This agent has 3 reviews.
Lori was an incredible help to us in achieving our dream of moving to Kauai. We are located in California and were looking for a realtor who would be able to help us find the perfect place from afar. Lori was so on top of everything, sharing properties that she felt would meet our needs and giving us virtual walk-throughs. She is extremely responsive, getting back to you immediately and with helpful responses. She is knowledgeable about real estate in Kauai and is great at negotiating with others so that you get the property you want at an affordable price. Not only is Lori incredible at her job, she is also so easy to get along with! A great, positive personality makes you feel super uplifted while going through the process of looking for your first home. Once we found our perfect place, she helped us take care of all the details like getting us in touch with those on the island that could help us with things like installing a dishwasher and air conditioning unit. I have so much gratitude toward Lori for everything she did to help us get our first house. I hope to stay in touch with her as she's a great person to work with!
2020
We were so lucky to have Lori Benkert by our side throughout the journey of finding our perfect first house. We honestly don't know how we would have done it without her. While we were on the mainland, she found us an amazing short-term rental that would allow our Rottweiler - an almost impossible feat even if we were on-island. Then, Lori got us a free upgrade on our rental from the bottom unit to the larger and nicer upstairs. nAll while being an amazing landlord, she helped lead us on the journey to find our perfect first house (which we like so much, we may call home for a very long time:) And, it was a long ardous journey, which we would have been unable to successfully navigate without her. She was always researching, negotiating, and fighting on our behalf. For 5 months, we were in constant contact via phone, email, text, and meeting in person. Lori valued our time and arrived early to every appointment. nOnce we finally found the right house, Lori negotiated succesful on multiple ocassions for us, despite the house technically being an as is sale. She got the seller to tent the house for termites, pump the septic, repair the floor, buy new gfi outlets, buy a new hot water heater, and include their BBQ grill and two sets of washer/dryers (even though one set was their former tenants') in the sale. Again, she negotiated all this in an as is sale! nAt the closing, Lori brought us champagne and fresh orchid leis. Thank you, Lori!
2016