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E-mails We Have Received locally, from Across the Country, and around the world |
| Louisiana - March 7, 2010 |
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I'm an internet junky and I love looking at homes for sale in all the
states, been at it over 10 yrs. I rarely stumble on a Real Estate site as
awesome as yours. I didn't have to weave and bob through worlds of useless
info. The homes were right there and when I clicked and saw the pictures I
was sold. They are large, clear and just beautiful. That is by far the most
important thing. When people are looking online for homes they want to see
the home as if they were standing in the home and your pictures gave me that
view. Real Estate websites can learn a lot from your site. Do you know the
one thing that will get a listing passed over in a second, no pictures! and
you would not believe the sites that have homes listed with no pictures. Who
wants to buy something they can't see. There are times I'm tempted to call
the agent and tell them, you can't be serious about selling this home. LOL Mary G |
| Ruidoso, New Mexico - December 17th, 2008 |
| Hi Tom-As you know I've been an
admirer of your website dating back to our time in Florida looking for
the home you eventually sold for us in Stonebridge, about 4 ½ years
ago. I'm also a firm believer that the web sells houses if there is an
attention to detail and knowledge of the market which is, in turn,
promoted to the public and potential users. We are now selling our home in
New Mexico, and following your recipe for success, I looked for a broker
that most mirrored your marketing plan. He/she must have a strong web
presence w/emphasis on home detail and lots of quality photographs!
Hopefully, a website where folks would revisit time and again to see new
homes, information, and other neat ideas, etc. etc. PLUS links to this
fabulous website in all the places that prospective buyers might visit. Guess what? There isn't a
broker up here that comes close … Sincerely, L Nelson |
| Alabama - November 2nd, 2008 |
| I read your mission statement,
but before I read it I could have almost quoted it because of the type of
professional site you produce. I was a former broker in Texas and also in
Alabama and when I found your site I was so impressed with the advanced
marketing skills your firm used. If every company put forth the effort and
care in which you approach your business, the working world would be a
better place. My hat is off to you and the company you have made. The only
reason most people are critical of another business is because they feel
inferior to them. Obviously the case with D Magazine. You keep doing
what you do and don't worry about those trying to catch up to your
standards. I only wish the world knew how to raise the bar like you have
done. Thanks
for all you do and have done for the Real Estate world. D. Rogers |
| Westlake Village, California - November 21st, 2008 |
| Hello Tom, I have watched your website for several years. You have my admiration and respect for your professional marketing expertise and honesty with buyers and sellers. You are truly a outstanding leader in the real estate industry. Joe ... |
| Lynchburg, Virginia - January 4th, 2008 |
| I only
wanted to say that your listings are done very well. It is the best I
have seen. As a former real estate agent myself, I appreciate having
this type of info available to me as some one who is in the process of
looking for a home. My fiancée and I are planning to buy a home in the
area and are working with an agent there already. But I wanted to
compliment you on your formats. We are quite interested in this listing
and might be looking at it soon. This is the way a listing should be
done and I am impressed. Judith ... |
| Lucas - November 13th, 2007 |
| I'm not
in the market for a home, but wanted to compliment you on your site.
When we purchased in Lucas three years ago I found your info very
helpful - better than what my own agent provided. Last week I was in
conversation with a business associate and the subject of helpful
websites came up. I used yours as an example which made me look to see
if you're still adding info. Updated as I expected....good for you!! Brett ... |
| Missouri - August 15th, 2007 |
| The reason for
this email is to tell you what a great job you do with your website from
prospective home buyers. We are constantly on your site reviewing your
home listings. Your professional, detailed work stands out from your
peers. Additionally, your recent document on "why to stay small" was a
very good indication of what you stand for and why. Without question,
we wish you could market our home (in Missouri) when we get the final
word on our relocation back to Texas. Probably cannot find "Grisak"
quality in our area. Chad and Kelley ... |
| Arizona - August 10th, 2006 |
| I felt
compelled to write you. About 16 months ago I found your website while
contemplating a job offer in Dallas. We were moving from Arizona. I
accepted the job offer and flew in immediately. Unfortunately, I had to
use the corporate relocation specialist the company provided. Although
she was very competent, most of the listing that I liked the best were
on your website. On my first trip there I looked at your listing in the
Oakwood neighborhood in Fairview. It was beautiful home that was only
$569,000 ( I think ). Anyway, I fell in love with the neighborhood but I knew the home would have to be remodeled to suit our tastes and my wife would have to see it first. However, the realtor did not tell me about how the market heats up in May and so I didn't make an offer. BIG MISTAKE! It was in escrow by the time I came back the following week. Anyway, we eventually found a home that we liked (after 4 very expensive trips) but when I told my company I was leaving they promoted me to the Sacramento area, where we currently live.... in a nice (but not as grand as homes in Dallas) home that I paid over $750K for!!! I am still hoping to make the move to the Dallas area in a few years. In the meantime I will continue to check your website and what the values increase there while they decrease here!! But when we move, you will be my first call!! Thanks, Glenn ... |
| California - August 3rd, 2006 |
| Hello Tom: My wife and I are looking to relocate from California, and have a few questions we would like to ask you about the area. First off let me say your website is great, not only with great descriptions of the properties, but also with the other information given to us. We have learned a lot from that. Thank you for providing it. Let me first start off with our wants. Sincerely, Mike ... |
| San Francisco - June 28th, 2006 |
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I will be relocating to the Dallas area soon and have
really enjoyed your site. We have a couple of homes we would like to
look at as soon as my employer schedules us with a house hunting trip
(hopefully in the next 45 days)
Bart ... |
| New Jersey - June 8th, 2006 |
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Dear
Mr. Grisak, We are relocating to the area from New Jersey and were saddened to see 2270 Purdue go under contract. If this comes open again please contact me.Your site and your listings are so thorough I have felt as if I have visited and toured all of your listing in person while sitting in New Jersey. I really have been blown away by your website. I only wish that all realtors would photo and document their listings as well as you do. The other info you provide is also great as well as entertaining. I liked the info on reducing the radiant heat in the attic. The info on foaming your AC duct work was also great. (The pics are great at showing what it really entails.) When we lived in Plano 2 ½ years ago I would constantly lose Holiday decorations and other things because they would melt. I also know that the reason we would go through AC units so quickly was in part due to how much they would have to run. You’ve really started setting a standard of service through your website that is above anything else I’ve seen in your field! Feel free to use my email for your site! Kim ... |
| An Anonymous E-mail (May 12th, 2006) |
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Bravo!I must say, your
team has done what so many Realtors refuse to
do. Provide pictures! And a lot of them! Great site. Paul ... |
| California (May 1st, 2006) |
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... The second note of congratulations is on your web-site.
While still in California, we were looking at homes on the internet and
trying to find a realtor who specialized in the area in which we were
looking. One of your listings caught our eye and within minutes of
being directed to your web-site, we knew we had found our realtor. The
information provided on the local communities is second to none and
gave us a great head start on narrowing down the cities where we wanted
to live. Congratulation, again, to you on having the vision to create a
site that is an experience to visit and not just a home for data. Sincerely, Ken and Linda ... |
| Tokyo, Japan |
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Tom, We have been in Tokyo for the past 6 years and will be relocating back to Dallas very soon ... Sincerely, Greg and Denise ... |
| Central Florida |
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MY
HUSBAND AND I ARE THINKING OF MOVING TO TEXAS. WE LIVE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA AND
ARE INTERESTED IN GATHERING INFORMATION REGARDING TEXAS REAL ESTATE. WE HAVE
DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON OUR COMPUTER AND ARE QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE
DALLAS/FT WORTH AREA...........BUT, WE HAVE JUST STUMBLED
UPON A BEAUTIFUL "SMALL TOWN" LUCAS! WE ARE ANXIOUS TO SEE NEW HOME PRICING
AVAILABLE FOR LUCAS. WE HAVE TRIED ENDLESSLY TO DO SO OVER THE COMPUTER BUT,
HAVE NOT GOTTEN VERY FAR. WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN ASSIST US. Denise ... |
| San Bernadino, California |
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I was reading the part of the Grisak site where
he talks about your process of accepting/rejecting listings. Class act stuff.
The site makes me want to be a real estate agent! Ok, not quite, but you guys
are doing everything a professional agency should do. Some agents are shady and
deceptive, the real estate equivalent of those creepy used car salespeople. You
guys are the Mercedes dealership of real estate. Wait, maybe that's an insult,
to liken you to car salespeople. Your agency has certainly transcended that.
My point is that I love the Grisak business model, the web site, everything
about it. I find myself actually looking at the site for fun from time to time! John ... |
| Portland, Oregon |
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I am writing you
from Portland, OR. We are planning to move to DFW area
in April, since my company is moving the office to
Dallas. That is why I am on a regular basis visiting you site, which is to my
opinion the most informative, I have ever seen in realtors field
... Don ... |
| Southern California |
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...
I enjoyed your site. My family and I are moving
to the DFW area in early to mid 2006. We're coming from Southern California. I
live in a tract, a cookie cutter home, on a 70X100' lot. My house is now on the
market at $459K. I was shocked and excited to see what you can get in that
price range in your area. I have been looking everywhere from Prosper and
McKinney down to Frisco, Allen, and now Lucas. John ... |
| Norwalk, Connecticut |
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I
love your website and eagerly look for photos of new listings every day.
The quality of your website is incomparable, extremely enjoyable to browse and
informative. As a former Dallas resident (married to a native Texan, and
now living in Norwalk, CT, I eagerly look forward to the day we'll be able to
relocate to the Dallas area. Coleen ... |
| Southern California |
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Good evening
Tom.
Allow me to begin by noting Grisak.com is head and shoulders above any
existing real estate website, BY FAR. And I have seen quite a few. I
have over 60 agency or agents websites bookmarked. Grisak.com is the
only one I visit on a daily basis. My wife, Jackie, is now a fan as
well. It is very detailed and insightful. The website answers questions a
potential buyer may have regarding properties. Excellent photos too. Which leads me to the purpose of this note: We are relocating back to Texas. My wife is from the Mckinney area. Jackie flew into Dallas and will be calling you this week re: properties in the Allen/Parker/Fairview/Plano area which you seem to know well. She is looking for the next 2-3 weeks. Hopefully your listings will grow again. Thanks for your time. It is obvious you enjoy your business and your website. I sure do. Robert ... |
| California |
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I just wanted to compliment you on your website.
I found your website months ago and have since convinced my husband that
we have to go to Dallas and check out the Fairview / Lucas area. He
thinks I'm crazy but it sounds like a nice place to raise our kids. We
actually live in a real nice growing town in California with family
nearby but there's no harm in looking elsewhere, especially since
housing out here is ridiculously overpriced, and maybe we could sell
ours and move out there. I am even set on the Lovejoy school district -
currently our kids go to private school but maybe Lovejoy is so good
that we wouldn't need private education....
... your website is sooooooo informative and helpful. The towns (Plano, Murphy, Parker, Lucas, Fairview, etc.) you market for should be grateful to you for your wonderful website because it is responsible for my curiosity of the area! I can tell you positively that if we ever sell a house in the area, you will be our agent... and if we move out there we will contact you as well. Betsy ... |
| Mexico |
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...
I am in
Atlanta for the next two days, then London and Paris until Christmas, so it
may be best if we just communicate via internet. You sure have a great
niche ..... it's now been about six years since I moved from the
Allen/Fairview area with my family, and your great, professional site is one
of the main links we have back to "our home area". Timothy ... |
| Atlanta, Georgia |
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...I am currently
discussing a position with a company that would require me to
relocate my family to the Plano, TX area. In doing some investigation I
found
your web site. I have to say that it is
one of the best constructed
and informational Real
Estate sites I have ever visited!! (and I have
visited
a lot). Your attention to detailed photos and very descriptive information about each home is fantastic. You also have plenty of extra information about the neighborhoods, surrounding areas, schools, shopping and tax related information that I have found extremely helpful. I am in the mid stages in my interviewing process, but if things progress further and it becomes necessary for me to do a more formal search, I will definitely be in touch. Gary ... |
| Los Angeles, California ... |
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I just wanted to tell you that my husband and I
love your web site! We are looking to relocate to the Dallas area early
next year and started looking at real estate on the internet. Your web
site is so fabulous we actually can’t wait for you to post a new
listing. It’s great for us because we live so far away (Los Angeles)
and all the information and pictures you provide make us feel like we
have visited each home on your site. We are looking to relocate to
Fairview, Parker or Lucas and hope to visit in July to get more
information. Homes that really interest us are the homes in Lucas on
Stanford and Westchester. I wish we could buy now! They are everything
we are looking for in a house except for the pool….that would make it
perfect. Thank you again for taking the time and care into creating your web site. Your agency will be our first stop when we visit. Jackee ... |
| Santa Rosa, California ... |
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... I also want to
let you know I hit your Web Site daily and it is First Class.
And thanks for all the detail you
put into it. It makes remote home shopping more real!
James ... |
| New York |
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Hello.
Greetings from western New York. You have a very impressive web site
...
Beautiful houses and so
informative. It is obvious that you take great pride in your work!
I am writing because my husband and I are considering relocating our
family to your area in the near future.
We like
what we have read about Fairview, Parker, Lucas, and Allen on your
website.
Cathy ... |
| Northern Virginia |
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I just wanted to take a moment to compliment you on the wonderful job you do
with your website. I've never visited a better realtor's website than
yours, or one that is even close. My husband and I currently live in Northern Virginia and are getting very close to retirement. Our three children are living in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, and we are trying to determine if that's where we want to relocate when the time comes. We lived in Arlington for 13 years (that's why our kids are there), and so we are quite familiar with the Metroplex area. We, however, were not familiar with Lucas and its surrounding towns. When we found your website it was exciting to actually see clear, beautiful photos of the interiors, exteriors, and surrounding areas of the homes you have listed. Coming from the beautiful state of Virginia, we were happy to see all the trees and greenery the Lucas area had to offer. In fact, last week we visited our children and spent the better part of one day exploring Lucas and Fairview. We didn't have much time, but from what we saw we were not disappointed. We will definitely consider that area once we shut things down on the East Coast. Again, GREAT WEBSITE! Nancy .... |
| Fairview |
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Tom, Thanks to your website we are enjoying a great life in Fairview, Texas! Two years ago we were relocating here from the Midwest. We were set up with a realtor through a relocation company. We knew we wanted a quiet area, perhaps with some trees and land but most importantly a good school system. With no connections in the area we decided to look all over the metroplex from Highland Village east to Mckinney and also Highland Park. You can imagine the hours we spent with the realtor! After that first visit we really didn’t find anything that was just right. I did a lot of research online looking at homes and studying school websites before our next house hunting trip. That’s when I found your website. It was amazing how in one place I learned about so many things…..the area, links to the school, specifics to house hunting in Texas, and really great pictures and descriptions of the homes. I convinced our realtor to drive to Fairview and look around. She’d never been there and thought it might be “too far out there.” I spent a few hours at the school - had a lengthy talk with the superintendent and a tour of the school. What a sense of relief. This place felt really comfortable to me. We ended up purchasing one of your listings that I first saw on your website. In the last two years I’ve checked your website regularly to see what’s going on in the area housing market, find qualified recommendations for services I need and hints on home care and maintenance. My husband’s commute time to work is only 15 – 20 minutes. We are so close to everything we need and have met some wonderful people. Thanks for helping us find the perfect home for our family. Catherine ... |
| From Parts Unknown |
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Your website is the greatest real estate site I
have ever run across. Matt ... |
| From Parts Unknown |
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Hello Tom: I've been viewing your site for more than a year and its truly the best when it comes to showcasing properties and providing simple yet critical information people are looking for. Everett .. |
| From Parts Unknown |
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Thank you Tom
for the information. I will certainly keep your website bookmarked. It is
a great site by the way. The pictures are the best I
have seen from any realtor website. Tiffany ... |
| From Parts Unknown |
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Tom, I just wanted to take a couple of minutes and tell you how much we appreciate your site and the wealth of information that it contains. When any of my friends are considering a move, I refer them to your site for both the knowledge it imparts as well as a listing of the best homes in the area. Just as an aside, my wife and I live in Edgewater Estates and your website led us to our eventual builder, David Miller. Thanks Again, David ... |
| From Parts Unknown |
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I just wanted to
tell you that your website is a daily stop on my routine when
I get to work!!!!!
My wife and I both look at your site at least 1 time a day. We love all the
information and the great photos!! Wes ... |
| From Parts Unknown |
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I want to complement you on a wonderful web site. I get quite tired of
Flash-this and animated-that, etc. Your site is not only full of
information, it is ALL extremely USEFUL information. When I see one of
your signs go up on a property, I usually go to your site to take a look,
just to stay informed about the real estate market in my immediate area
(Lucas area). I rarely do the same with other listings, because there
generally isn't that much to be learned, or else it is too painful to dig
up. I am sure there will come a day when I will want to sell my house, and one of the first calls will be to you. It is obvious that you have a passion about your business. I hope that continues to be the case for a long time, as many people will be able to benefit from your efforts. Neville ... |
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Location Tom: Enjoy your website. Call it our dream site. Not able at this time to purchase our dream home but interested in Sherry ... |
| From Parts Unknown |
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... some women
enjoy chocolate and some women like warm baths. What I do every night
is go to your website and see what's new!
Christi ... |
| From Parts Unknown |
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And a follow-up comment from someone after I
posted the email above ...
I too, visit your web site on a daily basis, usually in the evenings. However, I bring my chocolate to my PC before logging on! Thank you and keep up the great work. Shari ... |
| From Parts Unknown |
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... I have
enjoyed reading through your web site and browsing the listings. It's
great being able to compare the exterior and interior features in a home
via photographs or the detailed room by room descriptions. It's very
advantageous when evaluating the price, location, lot size, etc. Very
forward thinking compared to the www.realtor.com listings that provide
the bare minimum. Steve ... |
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