Testimonials

Howard O
"Damon,

Just a quick note to say how appreciative I am for all your hard work on the sale of my house in Bala Cynwyd. I know it wasn't the easiest deal, but you made it seem that way. Your reassurances to me definitely helped calm my nerves as you know how stressful it can be for people who are trying to sell or buy a house.

Again, thanks for everything, and you can be certain that I would highly recommend you for anyone wanting to sell or buy property.

Sincerely,
Howard O"
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Carol & Chet H
"Damon:

Thanks for everything you and your staff did to get us to settlement yesterday! Selling my aunt's apartment will allow her to stay in her assisted living facility for a much longer time, and the timing for the sale was perfect! My husband and I were really happy to see how excited the buyer was to have this apartment as his own. My aunt would have liked him, too!

We also appreciated your taking time out of a busy day to show us two apartments. Hopefully, our place will be next, and we can begin to think more seriously about a new apartment.

Carol and Chet
"
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Bonnie and Eric P
"Damon-

In all seriousness, we have really appreciated all the work you did in helping us find our new home. You were patient, available (most of the time!!) and if you weren?t you quickly had Joan work with us. We know our criteria went full circle and at times you had no idea what we were looking for or what price range we wanted. You handled our anxiety (ok, specifically MY anxiety) very well and supported us in our frustration. And of course the sale of our apartment could not have been easier! We are grateful for your gift as we very much can use it for work in the new house.

We hope that we will be seeing you in the ?burbs once we are there too.

Thanks so much,

Bonnie and Eric"
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Todd K
"Damon/Enjoli,

I told you somebody would rent the loft by February.
We knew it all along right?
Actually I am breathing a major sigh of relief and thank you for all your efforts.
Take care and enjoy the snow! Todd
"
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Johnny M.
"Enjoli/Damon

It happened! Thanks guys!

Let me know when I can take you out for a drink, we all deserve it! Mostly, I want to thank you for all your great work. Tiff and I really appreciate it! Thanks!

Best ? Johnny"
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Emily & Todd B.
"Hi Damon and Joan,

Thank you again for the beautiful picture of Philadelphia you gave us at closing. Glenn and I are all settled in 17 Allandale and we love the new house!

Thanks again, and we hope 2010 is off to a great start for you.

Best,
Emily "
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Ann & G M.
"Dear Damon,

Thank you so much for all the time, energy, and wisdom you shared with us this weekend. We feel like we have a really good perspective on the area and housing. As soon as we decide, you'll be the 2nd to know - after Dennis, of course!

Hope you enjoy the wine.

Thanks, Ann & G"
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Bernie P
"Damon: I hope all is well with you and your real estate empire. BTW, we love our house so thanks again for your help in finding it. Thx Bernie"
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Charlene and Vic C.
"Dear Joan and Damon,

You are an awesome team! Not only did you find the perfect condo in record time, you also sold our house within a week! In this market, they'd say it couldn't happen.

Regards, Charlene and Vic"
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Lynne and John E.
"Dear Damon,

Thank you for the very thoughful and lovely house warming gift.... You were wonderful to work with and we appreciate the time you invested with us to make this important purchase in our lives. We look forward to spending more time with you over dinner in our new home in Philadelphia.

With warm regards, Lynne and John E."
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Rob E
"Thank you Damon. Pleasure working with you. If you need a reference for "corporate" people like us... or anyone for that matter... I am happy to provide one. Michael was dead on with his referral of you.

Rob E. "
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J.J. & Jackie S.
"Thanks so much---also, the marketing materials look outstanding! We've bought and sold nearly a dozen homes, and are most impressed with your marketing stuff---you can talk to other agents we have dealt with--coming from us, that?s saying something! We remind ourselves all the time--it only takes one buyer---so lets go find him/her!
Thanks
J.J. & Jackie S."
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Dick M
"Hey Damon,

If you ever need a reference please have your customer call me. I'll be glad to give them a complete run down on your honor, integrity and the upstanding way you do business. It would be my true pleasure. They can call me day or night."
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Alexis E
"Thank you so much for all your help. We can't wait to move in!"
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Kristin G
"A terribly belated thank you for holding my hand through the whole purchase process and for the lovely settlement gift. Am enjoying my new house and have so far kept the koi alive!"
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Marc Z
"Thank you again for the beautiful housewarming gift and all of your assistance with my new home. You made a difficult process easy and I truly enjoyed our dealings and time together. Much thanks-"
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Walter R and Jennifer P
"Thank you so much for the beautiful candlesticks and especially for all your help with the purchase of our new home!"
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Jennifer W
"I love your website Damon! You are an amazing real estate agent. Thank you again for everything. We love the house and loved working with you."
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Amina M. - Prudential Relocation
"Thank you for a great Job, I'm not surprised though, I don't think there will be one person out there that would not like you, you have a great and pleasant personality and I love working with you myself.
Amina M."
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Judy R
"Thank you very much for your time in showing me properties. I thought you did a wonderful job of exposing me to a "smorgasboard" of what is currently available which might meet our specific needs. Thanks also for the yummy Philly cheese-steak lunch!! Sorry if I ruined your commitment to a healthy diet!! Thanks again...."
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Claudia P
"A quick note that's long overdue! As I look at my family enjoying the holiday - and LOVING the house - I'm reminded of what it took to get here. You were so wonderful, right from day one, when I met you at an Open House! And while we thought long and hard about that property, it turned out we were looking for something entirely different. Who knew it would take, what, 9 MONTHS and 60 HOUSES? But, you never got impatient, or gave up, or applied any pressure of any kind. What can I say - You're just the best agent I've encountered! Thanks so much and Happy Holidays!"
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Mark and Leigh B
"Thank you so much for everything you did to help us move into our new home. Please visit soon! Have a wonderful holiday!"
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Bob W
"Thanks for all the help with my new home! I LOVE RITTENHOUSE SQUARE!"
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Liz and David P.
"Dear Damon,

Thank you again for spending so much time with us. You gave us a great orientation and very useful (and entertaining) commentary.

Warm regards,

Liz and David"
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Dana S.
"Damon,

You were confident that the right house would come on the market and it did! Thanks for your patience and understanding during such a stressful time. We are very happy in our new home and have you to thank!

Dana"
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Lisa & Ryan K.
"Dear Damon,

Thank you for all of the hard work that you put into helping us find our home. Working together was a pleasure from the begining. We have bought and sold homes before and we feel that you went above and beyond what is expected. We love the house and know that we will be very happy here.

Lisa K."
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Paul J.
"Damon: I want to thank you personnally for helping Nick and Jessica through the closing process. They are now moved in and the house is a knockout. Wait until you see it. I understand you showered them with gift certificate and gifts which was way above and beyond.
~Paul"
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Gene & Laura T.
"We moved 900 miles to be here and I am pleased to write that Damon Michels played an integral and satisfying part in our move. From day one he and his team were overwhelmingly helpful to assist us to find the home we wanted within a price range we could afford. My wife and I spent nearly 3 days in intense home searching on the streets of Philly with Damon and I sincerely believe that no one else could have worked with us as well as he.

I'm sure that you get a lot of this, but Damon works well to develop rapport quickly, to ensure that he?s meeting the satisfaction of his clients, and to find the best for what he has to work with. Without a doubt, when we know friends and acquaintances who are making the move to Philly and the surrounding area, our recommendation is going to be that they bring their business to Damon. If we ever happen to "upgrade," I know we'll be bringing our business back to him as well. "
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Bally and Eckart S.
"We recently relocated from Europe to the US and purchased a house in Villanova. We chose Prudential Fox Roach as our realtor company upon recommendation, and our experiences have been extraordinarily positive.

Damon Michels of the PruFoxRoach Office in Wayne was our realtor. Excellent pre-arrival ground-work such as exploration of our requirements made it easier to hone down on what really might be suitable for us in terms of type of house, location etc. Well-chosen internet listings and extensive & multiple telephone dialogues allowed a targeted visit (search) agenda once we arrived. Throughout, Damon has been extremely professional, focused on our needs -- the usually dreaded house-hunting turned out to be enjoyable thanks to Damon?s attitude, patience, competence, boundless energy and super nice personality. No pushy up-selling here ! When securing the chosen property Damon also worked well beyond the expected (late evenings, weekends etc). Further, Damon proved very helpful and resourceful when recommending (and arranging for meetings with) contractors for refurbishment work -- all of whom turned out to be excellent and very cost efficient / competitive.

All in all, establishing residential property ownership on the Main Line, Pennsylvania, could have been a daunting experience --or an overpriced / costly one. Thanks to the professionalism, expertise and dedication of the professionals involved, and their status as independent agents yet with a "under-one-roof" connectivity we really "sailed though" the entire process and came out the other end, with a big smile -- a smile due to the great results, but also due to the positive inter-personal experience we had (Damon will remain a trusted advisor --and friend-- for us, now that we have relocated to Villanova).

We would warmly recommend Damon to anyone in our situation.

Bally and Eckart"
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Lisa G.
"Damon,

Just a quick note of belated thanks again for my beautiful crystal bowl and my fantastic home! You were truly heaven sent and I can't thank you enough for your generousity and caring. Dinner soon!

Hugs, Lisa"
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Mary B. - Prudential Relocation
"I have to tell you what an awesome person you are! There really isn't anything that you won't do for us. You take pride in your work abd it shows. You make us look good! Have a great holiday and enjoy what you have!
Mary B."
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Rob and Debbie C.
"I just wanted to take a minute to let you know how unbelievably pleased and impressed we've been with all of your efforts on our behalf to buy a house. Not only was the quality of your work and advice excellent with VERY quick turnaround for our questions, but as Debbie said many times, you ALWAYS made what we needed seem so matter-of-fact and effortless, taking a LARGE amount of the strain away from an otherwise difficult and emotional process.

Thanks a ton - While I hope we don't have a need to move for a LONG time, we can't wait to recommend you again and again.

Fondly, Rob and Debbie C."
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David and Heather M.
"I would highly recommend anyone of my friends or associates to have Damon sell their home. He is very professional and goes the extra mile in trying to sell your home. Damon achieves results. He is also an excellent communicator. When ever I called him he responded back almost immediately. He listened to any concerns or worries and responded. He is a problem solver. He aggressively marketed our home and made sure we had maximum exposure. Damon took care of all the details. He even brought in a painter to do touch up's when we moved before our house sold. He brought in his cleaning lady to make sure our house sparkled. Damon recommended a stager who also assisted us in selling our home in a difficult market. Damon is honest and has integrity. I trusted him with our most valuable investment and he followed thru on selling our home. Damon is passionate about his profession and strives towards perfection. He should be in the hall of fame for realtors. To put it simply he is the best of the best.
Dr. David and Heather M."
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Shellie and Stuart F.
"During our first meeting, Damon exuded an amazing confidence and knowledge of the current area markets and his well planned ideas of marketing my house to the right buyers was right on target. He had an uncanny way of knowing what our thoughts were about pricing, staging and showing the house, and when other homes in the area had a trickle of serious buyers coming through, I was dealing with an absolute deluge of realtors and buyers.

Because of Damon's hard work, well placed and well promoted advertising, in addition to his extensive network of people, we were fielding three offers within the first five days our house was listed on the market. Damon always remained very patient with us and was always available to us whenever we had a question for him or just needed to vent our personal stresses of the situation. Having three offers led to some heavy negotiating from many parties and Damon handled it all like a true professional. He was honest, clear and concise with everyone involved and we ended up accepting a very strong, fair and clean offer. Damon remained by our side and went out of his way to help us through inspections and paperwork as we were then in a real pinch to find housing in Phoenix and needed to leave immediately. We felt, without question, we could count on Damon to oversee the entire transaction through to the end and be our eyes and ears for us while we went on our house hunt.

My husband and I had some serious conversations on the flight back from Phoenix and decided we should sell our rental property in Manayunk as well. Again, without question, we decided Damon would be the one to sell this property as well. Our rental house was an entirely different property than our own residence. It was a much smaller, lower priced and not in as perfect condition as our first home. Damon, however, treated it in the exact same manner as he had our first listing ? like it was the best house on the market. He walked us through all of our options and we ended up getting the house on the market within about 6 weeks. By the time the rental listed we had missed most of the "fall market" and we were headed into the cold weather and the holidays. My husband and I were bracing ourselves for one of the long-haul sales that are becoming the norm these days. But Damon came through again. Within three months the house was under contract, again with multiple offers and above asking price. We settled last week with another clean transaction!

We have recommended Damon to many people and keep his card on file for future reference when our friends call for his information. I would highly, highly recommend Damon Michels to anyone thinking of selling or buying a home. He is extremely talented and skilled in his profession. The service you receive is impeccable and his attention to detail is amazing. Now that our properties are sold we will actually miss working with him.

Please feel free to contact us should the need arise.

Sincerely,
Shellie and Stuart F."
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Sara and Fabian L.
"Thank you so much for your housewarming gift yesterday, It was unnecessary, unexpected, and greatly appreciated. It will look beautiful in the new dining room. We are so happy to have such a wonderful house to make into our home and thank you for all you have done to make it possible."
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Todd and Vicki B
"I just wanted to thank you both for your patience and support you gave me through this very long selling process. In our business we deal with the emotional ups and downs of every client..And I want you both to know that you deal this way with every buyer and seller and you do it better than any agent I have ever worked with..I am proud to know that our future of working together holds great potential both on a friendship and business level. Thanks again.
Todd"
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Jill and Martin A.
"Just wanted to say hello and thank you!! We passed your name on to a colleague (Ian L.), and understand that as we predicted you have delivered for him too!! You deserve all your success and we have no hesitation in passing your name on to others. We have enjoyed your little seasonal mail shots - only suggestion from me is to send a chocolate heart with the Valentines one, not just a picture!! (with a comment that you really do deliver the goods!!).
Best regards,
Jill and Martin A. "
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Patty T and Richard C
"Thank you so much for the beautiful ice bucket, just what we needed. You have been so great to us in our difficult time. Also putting up with "you know who"! Again, thanks for everything!
Love, Patti, Gabrielle, Marian and Richard"
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Matthew A.
"I was a first-time homebuyer when I was referred to Damon Michels. I knew nothing about buying a home, the process or even what I really wanted. It took Damon little time to help me figure out what my ?perfect? fit would be and get me in the door. After four months in my new home, a loft in Center City, Philadelphia, I could not be happier.

What pleased me most about working with Damon was his ability to quickly eliminate listings based on the time he spent with me. Initially, I had little idea of what I wanted, other than a very broad price range. After a few visits to town homes, walk-ups, condos and lofts in various neighborhoods, we began to discover what I liked and what I did not like. Damon constantly picked up on my tastes and preferences and then rearranged future visits. I never felt that Damon was showing me something outside of my increasingly narrow preferences or that he was wasting my time with listings that would represent a step backward in the process.

Damon was successful with me because he never lost focus on my requirements. In one instance, Damon showed me a unit under his own listing. Damon told me that the owner was attempting to buy a parking space for the sole reason of putting a package together with the sale of the condo. At the time that I saw the condo, the owner had not yet secured a parking space to go along with the unit. Knowing that I would have a car and that parking is a premium in Philadelphia, Damon urged me to pass the listing up and go with options that only included parking. While other agents may have tried to persuade me that the owner may get a space shortly or that rental lots are nearby, Damon went against his own interests and thought of my requirements first.

Damon is a pleasure to work with and is an exceptionally good listener, easy to talk to and very prompt in returning my emails and calls. He walked me through the entire home buying process and explained everything very clearly. I never once felt pressured by him or that he was impatient with my questions. I highly recommend Damon to anyone fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with him.

Sincerely, Matthew"
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Ginny McCuen
"I was fortunate enough to see the letter you wrote regarding Damon Michels.

I am so pleased that the buying experience turned out well for you. I can tell you, I am not surprised. Damon is an excellent agent and we feel fortunate to have him on our Team. He genuinely cares about his clients. The situation you spoke about regarding his own listing (which did not have parking) is an example of this. He does listen - which helps the whole process tremendously.

I wish you all good things in your new home. It sounds like you're enjoying your loft and making the most of it.

Sincerely, Ginny McCuen,Senior Vice President, Regional Manager, Prudential Fox & Roach/Trident"
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Stacy and Gaeton B.
"Dear Damon,
Thank you so much for the beautiful glass bowl. It is gorgeous and will look great in our new home! You have been amazing over the past 6 months and we have so appreciated working with you! You can thank us for taking you out to the country ? to picturesque Chadds Ford and everywhere else in between. And we can?t thank you enough for your kindness, your patience, your sense of humor, your easygoing ways, your understanding, and your friendship. You are the best! We can?t wait to have you over sometime soon.
Much love,
Stacy and Gaeton"
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Carmella and Bob M
"Just a quick note to say "Thank You" for the beautiful ice bucket - what a wonderful surprise! Enclosed are gift cards to 4 of Philly's top restaurants - Enjoy!
We love you Damon!
Love, Carmella and Bob M
Manager, William Penn House"
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Milton and Eleanor L. - William Penn House
"Dear Mr. Michels,

We have your Halloween card, and thank you for it. We've also received other notices from you in the past. We think you are doing an excellent job in this environment and have enjoyed your presence and presentations at our House Council meetings, very professional in every respect.

Your name is in our files and you will be called upon if and when we decide to sell, or if this becomes the responsibility of our children. Meanwhile, continued success.

Sincerely yours,

Milton and Eleanor"
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Dianne D
"Dear Damon,
I would like to thank you for the very best Christmas present I ever received, a home!

To all who played a part in making my settlement a happy and pleasant experience, you deserve to be called Santa's helpers. Enjoli, you are Santa's chief elf. I cannot thank you enough.

Damon, you are a true Santa. I would gladly recommend you and everyone at Prudential to all I know. And, if I can assist you in anyway, please let me know. You deserve the best. Have a safe, happy and healthy holiday and New Year. Thank you for the lovely gift. I appreciate all that you do.

Dianne D"
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Maria and Paul V.
"Hi, Damon: I got back from India few days ago. We are settled in our new home and we like it very much. We want to thank you for your valuable advice and assistance in selling our house. As our agent you were very professional and efficient. Pru Fox Roach is very fortunate to have agents like you. Damon, you did an excellent job in posting our house in the internet, and you aggressively marketed our home and made sure we had maximum exposure. Damon, you are passionate about profession and strives towards perfection. We would recommend you with out any hesitation to all our friends who will be thinking of selling or buying a house. We miss your prompt and friendly telephone calls. We wish you All the Best. Take care.
Paul and Maria"
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Alexandra C
"Dear Damon and Joan,
Wow! I wish to thank you sincerely for the wonderful glass art piece. It will define the tone for my new home!

Thank you for patiently going with me through this loooong process and especially thank you for representing my wishes during the negotiations.

We are now all moving to the next step of selling my house. We can only hope it will be as smooth as the condo experience.

Thanks again,

Alexandra C."
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