Vickie and Art Semler have proven to be exemplary Realtors, extremely knowledgeable, helpful, true professionals – rising head and shoulders above Realtors with whom I have worked in the past.

The Semler’s helped me find my current house and sell my previous one, both in Scottsdale. I have worked with five other Realtors during corporate moves in Texas, Illinois, and Arizona, and working with Vickie and Art has proven to be the best experience yet. They explained every step of the process, always outlining all of my options, and constantly doing extra legwork that saved me time and money. For example, when negotiating items that came up during the inspection of my new house, Art and Vickie went to local home improvement stores to match and price hardwood flooring so that I would be reasonably compensated for repairs that needed to be done at the house that I was buying, making certain that I was credited the correct amount at closing to cover the work. Art also made repeat trips to price pool gates and hardware when it came time to negotiate terms after the inspection of the house that I sold. If they weren’t physically doing leg work, they were working the phones getting estimates from roofers, pest exterminators, and air conditioning technicians, just to name a few, to ensure that I would not have problems after I took possession of my new home.

Long before we were at the inspection stage, they provided a comprehensive marketing plan to sell my home. They don’t just provide lip service, but follow through with every detail, from hosting open houses, providing flyers, advertising in the newspaper, and putting my house on the tour of realtors. When it comes to handling the myriad of papers required, they are perfectionists, looking out for my best interests every step of the way, always remaining unruffled, which helped to reduce stress during the negotiating process of the selling and purchasing phases. Once we had a signed contract, they stayed on top of the lender to ensure that the closing occurred as scheduled. Vickie even came to the high school where I teach to provide moral support when I met the title agent to close on the house that I sold.

Furthermore, I can’t stress enough how they excelled at keeping the lines of communication open. They updated me at least once a week while actively looking for a buyer for my home. They are always quick to return phone calls or e-mails. They monitored activity on the computerized lock box and contacted the agents who brought potential buyers through my house for feedback.

Finally, their calm demeanor and positive attitude was reassuring through the arduous selling process in today’s changing Valley market. It made a world of difference to have Realtors representing me whom I knew I could trust to do an outstanding job.

Jan Carteaux

I cannot thank you enough for helping us find our dream home here in Arizona.  As you know, we have wanted to move from New Jersey to Arizona for over 6 years.  We never EVER thought it would be as easy as it was.  Being 3000 miles away from the place we wanted to live was a terrifying thought.  How will we ever pick the right home???  We knew nothing about the town, the people, the landscaping, not even the bugs!  But your knowledge, calming phone calls, constant updates & that unbelievable email/website that sent us houses everyday was incredible!

In my line of work, I deal with realtors every day and I have never worked with anyone or any real estate office that was as professional as you.  You guys did everything for us except drive the moving van across the country!!  I have recommended you to several people & would gladly offer up my phone number or email address to anyone considering retaining your services.

Once again, we thank you both so so much.  We are truly happy in our new home and in our new lives.

Lori Stryker

When my husband and I decided to take jobs in Phoenix, first and foremost on our minds was how difficult it was going to be to purchase a home from across the country.  Little did we know how lucky we would be.  We received an e mail from Art Semler making himself available to us if we needed anything – it was all downhill from there.  We made our first house-hunting trip to Phoenix and met Art and Vickie.  They have made our home buying experience as easy and smooth as possible.

Art and Vickie are extremely friendly and work great as a team.  They are always available and easily accessible.  They assisted us in not only finding our home, but provided information on local utilities, insurance companies, loan officers, security system companies and referral information for experts in roofing and pool service companies.

We were extremely lucky to have received help with our buying and moving processes from Vickie and Art Semler at Excalibur-Re/Max.  Their professionalism, knowledge and friendship greatly reduced our stress and ultimately resulted in the purchase of our dream home.

We cannot thank them enough for their time and assistance in this most important process.  Thanks again

Tammy L Tyree

Daniel E Brooks