I am writing this letter of appreciation in regard to the services my wife, Nancy, and I have received from Brad Winkelmann. Brad was my realtor last summer and helped me purchase my very first property. He was very accommodating and always available, working around my busy schedule to show properties to me. He explained everything, making the home buying process very understandable despite it initially being very complicated to me. After a few short weeks working with Brad, I had purchased my very first home. Not so long afterward, my fiancé decided to sell her home so we could purchase a home together. Once again we called upon Brad’s services. In less than one day on the market, thanks to Brad’s hard work and determination we sold her property for significantly more than we were asking. After getting married we began looking for our first home together. Despite the very aggressive housing market, we were dead set on finding property in Fairlington Villages and nowhere else. After being outbid on two previous properties, Brad spoke to the selling realtor of a property to determine what could be done to get the property taken off the market to strengthen our chances before the pending open house which would result in a flood of bids. Consequently, the seller accepted our bid; however, the seller wanted to close too quickly than what my lending institution could accommodate. Once again, Brad saved the day, referring us to Karen McCoy of Preferred Mortgages who got our financing done in time for the closing date and now we have the home of our dreams. After working with Brad Winkelmann, Nancy and I would never consider using another realtor while in this area. Unfortunately, being in the Army, a transfer out of the immediate area will be in our not so distant future and we will have to use another realtor. More than anything we would like to bring Brad with us because we know nobody will compare to him. We no longer consider Brad, just our realtor, but also a dear friend. Kudos to the entire Coldwell Banker Team!