Ted Mackel – Keller Williams Realty

Ted Mackel is an excellent realtor! I’ve had a lot of bad experiences with realtors in the past. My husband and I were looking for a real estate agent in Simi Valley, and I decided that this time I was going to do it right.
At first, doing it right meant that we would just «go it alone» and not have a realtor. I didn’t trust that someone would actually care about our interests. So I did a lot of online research. I kept ending up on this blog by this man, Ted Mackel. His blogs were so helpful and so smart! Well my husband and I ended up bidding on a home and were very put off by the listing agent. He copied all of our personal information and made us very confused. We then decided we needed help. I remember thinking «If I could have any real estate agent I wanted, I would get that guy that writes all of those articles online.» I figured he was out of our price range, but I thought I would give it a chance (at the time I didn’t know how they were paid). I didn’t remember his website so I just started googling simi realtors and ended up on something with his picture. He has a very strong internet presence. If he didn’t, I would have never found him.
When we met Ted I was finally relieved about dealing with a real estate agent. He was friendly, helpful, smart, and resourceful. He didn’t look at his watch or rush us out of the restaurant. He answered every question thoroughly and took time to make sure we understood.
Whenever we wanted to look at a house, he made arrangements right away. He gave honest advice and had our best interest in mind. He’s has a construction background so he can spot difficulties with a property right away. He’s also very realistic and down-​to-​earth. He would never try to sell someone a house that he felt was a bad decision.
I would recommend Ted to any friend looking in the Simi area. I trust Ted and I’m a very skeptical person.
To update: We ended up not buying a house in Simi Valley because we didn’t like the 40 minute drive to Altadena. Once we have school-​aged children and want the better schools– we will call Ted! :)