In their own words...

We have been working with Sarah Peluso for years and I cannot recommend her highly enough. She helped us buy our first home, and many years later helped us sell the same home. Her knowledge of the market, comps, and understanding the best way to showcase our particular home for buyers was invaluable. She helped us navigate all the ins and outs of the process, and her availability and guidance helped us through the process with ease.

Initially, my four siblings and I tried to sell our mother’s home without a realtor. We emptied the house, put in a new kitchen and repainted throughout. The house was about 1.5 miles from downtown Middlebury and had almost an acre of land with it and a two car garage. We were assured by everyone that it would go fast. Well, it didn’t go at all in 6 months. We were now in peak COVID restrictions and we were all tired of waiting for a buyer so we decided to go with a local realtor, Sarah Peluso, of IPJ Real Estate. Sarah walked through the property with us and came up with several reasonable suggestions. She also advised us about state regulations for selling properties such as the required connections for oil tanks and helped us out with the appropriate paperwork that would be necessary at the time of the closing. After making some of these changes, and with the completed forms and documentation in hand, the COVID restrictions eased up and We put the house on the market on a Friday and by Tuesday, we had 3 serious offers and closed before the summer began. We were beyond grateful and are Sarah’s biggest fans. You can’t go wrong with the personal attention, the professionalism and the effectiveness of Sarah Peluso and her associates at IPJ.

I would like to thank Sarah, Jamie and Levi at IPJ Realty for all their help, patience, kindness and support from the moment I contacted them that I was interested in my new house, to working with the VA, my realtor, the lawyer and my questions and concerns about the house, etc., and communicating them with the seller. They made my experience as a first time home owner pleasant and exciting, and made me feel like one of the family. With your help I was able to buy the house of my dreams where I can make memories with my family and friends. Thank you for all that you have done on helping me fulfill my hopes and goals with this new home.

This was the best experience we have had in selling real estate.  Sarah was honest and always on top of things

Sarah has exceptional responsiveness - always right back in touch. She was direct, clear, honest and was outstanding in her clarity in communication. She was very knowledgeable and had the answers we needed. She gave us choices and listened carefully but also offered recommendations when we asked. Even from a distance, the process, especially with paperwork, was easy and efficient.

Buying and selling a home may have been our most challenging event to date. The excitement of finding our new home in Ripton and the realization of moving was life changing, however, the reality of selling our home in a vacuum weighed heavily on our entire family. Your team's efforts in such a short period of time to find the right buyer while keeping our levels of stress low was truly amazing.

We cannot express how dedicated and professional you and your team were throughout this process. As we sit and enjoy the new views of our mountain retreat home we often rekindle the moments that took place to make this happen.

On behalf of my entire family, I was to thank you for creating this new chapter in our life.

Working with Sarah was wonderful! She was always willing to make time to answer any questions or concerns we had during the home buying process. Sarah worked very hard to make sure that we  were up to date on any changes that had happened, or any matters that needed to be attended to. I would recommend her to friends without any reservations.

Sarah was always available, responded quickly and was a true professional. She always went above and beyond. We felt very fortunate to have Sarah as our Realtor - it took us a long time to find the right home and she was very patient with us. We are grateful for her!

Sarah is a focused, hardworking professional. She got results, and kept things moving until the right thing happened. Our home sold immediately and I know it was in large measure due to following her advice throughout the process. We're forever grateful!

Working with Sarah was a delight. We came to Vermont with a strong idea of what we wanted to find, however Sarah was not afraid to push our boundaries and open our eyes to new ideas that would work for our family. Sarah also knew that our time was limited and worked with our tight schedule to show us only the very best homes on the market. Her knowledge of the area was extensive and helped to solidify in our minds that Middlebury was the right place for us. We purchased a home unlike any we initially started out with and could not be happier!