Testimonials

Tim and Kristen (Home Buyers)

"Ed has been instrumental in helping us to find the right home in Lombard.  Being "FIRST-TIME" home buyers, we appreciated his advice. Everything went smoothly at the closing because he made sure we had a very reliable mortgage company handling all of our loan paperwork. We had confidence in our purchase because he told us that a professional home inspection was money well spent.  We had a wedding to pay for, and told him that we wanted to stay within a certain budget.  He was able to find the ideal home for us and even handled all of the negotiations so well that he saved us an extra two thousand dollars in the final purchase price! He was very quick at returning all of our phone calls and this helped us to stay well informed at all times.  He made the home buying process trouble-free for us, and this enabled us to plan our upcoming wedding with no problem. We would highly recommend him to anyone who is thinking of buying and/or selling their home!"

Marcin, Beata, and their Daughter
(Home Sellers)

"Ed was absolutely the best choice we could have made when it came to finding a realtor to handle the sale of our 3 bedroom ranch home in Lombard. We had been trying to sell it "By-Owner", but as we had just purchased and closed on a much larger home, this meant that our family now had TWO MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. We were at a point where we realized that we needed a very good Realtor to handle this for us right away. Ed seemed to be the right choice for us. He even predicted that with all of the advanced marketing that he does for his customers, we should get an offer within the first 30 days. He was right!!! We did get an offer just two weeks later, but after the buyer talked with his accountant, he decided that he might not be able to afford this large of a purchase. Ed did not give up, and said for us not to worry. He told us that we would get another buyer soon. About a week later, we did get another offer from a second buyer, and this one was turned out to be much better!  Ed listed our home for $234,998. The initial offer was quite low, but Ed said he was great at negotiating offers and after he was done, we all agreed on a final sales price of $231,000! We were pleasantly surprised at how smoothly the rest of the deal went... all the way to a quick closing which took about an hour. Call Ed the next time you need a Realtor.  He gets results fast and is fun to work with! Thanks Ed!"

Steve (Real Estate Investor)

I met and got to know Ed through a Business-To-Business Networking Group, NTI, which he founded about three years ago. I am the new car salesperson in one of several NTI Groups in the Chicagoland area. Ed Buy is the REALTOR® in my group. When I was ready to purchase my second rental investment property, I naturally thought of talking to Ed about it. There was only one problem. It had just been sold, and I thought for sure that my offer would not go anywhere because the sellers had already accepted a contract about a week before I mentioned this townhouse to Ed. He told me not to worry about anything, and that we could still take a look at it and put in a good backup offer. It took some time, but sure enough, the first deal fell though because of financing, and the seller accepted my backup offer eventually. Even though everything appeared to be totally fine because substantial remodeling was done just four months before my offer, Ed encouraged me to do a professional home inspection.  I came out ahead, because the cost of the inspection was much less than the credit at closing which I received towards minor repairs which needed to be made. I work for McGrath Lexus, and because Ed was in the market for a new luxury car with better gas mileage, he talked to me about what Lexus had in the way of a hybrid (gas/electric) automobile. He now has an RX400h on order, which gets great gas mileage, as well as being a good choice for him to use when driving his clients around when looking at homes. Ed was always very responsive, answering his cell phone calls most of the time, and returning my calls within a mater of minutes. His follow-up enabled me to stay "In-The-Loop".

Shanan and Katie (Home Sellers)

"We had purchased a new home, which was new construction, and so we decided to sell our four bedroom home in Villa Park.  Ed was a great choice as our realtor!  He filled us in on his unique marketing plan, and predicted how long it would take to sell our home. He was right on the money!  He worked hard at getting our home the maximum amount of exposure. The free lunch he served during the realtor tour helped to get quite a few realtors out that day to preview our home. The virtual tour and free one-year home warranty were also great ideas which helped to bring added attention to our home, and gave it more exposure. Call Ed if you absolutely have to have your home SOLD ON TIME and for TOP $!!! He tells you what he will do, and then he does what he says he will do. Sounds simple, but in this day and age, some other businesspeople make promises they don't keep. When it's YOUR Family's Home Sale at stake, it's nice to know that here's one "Real Estate Guy" you can count on to work hard and get the job done right and on schedule. Thanks Ed!"

Paul and Rose (Home Sellers)

"Ed was definitely the best choice we could have made when it came to finding a REALTOR to handle the sale of our home in Addison! Our hectic work schedules made it hard to be around when we at first tried to sell our home "by owner".  After a while, we decided that to get the best results we would turn the job over to an expert at marketing property. Ed turned out to be the right choice for us. In our opinion, he worked very hard at getting the right exposure for our home, and it sold in about a month or so, just as he had predicted. We liked the way he kept in touch with us by phone as well as E-mail.  He also provided us with a FREE Virtual Tour which appeared at his web site and on REALTOR.com.  The other thing he did was to keep us up to date on how much activity was going on at the REALTOR.com web site. So if you want RESULTS call...
Ed Buy "The Real Estate Guy"!!!"

Jon and Anna (Home Sellers)

"Ed has been there every step of the way in our effort to sell our townhouse in Wood Dale.  He was there for all of our open houses and gave fun, knowledgeable and enthusiastic tours of our property.  He was always available for any questions we had about offers which came in. He must have priced it right, because we had FIVE OFFERS, and it sold in just two weeks! His Knowledge and Excellent Skills at Negotiating  brought us what we feel was the Highest Offer possible. Previously, the most anyone had ever gotten for a similar 3BR TOWNHOUSE located in our complex was $285,000.  At his suggestion, we listed ours for $299,998 and it sold for $305,000! I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone
who is thinking of buying and/or selling their home!"

Marybeth (Home Buyer)

"Ed was very patient with our family in helping us to find the most perfect home in Lombard.  Being pre-approved for a certain amount helped us focus on only those homes in our price range.  We appreciated his advice every step of the way. I told him that one thing we needed was that everyone in the family had to agree that this was the right choice for us.  Even though it took over three months of looking, he did not get frustrated and finally one home came on the market which looked so great that he called us and said "Lets look at this one right now - before someone else bids on it!"  It was because we acted immediately that we are living in our new home today. Needless to say we all loved it and just knew it was the one for us. We followed his advice and had a professional home inspection done.  We liked the home inspector he recommended to us and Ed was also there during our home inspection.  He was very easy to get a hold of because he gave us his personal cell phone number.  He was always available and this helped us to stay on top of things at all times.  He was fun to work with, and did a great job for us! We would highly recommend him to anyone who is thinking of buying and/or selling their home!"

John and Andreia (Home Buyers)

"Ed Buy was fantastic throughout our entire transaction!  John and I will be getting married soon, and for now, we each had our own places which we rented.  We wanted to own our own
home, and as we both grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, we were very familiar with the DuPage County area. Ed was hosting an open house for one of his listings and as we were looking for a new home, we saw the OPEN HOUSE SIGN, and decided to pop in for a look. This was a 3 bedroom townhouse, and we really liked the layout.  John and I just knew it would be the PERFECT PLACE for us to raise a family!  As we first time homebuyers, we relied on our realtors advice and he took the time help us get through the process from start to finish. We were given a free home warranty at the closing compliments of Ed Buy!  He gave us such great service that we have already told him to expect a call from one of my relatives in the area who is planning on selling her home soon & plans on buying a new home as well. We feel we are fortunate to have found a great realtor like Ed Buy, and highly recommend him to any 1st time home buyer!"

Tim and Angela (Home Buyers)

"This is our first home, so of course neither of us knew what to expect out of the whole process.  We certainly had our own ideas about what we'd like to find and where we'd like to live, but whether or not any of that was possible given our budget we didn't know. Ed listened to those ideas and put them to work for us.  He took us around to countless homes in several different communities which seemed to meet some of our needs and wants over several days.  At first, it seemed like they would all become a blur by the end, but Ed kept us focused so that each home would stand out from each other.  When it came to seeing our future new home, we all knew from the start that this was it and Ed was there as our biggest supporter to do what we knew was right, and that was to put our first bid down on a home! So here we are now, standing in the kitchen of our first home and for that we have Ed Buy "The Real Estate Guy" to thank."



Brian and Ginger (Home Buyers)

"We were first time home buyers, so neither of us knew what to expect.  Ed made the entire process a joy to go through.  He also recommended that we use an attorney, which came in handy at the closing.  Our family was very pleased with Ed. So call Ed Buy when you are ready to search for YOUR DREAM HOME!"