My boyfriend and I were looking to buy our first home together. Before we found Michael, we worked with a realtor who took too long to get back to us. When we found a place we liked and wanted to see, by the time she got back to us, it was already sold. Frustrated, we looked elsewhere and were recommended Michael. He always responded right away and was able to schedule viewings of any h...

Holly was great

Holly and Margaret were recommended to me by a good friend and I would do the same! They were just excellent. Couldn’t have been better. A+❤️

Pickens & Placko are the best Real Estate Agents EVER.

The Pickens and Placko team’s knowledge of the market allowed us to prepare our home for rapid sale at a price far higher than we expected. In our search for a new home, they were sensitive to our special needs for a joint living situation and paid special attention to keeping our little ones involved so that their transition was as seamless as possible.

Holly Pickens did a great job in helping us sell our home. Patient and knowledgeable in a strange real estate market. Available when we had questions during the process.

Excellent!!! The Pickens/Placko team is amazing! I didn't know what price to ask for my house. They found recent houses that were purchased in my neighborhood, adjusted the price based upon my circumstances and gave me the the price that would fair. I had two offers right away. They advised me to take the second, better offer and we closed in just a little over a month! They took care of...

I dealt directly with Holly Pickens. She did a FANTASTIC job and I couldn't have expected more. She answered all of my questions and concerns with immediate responses. After some suggestions from Holly, we had immediate offers on our house and it sold unbelievably quickly. She connected me with financing for my new home, and legal help for my closing. All were top notch and super helpful...

We were referred to Margaret Placko to sell our home and she did such a wonderful job that we recommended her to our son who was buying his first home. In both cases, she took extra care and patience to explain all the details of the transaction and how to maneuver in the frenzied real estate market. She also got us top dollar for our house! We highly recommend both Margaret and her part...

The agents at B&W made a stressful and uncertain process seem manageable. Very informative group, who knew answers to questions or would get answers very timely. Appreciate their efforts!

I have been working with Holly for over 10 years! She, her team and Baird and Warner and true professionals.

Working with Margaret and her team was a smooth process form the beginning. She spent plenty of time with us making sure we saw the homes requested and ended up in a wonderful house!

This is the 3rd time we have used Margaret and Team to buy and sell. They are wonderful to work with, very professional, prompt and experienced. They know the Naperville market and provided us the feedback we needed to sell quickly with the terms we needed.

Thank you Margaret for helping us find our forever home. We started the process of looking for a new home with Margaret in the fall, 2020 for a projected moving date of late February, 2021. We explored several communities and visited many, many homes together. Margaret quickly understood our search criteria and easily accommodated our schedule. She is very professional, and knowledgeable...

Very professional but caring. Listens to your needs and provides input and insight especially during the negotiation. She was like working with a friend who really cares about you and was always available when needed. We would highly recommend her to anyone who is interested in buying or selling a home.

We recently bought a beautiful house with Holly’s help. As an agent we realized how wonderful she is, ever noticing the small things that inform what you tend to like and dislike. She also maintains her distance and is never pushy leading us to really open up as we have always only felt her sincere desire to help us get the best house. The things we would notice with her would never ha...

When I purchased my house in 2015 Holly was the seller's agent. I was impressed with her knowledge of the market and the area. I didn't hesitate to ask her and Margaret to help me when I decided to sell in 2019. They make an excellent team. My house sold in December which is typically a difficult month to sell. Holly an Margaret made many helpful suggestions and were very active in...

After 39 years in our 4 bedroom family home and recently caring for it alone, I decided that it was time to downsize. I called Margaret Placko and explained my plans to locate closer to my son and his family. Margaret and her colleague, Holly Pickens, visited with me at my home and thoroughly explained the entire process. Once the house was placed on the MLS there were several showin...

Margaret and Holly’s advice and guidance made our move extremely successful. And moving during the Corona virus shutdown was even more stressful but they helped make it happen. So blessed by them. Thank you.

Would absolutely work with Michael Placko again. He's very responsive and willing to work to get you the house you want. If he doesn't know something, he is honest about it and gets back to you when he has answer. Couldn't ask for much more.

Michael was much more helpful than the agent that helped us for a week before we found Michael. We ended up finding our current home late in the evening one night, and he got us into the house first in the morning before anybody else.