Ronald Strauss-RE/MAX Advantage Realty

Tried contacting him on two separate occasions about the sale of my property. Both times he let the ball drop entirely. Each time, once it got to the point where he would have to come see the place, he quit responding. My impression is that he’s not willing to put in the work unless he feels he has a substantial amount to gain from your property. If he thinks he can sell it with little-​to-​no effort remotely, he may take on a lower price-​range property. If not, forget it.

I originally met Ron through my bank’s Realtor recommendation program which I hadn’t had great luck with in the past. Ron is a straight shooter which was exactly what I was looking for, let alone the fact that he’s very knowledgeable of all areas I was interested in.
He’s great both for primary residences and investment properties and won’t BS you with houses that «look pretty» if they don’t meet your needs… which is refreshing and time saving.
Needless to say, I’m closing on my third house with Ron as my buyer’s agent and I wouldn’t use anyone else.

We met Ron at an open house in Canton on one Sunday, and after we got home, my husband and I immediately emailed him to see if he’d serve as our buyers’ agent.
Ron is warm and friendly, without oozing fakeness like 99% of real estate agents do. He has spent years in Baltimore and knows the neighborhoods in an around the Inner Harbor (Canton, Fell’s Point, Upper Fell’s Point, Butcher’s Hill, Patterson Park, Butcher’s HIll, to name a few) very well.
We saw MANY houses with Ron, and he developed a good knack for predicting what each of us would like. We even went back for second and third showings on several properties, and Ron was just as excited to go back to see them as we were. It was our pleasure to have our standing weekly date with him to see places!
When we found a place that we liked, he was psyched for us, and worked to negotiate with the seller’s agent on our behalf. Unfortunately, the first seller had an inflated view of what the house was worth relative to the overall market. Ron had our best interests at heart and recommended that we did not agree to her inflated price.
We took his advice, and continued searching. We ended finding a better deal in a better neighborhood about a month later. We’re so happy with Ron and we definitely want to recommend him to others!