Marilu Kafka Information and Background
2010 Leading Edge Award: A national award given to Sales Executives who represent the top 7% nationally in closed real estate business.
I am a full-time RealtorŪ with more than 19 years of experience and a bachelor's college degree and have resided in Tolland since 1983. For many years now, I have been affiliated with Prudential Connecticut Realty and work from both my Home Office and the Vernon, Connecticut Office.
Over my long career in real estate, I have been the recipient of multiple awards and recognitions. Most recently, Realtor.com awarded me the 2009 Marketing Excellence Award. This award program was created to recognize top real estate agents across the country who consistently provide great marketing services on behalf of their buyers and sellers. Such agents distinguish themselves by doing more for their customers. By displaying more photos, crafting better descriptions or adding a full motion video, more attention is brought to the unique selling attributes of a home. The goal is to make the home stand out in a "sea-of" competing properties and ultimately to help attract more qualified buyers looking for just such a property.
I am pleased to receive the recognition and will continue to service my clients with the best tools available in today's challenging Real Estate Market. I know that experience counts.
I have had the privilege of interacting with people from many backgrounds, have traveled in multiple countries of South America and Europe and am also fluent in Spanish.
Why Sellers Choose Me
Testimonials
My Client-First Philosophy
There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional and a hallmark of how I work:
- integrity,
- in-depth community and market knowledge,
- marketing savvy,
- effective negotiation skills and a
- high-quality professional network
Why BUYERS rely on me to provide valuable real estate services for their home purchase
Why SELLERS rely on me to to provide valuable real estate services for their home sale
That said, in my experience as a real estate professional, I've found that providing the very best service is essentially about putting my clients first. This means keeping myself accessible, being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to your needs.
This "client first" philosophy has always been my approach and it requires me to continually improve my skills and ways of doing business. In addition, I've found that the latest technologies are enabling me to do everything I've always done, only much more quickly and efficiently. They've also helped me to extend the range of services I provide to my clients.
So when you decide that you'd like to buy or sell a home in the "East of the River" areas that I primarily cover (Tolland, Ellington, South Windsor, Manchester, Coventry, Mansfield, Willington, Stafford, Storrs) or surrounding towns in Tolland, Hartford and Windham counties please contact me.
I know my job is important: I am helping people to find, choose and execute on a home buying- or selling transaction that represents one of their biggest lifetime investments. Just as important, our houses are not just where we live, but the places were we raise our children, create lifelong memories, entertain friends and associates and build and cement relationships.
In over 18 years, I have sold hundreds of homes and have been part of many transactions. I have gotten to know many fabulous people, been involved in this very important part of their lives, and created some solid friendships along the way. Real Estate is not a hobby for me but a full time career.
My promise to you is to, not only help you find or sell your home, but to give the process the importance it deserves. The services I provide to my clients, strive to be of a higher quality and higher level, based on the knowledge acquired over many years of experience, and the ongoing quest to stay current with trends and technology. In doing so, I always have extreme respect for your own wishes, experience and time.
I know that my performance today is what will give me referrals tomorrow.
As in any other business, the relationships that you build with all those that work in the same or related field can be critically important in facilitating a smooth transaction. Frequently, in each transaction there are two realtors involved (one on buying side, another on selling side). My solid reputation for integrity, wide range of acquaintances from many years in the business often helps things move along. I know many if not most of my fellow realtors in the area, many, if not most of the local real estate lawyers and their assistants, many of the local builders as well as countless individuals in supporting roles, whether they relate to having to do some repairs, landscaping, providing estimates or any of the myriad tasks that come up during the normal process of completing a typical real estate transaction.
So, whether you are buying or selling, contact me by email or call me at