Burns and Ellis - Delawares Premier Real Estate Agency

Welcome to the Testimonial page for Burns & Ellis REALTORS®. Here, you will find numerous testimonials from our highly satisfied clients who have experienced the exceptional real estate services we provide. We take immense pride in helping our clients navigate through the buying, selling, and renting processes with ease and expertise. Whether you are a first-time home buyer, a seasoned investor, or looking to sell your property, our dedicated team of professionals is here to ensure your real estate journey is smooth and successful. Don't just take our word for it, read through the testimonials to see why Burns & Ellis REALTORS® is the trusted choice for all your Delaware real estate needs!

I was apprehensive about moving, but my wife really wanted to get a larger home so we can entertain more and have space for the kids to come visit. Edna was my SIL's realtor when they bought their home 3 years ago and I remembered how much they appreciated her hard work in finding them the perfect home. So with that in mind I made the call to Edna. With how crazy the housing market, she explained exactly what we could expect. Not only did she sell our house, she helped find us the perfect home as well. Through the whole process, Edna was very informative and never hesitated to answer any questions we had about the process. After looking at countless houses she was patient with us and wanted to make sure we found the house that "we" wanted and not just to sell us the next available house. I cannot recommend Edna enough for someone who is looking to buy or sell a home. You would be hard pressed to find a better realtor. Thanks Edna..truly appreciate all you did for us.
Our agent was Shalini Sawhney and she was very knowledgeable and helpful. She assisted us in making decisions on repairs that would help in the sale of our house. I would highly recommend her to anyone buying or selling a house and I’ve already referred her to a few of my friends
We loved working with Maggie Haass. She listened to what we were looking for in a home, and she was extremely patient with us. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to work with!
Maggie Haass did a fantastic job selling my home. She was completely professional, friendly, and always communicated with me about the ins and outs of the sale. I would highly recommend her!!
Edna, I wish to thank you for assisting with getting the property at 25 Kent Ave to settlement. As a for sale by owner, it was a pleasure working with you when you called with an interested client. With you taking the pressure off and dealing with the paperwork and all else needed to get to settlement, it was a much less stressful experience. Thanks again. If I decide of a need of a realtor in Delaware I will call.
I am so grateful and appreciative to Edna for an outstanding job on signing a contract for my home in 24 hours. It didn't even make it to the listing for the following week. Edna was very personal and comforting during my time of grieving. She called as well as spent time with me. I highly recommend her if you are seeking someone that cares about their customers.
Edna was a joy to work with, and the process from beginning to end was professional and surprisingly painless. She took care of everything. Most important to me is that she kept her line of communication open to us. If she couldn’t answer our call, she’d call back in short order. Edna made AND listened to our ideas and suggestions, therefore, completing the successful sale of our parents’  property “together” (even though she did all of the work)!
Edna was recommended to us by my best friend, a local real estate paralegal. We ended up buying the first house Edna showed us, but there were a lot of title and repair issues with the house. Edna was on top of everything, always available to answer texts and phone calls, and made sure to advocate for us as buyers the entire time. She will get it done no matter what!
We had several issues with selling our house, and every time I thought I had to pick up the phone, Jenna LaFermine said she would take care of it. She was honest, forthright, and efficient, with a smile. We were able to wrap up everything in a couple of weeks. I can heartily recommend Burns and Ellis.
Maggie Haass was my realtor in the sale of my home of 32 years. She didn’t just list my house, she knew exactly how to improve it to give the market exactly what it wanted. She literally held my hand through the whole process and handled everything for me. What should have been a very stressful time for me became stress-free. I had a signed contract within 4 days of listing it. I cannot say enough about Maggie. I would highly recommend her to anyone who is thinking of selling their home or looking for a home to purchase. She is simply the best.
Tracy Surguy, with Burns and Ellis Realtors in Dover, sold my house. This is the second house Tracy has sold for me, and I couldn't be happier. She was extremely professional, helped me identify things that needed to be addressed before the house was marketed and took wonderful exterior and interior photos to market the house. She, with some help from Tom Burns, guided me every step of the way. I highly recommend Burns and Ellis Realtors for your real estate needs.
My agent (Terry Burns) was very professional, kept me well informed, and managed all the details making for a smooth closing. Could not have asked for more.
Shalini is the best! She sold my late mom's house, & helped me buy my condominium. I was a first-time buyer & seller, & she basically held my hand through the entire process. She's sweet, she's smart, she's honest, & she deserves a million gold stars!
Shalini Sawhney is one of the best out there! She is extremely professional and well versed in her profession. Shalini helped guide us through the selling and buying process, and always provided valuable insight when we needed to make decisions! Her demeanor is highly professional, but also very warm and welcoming! She responds to any emails/texts/messages in an incredibly timely manner and always has her clients best interest at heart!
When it came time to purchase a new home, we knew exactly who to call – Becky Curry at Burns and Ellis. We were lucky to know Becky from previous business, so we knew what to expect. Becky is very professional, responsive and treats you like family from the first minute. Becky took the time to find out exactly what type of home we were looking to purchase. Becky made sure the process was painless and even helped us when we got a little nervous. During our entire home buying process, everyone at Burns and Ellis was extremely helpful and always friendly. Due to Becky’s knowledge, patience, and dedication, we were able to purchase our dream home. Thanks, Becky, for being such an amazing realtor!
I can't say enough about Becky Curry / Burns & Ellis and my awesome experience with selling my home in Magnolia. It ended up being a long process and she was the perfect person to have on my side. She knew the market, the process, and was always available for guidance. Highly recommend!!
It was my personal pleasure to have you and Tom to sell our property. Blindfolded, I can use your service for our future real estate deal or refer anyone to you looking for the best service in the industry. All best wishes.
Selling our first home with Edna was an easy and painless experience. She guided us through the process with a great level of expertise that reflects her experience as a real estate agent. Through her efforts, we quickly had multiple showings and offers. She helped us understand the parameters of the various offers so we could make the best decision. She was always just a phone call away for any of our questions and responded to us ASAP. She made selling our home a pleasure.
Heidi Lutman was our relator and she was absolutely amazing. She was very knowledgeable and so much fun to work with. My husband and I were first time home buyers and we came from California. We didn’t know much about basements etc. she really helped educate and guide us every step of the way. She was available when we had questions. Provided us with a great selection of houses when we started looking. She helped us find the perfect home. I would definitely recommend Heidi and Burns & Ellis Relators.
Edna was a fantastic agent for buying our current home. After viewing a couple of properties with her, she quickly learned what our taste was. When our current home became available, she reached out because she thought we would love it and she was right! It was a perfect home for us and we were so grateful to have a realtor that had our best interests at heart in this way. She made the process of buying the home super simple and answered any and all questions we had. We are so happy in our new home thanks to Edna.
We were extremely fortunate to have found Shalini Sawhney to represent us for the sale of our home. From the inception of the activity, Shalini presented herself as a confident and competent professional. Her familiarity of the market and her ability as a professional realtor allowed us to move through the sales process with confidence and without issue. What we were most impressed by though, was her ability to work with all the players needed to complete the sale. This women was just plain incredible and anyone seeking to have a rock star for an agent would be find Shalini meets all criteria. If you want the best, you need to go to Burns & Ellis and asked for Shalini Sawhney. You will not be disappointed.
From the day Terry Burns was recommended to me, I felt comfortable and confident she would guide me through the process of showing and selling my home. Her experience precedes her, however, it was her patience and genuine concern for my needs and not the "sale" of my home that made my experience exceptional. Terry was at my side -always available, making me feel I was her only client. My home sold in less than two weeks! I'm grateful for Burns & Ellis, Terry & Tom for their professional & personal teamwork.
Shalini was referred to us by a group of friends who knew her and her work well. Shalini is an excellent realtor and we recommend her highly. Shalini is professional, very knowledgeable about her business, pleasant, and takes care of you as if you are her only client. We were selling the house we loved and where our 2-year-old son grew up and it was very personal. Shalini came home, walked around, and sat with me for a long time to explain what she thought the house could sell for and why. Because of that, we felt more confident about the list price of our home. Shalini told us that the house needed to be in show-ready condition by a certain date so that her professional photographer could take marketing photos. Just prior to formally listing the house, Shalini brought over a basket with shoe covers and pamphlets about the house that potential buyers could take home with them. Everything Shalini did to help us prepare to sell the house was done on time, very professionally and Shalini met our expectations and more. The house got many offers in a short period of time and Shalini helped guide us on how to proceed with multiple offers. When minor repairs needed to be made, Shalini knew who to call to get the jobs done ASAP. The quality of the work was also fantastic. We will always call Shalini in the future if we needed to buy or sell a home. There’s no other option in our minds.
Shalini is an expert in getting your house sold! She advised us on getting our home ready to go on the market, came back a week later to take pictures. She knows how to set a home up for success. We had an offer on day one, and sold in two days! Our expectations were blown away! When it came to buying our new home, we had quite a few hurdles to get through that were completely out of our control; Shalini was by our side through it all. You could tell she had our best interests at heart.
I first met Edna on a Saturday night around 7:00 PM after she dropped everything she was doing to show us a house unexpectedly before we began our two-hour drive home. She was very knowledgeable about the Kent County area and offered some useful information and recommendations about the specific housing development we were leaning towards. Throughout the purchasing process of our house, she remained by our side and was very responsive to all our questions and concerns. She attended our meetings promptly and the closing went off without a hitch. I would highly recommend Edna Givens as your Realtor if you are seeking to purchase a property in and around the Dover, Delaware area.
Edna is professional from start to finish. Understood our needs and what we were looking for. Very knowledgeable about the area market. Helped us navigate through the process with ease and confidence. Being from out of state and dealing with the current health concerns Edna made sure to stay in touch and keep us informed. She is more than just an agent. She has a genuine concern for clients and an in-depth working knowledge of the market. Can’t begin to express our appreciation for all she did for us.
I am writing this in support of Edna Givens who did a marvelous job selling my home this past week. She was very professional and handled all aspects of the sale for me. I will certainly give her name to anyone I know buying or selling a home in the future.
Dearest Edna... Sending you a basket full of "Thank You's" for all the work and effort put into selling my home. I truly appreciate all the extra's you dealt with getting everything in order. I miss our little talk sessions at the kitchen table. May God always be good to you and stay well.
It has been an absolute pleasure to work with Edna and I cannot say enough good things about her. She is fantastic in every aspect of selling or buying a property and is the true definition of going above and beyond. She possesses an exorbitant amount of knowledge in her field and will literally move heaven and earth to ensure things keep going smoothly. In addition to excelling professionally, she is also a wonderful person with a hilarious personality so you will most likely come away thinking of her as a part of the family and not just your agent. I cannot recommend her highly enough.
Working with Edna Givens to sell our duplex in Dover was a seamless, smooth and very speedy process. Even though there was a global pandemic that was continuing to spread around the world and even little old Delaware, Edna made sure the process was as simple as it could be. We were able to sign every document (with the exception of those that needed to be notarized) online. Photos were taken quickly, and Edna provided us with valuable advice about improvements we were making to the property. We had actually feared that our asking price was going to be too high in these turbulent times, but Edna was confident that the property looked good enough to warrant the asking price. Edna was, of course, correct. It went on the market on a Friday afternoon. We had 4 showings on Saturday and an offer (that we accepted) by Saturday evening. We settled 4.5 weeks later, and Edna hand delivered our check. We would like to offer our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude to Edna for her exemplary work. Kudos Edna! We would highly recommend Edna Givens for any real estate needs you may have.