Sealing the deal
Howard Hanna Realtor Janet Gommel and her team of seasoned agents combines extensive industry knowledge with an arsenal of resources to assist their clients in buying and selling a home
With the power of four agents, including Loretta Moucha, Jody Hutkay, Janet Gommel and Ben Gommel, the Gommel Team can be much more proactive for their clients. Photo by MELISSA MARTIN
MEDINA – It’s no secret that buying and selling a home can be very stressful, which is why expert real estate professional Janet Gommel has made it her goal to ease her clients’ minds through every step of the process.
Based in Medina and servicing all of Northeast Ohio, from Lake to Lorain and Ashland counties, Gommel understands the need to be a full-service agent as her clients move to and from Medina County.
“With the background of living in many locations ourselves, we understand the needs of our clients to have the consistency of one agent to coordinate both the buying and selling ends of their move,” she said.
From the very beginning of her real estate career 20 years ago, Gommel, who has been a Howard Hanna Mega Million Dollar producer for the past 12 years, learned that being proactive on her clients’ behalf is the most effective way to get the job done. Contributing to her success year after year is her husband, Ben Gommel, who has had the responsibility of buyers agent, research assistant and the “everything-under-the-sun” assistant. With the addition of two more team members, Buyer’s Agent Jody Hutkay and Senior Team Member Loretta Moucha, the Gommel Team has found a way to work even harder for their clients.
The team says its commitment to forging open and honest relationships with each client is paramount.
“Without an open, honest dialog, miscommunications or misperceptions can occur, which is not a good mix for our business,” Gommel said. “We go out of our way to treat our clients the way we want to be treated and encourage them to be open and honest with us as well.”
The continuing education provided by Howard Hanna Real Estate Services keeps the company’s Realtors in the know on everything from interest rate changes to new marketing trends. Equally as beneficial is the company’s ever-expanding arsenal of tools, including the online Home Finders app, which allows sellers to receive instant notifications of properties being sold in the same market and the prices at which those properties are selling. For buyers, the app enables them to establish a list of criteria they are looking for and notifies them instantly when a match appears on the market.
“There is also our Hot List service that notifies us of new listings by other Howard Hanna agents that helps our clients be among the first to be notified by us, sometimes several days before those properties would be posted on outside listing services,” Gommel said.
Other lucrative tools offered to her clients is the company’s in-house lending service, which has many more programs available to clients than the average bank, as well as Howard Hanna money-back guarantee available on select listings. As part of that guarantee, clients have up to 12 months from the time they purchase the home to change their minds. If and when they do, Gommel said Howard Hanna will buy back the house. The program is detailed so she makes sure to explain the program with clients from the selling or buying perspective.
“For example, if a client who has lived in the city all their lives decides to purchase a home with acreage out in the country for the first time, if they decide it’s not for them, they have the option of changing their minds, no questions asked,” Gommel said.
Above all, personal service is very important to the entire team.
“It doesn’t matter how many homes you sell, it is having satisfied clients,” Gommel said. “If people aren’t satisfied with your service, they’re not going to recommend you to their friends, family and neighbors.”
Janet Gommel is located at the Medina Howard Hanna Real Estate Services building, located at 3565 Medina Road in Medina. She is available for appointments Monday through Saturday at the convenience of the client and on Sundays after 2 p.m. For more information, call 330-242-2020 or email janetgommel@howardhanna.com. You can also visit her website at janetgommel.howardhanna.com.
Based in Medina and servicing all of Northeast Ohio, from Lake to Lorain and Ashland counties, Gommel understands the need to be a full-service agent as her clients move to and from Medina County.
“With the background of living in many locations ourselves, we understand the needs of our clients to have the consistency of one agent to coordinate both the buying and selling ends of their move,” she said.
From the very beginning of her real estate career 20 years ago, Gommel, who has been a Howard Hanna Mega Million Dollar producer for the past 12 years, learned that being proactive on her clients’ behalf is the most effective way to get the job done. Contributing to her success year after year is her husband, Ben Gommel, who has had the responsibility of buyers agent, research assistant and the “everything-under-the-sun” assistant. With the addition of two more team members, Buyer’s Agent Jody Hutkay and Senior Team Member Loretta Moucha, the Gommel Team has found a way to work even harder for their clients.
The team says its commitment to forging open and honest relationships with each client is paramount.
“Without an open, honest dialog, miscommunications or misperceptions can occur, which is not a good mix for our business,” Gommel said. “We go out of our way to treat our clients the way we want to be treated and encourage them to be open and honest with us as well.”
The continuing education provided by Howard Hanna Real Estate Services keeps the company’s Realtors in the know on everything from interest rate changes to new marketing trends. Equally as beneficial is the company’s ever-expanding arsenal of tools, including the online Home Finders app, which allows sellers to receive instant notifications of properties being sold in the same market and the prices at which those properties are selling. For buyers, the app enables them to establish a list of criteria they are looking for and notifies them instantly when a match appears on the market.
“There is also our Hot List service that notifies us of new listings by other Howard Hanna agents that helps our clients be among the first to be notified by us, sometimes several days before those properties would be posted on outside listing services,” Gommel said.
Other lucrative tools offered to her clients is the company’s in-house lending service, which has many more programs available to clients than the average bank, as well as Howard Hanna money-back guarantee available on select listings. As part of that guarantee, clients have up to 12 months from the time they purchase the home to change their minds. If and when they do, Gommel said Howard Hanna will buy back the house. The program is detailed so she makes sure to explain the program with clients from the selling or buying perspective.
“For example, if a client who has lived in the city all their lives decides to purchase a home with acreage out in the country for the first time, if they decide it’s not for them, they have the option of changing their minds, no questions asked,” Gommel said.
Above all, personal service is very important to the entire team.
“It doesn’t matter how many homes you sell, it is having satisfied clients,” Gommel said. “If people aren’t satisfied with your service, they’re not going to recommend you to their friends, family and neighbors.”
Janet Gommel is located at the Medina Howard Hanna Real Estate Services building, located at 3565 Medina Road in Medina. She is available for appointments Monday through Saturday at the convenience of the client and on Sundays after 2 p.m. For more information, call 330-242-2020 or email janetgommel@howardhanna.com. You can also visit her website at janetgommel.howardhanna.com.