Client Reviews

The Alcorn Family :: Family home sold, first time on the market in 100 years

Ben and Erin are an awesome professional team! Representing Legacy homes is not their job - it is their calling. All of us on this page have made the difficult decision to sell our family homes after many decades of memories; it is not an easy thing to do. Ben and Erin really, really listen. They understood that this was not just another real estate transaction for us - we were searching for another family to love our former home and not a developer who would mow it down for maximum profit. In our case, Ben and Erin created a custom social media campaign to get the word out - it was extraordinarily successful! They provided excellent, pragmatic advice on work that would enhance the home's desirability and then supervised that work using their own trusted contractors. We were incredibly pleased with the outcome - they expeditiously found us a wonderful buyer who was a perfect fit at a ver…

Ben and Erin are an awesome professional team! Representing Legacy homes is not their job - it is their calling. All of us on this page have made the difficult decision to sell our family homes after many decades of memories; it is not an easy thing to do. Ben and Erin really, really listen. They understood that this was not just another real estate transaction for us - we were searching for another family to love our former home and not a developer who would mow it down for maximum profit. In our case, Ben and Erin created a custom social media campaign to get the word out - it was extraordinarily successful! They provided excellent, pragmatic advice on work that would enhance the home's desirability and then supervised that work using their own trusted contractors. We were incredibly pleased with the outcome - they expeditiously found us a wonderful buyer who was a perfect fit at a very good price. They are compassionate miracle workers - you couldn't possibly be in better hands!

The Engleman Family

After the passing of our parents, we three siblings chose to prepare our family home of 57 years to be sold. During our initial meeting with Ben, it quickly became evident that Ben was not the everyday Broker looking for his next listing. His knowledge of and passion for preserving historic and architectural homes in general, and our house in particular was unmistakable. He was genuinely interested in learning the history of our home and our family. He had already done research on the builder as well as the architect. He had a vision of how to present the house to its fullest advantage, seeing value in the qualities of the house that other REALTORS missed. Throughout the difficult emotional process of our emptying the house, Ben remained calm, encouraging, and very supportive. Ben offered to and did take full charge of the updating process: securing bids, scheduling the work, overseeing …

After the passing of our parents, we three siblings chose to prepare our family home of 57 years to be sold. During our initial meeting with Ben, it quickly became evident that Ben was not the everyday Broker looking for his next listing. His knowledge of and passion for preserving historic and architectural homes in general, and our house in particular was unmistakable. He was genuinely interested in learning the history of our home and our family. He had already done research on the builder as well as the architect. He had a vision of how to present the house to its fullest advantage, seeing value in the qualities of the house that other REALTORS missed. Throughout the difficult emotional process of our emptying the house, Ben remained calm, encouraging, and very supportive. Ben offered to and did take full charge of the updating process: securing bids, scheduling the work, overseeing the work, and updating us on the progress and timeline. This made all the difference to us. His choices in how to renovate, stage, and market the house were superb. Of the many high-quality bids we received, most were deeply impressed by the history, quality, and historical nature of the house that Ben conveyed so well. We were thrilled with the outcome. Ben gave us tons of personal attention, and the bottom line was beyond our hopes. We most highly recommend him.

Meg & Josh L.

I can't say how grateful we are to Ben and his team for helping us with the sale of our first home and the purchase of our second. I originally found Ben on Instagram and loved his sense of humor, realness, great taste, and passion for preservation. But after working with him, what I appreciated most was his integrity and sincerity. He made us feel like we were his only client, and was always down for a phone call to give updates or reassurance as we waded into the absolute insanity of the market this past year. Not only did he help us get a new house better than what we thought we'd get, but he also guided us in preparing and staging our first home for sale, landing an offer quite a bit higher than we were expecting. And then when some craziness went down on the buyer's end during escrow, he somehow anticipated it, prepared a plan B, and was able to save the deal against all odds. I hav…

I can't say how grateful we are to Ben and his team for helping us with the sale of our first home and the purchase of our second. I originally found Ben on Instagram and loved his sense of humor, realness, great taste, and passion for preservation. But after working with him, what I appreciated most was his integrity and sincerity. He made us feel like we were his only client, and was always down for a phone call to give updates or reassurance as we waded into the absolute insanity of the market this past year. Not only did he help us get a new house better than what we thought we'd get, but he also guided us in preparing and staging our first home for sale, landing an offer quite a bit higher than we were expecting. And then when some craziness went down on the buyer's end during escrow, he somehow anticipated it, prepared a plan B, and was able to save the deal against all odds. I have no doubt that if we'd gone with a less experienced agent we would've had a very different outcome. And his team is incredible as well: Nathaniel is a class act and incredibly kind, and James, phew, we'd all be better off with a James in our life, absolutely stellar communication and coordination. Can't recommend them highly enough, you'd be crazy to work with anyone else.

Hay T.

I wanted Ben to represent the sale of my 1930s Spanish-style home in View Park for a few years, but it took much longer than expected to complete the restoration. When it was almost done, I texted him, “I am ready to sell it now, but I need to finish one last project”. He was so excited to hear from me as he loved this house maybe more than I did. He immediately started his work to get my house sold, booking photographers, stagers, video crews, layout designers, etc. I was almost done and so nervous, so he would come by to check on us, the progress, answering so many questions, and providing market updates and design advice. Most importantly offering much kindness and support for our hard work. His excitement was so motivating to us. We always enjoyed having him at home. Once the house was finally ready, I stepped away and Ben got busy. His marketing is genius and his database is extensi…

I wanted Ben to represent the sale of my 1930s Spanish-style home in View Park for a few years, but it took much longer than expected to complete the restoration. When it was almost done, I texted him, “I am ready to sell it now, but I need to finish one last project”. He was so excited to hear from me as he loved this house maybe more than I did. He immediately started his work to get my house sold, booking photographers, stagers, video crews, layout designers, etc. I was almost done and so nervous, so he would come by to check on us, the progress, answering so many questions, and providing market updates and design advice. Most importantly offering much kindness and support for our hard work. His excitement was so motivating to us. We always enjoyed having him at home. Once the house was finally ready, I stepped away and Ben got busy. His marketing is genius and his database is extensive and far-reaching. It was his social media presence that earned us a record-breaking sale. Needless to say, I want Ben on my team.

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