My husband and I are experienced homeowners and sellers; in our 26 years of     marriage we have relocated 6 times. With each move, new issues seem to arise        especially with the home sale and purchase. This time, our relocation came during the most depressed real estate market we’ve ever experienced. Nonetheless, we had to       proceed with selling our home as Dave’s job was taking us from MA to VA. In December 2008, a few days before Christmas, we contacted ERA Realty in Westborough and they sent us Tara Cassery.  She arrived the next day with a complete market analysis and    samples of her advertising strategies and staging ideas. To top it off, she brought cookies with a picture of our house on them! She was very enthusiastic and had ideas such as a pre-inspection and home warranty that even we had never done before.

We interviewed a few more agents and none could compare to the impression we got of Tara, so naturally we hired her. She worked with us to help us decide on a fair price for our house, we had the pre-inspection, took her staging suggestions, and were waiting for the right time to list our house. We had planned to put our house on the market in March but in February Tara called to tell me that the marketing was picking up and suggested we think about listing earlier. Upon her advice we listed the 2nd week in February and she was right—our house sold in 1 day!

Throughout the process, Tara consistently went above and beyond our expectations to meet our needs and to make sure our house closed successfully. We were in constant   communication. She called when there was any information to share and I felt that I could call her anytime and she was readily available to talk.  Even though we got an offer before we were officially on the market, she continued with her marketing strategies. She had a video tour done, made beautiful brochures, and created a comprehensive website of our home. When some minor work needed to be done, I didn’t have to worry about it because she met the contractors at our home so we didn't have to. Above all else, she drove over 2 hours one night to pick up the purchase and sale agreement!

She remained in contact with us through the closing and offered her assistance should we need anything. We cannot say enough good things about the professionalism, positive    attitude, and energy that Tara possesses. We have recommended her to everyone we know and will continue to do so. Even with our extensive experience in buying and   selling real estate, Tara had new ideas and was truly the best real estate agent we have worked with.

It is without reservation that we recommend Tara Cassery for  your real estate  transaction. Tara is a knowledgeable, motivated, empathetic and results-driven agent who goes above and beyond as both a listing and buyers agent.
Prior to our meeting, our house had been on and off the market for 2 years. We were   feeling very frustrated and deflated. We  had hired two other brokers and met with     countless others and everyone was scratching their heads as to why our house was not selling. We were in a very desirable neighborhood, priced correctly with countless updates. Our house was described as “mint condition.”

As we headed into our third year of listing our house we knew we could not afford to make any mistakes. Having the house on the market for so long was taking an emotional toll our whole family.

Our criteria for a broker was as follows:

We wanted an agent who would actively market and sell our house—not someone who would simply put our listing on MLS and wait for showing requests.

An agent who would take charge, drive and manage the process of getting our house sold quickly. We were not interested in hiring an agent that was afraid to hurt our feelings or tell us what we wanted to hear.

We had already invested a lot of money in updated solely to sell the house. Any additional recommendations on financial investment had to make sense with the end-goal in mind.

We identified Tara as a potential candidate because she had secured a high volume of    listings in our town and her houses were selling quickly. We watched the listings daily.

It was clear even from our first meeting with Tara that she was going to be the agent that would sell our house. Tara has a very clear, smart and high-impact plan to stage our house with minimal investment on our part. We came away from our meeting with a renewed positive attitude. We just could not believe how she transformed our house from average modestly decorated colonial to such a warm, inviting and beautiful home.Her vision translated into immediate results. We sold our house in less than a week with multiple offers. We received our asking price.

We also worked with Tara as a buyer’s agent. After we had sold, there was very limited inventory and we ended up moving into short-term housing. Tara has a good uderstanding of what we were looking for in a new home. She proactively called other brokers, sent mailings and actively searched for a house. Ultimately, she found us our dream home and it wasn’t even listed!

We could not be happier with our experience with Tara.