberly and Dave Kellogg not only provided us with valuable input
and advice regarding the home buying process, but more importantly, we felt that they took
the time and effort to ensure that we were comfortable with our decisions each step along
the way. We highly recommend the Kellogg's to any prospective homebuyer/s.
Elena Diaz-Bilello and Daniel Bilello
Dave,
We are finally settled into our home in Ken Carl Valley and things are now going smoothly with our new jobs. Finally, I have found the time to sit down and write you a much deserved thank you note for the most professional, informative and personal services you both provided. I cannot express how grateful Mike and I feel toward both of you for helping locate this special neighborhood and wonderful home. We have met more neighbors here in 2 months than our whole 7 years at our previous location. It has turned out to be better than we ever could have hoped for. You were both extremely patient and understanding during our 5 day whirlwind tour of so many homes, in so many different locations. Your services were invaluable and I shudder to think where we would have ended up if we had not had the opportunity to work with you both. Please feel free to use us as a reference at any time. You will also be hearing from more friends and coworkers of ours that we will direct your way as they move in and out of town.
Thank you again,
Diane and Mike Colpack
"We recently had the pleasure of working with Dave Kellogg on both the sale and
purchase of our homes. Dave is the consummate professional - a businessman who understands
that customer service is the key to successful business relationships. He is realistic and
persistent - all in the name of making your real estate experience a positive one. We will
recommend Dave to our friends and family for any of their real estate needs in this
market."
Helen & Paul Hilbink
Thank you for helping us find the perfect home! We really
appreciate the personal attention that you gave us in finding just the right property.
Thanks for taking the time to get to know us, our children and our personal likes and
dislikes. Your life-long knowledge of the Evergreen/Conifer area helped concentrate our
search in areas that met our needs instead of wasting precious time in areas that would
not work. With most "great deal" homes selling in a day or two of being on the
market we know that without your vigilance, tenacity and flexibility to screen homes for
us at a moments notice, we would not have found the perfect match. As an added bonus, our
home purchase left us with more money in the bank than we had planned. What a great
experience! Especially when compared to previous home buying situations we have endured.
You can be sure that we will be recommending you and Dave to anyone looking for an agent.
And, if for some reason we need to find another home, we will be giving you a call. Take
care!
The Downie Family
Dave's immediate assistance was crucial in finding a real estate solution that fit my unique needs. Working as a business technology consultant, I frequently need to travel across the country. Dave helped me find the right property and completed all the details, even though i was out of state during the entire under contract period. My next property purchase will definitely involve Dave Kellogg.
Will Thayer
Over several home buying and selling experiences, we have learned that the key in having a successful and sane experience in selling or buying a home is having a great realtor on your side. Dave Kellogg is the greatest of great Realtors. No one will work harder to sell your home and / or put you in the right home. He is a dedicated professional who stays on top of your business and always go the extra mile to satisfy their clients. Dave Kellogg moved us from our South Evergreen area home into the North Evergreen area without a hitch. As far as I am concerned, there is no other Realtor in town.
Steve and Christa Babb
We learned of Dave's talents via "Word of Mouth" from neighbors
who had
given us nothing but glowing reports of his work. Once we chose Dave as our
realtor, we knew why he is one of the most respected realtors in the
Evergreen market. Once he's added his touches, the house practically shows
itself. We just sat back and watched the action!
And that's not all! We were transferred overseas during the short marketing
period and Dave went beyond the call of duty several times to protect our
interests. Due to the fact that we were not there to handle the day to day
challenges of inspections and minor repairs, Dave covered for us admirably
and pushed the sale from contract to close! He was there whenever we needed
him and was always, without exception, available by phone.
Thanks, Dave, for giving us service by which we will judge other realtors.
Bret and Shannon Tarpley
Not only have we had the opportunity to work with Dave Kellogg as both a buyer and seller, we worked with him to buy and sell our first home. Dave made these somewhat intimidating transactions much easier with his educated experience in the Evergreen market. His approach to dealing with this type of investment was the same as ours, an intelligent analysis of all the facts and figures before diving in. The sale of our home was a perfect example. When we decided our time in Evergreen was coming to an end, we set up a meeting with Dave to discuss real estate market conditions and what we might expect from the sale of our home. On short notice, he arrived with scads of information from his database about houses that had recently sold, houses currently on the market, and our neighborhood, El Pinal, in particular. He took us to some comparable homes in our area to help us determine the relative value of our home and dispelled myths we had heard about winter being a bad time to sell your home. He left the meeting telling us that, if we were serious about selling, this was an excellent time to take advantage of low inventory and maximize our return. After just a few days of analyzing the information he had given us and taking his advice to heart, we were back meeting with Dave to select a selling price and put our house on the market. Boy, Dave could not have been more right about the market conditions and the value of our home – we had a full price offer within hours of entering our house in the MLS! Despite the quick sale, from the moment we listed our home with Dave, we received nothing but first-class, professional attention and advice. He helped us through each step in the sales process, always available to answer whatever questions we had, big or small, and provided the able and objective counsel we needed to get us from listing to closing.
We chose Dave because he takes his job seriously and professionally – conducting his business with intelligence, integrity, and the knowledge gained from years of experience in the local market. There are plenty of realtors in the Evergreen market, but, in our experience, very few with these qualities and the real ability to "get the job done". We were well rewarded for choosing Dave Kellogg.
Mark and Kim Parrish
Dave Kellogg sold our home! Dave was so resourceful that he had our home sold fast and brought a full price offer for us from out of state buyers he was working with. The buyers actually purchased and closed on our home without ever seeing it in person! Dave's web site enabled the buyers to make the decision along with their trust in Dave as well. Last I heard was that Mr. Buyer was able to visit the home for a half hour period during a flight transfer and was thrilled with our home and Dave's advice.
Our relationship with Dave started early last year. A few days after the July 4 holiday our black lab George escaped from our yard. George is a very loyal dog and never strayed from home. We believe the neighbor children's fireworks caused him to run off to escape the noise. Dave rescued George from the middle of Highway 74 about a quarter mile from our home. Dave contacted the vet from the tag George had and the vet called us to let us know how to contact Dave. Dave's kindness and concern speaks to his character.
We were so thankful that when it became necessary to sell our home in December for an
employment transfer, we interviewed Dave along with agents our company recommended.
Dave's honest and reliable reputation is well established in the Evergreen area. He
is thorough and professional. We enjoyed working with Dave and recommend him highly
to anyone selling property. Thanks Dave!
Linda and Harris Economou and yes, George.
Dave did it all for me! After leaving Evergreen nearly two years
ago, Dave located tenants and managed my home for me. The tenants were great but Dave had
to handle three significant house related ordeals, which he handled very capably.
The time came to sell and Dave prepared the home for sale for me for I had not been back
since leaving the home nearly two years earlier. Dave told me to list the home for
$400,000.00 which seemed quite high to me, but Dave soon had my home Under Contract for
$395,000 "As Is" so that I wouldn't have to be troubled with possible home
inspection items, from out of state. Dave's efforts made the whole thing seem to
good to be true. I didn't even have to make any trips back to Colorado ever, Dave
took care of it all and I received my Equity Funds that Dave had wired directly into my
account! I knew Dave was good but couldn't imagine anyone could be that good.
Dr. Kimberly Moore
We met Dave at a Hiwan listing he already had Under Contract. We had been
working with another Evergreen agent that didn't seem to excited to be working with
us. We liked the time and advice that Dave gave us that day and later that week
decided to have Dave help us with a home purchase. We found a home that was new on
the market and Dave set up an appointment to visit the home immediately. We loved
the location and the home and Dave suggested that the list price was probably about
$40,000 less than it should have been. Dave really knows the market and we
agreed. Dave immediately put our offer together and we soon had it under
contract. We later learned that the day we had it under contract two
other (higher) offers came in! We know we got a great deal and are now doing some
remodeling to make the home just right for us.
Ed and Adrian Winger
We
used Dave to help us find our beautiful new home several years ago. When we decided
to make a change of lifestyle, we called upon Dave to make the sale of our home
happen. The timing was nearly ideal for us with the offer Dave presented and again
Dave made the transaction go smooth. We are now residing in Florida and loving our
new life here.
Mark and Verlaine Marder
"Thanks Dave, you are a true professional! We really
appreciate your help in getting us into a larger home. You did a great job getting our
cabin sold and we couldn't have had our new home without you. Thanks for making it
financially 
possible for
us to make things work. We really appreciate your help and generosity. We never
dreamed we would be able to relocate into such a great home and be able to finally have
our horse live with us too! I would never use any other agent!"
The O'Donnell Family - Mike,
Sue, Megan and Sean
I started working with the Kellogg's in the winter of 1999 and closed on my town home on April 21, 1999 (Happy San Jacinto Day). I had a very specific set of requirements for the home which Dave and Kimberly worked hard to match. They reviewed properties over the several months I was looking until we found and closed the right one.
Kimberly handles the market research and showings of properties. She was right on top of the market for the type of property I wanted, the price range and the desired area. Kimberly would call me regularly with market updates, especially when she thought something that would work for our needs came on the market. The Lakewood market is very active right now so nice properties don’t last long. We were usually among the first to view a property when it became available. She was always punctual, polite and prepared for a showing. And Kimberly was very patient with the logistics of getting our whole family around to see each town home which looked like a possible; since she’s balancing her family and professional life as well. Especially the morning she had to wait 20 minutes on us while I pulled hundreds of bristles one by one out of the hairbrush my daughter had gotten tangled in her long hair. I really liked the fact that Kimberly and Dave have worked out a marriage and business partnership which allows them both to spend a lot of time with their kids.
Dave handles the office, contractual work and negotiations for properties. He is extremely knowledgeable, organized, thorough and helpful with all this stuff. He was always right on top of processing the paperwork, calling the other parties involved on a regular basis to make sure that things were proceeding and that no balls were dropped. Dave’s strong background in Colorado real estate procedure and law gave me great confidence that everything was being handled properly and that my rights were being protected. Dave also recommended an excellent home inspection service which prevented me from purchasing a town home which had some condition problems. The inspection process, which I participated in, gave me confidence that the one I purchased didn’t have any major problems. Again, everything was very professional. Dave also worked with me on getting pre-approved for my mortgage, recommending two good lenders and again calling regularly to make sure that process was going smoothly. He was always quick to respond to any requests or questions that I had about where we were in purchasing the town home. And he attended our closing to make sure that that process went smoothly.
Overall, both Dave and Kimberly made looking for and purchasing our
new town home an enjoyable process with a minimum of headaches. They were always friendly
and professional in their conduct. Thanks, Dave and Kimberley."
Denis, Ryan and Kathleen
Foley
"Sue and I would like to thank you for helping us sell our
home so quickly (just 9 days). It was clear from the beginning that you had a strong
personal interest in our transaction. Furthermore, your constant feedback and
patient advice kept us reassured that we were doing the right things to present our
property in the best possible light. Your honest advise about the value and
condition of
our property
was a tremendous help and I believe that resulted in us getting both the price and other
considerations we asked for.
The professionalism with which you
as well as the people in your office conducted yourselves turned a potentially anxious
experience into a truly pleasant one. Again, Thank You and God's blessings.
Kindest Regards,"
Mike, Sue, Rick and
Tom Dunlap
"It was clear from the start with Dave Kellogg that we were
working with a realtor with a commitment to his clients. Dave combines his
years of experience and his innovative methods in
pricing and marketing
to make things happen as planned.
Dave saw an opportunity to increase our list price and we
then sold at near the increased price! Due to our unique situation of being out of
town during the listing period, our requirements of Dave were more than average.
Dave helped us with everything necessary including providing quotes from moving companies
to handling inspection items for us. In addition, Dave lined us up with a
professional agent in Houston that made our home purchase easy. Working with Dave
Kellogg was truly a pleasure."
Randy and Shelly Martin