The Metropolitan Group

Jan Newell was my agent for both selling my home and buying a home. I couldn’t have designed a better experience! Jan is very professional, understanding, patient and so pleasant to be around.
Jan made me feel like I was in good hands and that we would overcome any difficulties easily and together. What could’ve been an extremely stressful period of time was calm and smooth.
I highly recommend Jan for first time buyers and sellers as well as for people that have sold/​purchased several homes. She sincerely cares for people and is dedicated to help them find exactly what they want in a home!

Curt Toyer made my first-​time home buying experience incredibly easy and not at all stressful! I had no idea what to expect other than a lot of anxiety and stress, because that’s what friends had led me to believe. Curt met with me to go over what I was looking for and my price range (he even gave me a great recommendation on a mortgage lender!). Then he not only set me up to receive emails automatically with new listings, but he’d follow up with me if he saw a great listing before I did. His experience was incredibly helpful because he’d often know a property or building from having worked with a nearby client before. If he saw any red flags, he’d let me know, just as he did when he thought a property was going to go quickly. I had a ton of questions and he was incredibly patient with each and every one.
When we found «the one,» he wisely counseled me through the process and timing of writing the offer and then making a counter to the seller. At every turn he’d give me his thoughts, but always supported what I wanted to do. When things did start to get a little nuts right at closing, he stepped in with the escrow company to make sure everything got done.
Curt Toyer is a wise and caring professional and I strongly recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home!

Having used the Metropolitan Group’s services for the purchase of my second home, I considered the experience to be leaps and bounds more pleasant than the first.
Curt Toyer, especially, who I believe is the owner, was the ideal facilitator for what could otherwise be a painful experience.
Here’s why:
The search: We spent 4 – 5 months looking for the right place during a time of very low inventory. During that time, Curt was consistent about choosing ideal homes for use, or responding to something that we liked on «the list.» It’s not unusual to have an agent tire or get hasty about this long-​winded process, but Curt was honest: He’d tell us if a home didn’t have «good bones,» or if there was something off, even if we hadn’t noticed it. He attended to all our requests in a wonderful manner, even if after a long day, we wanted to go back and look at property #1 again!
The Offer: Well, there were multiple of those. But Curt was cautious, conscientious, and strong when he had to be throughout the bidding and countering process. We never felt compelled or uncomfortable, (he tended to short sales, counteroffers, etc) and I believe that it paid off.
Escrow: This was my favorite part. Curt represented us dutifully during inspections (he was there!), and kept us in the loop during every single strategic move or transaction that took place. Did I mention he also introduced us to a mortgage broker who got us through escrow in three weeks, low rate in tact?
Post Move-​In: To this day (it’s been 1.5 months), Curt Toyer follows up on us, asking how we’re doing in our new home — he even offered and took the time to walk me through the necessary steps to turn my first property into a rental (contracts, lease agreements, screening, etc.)! In his office, no less!
It’s the little things that Curt did that assure that he’s got a customer for life.