I was intimidated by the idea of buying my first house, especially with the housing market the way it has been in 2021. Jim made every step of the way as easy as possible and served as an excellent and accessible resource for my every tedious question.
Jim gives his honest opinions and advice about every aspect of each property we looked at. He helped me feel that my decisions were well-informed and that I wasn't ever lost in the process. I would highly recommend Jim Zachar to anyone who asks and have already done so a few times. 2021
Working with Jim was easy. He is knowledgeable in all aspects of home buying, selling, and improvement. He was willing to answer even the simplest of questions. I would recommend him to anyone buying or selling a home. 2020
It was our first time buying a house and Jim made the experience super easy and was helpful every step of the way. I would definitely recommend him to others, and will be reaching out to him if we need a future realtor. 2020
I actually worked with Wendy Smalley. There was never a doubt she was treating us as if we were her family looking for a house. We were new to CR so it was a fun experience for us because she not only showed houses, but told us about the neighborhoods we were visiting. 2019
My husband, son and I moved to Iowa from Indiana during the pandemic, and I couldn't imagine a better agent to work with! He was attentive, and kept open communication while we were on stay-at-home orders and unable to travel to view homes. Once the quarantine lifted, we were able to travel and Jim was incredibly astute to sellers' preferences regarding COVID-19 restrictions and well organized to make the most of our limited time to see properties over the weekend. We spent a full 2 days with him and he was an absolute pleasure to work with and get to know. I really appreciate his down-to-earth and friendly demeanor. It felt like we were acquaintances for years. 2020
Jim was amazing to work with. He was attentive to the things my wife and I were looking for in a house, and always responded to us in a timely manner and kept us in the loop even with info we didn't even think to ask for. Jim is a knowledgeable and intelligent realtor, and he consistently went to bat for us with the seller and even the bank handling our home loan. He took to helping us with a great deal of personal professionalism and I look forward to working with him if I ever need his help in the future. 2020
Read my recommendation for Jim for more context. Jim was fantastic. I've worked with various realtors in the past in different cities, Jim was the best I have ever worked with and I was extremely impressed. I'm happy I selected Jim in our home buying experience and would do it again. 2020
Jim was excellent to work with! We had a challenging seller and he was on top of things from the beginning to ensure we got the home we wanted. He was willing to work the issues at any time of day to make sure things were handled and stayed on schedule. He is the best guy to have in your corner when you really need an advocate or even just a good friend. 2020
My husband and I began looking for a house about a year ago and selected a coupe houses in Marion and just so happened to have Jim as the realtor to work with. By complete chance, we ended up working with one of the best realtors we have ever met. Last year, we were unsure of our status to buy and how to even go about buying a house. When we didn't find a house that we absolutely loved, we pumped the brakes, and asked Jim to keep in touch - we would DEFINITELY want to work with him in the future. We never felt pressured to buy and Jim was 100% patient with us.
This past Spring, Jim was probably surprised to hear from us again! Jim worked with us through putting our condo on the market and was honest, detail-oriented, and all around so informative throughout the process. Our condo sold in 48 hours! We were then able to purchase our new home, and again, Jim was so informative and motivated to get us into our house. Even with an unexpected setback, he worked incredibly hard to make sure we closed in a timely fashion.
If you google best traits that realtors should have, Jim has all of them. Do yourself a favor and sell/buy with Jim Zachar. 2020
Jim helped us sell our home in 2020, and buy our dream home! Overall, we worked with him about 10 months.
Wow! We truly believe we wouldn't have got our dream home if it wasn't for Jim. He got us in to see our house while the fsbo seller was out of town when there were multiple showings lined up when the seller was back. He made recommendations with our offer that resulted in a quick yes and short closing!
As for selling our house, Jim sold it in 36 hours for more than we could have imagined. Throughout the process his market insight, personal connections in the community, availability and patience for our many questions made the process go as good as it could!
We considered doing FSBO before randomly finding Jim, I'm confident we wouldn't have got the home we did and wouldn't have made as much on the sale of our home if it wasn't for working with the sold by JZ team. Cannot recommend enough. 2020
My wife and I inquired about a property we found on Zillow and sent in a request for a showing. Jim contacted us and told us that an offer had just been accepted on the property but offered to show us an alternative property for sale down the street. When we met Jim my wife and I we impressed with his willingness to work with us on listings that were not his. His main focus was our happiness. Jim found us our dream home and helped us through the entire process of buying our new home. We had our dream house landed and now it was time to sell our condo. Jim prepared us for what to expect and his advise was spot on. He made us feel like we were his only client even though we know he had many others. It was his personal and professional touch that has led us to telling everyone about our great experience working with Jim and suggesting his services for anyone buying or selling a home. 2019
Appreciated Jim's time and expertise in sourcing the desired property as well as his knowledge of the various communities in Cedar Rapids. His attention and prompt reporting of new listings allowed us to find the home we desired. 2019
Jim was awesome!!!!! I am a 1st time home buyer and really didn't know what I was doing. Jim made it easy. Was always there when I had questions, looked at things I didn't even think about. Felt he was looking out for me. I would recommend him to everyone. 2019
There is simply none better than Jim Zachar. Jim made this experience so great for us. We had little knowledge base so Jim spent a lot of time talking with us about what we wanted in a house and made us feel confident in our search. He was incredibly timely in setting up showings and there were so many times that Jim would go above and beyond for us to keep up with the competitive market. He is incredibly knowledgeable, is a great communicator, kind, fun and prompt. We could not say enough good things about Jim Zachar and are so thankful for all that he did for us. If you're looking for an incredible realtor, Jim is your guy! 2019
Wendy Smalley made our home buying experience simple and relatively stress free due to her expertise and experience. Knowing now how complicated the process can be, Wendy's guidance was invaluable. We highly recommend the Jim Zachar Team of Coldwell Banker Hedges Reality. 2018
We had such a great experience working with Wendy and Jim. As first time home buyers, we had a lot of questions. Wendy and Jim were there to help us with everything and we couldn't be more thankful for their knowledge and skills. I'd highly recommend them to anyone buying a home in this area!! 2018
Jim is personalable,professional and patient. He is knowledgeable and was instrumental in us dodging an expensive sewer issue on a property we ultimately did not buy.
Jim was professional and always kept me informed as to what I needed to do next. He was always willing to go the extra mile to make the process easy for me. I was selling a property out-of-state and Jim kept me informed about every step of the way and notified me of anything he felt I needed to know about the property -- always above and beyond! 2018
Jim was easy to work with and was quick to respond to all our questions. He had great advice and had already thought about everything we never would have thought to ask. Really helped us negotiate in our first home purchase. Awesome realtor and we can't say enough great things about him. Looking forward to working with him again in the future. 2018
I worked with Jim on finding a new house fairly close to work. We found a house I liked in Marion, and helped me with the negotiation and worked hard to close the deal. He was available any time I had questions and was a pleasure to work with. 2018
The process of buying a home is always stressful. For my spouse and I this was compounded by the need to sell our home in Colorado, while looking to buy our home in Marion, IA. Thanks to Jim Zachar, our stress was minimal from the moment we 1st made contact to the close and beyond. Jim made us feel like we were "family friends" and not just another number in the realtor arena. He was there for us with quick responses to our needs regardless of weekday, weekend, early in the morning or late at night. Jim is the most positive and energetic realtor we could have ever hoped for. We'd recommend Jim to anyone in search of a home to buy, or needing a dedicated and well versed partner in the sale of their home. Jim, ... Shelia and I want to express here our sincere admiration and thanks for partnering with us in the purchase of our Marion home. You went above and beyond for us. We won't forget you and the effort you placed in finding us our home. You're in the right profession and we hope others will enjoy working with you as much as we did. 2018
During an otherwise challenging home search, Jim made everything easier by being available and by making sure we understood all aspects of the homes we considered. He also personally visited homes for us when our schedules did not allow so we could decide whether it was worth our time to set up a showing. Jim is a unselfish and resourceful agent who freely shares his contacts & extensive technical knowledge. We cannot recommend enough! 2018
During an otherwise challenging home search, Jim made everything easier by being available and by making sure we understood all aspects of the homes we considered. He also personally visited homes for us when our schedules did not allow so we could decide whether it was worth our time to set up a showing. Jim is a unselfish and resourceful agent who freely shares his contacts & extensive technical knowledge. We cannot recommend enough! 2018
During an otherwise challenging home search, Jim made everything easier by being available and by making sure we understood all aspects of the homes we considered. He also personally visited homes for us when our schedules did not allow so we could decide whether it was worth our time to set up a showing. Jim is a unselfish and resourceful agent who freely shares his contacts & extensive technical knowledge. We cannot recommend enough! 2018
During an otherwise challenging home search, Jim made everything easier by being available and by making sure we understood all aspects of the homes we considered. He also personally visited homes for us when our schedules did not allow so we could decide whether it was worth our time to set up a showing. Jim is a unselfish and resourceful agent who freely shares his contacts & extensive technical knowledge. We cannot recommend enough! 2018