WITNESSES

You’ve been Great for me…the least b.s., point blank constructive honesty I’ve received. – Lin Crider

We will recommend Rock Florida and Realty EPIC to anyone even thinking of selling their home. The online marketing was such a perfect package that our house had a contract two days after it was listed. Because Rock doesn’t follow the traditional model, we saved almost $15,000! Rock took care of everything, including our endless supply of questions. Realty EPIC is changing the way Fayetteville does business. – Dr Ed & Katie Jackson

I’m thankful we were able to work with Rock. His creative and alternative methods were just what we needed to find the right home for us, taking into consideration our unique desires and needs. As a home-buyer, you always think you want one thing but then inevitably change your mind, and Rock was great at helping guide us through that process. – J & K Williams …. and then they decided to sell….

“Its a seller’s market” they said. “I sold my house in 12 hours over asking” they said. Well, I thought I could do it on my own (FSBO)! BUUUUT, selling a house is HARD WORK. Conducting a transaction on $100k+ level brings about so many nuances and details that only a true professional can adequately deal with. With Realty EPIC, I was able to get wise advice to make calm decisions about this (sometimes very tense and emotional) process. That assistance alone was well worth Rock’s very reasonable flat fee structure BUT WAIT THERES MORE, Rock was able to actually sell our home at a higher “take home” amount than I was able to accomplish trying FSBO! We would never imagine trying to buy or sell a house in Fayetteville without Rock’s help and the expertise of Realty EPIC. – Thanks, Jeremy & Kelly Williams!

Rock did what others said couldn’t be done and saved us a lot of money in the process. Our home sold quickly and Rock handled all the speed bumps that came up along the way. Thanks Rock and Realty EPIC! – Joseph Barnes & Laura Polaski

We heartily recommend Rock Florida with Realty EPIC. We are a family in East Fayetteville that came to Rock with specific requirements of what we wanted, but were torn between a property with acreage or a family oriented neighborhood. He helped us navigate our wish list, and here are the three  reasons why we are extremely satisfied with his service. First of all, Rock challenged our conventional thinking that we needed to sell our house in order to buy another one. We could have easily sold our house because of its location near Root Elementary, but Rock counseled us to rent if we could manage it financially. So he forfeited that potential sale to serve us and help us make a great decision for our family to have our first rental property. Secondly, Rock told us up front that he was willing to knock on any doors of houses that we liked but weren’t for sale. This willingness along with the new way of listing properties on his InvisAlist, opened up our options to more than was on the market. So we picked a few neighborhoods, and gave him 20 addresses of houses we might be interested in. He knocked on all the doors, and one of them is our new home! It’s the perfect house for us, and better than anything that was on the market. Lastly, I love the ‘fixed price’ or ‘pay for service’ model Rock has embraced. Instead of a flat 3%, he gives us a flat price for his services, which is much less than the 3%. In traditional real estate, the agent for a buyer has no incentive to help them get a lower price, because that lowers their profit. And for a seller agent, they usually just want to sell it as quickly as they can to lessen their time and collect their 3%. With the Realty EPIC’s al-a-carte service we settled on how much we’d pay for 20 showings and 20 door-knockings. We think this new pricing model is the way to go. – John & Tisha Patton

For a local, experienced, empathetic professional who is always a step or two ahead, Rock was remarkably patient as my wife and I went through our own process. We’d purchased twice before in other regions including NYC and thought we’d mastered every aspect of the search, the deal, and the process.  Rock’s value to us increased at each juncture as he constantly re-calibrated his work to match our needs, pace, and personalities. Our home has long-since closed but he remains an accessible and valuable consultant and resource. To say he’s “mastered the game” would be understating the fact that he’s changed the rules in his clients’ favor… I have no doubt he will continue to innovate in a field flooded with formula-bound mediocrity. – Lindsay & Kristi Chambers

We love Rock. We have purchased two houses and sold one with him. We would never have looked at our first home if Rock had’t insisted. We fell in love when we walked through the door, and made a nearly 70% profit when we sold 4 years later! We had two offers on the property within 48 hours, and Rock held our hands through the entire process. We found another equity builder that we LOVE! From inception to sell to our first night in our second home was only 50 days. Thats probably not a fair expectation, however it is proof that Rock can handle intensity and keep everyone sane in the process. – Ben & Heather Richards

I was definitely a skeptic before meeting Rock Florida- after all, his name sounded like some kid of fictional flim-flam man (see “Raising Arizona”). We worked with another realtor before Rock and spent almost a full year chasing the market and losing bids on multiple houses across town. Rock’s a bit loquacious, but he gave us more (and better) advice about the process in our first meeting than we’d received in the previous year. We ended up buying a house that Rock listed and had him represent us as the buyer- things got a little dicey with the seller at the end, but I’m confident we wouldn’t have made this deal without Rock- and we saved a bundle in the process. He was super attentive the whole way through and went above and beyond to make things right. We have friends looking to buy in the next year and I will direct them to Realty EPIC! – Brian & Ginny Poepsel

We were extremely happy with every team member who worked with us on the sale of our home! The sale was absolutely challenging and we struggled to find a realtor willing to work with us. Rock stepped in and worked WAY above and beyond to make it happen, brought a buyer almost immediately and was able to smoothly transition a closing which under any other circumstances would have been a lost cause. We can’t say thank you enough for all your help EPIC Group! – Katie & David Sager

Rock was easy to work with and tailored his marketing plan for my property to my specific needs. He only showed my property to real, qualified buyers who were ready to make a purchase and did not waste my time or theirs. Overall Rock made selling my property a great, hassle free, painless experience. – Zac Lehr​

We have both bought and sold with Rock. He is a fantastic broker and a formidable negotiator. When we bought our home we were poor college kids with no money and a wild idea about flipping a foreclosure, and Rock met us right where we were and was totally excited and more than equipped to guide us through the adventure of purchasing that home. He also was great about educating us along the way. Now, Rock is helping us sell that home, and it has been awesome to work with him again. If honesty, cheerful servant-heartedness, and industry know-how are important to you in a Broker, Rock is your man – Adam & Rachel Gronwald

​ I want to personally thank you for helping me find my home. You listened to what I was looking for and what was in my price range and showed me several houses that fit the bill perfectly.  Being a first time home buyer, I appreciated how up front you were about condition of homes, work that may be required, etc  versus just trying to sell me something.
Lastly, once I settled on a house I really loved, I found out my credit wasn’t up to par due to some silly decisions I made as a college student. You went way out of your way to find a solution that worked for me. Your plan allowed me to fix my financials, move into the house, and eventually purchase my home.
Thank you so much for for going out of your way to support me in my home purchase! – Aaron Osborne

“Rock’s experience, expertise, and unconventional methods got us a great result on the sale side. More specifically, he built on-line interest while prepping the property with a complete due diligence package. Then when we went public, we were under contract in only 21 days at 97.8% of list price. Meanwhile, on the purchase side, he listened and worked his rear off helping us find an amazing downsize, which my entire family loves. Rock knows real estate.” – Kirk & Beth Joyce

My husband and I want to express our sincere appreciation to Rob Florida for his outstanding service in the sale of our home! Rob was always available to ask a question or discuss anything relevant to the sale of our home. We were always informed quickly when the scheduling of a showing was planned.  We would definitely shout from the housetops what superb care we were shown throughout the entire process! Thanks again Rob for all you did to make the sale go smoothly! – Vol and Gail Eads

“Being an academic family, we always moved on the hottest day of the year. Along that same vein, we decided to sell our house in 2009 (I just heard your gasp). Of course, since we’re very smart people, we knew we could sell it ourselves, and we tried that for awhile until that idea crashed and burned. Then, we got in contact with Rock Florida, whom we found to be an incredibly nice man, then named Rob. Immediately he started bossing us around–”Paint the outside of the house” (he knew my husband was a house painter); “Remove that portable basketball goal from the driveway and take the hoop down from over the garage.” (You mean prospective buyers won’t find our son’s young life completely adorable?) So we did all that. We moved out, except I’d come back a couple of times a week to vacuum, and the number of eyes that Rock was able to put on our property was incredible–a new stack of cards every week on the living room desk. Then we got an offer–”Too low,” he said; “You can do better.” I said “Rob, who is going to buy our house?” He told me “Someone just like y’all.” He couldn’t have been more correct. Soon, a young academic family made us a really good offer, we accepted, and the rest is history. Rock Florida made it so easy, and he has remained a friend–’cause that’s just how he is.” – Libby & Martin Newman

When we first met, you offered several ideas, which were all good, but we weren’t certain exactly what should happen; however, the next time we met, we had a clearer understanding of what the next steps would entail. Paying for part of the contract with you did affect our cash flow but it was less than traditional costs. – Gary & Cathy Thomas