We recently purchased our first home through Vanguard Real Estate. As first-time homebuyers, we didn’t know what to expect, especially with such a competitive market. Ben Allen happily commandeered us through the process, ensuring we had a grasp on our own preferences and goals, while educating us on the nuances of navigating a tight market. Initially. We worked with Ben virtually as we were relocating from across country. Ben diligently worked to understand our home wish list and enlightened our Madison-area neighborhood geography before we physically started to search for a home. Ben is calm, well-spoken, and an efficient communicator. He explains the nuances of realty vernacular to newcomers with ease. He exceeds expectations at all levels – giving advice on potential home contractors, ensuring our closing date and documentation stays on target, and simply by being available and approachable. He even helped our home’s previous owners move some belongings out last minute so we could keep our closing date as planned. We would highly recommend Ben Allen and Vanguard Real Estate for your homebuying/selling needs – especially if you seek a personalized experience. If we find ourselves selling or buying a house in the future, Vanguard Real Estate is where we will go.

We met Ben by happenstance at an open house he was doing when we first started looking for a new home. He immediately took the time to listen to us and understand what we were looking for, and we just had a good feeling about him. So, when we decided to seriously start looking, we reached out to him to see homes we were interested in. We had a somewhat particular type of house in mind, and Ben’s detailed knowledge and attention to detail really helped us clarify which aspects really mattered to us. Ben’s approach is very relaxed, feels effortless, and is clearly rooted in understanding your wants and needs. We felt as if he anticipated our needs and filled in all of our many knowledge blind spots. Ben was always easy to get a hold of and willing to work within our busy schedule and at our pace. Ben is intelligent and his expertise helped us get a solid deal in a very competitive market. On the selling side, Ben was able to present our house in a way that absolutely maximized its potential. The process was clear, easy, and pain-free. We’ve bought and sold houses before, and this experience exceeded all expectations and resulted in the best possible outcome in a very challenging market. Highly, highly recommend working with Ben Allen for both sale and purchase of homes. There are differences between realtors, it matters greatly, and Ben is absolute top tier.

Ben Allen of Vangard Realty was very professional, knowledgable and helpful in the sale of my home. He kept me on tract with all of the intricacies of the sale as it progressed. Once I knew the timeline for the sale of my home he moved everything along in a timely manner. I would highly recommend Ben Allen for the sale of your home.

We worked with Ben as our buyer’s agent for our new home. He was great during the entire process and we definitely felt that he was working for our best interests. He was willing to meet us at the house a number of times after the offer was accepted to give us a chance to measure and plan our move. We have no reservations about recommending Ben to anyone we know who is buying or selling real estate.

As the personal representative of my late parents’ estate, I felt an enormous responsibility to work with the right agent on the sale of their beloved home. For me, that meant someone who was calm, professional, knowledgeable and understanding. Ben delivered on that and so much more. Not only is Ben outstanding at what he does – including the photography, strategic marketing, and managing the process – he inspires great trust by listening and communicating with absolute transparency. Working with Ben exceeded all expectation, achieving an outcome better than my family had hoped or anticipated. We’re so grateful to Ben and can’t recommend him highly enough.

We have dealt with many different Real Estate agents across different countries over the past decades, this was the best experience by far. Ben Allen takes his job and responsibility serious, is extremely knowledgeable, responsive and anticipates needs, questions or areas of concern proactively and well in advance. He goes above and beyond to take care of his clients and treats every involved party with high integrity. We can honestly say we have never felt so safe and well informed at every step of the way and having a partner like that by your side while making significant, long term decisions is invaluable. Highly, highly recommend!