My Testimonials

We feel so fortunate to have sold the house under these poor real estate conditions in New Jersey as well as in our country. We want to thank you for all you did to make this momentous day happen for us. First, on a personal level, we enjoyed working with you and getting to know you. You are always so upbeat, which gave us great confidence that there would be a nice buyer for our house. On a professional level, you “know your stuff”. You know how to market a property and have many contacts in the real estate business in New Jersey. You gave us excellent advice about pricing and staging our Flintlock house and always offered advice in a professional, friendly way. The brochure you developed for the property was absolutely beautiful and you kept us well supplied with copies to hand out to all those who came to look at the house. You followed up potential leads and supplied us with valuable feedback. You kept the avenues of communication open, which helped to facilitate the sale. Also on both a professional and personal level, you always made a lovely appearance as you showed the property on open-house Sundays – well groomed and well poised. You interacted so nicely with the clients! So we both thank you!

In June, when we decided to put our house on the market, I went through the process of identifying, interviewing and selecting the realtor that I believed could best represent our interest as sellers in a competitive market. Although her office was almost 40 miles away, Janet was the first realtor to respond to my email inquiry – an early indication of her accessibility to her clients. During her interview, Janet was the only realtor to spend time walking through my house before making her presentation. She was very prepared for our meeting, and from the information she provided on the successful marketing plans she had developed for previous clients, it was clear that she had the ability to sell our house in this difficult market. Janet distinguished herself through her expert advice in staging our house, the excellent photographs taken by her professional photographer,and the beautiful brochure she developed to position our house above the competition. The consistent feedback from those who visited the house was how well it showed! During the process of selling our Hackettstown house, we made an offer on our new house in Pennsylvania. Janet recommended Brian Wagenseller (Weichert Financial) from her office to manage the mortgage process. Although we had been pre-approved through our bank, Brian identified a mortgage with a better rate, and committed to have us close on time (in one month). Brian’s diligence in managing the application process, guiding us through the steps we needed to provide appropriate documentation, and delivering on his commitment to close on our contract date (August 30th) was phenomenal! To me, the mark of a great realtor is one that demonstrates her commitment to the ultimate best interest of her client. Janet exceeded my expectations in this area when (in light of the slow market and purchase of our new home) she recommended a change in our strategy, and listed our house as a rental property. This recommendation allowed us to reduce the financial impact of carrying two mortgages and was made with the full knowledge that her commission would be lower. Once again, Janet brought the full strength of her marketing skills to competitively position our house in the rental market. As a result we had a qualified tenant within 3 weeks of listing! I have bought and sold several houses in the past, but this is the only time that I felt that I was working with a professional that I trust and can wholeheartedly recommend to others. I know that in 2 years when we relist our property for sale, we will be calling Janet to represent us again!

We have known Janet for over a decade now when we purchased our first home in 2004. She was very diligent and approachable to all our needs and as first time home buyers then understood our concerns and allayed our anxiety. As our family grew we decided to move to a bigger home and there was Janet again five years later helping us in selling our town home. She provided us with great care and advice regarding marketing my townhome including creating a wonderful brochure, advertisements in magazines/newspapers and on the internet. It was a very difficult year for the housing market as homes were not selling quickly. She held multiple open houses, was very persistent and patient until we found a buyer five months later. Since our search for a bigger home did not materialize by the time we closed our previous one we moved into a rented house in the same town. It took us over a year and half with countless weekly requests to Janet to see different homes that were in the market and Janet was always around without a sign of being frustrated. She was extremely responsive and returned our calls/e-mails promptly. When we finally liked the house she was diligent in ensuring all the paper work was done in a timely manner and negotiated the deal on our behalf as there were multiple bids on this house. Janet is an extremely lively person, very friendly and exhibited a positive attitude all the time. We truly enjoyed working with Janet and she has even helped a friend of ours in buying and then selling their homes. We would highly recommend Janet to our friends and associates for all real estate matters as she is a thorough professional and extremely dedicated and hardworking individual.

Weichert, We are writing this letter to let you know that we were extraordinarily pleased with the way that our real estate broker, Janet Bolante, handled the sale of our home. We were especially impressed with Janet’s integrity, thorough knowledge of the Watchung real estate market and absolutely relentless advertising/marketing program allowed us to get the best price for our home in a very difficult real estate market. You can be sure that we will give Janet and Weichert Realtors the highest recommendation to any friends, family members, or acquaintances who are interested in selling their homes. You are very fortunate to have Janet in the Weichert Realtors.

We met Janet at an open house just as we began exploring the possibility of selling our current home and purchasing a new one. We immediately found her to be friendly, knowledgeable and interested in our needs. She inquired about our needs for a realtor and we invited her to make a visit to our home for an assessment. It was clear from the start that Janet was a consummate professional – detail oriented, extremely knowledgeable, sensitive to our needs and committed to providing excellent service. These qualities were demonstrated throughout our whole time working with Janet. We used Janet as our realtor to sell our home in May 2008. Our home sold in 3 weeks. We appreciated her commitment to holding an open house immediately as well as the high quality marketing materials she developed. Throughout the process, Janet was responsive and always available to answer our questions. Janet helped us secure a rental for the year we looked for a home to buy and then, stayed on as our realtor as we searched for a home to purchase. On a number of occasions we needed to take our young children with us as we looked at prospective homes. Always friendly and positive, Janet never hesitated helping us manage those situations with the children. She was always ready to help in any way possible. We successfully purchased our new home in May of 2009 and found the process to be seamless and enjoyable, much to the credit of Janet’s thorough and detail oriented nature. I cannot emphasize enough our complete satisfaction with our experience with Janet. We would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone in need of an excellent realtor. You have a star working for you!

Throughout the entire process, Janet was very courteous, professional, and always delivered a high level of service and positive energy. And she even maintains this level of energy at all hours of the day. In fact, she presented our offer to the seller at 10pm on a holiday weekend, just so we could be considered first. It’s that type of devotion to her work that helped get us the house, as there were other offers that came in after ours was accepted. In addition to Janet’s professionalism and knowledge, it was really her charisma and calm demeanor (even in the face of real estate obstacles) that won us over. Buying a house can be a really stressful time, but Janet’s constant smile and laughter reminded us that it can also be a wonderful experience. We were very delighted working with Janet, and would highly recommend her to all our families and friends. I would be happy to answer any questions regarding Janet’s performance.