The Lakes Real Estate

Our experience with The Lakes Real Estate was wonderful for many reasons. Our agent, Bernadette McIver made our experience pleasant, and her style was calm, helpful, and professional. She is from Bridgton, and knows the area well. We were treated like family when it came to preparing our home for sale. This was a difficult decision for us because we were getting ready to sell the home that we really loved. It was time for us to move on to new experiences, and Bernadette knew this was a difficult decision for us. She handled the sale process with care, and never pressured us to do anything. She guided us along the way, provided staging, and took very representative photos of our home for the listing. The advice Bernadette provided us proved to be highly effective, and our home sold quickly. We are certain the attraction of the home could not have been any better without Bernadette's help. I highly recommend The Lakes Real Estate for the sale of your home! Thank You!
Jan 27th, 2024

My wife and I just closed on a beautiful lakefront property in Sebago. The entire pre-sale experience was a seamless process due to the expert, professional, and friendly efforts of Kristina Reimers. Kristina guided us through all aspects of the purchase making it as worry-free as possible. She connected us with a local professional to perform a home inspection and then with reputable tradesmen to address post-inspection needs. No worries for us! Kristina continues to help us even after the sale by answering our questions and providing valuable direction for us. All in all, we had a very rewarding experience purchasing our home due to Kristina's dedication and professionalism.
Mar 29th, 2023

This hard-working staff really gets it done. They are on top of everything. Highly recommended
Aug 2nd, 2022

Kristina was our real estate agent for our recent purchase of a waterfront property in Bridgton. It was a nice experience working with Kristina, she was always very response via text, email or phone calls, one time interrupting her weekend away with her family to respond to questions we had. She also got us in short notice to view another property close by to one we purchased. We almost didn't go through with the purchase of this property because of several issues we encountered but Kristina worked with us and the sellers to resolve these items. We would highly recommend using Kristina as your agent for your next property viewings and purchase!! We definitely will be contacting her if we're in the market again :)
Jun 1st, 2022

What a gem we found in Shirley McIver! We had an amazing experience using Shirley as our buying agent during the year-plus search for a second home in Bridgton and the surrounding lakes region of western Maine. Shirley has a wealth of knowledge and resources about the area, which was extremely helpful in finding and researching potential properties. Her connections with several local people provided excellent leads just before or as they hit the market. She provided us with contacts for surveyors, civil engineers, real estate attorneys, builders, tradesmen, log specialists, home owners and town officials to help us dig deep and investigate properties. On several occasions, she made numerous phone calls on our behalf to get more than the typical information. She never pressured us and always encouraged us to do due diligence before making an offer despite a crazy real estate market. Shirley was patient and responsive, listening to many long conversations as we tried to discern the best scenario for us - be it a lakefront home, waterfront land, mountaintop lot, community lake living and even a barn restoration. Her knowledge and connections in the area were invaluable as we worked through each possibility. We always felt Shirley was truely vested in helping us find our dream place. She was genuine, kind and always positive saying "Things work out for a reason". We came to appreciate Shirley's strength as our advocate making the tough phone calls to pressure others to give us the answers we were seeking, negotiating and ultimately finalizing the deal. The journey with Shirley as our agent ended just as she had said all along "Things work out for a reason" - We bought the lakefront log cabin we rented and fell in love with a few summers ago. Shirley was the rental agent for the cabin and how we first met her. Using Shirley as our buying agent was truly like finding a diamond in the rough - we had no idea of the value of having Shirley as our agent as our journey began. We continue to be friends and use her resourcefulness for everything from the best hills to sled on to service companies in the area. We highly recommend Shirley McIver for selling or buying a property in the Bridgton and lakes region area. If not for Shirley, our dream may never have come true. Cindy & Jim Hanifin Walpole, MA & Bridgton, ME
Mar 16th, 2022