April and Howard's New View

April 30, 2005

Ms. Nancie Bottmeyer
The Madison Company Realtors
810 College Avenue
Kentfield, CA 94904

Dear Nancie:

My name is Howard Solomon and as you might recall, my wife and I recently bought a home in Mill Valley with help from one of your agents, John Skinner. Although I left a voice mail message a few weeks back, I wanted to reiterate how delighted we are with both The Madison Company, and particularly, John Skinner.

Moving across the country under a tight timeframe—with two little children in tow—can and should be a harrowing experience, but John made the entire process as seamless as possible. He is patient, highly-knowledgeable and the consummate professional. He not only found us a dream home, he was able to navigate some difficult waters in the process.

What impressed me most with John, however, is what we did for us after the close of our home. Whereas in my experience I've never heard from previous brokers after closing, John went well beyond the call of duty. Whether it was helping us find a school for my son, driving me around prior to our move to help with assorted pre-move errands or watering our plants until we completed the move, John proved to be a reliable and trustworthy friend and quite frankly, we're not sure what we would have done without him.

I could go on even more, but in summation, I believe that John is a major asset to your organization and I would not hesitate to serve as a reference for him or The Madison Company for future clients.

Best regards,

Howard Solomon

Executive Vice President Ruder-Finn/San Francisco

Jeff and Marla's New View

If we had scripted a home purchase and the “perfect” agent to facilitate that purchase, we would have fallen short of what John Skinner offered in the real, non-scripted world.  John is knowledgeable, friendly and, above all, thorough.  He made us, as first time home buyers, comfortable with the process so that we could focus on the house hunting, which was another aspect that played to John’s strengths.  We would utilize John’s services again without reservation.

Sincerely,
Jeff and Marla Anderson

Sold! Franks and Cindy's Condo

John Skinner
Madison Company
810 College Ave.
Kentfield, CA 94904

January 20, 2004

Dear John,

     Thank you so much for helping us sell our place in the Canal. You were the man for real. I never doubted you once, because of your character, your level of integrity and communication. I just knew you would get it done.  I just knew we were golden because you were on our team. I like your attention to detail and your regular check-ins. I never felt like you were too busy and that was nice.

      I also appreciate how willing you were to be around our kids with our hectic schedule: you were very accommodating, and that made such a difference.  You just have a really down to earth demeanor that created a comfortable atmosphere to make solid choices. When I had to make some sound decision you filled in all the blanks.  And your spanish is so good! We will be sure to recommend you to all our friends.  

     Please share this with the Madison Company who should be happy you are on their team.

Frank & Cindy DeRaffle

Grecen and Julian Too!