Holly Pickens
Holly Pickens
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Outstanding experience!! Holly and Margaret are truly the best...warm, friendly, trustworthy, knowledgeable, efficient and more. So thankful for finding them. Absolutely highly recommend!!
MinSue29
Holly is truly the best!! She’s very level headed and someone you can most definitely trust. We were first time home buyers and she was with us every step of the process making sure we made good, well calculated and informed decisions. Could not recommend working with her more - she KNOWS her stuff and provides best in class support.
Kelly Savage
We needed to sell our parent’s home and met with several realtors. We immediately knew Holly and Margaret were the right agents for us by the kindness they showed and compassion they had for our family when selling the home our parents built and we grew up in. It wasn’t just business to them. They understand the emotion that goes into selling a home. We received great advice on what we needed to fix versus leave as is. They also did an excellent job to help us stage the home and get photos that truly depict what a lovely home and yard it was. The marketing was phenomenal. There was a constant stream of showings from the day we listed to the day we sold. Whereas my father was the seller, they had to work through me (the daughter) for everything from contracts, showings, offer negotiations, etc. Holly showed incredible patience working with us as we navigated through a variety of questions from buyers and discussed options/answers with my elderly father. In the end, we sold at a price we expected and had white glove service for the closing. I will recommend Margaret and Holly to anyone looking to buy or sell in the Chicagoland area. They really and truly know their stuff. I actually miss talking to Holly! What a pleasurable person to work with.
Erin Shea
Fantastic group that sold my home in days. Very easy and pleasant to deal with. Highly recommend!!!
Perry Roos
Holly was extremely tentative to our wants and needs. She came prepared, was highly communicative, and was very knowledgeable. We felt respected and taken care in her hands. If we ever find ourselves in the market to sell or buy again we without a doubt would hire her again.
Erin Antony
Excellence! Holly and Margaret are consummate real estate professionals. Their experience and advice were spot on, and led to a contract on our home in just 4 days! They are both so easy and fun to work with, and took the stress out of the process for us. Highly recommend this team!
Karen Willson
Excellence! Holly and Margaret are consummate real estate professionals. Their experience and advice were spot on, and led to a contract on our home in just 4 days! They are both so easy and fun to work with, and took the stress out of the process for us. Highly recommend this team!
Karen Willson
Holly was a great agent who was very knowledgeable about the Naperville market. As new buyers in a competitive market, Holly did a great job of making us fell comfortable with the process and we highly recommend her to anyone looking purchase a home.
Zaccarie Peone
Holly Pickens and Margaret Placko were a superb team to work with. From our initial meeting, recommendations for selling and addressing repairs to final closing, they were always there to make everything as smooth and seamless as possible,
Lisa Smith
Working with Holly was such a refreshing experience. She was patient and yet encouraging. She had a strong understanding of the Chicago market was able to guide us through a lot of first-time-buyer questions. When it came to the negotiation, Holly was incredibly responsive (at all hours) and guided us through the whole process. I never felt like she was overstepping or pushing us. She really just wanted us to be informed and know that we got the best deal. Overall, I had a wonderful experience working with Holly and would recommend her to anyone looking for a place to call home.
Trinity Malito
Holly is thorough, knowledgeable, experienced, trustworthy and easy to be around… all the characteristics I think matter most in a realtor. She made our buying process so easy and helped us find our dream home in a fraction of the time we expected it to take and in one of the trickiest housing markets.
Lindsay Greene
Aaron T
Holly and Margaret helped me sell my house quickly. They made good recommendations on what I needed to do to prepare my house to sell and were helpful throughout the process.
Cara K
Thank you!! Great service!! The team is very professional and helpful. They know a lot about the business. We are very happy in our home!!
Derek M
All around great experience. Couldn’t have asked for a more helpful agent, when working with Holly. She was there to answer all of my questions and worked with me to find a house that really felt like home. I highly recommend the Pickens & Placko Team. You will not be disappointed.
ProCe
All around great experience. As a first time home buyer, Holly was helpful beyond words. Would highly recommend to anyone.
Corey M
We recently bought a beautiful house with Holly’s help. As an agent we realized how wonderful she is, ever noticing the small things that inform what you tend to like and dislike. She also maintains her distance and is never pushy leading us to really open up as we have always only felt her sincere desire to help us get the best house. The things we would notice with her would never have been possible if it hadn’t been due to her diligence on our behalf. She was also trying her best to keep us realistic so we could execute the buying of the house without any hiccups. I would recommend her very highly to anyone as she is someone who truly cares and follows up with making sure you buy the best house, and balancing being the best professional approach. She will always be honest and go the extra mile always without a second thought. We were lucky to have her as our agent. We do sincerely hope there are many more who could experience her amazing skills to help get the best house.
Deepak K
Selling and purchasing our homes over the past several years, with the help of Holly, has been wonderful! Her knowledge of the different markets and years of experience make what is normally a stressful process, stress free! I was able to put my trust in her and now we have the home of our dreams! Holly and the whole Pickens and Placko team have my highest recommendation!
Katie G
I highly recommend Holly, she was ready for showing on a 12 hours notice. She helped us and we were able to find the home we feel is perfect for us. She was very professional and friendly, and was very quick in responses over the phone, text or emails.
Ameerah H
Working with Holly was such a refreshing experience. She was patient and yet encouraging. She had a strong understanding of the Chicago market was able to guide us through a lot of first-time-buyer questions.When it came to the negotiation, Holly was incredibly responsive (at all hours) and guided us through the whole process. I never felt like she was overstepping or pushing us. She really just wanted us to be informed and know that we got the best deal.Overall, I had a wonderful experience working with Holly and would recommend her to anyone looking for a place to call home.
Trinity P
The Pickens-Placko Team is fantastic!! I've been a real estate professional for over 30 years. While I don't work in residential sales, I have constant contact with real estate agents and know when I'm dealing with someone who knows what they're doing. Holly and Margaret are the best!! You can't go wrong with Pickens-Placko. I recommend them highly!!
Dave K
A few months ago my wife and I relocated to IL, the company we used to arrange the move put us in touch with Holly, as with most referrals like this you never know what to expect. From the get go Holly was incredible, she was patient when we changed our mind numerous times, educated on the area, enthusiastic regardless of the time of day and most importantly she was VERY honest and upfront, not once did we feel like we were being "sold" to. We would use her services again in a heartbeat.
Malcolm & Samantha Dwyer
Hi Margaret & Holly, I just wanted to send this note along to you. More than you know, I deeply appreciate the opportunity to work with you. It's just plain fun and profitable!! I have said this over and over, and it has born out time after time, you two are my good luck charms. I don't have to tell you that in probably the worst real-estate market I've ever seen, you were able to sell my condo, quickly and at a $17,000.00 (before the tax benefit calculations) profit -- unbelievable!! I still marvel at that deal. Timing and your skillful, subtle, yet engaging personalities helped us sell that condo at a great price. Then, in helping me lease my condo, you found an amazing young couple. Not only are they wonderful tenants - they have completely redecorated my unit and are helping pay for the improvements -- I anticipate that when they move out, I'll be able to sell it at a handsome profit because those tenants have made it look like a model home! And yet again, this amazing Pickens and Placko Team, found a great little house, at a great little price on North Main Street. Once again, Holly and Margaret found an amazing tenant and I have just rented it at a significant premium to many other nearby properties. If you want to invest, hire Margaret and Holly; if you want to sell, hire Margaret and Holly. If you want phenomenal tenants, hire Margaret and Holly! Thank you so much!! Tanya S Regan
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Dear Holly and Margaret, Thank you for assisting us in the sale of our home in Bolingbrook. We really appreciate your professionalism, effort and hard work. It got the job done in what became a difficult market for us as sellers. We could not have done it without you. Thanks again. You both are awesome! Sincerely, Beth and John
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