Brenda S Allen

Very professional Excellent communication Friendly and reassuring

"Brenda Allen not only showed me a home that I traveled three and a half hours by train to see; she also spent an entire afternoon --- or over three hours --- driving me around to help familiarize me with the surrounding communities. She picked me up at the train station, and after our time together, dropped me off at the local motel. She then returned the following morning, picked me up, and drove me back to the train station. To say that she went above and beyond for both me as a potential buyer, and also for the seller, is an understatement. She far exceeded any reasonable expectation. Brenda promptly responded to all of my inquiries, including providing additional photos I requested. Throughout my visit to Girard and Carlinville, she was extremely generous with her time and insights, and a great pleasure to interact with. Brenda is extremely knowledgeable, kind, compassionate and thoughtful, and is of an extremely high caliber, not just as a realtor, but most of all, as a human being. It was a privilege to meet her. I highly recommend Brenda Allen, and cannot thank her enough. Lynn Brewer, 2021"

When I decided to sell my house I had to make a choice of what real estate agency did I want. I talked to several people and although they were very nice it wasn't a compatible fit for me. When I contacted Brenda, she came to my house and we walked through. She pointed out a few things to me, I told her my feelings about what I thought the house would sell for, she laughed and said how about this amount. So, after picking myself up, I agreed to the amount she suggested. She listed it, she got a call, a prospective buyer saw it that night, made an offer and it was sold. Brenda is my kind of agent. She knows what she is talking about but doesn't push you to do anything you might be uncomfortable with. All in all no one could have done a better job. You won't be sorry if you list with her agency. ~ Virden

"At the beginning of the pandemic my family and I put our house on the market; we were looking to downsize and had already moved into a rental. Our home was a very unique piece of property. It was a 5 bedroom home built over 100 years ago. The house contained original woodwork throughout. We had bad luck with our first realtor and quickly got out of our contract with them. I contacted Brenda at Firm Foundations and she came out right away and took pictures and got a look at our property. Brenda and Rob took beautiful pictures of our home and we wrote up a narrative to go with the house; since it was so unique. Brenda called or texted at least every few weeks during the time our house was on the market, she let us know each time it was to be shown. Brenda and Rob got our house in many local news papers and fliers. Brenda is an honest upfront person, she never cut any corners with us and always kept us in the loop. Brenda has a genuine care for her clients, she knows the local area, and went out of her way to find comparable houses. Our home finally sold in July of 2021 for what we were asking!! Brenda is helpful and patient. Brenda knows the Macoupin County area and if familiar with the housing market of the area. Brenda was a joy to work with, she is a great realtor and I recommend her to anyone looking to sell or buy a home in this area. Thank you Brenda!" ~ Sarah in Virden, Il.

We just sold a property through Firm Foundations Realty and we couldn't be happier with the experience of working with Brenda Allen. Her strategy and leadership were excellent. As we were out of state, negotiations and the closing were all done long distance. Brenda facilitated the process very professionally and kept us informed along the way. Kurt, 2021