Hal is an absolute joy to work with! I was a first-time home buyer with no clue about the process, buying a house completely by myself with my own savings, and with a low budget for the region (under $280K) – and Hal helped me buy my dream home. He’s fantastic with first-time home buyers; he walked me through each step of the process and made sure I understood everything. He genuinely cares about his clients – he steered me away from higher-price-point properties that would have been poor long-term investments, and trekked out to middle-of-nowhere houses with me. When we found my dream home he made sure we went to see it as soon as possible, and got my bid in within two hours, and celebrated with me when my bid was accepted. He also built into my bid that the seller would pay for all my closing costs – turns out, I wouldn’t have been able to afford the house without that! As the buying process went on he was always checking in to give me updates, make sure I understood my choices, and giving lots of emotional support. I could not have asked for or imagined a better real estate agent. Hal is simply the best, you’ll do yourself a favor by working with him!