Sarah Leonard

We chose to list our home with Sarah and her team after hearing rave reviews from our friends who had used her. Sarah came to our house and went over everything: What similar properties in our area were listed for and others that were already closed. She was extremely professional and personable! She made sure we were completely comfortable with the process and the price we were going to list at.
After we agreed on a listing price and time-​frame, her team went to work for us! They coordinated a staging appointment with an interior designer, and a professional photographer came and took wonderful pictures of the house. Someone from Sarah’s team was in touch with us every step of the way. Even after normal business hours! I swear they never sleep!
Once we were listed, our house sold in two weeks! I couldn’t believe how quickly everything went. It was clear that Sarah had hit the nail on the head with our listing price and all the details that made the new buyers love our home as much as we did. Her team talked with the attorneys and kept us updated and in the loop all the way through closing.
I cannot say enough about what a great experience we had. We will always use the Sarah Leonard Team and recommend her to everyone!

We interviewed Sarah when we were looking for an agent to sell our home in Schaumburg. She made a great presentation and was very professional, but we did not select her as our listing agent, and here’s why: We were very concerned with the way she did her comparative market analysis and arrived at the list price for our home. Long story short, she selected properties that were not at all comparable to ours (homes on busy streets, homes without upgrades, etc.) simply because their property tax records showed a similar square footage to ours. She then took an average price per square foot across all of those non-​comparable homes and multiplied that average price per square foot by our taxable square footage. Sarah then gave us a list price for our home that was way lower than what was acceptable to us. She told us that «the market dictates» the price she gave, and any higher of a list price would not generate any showings or interest.
What concerned us about this «take it or leave it» approach was that Sarah effectively dictated to us something that is ultimately our decision and didn’t seem at all interested in getting creative or working to get us the best possible price. We knew that Sarah has a high sales volume, and we concluded that she really didn’t have any desire to be an advocate for our home, but instead wanted to price it so aggressively that she could sell it as quickly as possible without having to commit much time or energy to us. To a high-​volume agent, I’m sure the extra few hundred dollars she would have made in commission by pricing our house where it should be doesn’t matter much, but it sure mattered to us.
At the end of the day, we listed our home more than $ 20,000 higher than Sarah’s «absolute maximum the market would bear» price, had 8 showings in the first two days, and were under contract in 36 hours within 1% of our list price. Oh, and the home appraised at full value with no problems. We used agents with lots of experience who weren’t afraid to work with us to get the best possible price, even in a buyer’s market.
So if you’re selling your home, just do your homework first and make sure you don’t get low-​balled by an agent looking for a quick sale to add to his or her statistics.

Sarah Leonard is hands down the best realtor I have ever worked with. It all started when I was looking for a townhouse to rent in 2013. Sarah and her team were very responsive and were always sending listings to try and find the right fit for me. The team made the process of looking for a place to rent very smooth and a lease was signed in no time! I told Sarah and her team that I would look for her when I thought about purchasing a home.
Less than one year later…
I reached out to Sarah and her team to start looking at homes to purchase, and the flood of listings came my way the same night I told her! She got me set up to get pre-​approved with her amazing lender, John Noldan, and was pre-​approved the following morning! Sarah kept within my price range and I was never disappointed.
As a first time home buyer, she took the time to explain every detail of the home buying process to me. I found a home that I loved within a day of reaching out to Sarah. I put in an offer and she worked diligently the following day with the seller’s agent, and with her «won’t take no for an answer» attitude, the offer was accepted! Sarah and her team were very responsive (even on nights and weekends!), and were always available to discuss any questions I had.
They were very helpful through the loan approval process, and sent me checklists of what to do before moving into a new home. This was super helpful and made the home buying process so smooth! She also referred me to a wonderful real estate attorney! I would not hesitate to use Sarah and her team again. I would refer her to anyone I know looking to purchase/​sell a home. I couldn’t be happier with my new home, and it’s all thanks to Sarah and her wonderful team!

We hired Sarah after reading about her online. She had great communication skills and very professional! Every step of the home selling process was easy and painless. She’s up to date with technology so I was able to do everything from my iPhone. They have a great team who cover all aspects of the sale! I will never use a different realtor!!! She sold my home in Algonquin less than a month!