“Our experience with MenardJohnson and Charese has been first class. Charese took us through the entire home-buying process from day one to close and made the process more seamless than we could have imagined. I would refer her to any prospective home buyer without reservation.” - Kyle and Andrea Pilz
"Charese worked with my husband and me to find the perfect space for our new home. Our family had very specific requests when considering the space that would best meet our needs. After spending many days walking through property after property, with Charese, we found the perfect diamond in the rough. Charese worked all of the negotiations on our behalf and got us through to a successful closing". - Marcia
"Professional, capable and connected, Charese David is a full service realtor. A superb negotiator, Charese was not only able to secure our commercial property at the price we were willing to pay but at the terms we desired. Enormously resourceful, Charese helped us line up top-notch legal counsel, a zoning expert to handle a zoning change, an engineer to handle a thorough building inspection, and a superb subcontractor to complete tuckpointing and masonry work prior to occupancy. If you are looking for a realtor to sell or acquire commercial property in Chicago, look no further. You found her!" - Charlie Daas
"Charese David is a full service realtor who is skilled at maintaining very productive and long lasting working relationships. Although I first connected with Charese through a property listing on a website, I quickly learned that her patience and knowledge of Chicago neighborhoods would prove valuable in allowing me to explore a number of options when searching for my home. She made it a priority to fully understand my needs and interests, and she chose properties to explore the right fit, even suggesting listings that challenged my perceptions of neighborhoods and property types. In addition, her extensive network of mortgage brokers, inspectors, lawyers and contractors provided me with the services I needed to not only negotiate and close the transaction but also work through a fairly significant home improvement project. Charese is an excellent choice, particularly for anyone new to Chicago or open to exploring a new neighborhood." - Andrea Hoffman
"Three Years ago, I was searching for my first place in Chicago and I quickly found out the two hardest things about buying a home: 1) There are many realtors who only cares about selling you a home, and not the home for you; 2) There are many things a buyer has to consider when living in Chicago (amenities, location, price, animal restrictions, highway access, parking, etc) and I didn't want to choose the wrong home and regretting every mortgage payment. Like most people, I decided to take the easy route and use a friend of a friend. Big mistake. Lesson One learned. I now know that finding the right realtor who will listen to you and take time to get to know you as a person not only makes the home buying process more fun but easy too. Luckily, I ran into Charese at an open house and I immediately connected with her. She didn't even try to sell me the beautiful condo I was in! She took the time to get to know me, my life style, and what my priorities were. I was a typical first time home buyer. I was needy, I called her every day, if not twice, and I sent her dozens of properties (daily) that I wanted to either see or had questions about. Charese amazed me. She always took my calls and not only gave me feed back on the homes I sent her, but helped me to understand which were good investments and which I needed to stay away from. Which is where lesson two comes in. Being a home buyer in Chicago, there were many things I didn't even think of that needed consideration. For example (Town homes can have different taxes and insurances requirements than standard condos which effect your monthly payments). Charese really took the time to help me understand everything that I needed to know. She is an absolutely amazing realtor. It's funny because I can remember walking into places and before I would say anything, she would tell me, Eric, this isn't the place for you...and she was right. No more than a few months went by and I had found my home. Today, I have been living in my home for just over a year and I couldn't be happier and I have Charese to thank for that. If you are looking for a home anywhere in Chicago, there is no one I would recommend more than Charese. You won't regret it, I promise." - Eric Michel
"Charese is an incredible agent. She listens and was very focused on my needs and wants and was able to quickly determine a strategy for me as a buyer. She was incredibly patient and diligent as we probably looked at 25 properties throughout a variety of neighborhoods. Her response time and follow through was outstanding and made the buying process quite painless. But it didn’t stop at the closing; she has continued to be a resource on tax and mortgage questions, as well as interior decoration and design. Her service on all levels is exceptional and I highly recommend her! Thanks Charese!!!" - Tom Reynolds
"Dear Charese, I would like to thank you for the wonderful service you provided to the Estate of Dawn A. Minor in the marketing and sale of the home at 1838 W. Henderson Ave., Chicago, IL. The buyer turned out to be the perfect fit for this property. Just as with the way you handled 3115 N. Damen, you seemed to have a knack for bringing the right person to the seller in a timely manner. Please know that you remain at the top of my list of realtors to refer business." - Jerry Haderlein, Attorney at Law