Bill Kosena - RE/MAX

I am writing to express my gratitude and complete satisfaction with Bill Kosena. In September of 2007 I went through a divorce and tried to stay in our family home. Staying in the family home was causing me to climb further and further into debt; I was putting monthly expenses onto credit cards. After many tries negotiating with the bank to refinance, many times trying to rent the property for the amount needed to pay the mortgage, and many discussions with Real Estate agents and family members I decided to walk away from my home. In October of 2010 after a lot of sleepless nights, guilt and heartache I walked away not to make another payment on the home knowing that my home would be foreclosed upon. In October of 2011, four months before the home was to be put up for auction and foreclosed upon we received a phone call from Bill. Bill was extremely knowledgeable about the short sale process, and guided us appropriately at every turn. I was initially apprehensive of the entire situation, but felt reassured when Bill discussed his prior experience and knowledge of how the banks worked. The next day we met with Bill to sign the paperwork and put the house on the market and within a week we had a contract on the house. We have just recently closed a tremendously long and complicated short sale process. Bill consistently proved devotion, passion and tenacity by keeping a dedicated close watch on all pieces of the transaction and generously offering his help whenever it was possible. Bill’s assistance in this process extended from setting up a solid communication in between all parties and stretched all the way to helping our bank complete the loan paperwork in a timely manner. I spoke with realtor after realtor who did not want to get involved in a short sale prior to me walking away from the house. I wish I would have found Bill before I chose to walk away. He and his team have done an outstanding job selling our home. To reiterate, I have been nothing but pleased with Bill’s assistance. more

I highly recommend Bill. As a first time home-buyer I had no idea what to expect and was honestly somewhat nervous about buying a house. All of that apprehension had faded within the first hour that my girlfriend and I met with him. He is very experienced, and it really shows in his work. Contrary to the stereotypical realtor I was expecting, Bill pointed out several things at each house that could cause problems or drive down resale value. He really wants to sell you a home that you'll be happy in, and with all of his knowledge and experience in the business I am sure all of his clients are as satisfied as we are. Not only did Bill get us a house that we love, his negotiation skills gave him the ability to knock thousands off of our portion of the contract. I knew he was on our side right away. We told him on a Sunday afternoon that we would like to put in an offer; he spent the rest of the day working and sent us a contract at 10:45 that night. He kept us in the loop throughout the entire process, and continues to offer advice after the closing. If we are ever in the market for a house in the future, Bill will be the first person we call. more