The Hamlin Group Reviews

Dear Tom,

Many thanks for making the purchase of my late parent’s house in Evanston a seamless and painless experience.

From the start you presented your process in a very clear, no-nonsense approach, explaining your business model very clearly and providing all assumptions including resale estimate, cost of renovation/upgrades and profit that contribute to the basis of your offer. Your numbers are clearly explained but accurate from an economic perspective that aligns well with my own research and private appraisals.

What differentiates your approach to your competitors is a practice of non-pressure, open and transparent communications with regular updates partnering for mutual success, not to mention a fair offer taking into account many variables including resale timing and risk considerations.

Please feel free to add me to your list of references, particularly those with similar situations such as my out of state residence that promote managing this process from afar. It would be my pleasure to speak with any of your prospect customers faced with similar decisions as my recent engagement with you and your company.

My best to you and your family and the best of luck with the upgrades to our home of many years.

Regards with appreciation,

Jim Bender

I am writing this letter to offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Tom Bujnowski for helping me and my family move through the very difficult process of the sale of a property as a result of a death in the family. Tom was recommended to us by a friend of my wife who works in real estate.

Not knowing what to expect with our first meeting, I was very please to find Tom to be a warm and friendly gentleman. He was extremely knowledgeable about the process of a quick real estate purchase and explained all of this very clearly and patiently. I was immediately put at ease by the “no pressure”, relaxed and comfortable dialogue that took place.

Tom clearly does his due diligence and offered us a very competitive bid on the property that had been sitting for close to a year. We secured a lawyer to work with his lawyer with the agreement, in principle, that things would be worked out with a “cash payment” in approximately a month’s time. This is exactly how the process played out.

Every interaction with Tom was done in a first class manor. Tom’s communication throughout the process was timely and reassuring. He was able to gain our trust at our first meeting and it just grew from there. Honesty and integrity are qualities that you hope to find in people when dealing with difficult circumstances like these. We received this more and more from Tom through this necessary process.

Most importantly, I feel as though. if we were ever to have a question or concern somewhere down the road, Tom would make himself available to us in a moment’s notice. I consider my family extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Tom throughout this process. And I have no doubt that this is how he works with all potential customers/partners, given the outstanding person that I have found him to be! It would be my honor to speak with anyone on Tom’s behalf regarding the amazing job that he does in caring for people through his work efforts.

Jim Tracy High School Teacher/Coach (for 40+ years)

I have only good things to say about our experienced in dealing with Tom Bujnowski and The Hamlin Group. We needed to sell the home of our deceased brother as part of the probate estate. It was a single family home in the Ashburn area of Southwest Chicago. The house was 70 years old, in need of updating, cleaning and major repairs. Since we were commuting to Chicago to deal with estate issues we wanted to sell “As-Is” to expedite the process. I had received many solicitations in the mail from buyers of homes. I close to contact Tom because his letter struck me as sincere, honest and straightforward. Those qualities were reflected in our dealings with him. He responded quickly, set up an appointment to view the property that easily fit our schedule and made a very fair offer that day. We had a sales contract the next day and closing proceeded in a timely manner. As Administrator of the estate I HIGHLY recommend Tom Bujnowski to someone in a similar situation. It was a pleasure to work with him

Jerry Dapkus

Dear Tom,

We want to thank you for your professionalism, honesty and patience in the matter of purchasing my moms home. Even after the excessive rules the city had you go through. I really had doubts that the sale would actually happen after all of that. And handling the “as is condition” of the home, with many needed repairs, and then the clean up as well. I am really embarrassed about that, but living out of state and working full time and handling moms health problems and my husband’s many health problems made it nearly impossible to get a lot done. It was hard for mom to realize she could not go back to her home, memories are worth more than what a house could physically give. Thankfully the sale of her home can help supplement her care in Assisted Living, which is where she is currently. She is a lot closer now, just 20 minutes away vs 3 1/2 hours if the weather permitted.

At first we were hesitant, as most people would be in todays world to have someone in a business of buying and selling houses. I had asked my mom’s attorney if he knew any reputable people or companies that purchase “as is condition houses.” He gave me a couple of names and yours was one of them. You saved us a lot of physical work and time. I’m sure to ease any frustration if any occurred. That means a lot. And you are very fair, honest, patient and upfront about everything. This is very hard to find nowadays for people in business. Sad to say but I have heard and seen a lot. So if you are considering Tom for purchasing your home we would say “you won’t be disappointed and we highly recommend him.

Respectfully

The Weishaar/Weeks Family

“A cash offer goes faster, with less risk for the seller … A cash offer is a stronger offer … Cash sales have lower costs.”