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Mary Beth Benes in every way surpassed our expectations! If you want a friendly, knowledgeable, no nonsense realtor to sell your high-end home in West County MO quickly, Mary Beth Benes should be your choice! We had 4 interested parties and two offers when our home was marked as “Coming Soon.” Never even had to be listed! Mary Beth coordinated for our home to be staged and made sure our home inside and out was impeccable before interested parties arrived, all while we were out of town! Can’t say enough good about Mary Beth Benes and our experience!

My husband and I were building a new home and needed to find a house to live in during the two year process. After having no luck finding a house to rent we contacted Mary Beth and asked her to help us find a house that we could rehab and live in while our house was being built. She immediately went to work and within a few weeks had found us a great house in a wonderful neighborhood and negotiated a terrific price. Two years later when our construction was coming to an end and we were ready to make the move to our new house she walked us through the selling process and sold our house the very day that she listed it. My husband and I would highly recommend her to anyone buying or selling a home.

Mary Beth and Teddy did a great job selling our house! They are incredibly knowledgeable and their years of experience pay off. They are friendly and easy to work with - I highly recommend them!

Mary Beth and Teddy are very knowledgeable about the local market. They are very professional, resourceful and have an eye for detail. The team works as a ‘ well oiled machine’ and each member delivered their best. We had an excellent experience with The Benes Group and highly recommend them.

Mary Beth and Teddy are absolutely the best we have ever dealt with in the realty industry. Their attention to detail and their market knowledge is unbelievable. We were very fortunate to have used The Benes Group and the quick sale of our home for over asking price was our reward. We would 100% recommend Mary Beth and Teddy.

Mary Beth and Teddy were great to work with. They came to our initial meeting with a binder with all of the information we needed to make our pricing decision. They also recommended a few items to update before our showings. They had an electrician immediately swap some light fixtures and even had a window cleaning company ready on a few days notice, which we now use at our new home. We priced our home correctly and had multiple offers the first day. The contract and inspection process went smoothly as did our closing. We would recommend Mary Beth and Teddy without reservation.

Mary Beth and Teddy did an outstanding job in assisting us with the sale of our house. Her expertise in the market’s geographic area was instrumental in deterring a competitive sale price. Teddy Johnlikes was also very active in setting it all up and arranging the logistics. Amy in the back office was wonderful to work with. She is nice, polite and well trained in documentation. Five Stars all the way!

The process is always smooth with Mary Beth and Teddy. This is the 2nd house in about year that they helped me sell. I would highly recommend using them and their team as they put in a full effort and don’t just place the listing in the local MLS and wait for things to happen.

Mary Beth and her team led by Teddy Johnlikes were excellent. They responded quickly with a marketing plan and approach to preparing our home for showing, including arranging a host of third-party services and staging support. The coordinated all activities and communication leading up to closing. With her guidance we had a contract in place in 48 hours and a smooth, uneventful overall experience with happy parties on both sides.

Mary Beth, Teddy and their team did a fantastic job helping us to sell our home. Staging was not easy but in the end, it paid off and thanks to them we got 2 offers in the first two days the house was on the market.

Mary Beth and Teddy did a great job selling our house! They are incredibly knowledgeable and their years of experience pay off. They are friendly and easy to work with - I highly recommend them!

Mary Beth Benes and Teddy Johnlikes are very knowledgeable about the local market. They are very professional, resourceful and have an eye for detail. Their team works as a ‘ well oiled machine’ and each member delivered their best. We had an excellent experience with Mary Beth and her team and highly recommend them.

Mary Beth was amazing at a time when I was pretty fed up with trying to sell my house. She was my 4th realtor and listed my house after it had been on the market for almost two years. I told her that I had to get a certain price for it and I wasn’t going to give it away. She told me if I worked with her and agreed to some of her suggestions, she could likely make it happen. Eight weeks later I had a contract on my house for a very fair and acceptable price. Mary Beth and her team were amazing through the whole process. They even helped me find my new home and made the whole transition smooth and understandable. I highly recommend them.

Mary Beth and Teddy are absolutely the best we have ever dealt in the real estate industry. Their attention to detail and their market knowledge is unbelievable. We were very fortunate to have used Mary Beth and her team and the quick sale of our home for over asking price was our reward. We would 100% recommend Mary Beth and Teddy.

Mary Beth and Teddy were great to work with. They came to our initial meeting with a binder with all of the information we needed to make our pricing decision. They also recommended a few items to update before our showings. They had an electrician immediately swap some light fixtures and even had a window cleaning company ready on a few day’s notice, which we now use at our new home. We priced our home correctly and had multiple offers the first day. The contract and inspection process went smoothly as did our closing. We would recommend Mary Beth and Teddy without reservation.

Mary Beth is very knowledgeable about the local house market, is highly energetic and works with a deep sense of drive to get this accomplished. She was excellent in recommending which improvements I needed to make and in finding individuals to make those improvements at a reasonable price. This overall package of services) as opposed to just listing and advertising the house) combined wither her knowledge and high energy are what distinguish her from the competition and no doubt contributed to a very successful, fast sale of my home.

Mary Beth and her team are really strong. I enjoyed working with them & would definitely recommend them to others, they know their stuff. The additions of recommending an estate sales company and contractors were really helpful, making getting repair work done so much easier. They are very experienced & a class act. We enjoyed working with them.

Mary Beth Benes is the consummate professional; a great Realtor with exceptional negotiation skills. She was very creative in finding us the right condo!

“Mary Beth Benes was our real estate agent on both the sell side and buy side of our transaction. I don’t even know where to begin in my praise of Mary Beth Benes. She is a true expert in every sense of the word. Truth be told, I have not had a lot of trust in realtors in the past. I have viewed the profession as made up of ruthless salespeople who want the deal done at any price so they can get the commission and move on. My presumption could not have been more incorrect in the case of Mary Beth. She was very direct in her approach. I believe her best qualities are her honesty and integrity on both sides of the deal. We sold a home in Town and Country and bought in Clayton - after a 6 month search that included Webster Groves and Kirkwood. On the sale side, she was determined to make sure our property was perfect before the open house she was even outside planting bushes at the last-minute! I pride myself on keeping a nice home and ours was desirable in some ways but not without some notable flaws for the affluent surrounding area. The house sold the first day and we were very happy with everything about this process. Our buy side was a bit more difficult as we were not even really sure where we were going to land and we were all over the place in our thinking. Mary Beth did not leave a stone unturned for us. She was absolutely amazing in every sense of the ord and able to switch areas on a dime. She seems to know everyone in town literally everyone. She is connected with realtors and inspectors and lenders everywhere. While it is obvious that she has a strong presence in Town and Country, I would not hesitate to use her if I lived anywhere in the city of St. Louis or anywhere else for that matter. I cannot begin to even imagine how much time and energy Mary Beth put into our home buying experience - and every step of the way, we felt she was on our side. She was determined to help us find the house we were looking for in an extremely low-inventory market while making sure we didn’t overpay and live with regret. This is where I feel that her honesty truly shined through. There were times when it became so confusing and we were looking in Clayton where it seems that the prices are quite inflated when you compare square footage to further west suburbs. She made sure we did not buy a home we would live to regret. Her honesty with us kept us level-headed. This is invaluable in a real estate agent. The house we ended up buying was found by Mary Beth on a Friday night when she was on the way to a wedding she does not take a break! She called the realtor personally and was able to get us into it within 45 minutes of it being on the market. The stars were aligned and Mary Beth helped us write a contract that night. My husband and I both highly doubt that another agent would have been so on top of it. Homes like the one we bought were getting multiple contracts - if we had waited one more day, we would have been up against a lot more competition. If you want to have the very best experience in a situation that is normally quite anxiety-producing, use Mary Beth Benes. She is the best St. Louis has to offer.

We listed our home with Teddy and Mary Beth and everything was perfect from beginning to closing. The attention to detail was incredible. They stayed in touch with us and always returned messages. They also have a very strong team. If you want a great marketing plan and everything done first class I highly recommend Teddy and Mary Beth.

Teddy and Mary Beth were always available and capable of addressing the various unexpected would-be roadblocks associated with our real estate transaction. They had the appropriate contacts to all of the people and companies needed to prep our home for successfully marketing. We hit the market ready to sell.

“Teddy Johnlikes was our realtor agent for both selling our house and purchasing a new home. We were extremely pleased with all the knowledge, support and advice we received from Teddy and Mary Beth. Due to their extensive marketing, staging and customer relationships we were able to sell our home for above the listing price in a matter of days. During our search for a new home they were the best you could ask for. They were responsive to our individual needs and timeframe. Their knowledge and understanding of what is important to a buyer was always apparent. We especially liked their contributions to how to modify a house to make it our unique home. As a result of their extensive network, we were able to purchase a house off market in West County. We highly recommend Teddy and Mary Beth to any prospective buyer or seller in West County or St. Charles county area.

THE.BEST! 100% happy. Trustworthy. Staged my house so it showed the BEST. (investment of time and resources) Good communication - Could always get a hold of them for questions. Got top dollar for my house!

From our first meeting with Teddy and Mary Beth we were impressed by their professionalism, honesty and knowledge of the local housing market. Communication was outstanding throughout the entire process. We were moving out of state and there were a lot of moving parts. Teddy and Mary Beth made it easy, stress free and seamless. I would recommend them 100%. We had interviewed 3 other agents and none of them had the caliber of marketing materials, knowledge of the market or the access to the level of buyer that we were needing. We sold in days for above asking price. The same cannot be said for the neighbors across the street that listed with another agent. They were on the market for months and had to drop their price. You will not regret using Teddy and Mary Beth and you will get everything you pay for. They are remarkable!

Teddy and Mary Beth helped me with the purchase of my new residence, and sale of old residence. Teddy and Mary Beth were patient on the buy side, and spot on regarding the sell side. We got top dollar on my sale thanks to their ability to pull the teams/trades together to get the house ready for sale. They engaged and on top of it through the whole process. On my purchase, he was able to negotiate a price below seller’s list. I can’t be happier with the outcome on both sides.

Teddy and Mary Beth were a pleasure to work with! They’ve handled two purchases and one sale for me, just recently. They will definitely be my go-to Realtor in the future. They were very thorough explaining exactly what was happening and when. They offered professional advice when needed. All transactions went smoothly, even though I was out of town for two of them. The entire Benes team is awesome, making the entire process very convenient.

Knows the market. Makes changes (staging) your house to look awesome. Follows up at every ask. Takes care of issues that arise like siding coming loose due to winds. Fixed! Great experience!

Our experience with Teddy and Mary Beth was wonderful. Right from the start, they presented themselves professionally and had the market knowledge to make us feel confident we were listing our house with the right team. They handled all of the details that can be overwhelming when selling a house--finding the people to fix the little things on our punch list, getting the estimates and scheduling the work--and always communicated with us to keep us in the loop on things. We accepted an offer and closing went smoothly; the whole process was as stress-free as selling a house can be. Teddy and Mary Beth were a pleasure to work with and genuinely a nice team. I would definitely recommend working with them to sell (or buy!) your home.

Teddy and Mary Beth represented us on the purchase of our new house and sale of our old one. They were fantastic. We couldn’t be happier with our new home and we know we wouldn’t have been able to make it happen without Teddy and Mary Beth. We are also very happy with the sale process and got above what we we hoping for. I would highly recommend Teddy, Mary Beth and team.

Teddy and Mary Beth are INCREDIBLE real estate agents! We had other agents we used in the past and they were a breath of fresh air-true professionals. They really care about the experience they deliver to clients. They worked tirelessly to ensure that we knew the road ahead- while we were on the market and through all of the days of the contract they ensured that we were in continuous communication- no matter the time of day. They kept us from making bad decisions on our future purchase too- their expertise in the market is impeccable! Teddy and Mary Beth are trustworthy, honest, realists and true friends to our family-we would not be in our dream home without them!

Teddy and Mary Beth did a fantastic job in selling our house. They are hard working, friendly, knowledgeable, patient, customer focused, and a good team. The team was great to work with and complete the sale.

Teddy and Mary Beth are truly exceptional! The team made the home buying and selling experience unbelievably smooth. They have an unsurpassed knowledge of the housing market. We can’t recommend Teddy and Mary Beth enough.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Teddy and Mary Beth. They were very knowledgeable of both the market and how best to present our home for sale. They were very aggressive marketing our home through various methods, including providing necessary resources for open house showings. But their best attribute is an ability to effectively and routinely communicate during the entire sale process. I would not hesitate using Teddy and Mary Beth again with either the sale or purchase of a home.

We were very lucky to work with Teddy and Mary Beth. They responded to our inquiries extremely quickly and gave us great ideas as to how to make our home more salable. Prior to engaging the team, another agent told us that our home would sell for two hundred thousand dollars less than what we received for our home. We wholeheartedly recommend this team.

Teddy and Mary Beth are amazing agents. As soon as they stepped foot inside our home they immediately made suggestions and staged our home to meet buyers needs. They sold our house instantly and found us a home in just a few days . We are so thankful for everything they did for us! If you need to buy or sell a house I can tell you they’re your team!

I have worked with several Realtors through the years and none of them have compared with Teddy and Mary Beth! They are so personable, professional, honest, and great at what they do. When it came to selling my house and buying another, they were with me every step of the way. They made what can be a stressful process, fun! Thank you so much Teddy and Mary Beth!

Teddy and Mary Beth are a joy to work with! They were always eager to show properties to us and patient to guide us to the right fit. They were honest and just plain fun to work with! They found us the perfect home and sold our house with a full price offer before ever hitting the market. We highly recommend working with Teddy and Mary Beth. Their knowledge of the Saint Charles luxury market is unsurpassed.

Teddy and Mary Beth were awesome to work with. They were always available to answer questions and to help us make decisions. They provided us with information in a timely manner. They really cared about our house and our family. Every step of the selling process went very smoothly. Teddy and Mary Beth have a wealth of knowledge to share!

I can’t speak highly enough of our experience working with Teddy and Mary Beth. Throughout the years, my husband & I have bought and sold many homes and I have to say Teddy is hands down the best realtor we have ever had! He made the process incredibly easy and took extra steps many other Realtors don’t do, like staging the home and even doing a lot of the physical labor himself to get the house looking beautiful before going on the market. Their professional pictures, brochures and marketing strategies were impressive and we were blown away when we saw our listing! Teddy and Mary Beth’s hard work and knowledge of within 3 days of being on the market. They also found us the perfect home to buy as well. They listened to what our needs were in this new home, and worked tirelessly to make that happen for us! They even helped us with decorating our new home! We love it and couldn’t be happier! I now consider Teddy a friend and highly recommend him! You would be hard pressed to find a better team!

Teddy and Mary Beth went beyond expectations in assisting us in preparing our house for sale. They provided timely communication along the way and resulted in a quick sale of our house.

Teddy and Mary Beth are amazing! I would recommend them 100% with no reservations. Teddy, Mary Beth and the team of home stagers made recommendations to make our home stand out and then created a stunning brochure that highlighted every feature of our home. They used “coming soon” to generate interest in our home and we received an offer within 2 days of the actual listing. Teddy and Mary Beth were available 24/7 and were always there for showings or appointments.

I highly recommend Teddy and Mary Beth. We move often due to work relocations. I can confidently state that Teddy and Mary Beth are the best Realtors we have worked with in over 20 years and 9 relocations! Their professionalism is above reproach. Teddy goes the extra mile to ensure that his clients are happy and get the most out of the transaction. They did extensive research and listed our home competitively, which ultimately resulted in an above asking price sale in just one day on the market. They really strive to reduce the stress of moving. They communicate effectively and are extremely responsive and approachable. I cannot say enough positive things about what a fantastic team they are!

Teddy and Mary Beth exceeded our expectations, treated us professionally and were superb in communicating during the entire process of selling our home. I have recommended them to several individuals looking for a Realtor.

Teddy and Mary Beth did a great job selling my home. They were a very hard working team and are not afraid to do what it takes to get your home sold. It is refreshing to see such great work ethic. Teddy and Mary Beth are well informed and know this market. It is with great pleasure I can call them my friends.”Seller - Wood Glen - Wood Glen Subdivision “Teddy and Mary Beth were extremely patient and always gave us undivided attention. They spent considerable time, effort and some personal expense assuring our home looked as good as possible. I strongly recommend.

Selling with Teddy and Mary Beth was a great experience. They’re honest and helpful. The knows what it takes to get a house sold and work day and night to make it happen!”

Teddy and Mary Beth worked their butts off for us. They went out and found possible buyers for us and also “cold called” the seller we bought from. We worked with three other Realtors before Teddy and Mary Beth and they were, by far, the team who was dedicated to our sale.

My wife and I met Teddy last Fall while at an open house. We had been unhappy with the level of service and results we had received from a prominent agent in our area and decided to start working with Teddy and Mary Beth. Right away they brought us several houses that we might be interested in that were off-market but still available. Within a few showings we found the house that met all of our wants and after some excellent negotiating they were able to get it under contract for us. We also had them list our house. They went through the house with us and pointed out a few small things that would make a big difference when it was shown. They had their photographer stop by to take professional pictures and when the marketing materials were printed it looked fantastic. We had at least five showings before it was officially on the market and an 80-visit open house the first weekend. In the end we had four offers in two days on the market and it sold for above our asking price. If you are in the market for someone to help you with buying or selling in St. Louis or St. Charles Counties, The Benes Group is your team! They have an unmatched knowledge of the market, are always available when you need them and are very well-connected. We couldn’t have asked for anything more!

Teddy and Mary Beth were wonderful to work with. They were very knowledgeable of marketing relative to particular buyers for our type of home. My husband and I definitely recommend using them if you’re trying to sell a home in the St. Charles area!”

Teddy and Mary Beth represented us on both sides of our most recent real estate transactions. They helped us purchase our new home, negotiating a great price for us and handling all the inspections and repair follow-up. Then they listed our former home, had 18 showings scheduled the first day and got us multiple offers that first day (we accepted an over list price that has sailed through inspection negotiations and repairs). They go beyond the extra mile in bringing in a stager before pictures, doing outside evening pictures in addition to the usual MLS photos, having a housekeeper tidy the house before the first showings, and supervising the whole thing so we didn’t have to add anything extra to our schedules. Can’t recommend Teddy and Mary Beth any higher. This is our 12th real estate deal and first time with Teddy and Mary Beth and I can assure you I will never use anyone else in the future!

Teddy and Mary Beth represented us in selling our current home and also in purchasing our new home. From the start, they were in constant contact with not only us but also with every real agent that brought their clients through our home providing us with valuable feedback. During this time, Teddy and Mary Beth also made sure that the lines of communication were always open with the owner of the house we wanted to purchase. There is no doubt that Teddy and Mary Beth were the only agents that could have made our dream come true.”