Eileen Landau asks:

If you're thinking about relocating to the Naperville, Downers Grove, Woodridge or the south DuPage county area; or buying your first home; or moving into a larger, upscale home; or perhaps downsizing to a smaller real estate property, such as a condo or townhouse, then...

Where do you start?

You might want to visit my website: www.MoveUPtoNaperville.com and set up a search to see what's available. And, if you put in a "fake" email...you won't get to see the listings!

Then you might want to talk to me. You can reach me directly at 630-961-2600, and if I'm out, please leave a message. I can tell you what areas have homes in your price range, and that will save you time when you set up your search.

Then, you'll want to talk to several full-time professional loan officers. Why? To see what your price range is; to know what you can afford. Our new multi-board contract 4.0 requires a signed lender's statement on page 11. You can read more about that on my blog: www.MoveUPtoNaperville.blogspot.com

Once we know your price range, we can consider these DuPage County areas (Naperville, Lisle, Aurora, Downers Grove and Woodridge) or fast growing Will County places (Plainfield and Romeoville) which is where much of the new construction is.

After you've received your pre-approval, and you've looked at the listings and picked out several that you like, we can go view the properties. Easy? Yes. Especially if you follow my recommendations. There are more recommendations and suggestions in my Blog.

I guarantee that you'll have an experience without any weight gain or grey hair!

Testimonials about REALTOR Eileen Landau

“Eileen Landau is by far one of the most knowledgeable and professional realtors I have dealt with. Her expertise related to both marketing and selling a house and property has helped sell several of my homes quickly and, I might add, above the original listing price. I believe this is partially because of her guidance related to the "preparation" of our homes before we listed them. She really knows how to educate a client in improving the value of a property so it can be sold at the preferred price. Eileen has helped my family buy a house which was reasonably priced and listed with all the options we were searching for. We have made the house we purchased a true home. It is everything we were looking for and more because the neighborhood is so wonderful - Eileen really knew what we wanted and delivered - she has handled the issues related to both the purchase and sell of our homes with confidence and alacrity. If you are searching for an experienced realtor at a great value, then you have found gold - Eileen is simply the best!” August 10, 2008

Top qualities: Personable , Expert , High Integrity

Shawna Coronado
hired Eileen as a Real Estate Agent in 1995 , and hired Eileen more than once.

"I just wanted to drop you a note thanking you for your superb job in representing us as a buyers agent in Naperville.

There was so much to get done and even more to go wrong in our quick 6 week move from Los Angeles to Naperville, IL. I truly believe that getting my kids in their new school and the final close on our home in Hobson Village on 9/15 would not have happened if it wasn't for your attention to detail, diligence almost to a fault and expertise in this market and of course working with relo buyers/sellers.

In case you would like to share this with anyone, please allow me to be more specific.

I now believe finding you was just dumb luck meaning there were lots of other agents using the internet as first means of communication with prospective buyers but I loved how informative your website was from both a practical and personal/community level.

I don't know what you are using that is different but I found your property search mechanism the most flexible and informative than any other agent or commerce site. This was so extremely important as we were going to have only 4 days to find and decide on a home. Much of the screening we did was through this tool.

I remember the first time we spoke. I had been looking for properties for about a week on your site when you called me. No hard sell. Told you I was about 30 days out. You allowed me to use your site free and easy until I was ready.

When the time came, you were available and made appointments for us to see most of the homes I had screened for. Your knowledge of the area, builders and schools helped us focus in on a particular community.

Once the contract was written I was even more impressed with how much you stayed on us to get what needed to be done in a timely matter. We unfortunately ran into a couple of issues, and there was a point where I really thought the deal wasn't going to happened. What we most appreciated was your ability to come up with multiple ways of working around/through some of our issues.

Being a marketing professional and one that focuses on the consumer experience, I'm the first to write to a business establishment regarding my consumer experience. So it is with deep pleasure I write this note. Please allow me to be a professional reference for anyone considering the purchase of a new home in Naperville and especially anyone coming into the market from out of state.

My sincerest gratitude and appreciation,"

Karen Goulet and Family

We had our house in Warrenville on the market MONTHS earlier than we had planned to move out-of-state, never dreaming it wouldn't have sold before we left...but it didn't.

Our "agent" did no more than list our home on the MLS, thinking his job was done.

When our contract with this realtor expired we were referred to Eileen Landau through mutual friends. I had never met Eileen, yet the first time I spoke with her on the phone I felt we were old friends.

Even though she had to present us with some tough realities, she did so in a kind, concerned and caring manner. Eileen went to our house before it went back on the market, did a detailed inspection and told us EXACTLY what needed to be done for the house to sell.

As soon as our house was listed with Eileen the showings tripled what they had been in the past. She also kept us updated DAILY via phone or e-mail with specifics of what was going on.

Guess what? Our house sold in less than a month from the time we relisted it. Eileen Landau is truly gifted at what she does, and is a lovely person as well (and we still have yet to meet her in person!!!)

Matt & Kathy Rood

Tucson, AZ

"Eileen Landau has been our one and only realtor in the purchase and sale of two homes and the purchase of the home we presently reside in.

We found from the very beginning Eileen listened to our ideas, is extremely tuned in to the market in the area and managed to sell our homes very quickly. Knowing how to price a home to sell and interpreting our wants and needs in the housing market is what Eileen excels at.

We have recommended Eileen to many friends over the twenty years we have known her and we know when the time comes to move on, she'll be the one we call."

Bobb and Carolynn Nagel

Naperville

Resume for REALTOR Eileen Landau

2008-Senior Real Estate Specialist Designation