Testimonials

I feel so lucky to have found Elena Ravich in my real estate journey. I had an incredible experience purchasing and selling several homes with Elena. She is well versed, savvy, trustworthy and incredibly responsible. She is very intelligent and knows how to negotiate for her clients. Additionally, Elena has a law degree which came in very handy when legal matters needed to be discussed. I give Elena my highest recommendation and will say that without a doubt, you will be very satisfied with her services. She exceeded my expectations!

Elena was my classmate at NYU MS Real Estate Investments program and I asked her to be my broker on a purchase of 3BR condo apartment. Elena was very efficient and a sharp negotiator, which helped me to get a good price. She also referred me to a great attorney and a mortgage person. It was a one stop solution for me, everything went smoothly and on time, and I am happy that I choose her to represent me in this important transaction of my life.

Elena helped me with my purchase of my beautiful condo in midtown Manhattan, which was the best decision I ever made. She stood out from other brokers I’ve met before with her honesty about flaws of apartments and superior professionalism. She helped me understand the important differences between coops and focus my search on the right budget, property types and buildings, I liked the best. She also helped me find the right financing solution for me, which was not easy, recommended a great attorney and negotiated hard for me to get an amazing price. I really enjoyed working with Elena. I highly recommend her, she is the best !!!

Elena works hard and is dedicated to solving her clients’ problems. [...]She got me multiple offers for my apartment in 2 weeks after it was sitting on the market for 8 months with 3 other brokers. She was also very proactive and caring – got my apartment cleaned, bought flowers, and arranged with a handyman to take down my favorite chandelier for me. After the closing she walked with me to my bank to help me sort out things. I am grateful to have been her client and would not hesitate to recommend her in any of her endeavors. John S

Elena worked with me back in April 2012 when I was relocating from another city. Within 2 days she found me a perfect apartment meeting my requirements. She also helped me to look after the paperwork and served as a negotiator between the landlord and myself. Excellent service. I would highly recommend Elena.

Got us the offer we wanted on our Upper West Side apartment in less than 2 weeks. She was on top of the process from our first conversation to the closing, gave very helpful staging and renovation suggestions and got us the price we wanted.

Elena helped us to go through a difficult 6 mo home buying process and found an opportunity to move forward even in the dead-end situation. We really owe to her.

Working with Elena Ravich on the purchase of this expensive coop apartment was the best experience my husband and I have ever had with a realtor. Due to frequent relocations and complicated family situations, we have purchased 5 other properties in the last 12 years, so we have some basis for comparison. And we are not easy clients, so any realtor has a challenge in dealing with us! We are too busy to speak much on the phone and often ignore emails, and we hate to be nagged or pressured, but we also don't want to miss out on important information or developments. Elena struck the perfect balance and never nagged but did keep us informed and reminded us effectively of the critical deadlines. Similarly, we are hopeless with numbers and forms, and almost gave up on the idea of purchasing a coop apartment once we understood all that would be required to apply, but Elena was true to her word and prepared the application package for us based on just the raw information we belatedly supplied. Further, the sellers in this case were difficult, high-pressure sellers and Elena pushed back hard for us, basically saving the deal. We really would have walked away from this potential purchase, even though it was the only apartment of interest to us (we were only looking for a second home, we had no need to purchase anything, and we were only potentially interested in an apartment within a three-block radius of a particular address, and not interested in anything in a modern-high-rise, nor anything with less than 3 bedrooms). But Elena dealt very effectively with the unpleasant tactics from the seller's side and helped us to evaluate new terms rationally rather than just walk away in anger. Elena also attended the walk-through and closing for us and has been fabulous about offering help with the impenetrable post-closing details. We really can't say enough good things about Elena, and we hope to work with her again in the future.