Dean Ladick

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My husband and I are first time homebuyers. We are long time locals. We were unsure of what to expect from the buying experience and have heard several times that buying a home is so stressful and so much work. Dean was amazing! The process was easy and stress free! He answered any and all questions and always set our mind at ease. He went above and beyond to get us into our beautiful home! We cannot thank him enough. He is highly recommended by us! Thank you, Dean!

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Dean is a phenomenal real estate agent. We told him what we were interested in and he immediately pointed us towards houses we liked. He was so accessible. Every time we had a question or concern he was quick to respond. And his team was great too. Everyone from the mortgage brokers to the insurance and appraisers - they were all great. We can t recommend him highly enough.

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Dean was super impressive from the first moment we started working together. We were pushed for time and he made some adjustments to his schedule to accommodate us. He listened carefully to what we were interested in and showed us several properties over a few days until we found the winner! At every step along the way, Dean shared his expertise and knowledge of the industry. Not only did help extensively with all the pre-closing inspections and so forth, but he followed up in the weeks after we closed to make sure we were happy and off to a good start. Really appreciate all he did for us and would use him again without question. He was/is such a blessing!

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Dean was absolutely wonderful! Easy to work with, extremely knowledgeable of the area and gave us great advice. After the sale, dean guided us with advice to help maximize our revenue with our property. He still remains available to us with questions and referrals for any work we need done. I highly recommend him, he is a full service realtor and we greatly appreciate him. We live 800 miles away and trust him completely to take care of our needs. Can t wait to work with him again!

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Our experience w/ Dean has been phenomenal. He was extremely responsive and easy to reach via phone as we started the process of searching for an ideal unit to purchase. We made several trips to Destin to view available units and always received undivided attention from Dean. We found the ideal unit through Deans expertise and were able to get through the buying process with the assistance of the team that he assembled. Initially, we ran into a problem with a loan through a national bank but he was able to direct us to a local bank who was able to complete the loan process while offering comparable rates to the national bank. Post purchase, Dean has continued to help w/ pictures and other assistance. I expect to remain friends with Dean as we move forward with our new condo!

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Dean made our experience buying a condo easy and fun. He adjusted his time to suit our needs. We will definitely utilize his services in the future. Thanks Deano!

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Bottom line: Deano is a great guy. He made our property selection process, purchase, and closing great by assembling a super team to get the job done. I was able to get a mortgage for the company that I formed to purchase the condominium, in large part from the mortgage brokers that he referred us to. Further, he personally inspected the property and made sure that we received a warranty on the contents therein.You should count yourself lucky if you are considering working with him. He totally looks out for you, and as a bonus, is very entertaining.

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My husband and I are from NW Indiana & sold a condo we owned in Siesta Key, Fl. I d been working with a realtor online & over the phone in Destin (let s call her realtor #1) who also had knowledge of PCB so she was going to show us both locations.We closed on our property on Friday. To our knowledge realtor #1 had set up showings for us in Destin for Saturday & PCB on Sunday.On our drive from Siesta Key to Destin realtor #1 called me and said that her weekend schedule had changed. She d decided to take classes over the weekend that she d set up for us!I couldn t believe we were almost to Destin, cash availabile ready to purchase with NO SHOWINGS set up for our trip there! She thought she was doing us a huge favor in having referred us to 2 separate realtors, one in PCB, another in Destin area. Realtor #3, from Destin actually called us to tell us he was working up a schedule for us on Sunday. I told him we were already working with a realtor. I was confused as to why he was making our arrangements when I d been in weekly contact w/realtor #1.So now we were back to stage 1! Neither realtor knew anything about us & what we were looking for! I was very disappointed & just pissed off that we d been dumped by realtor #1. I know it was because she only wanted Million Dollar sales. I wasn t surprised that she split us up between a realtor in PCB, realtor #2 and the one in Destin #3.So #2 scheduled some showings for us on Saturday & possibly Monday. She showed us some stunning properties in Panama City Beach but we just felt like parts of the town looked run down. One was a stunning 3 bedroom penthouse which I wish I could have moved to Destin. Late Saturday we met with realtor #2. He wasn t showing us all of the condos directly on the beach, which was #1 on our list to purchase. We were supposed to get together with him on Sunday but didn t hear back from him at all Saturday night. So Sunday morning I texted him some condos we d like to see. We decided that we liked Destin a lot more than PCB so I believe he took us to 3 condos. He felt the 1 bedroom penthouse in Sundestin was perfect for us. We saw 2 bathrooms that were in need of complete remodeling. Realtor #2 was sooo sure he had a sale on that one that he became very quiet and returned us to our hotel.So now we re staying in Sandestin with no realtor and no properties to see!I called another realtor who I spoke to briefly but she was out of town and unable to help us. She referred us to Dean. We called Dean, he returned the call & set up a meeting IMMEDIATELY!Dean was completely at ease and extremely knowledgeable about the area and the real estate market. He made us feel comfortable and at ease with what he told us.Dean was a mortgage broker for 25 years. He had more professional designations & certifications then any other realtor I d ever seen. I think when I inquired there was a total of 14! His having had more real estate education provided us with what we felt was a higher level of competence than any other realtor. I have to also acknowledge that he offered us beverages & shared his cookie/candy drawer with us. It felt like we were immediate friends and he would work on our behalf to find us the best condo for us.Knowing that we were looking for an Investment Property we went to see only 1 property, Majestic Sun, part of the Seascape Resort. For rental potential it also has an 18 hole Golf Course on the property. It was over our budget by $120,000, but Dean felt that the rental market there was so strong there that we d be able to pay off our debt in no time.We came back to Miramar Beach to sign all of the papers and make it officially ours. Dean has continued to assist by telling us where to list the property for the most recent potential, sharing his cleaning lady and offering to take photos. I even have packages being delivered to him & he took us out to dinner!I ve never met anyone who changed my ideas on what we wanted to purchase into what he felt would be the best property for us. Dean s one Bad-Ass realtor as far as I m concerned!

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Searching for a home can be very tiring and stressful, particularly if you are trying to do this from another state. We had limited time to view properties in the Destin area. Dean personally took us to view properties that he thought met the description that we provided to him by email and phone. After spending an enjoyable 2 days looking at property with Dean, we discovered that we wanted something quite different. He never pressured us to buy a property, yet he was organized and efficient. He gave us excellent information about the neighborhoods, flood zones and bay water depths. He personally recorded video footage of the entire home of interest. This led us to step back and ultimately identify our future Destin home. Our initial offer was preempted by another buyer. Dean kept up with the progress of the potential deal and quickly stepped in to place our offer when the deal began to sour. Had he not been such a shark we would not have our new home today. To facilitate closure he assembles a team of specialists which include insurance agents, property inspector and the buyer s mortgage agent. His team made the closure process so easy to complete while being out of state. Post close Dean continues to assist us with the acquisition of utilities and all of the other services that are required of new owners. If it were not for Dean Ladick s years of experience, excellent business sense and extraordinary interpersonal skills we may not have found our Destin home. Dean has become our good friend as have many of his clients. If you choose Dean Ladick as your realtor you will be pleasantly surprised with how enjoyable it can be to find a new home.

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So glad we have Dean to make the buying process easy and pleasant for us! We reached out to him as recommended by our friend and he is really the best as per the reviews! He knows the ins and outs of the industry and also refer us to our other needs. Not only that, he went beyond by helping us with some minor handyman related stuff in the house we bought. Very helpful and knowledgeable and fast as we have competition buying the property and we got the deal! We recommend Dean very highly!