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Charles is an amazing professional. He was patient with me, listened to my concerns about finding my forever home, and always asked for my feedback. He always put his client first! He helped me 4 years ago, and I gained a friend. I recommended Charles to one of my friends, and he helped her accomplish her dream of finding that forever home. Thanks, Charles, for going the extra mile for your clients.
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- Shirley Folch
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Charles is amazing! He took a stressful situation and made it easy. He has alot of knowledge and resources to help the home buyer. He keeps good communication with his clients. I would recommend him for your next home purchase. 😀
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- Kim Ridgley
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Charles sold a house for me recently. He was polite, courteous, and always had the information I needed to jump over whatever hurdles appeared on the road to getting it done.
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- Sean
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I lived 2000 miles away, was moving to a new state, and was a first time home buyer. I didn't really know how or where to begin, and Charles called me after I expressed interest in a house online. From that moment on, he was like an angel that fell into my life to help me get through the process. Before I even arrived to Missouri, he had me set up with emails about houses that fit my criteria, and when I arrived to the state, he was quick to set up tours of multiple homes for me. He was friendly, super responsive to messages, amazingly informative, and made the stressful process of buying a home easy and smooth. I would highly recommend Charles to anyone looking to buy or sell a home!
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- Devin Orvis
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Charles and Dan served us well through the full process of selling our home! We are grateful for the professional wisdom and support they provided through closing day. Thank you!
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- Cynthia Lee
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Charles was great to work with. Fantastic service.
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- William
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Charles was a fantastic realtor for my husband and I! As nervous first time homebuyers, he was knowledgeable, kind, and approachable every step of the way. With his help we found a perfect first home. I couldn’t recommend him more!!
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- Nicole Heims
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We bought AND sold our house through Hannah all under two years time in a very crazy market. She was amazing at keeping us calm throughout the entire process and made everything quick and easy. Hannah is also just an all around great person and I would recommend her to anyone!
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- Aubrey Lynne
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We bought AND sold our house through Hannah all under two years time in a very crazy market. She was amazing at keeping us calm throughout the entire process and made everything quick and easy. Hannah is also just an all around great person and I would recommend her to anyone!
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- Aubrey Lynne
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Great group of Realtors and a friendly experienced Broker leading the firm.
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- Russ Babcock
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When we began the process of selling/buying our home Charles reached out and set an appointment with us. He was always respectful, prompt, and was excellent at communicating with us. His completed an analysis of the home we wanted to sell and his suggested selling price was identical to the price we got for our home - he absolutely nailed it. Charles listened carefully to type of home we were interested in and within two weeks we had on offer out on a home. Notably, this was a showing that Charles set for us. We didn't select this home. In my opinion, this indicates that Charles had a strong understanding of our desires from our conversations. Charles did a great job negotiating on our behalf as well. Every aspect of the sell/buy was easy with him because his communication skills are tremendous. We would absolutely work with Charles again!
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- Jeanette Stein
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Excellent level of service and market knowledge. I would highly recommend Sellstate Heartland Realty team for your real estate needs.
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- Susan Morris
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Charles, was very professional, calm, living in the present moments, aligning me in correct thinking when I'm prostrate.d. He was not just my realtor, but my friend and my teacher towards my journey of selling my house. His very knowledgeable of whatever ups and down in realty business. Thank you Charles!
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- Hilda Coleman
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My wife and I were looking for an inexpensive "flip" house and were connected with Charles thru luck. After a few minutes of listening to us he knew what we were hoping to do and was working for us. He has experience with income properties and provided us with a lot of great advice and some additional resources that really made a huge difference. He was always available and never left was waiting for answers. We've been involved in the sale/purchase of 5 properties over the past 10 years and Charles is the best realtor we've worked with bar none. Don't miss an opportunity to let Charles work for you. He's awesome.
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- Robert Wheeler
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I recently sold my home through Sellstate Heartland Realty and had an outstanding experience. The team was extremely professional, knowledgeable, and attentive throughout the entire process. They were able to provide me with expert advice and guidance that made the entire selling process easy and stress-free. Would definitely use their services again.
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- David Haddix
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Charles is an example of how to treat clients! He is kind, and honest. Charles will go the extra miles to make everything perfect. He makes one feel so comfortable and important! He listens well, which is very important in customer service! He is pure joy to be around! I highly recommend Charles!
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- Kim Halil
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Charles was amazing. He sold our home before having to list it, at a ridiculous amount over asking! We needed it gone as soon as possible for our Mother's senior care. He didn't hesitate to get the job done.
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- Matilda Reed
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Charles did whatever it took to get us the property we wanted. He went above and beyond. He kept us informed every step of the way and helped us feel confident in our purchase with his wealth of knowledge in his field. I am extremely thankful to all his hard work and would recommend him to anyone looking to buy or purchase a home.
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- Brittany Lambirth
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We bought AND sold our house through Hannah all under two years time in a very crazy market. She was amazing at keeping us calm throughout the entire process and made everything quick and easy. Hannah is also just an all around great person and I would recommend her to anyone!
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- Aubrey Lynne
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Charles is the best realtor agent we have worked with. We were nervous about the sale of our home, because of Covid. Charles was very knowledgeable, professional and explained everything to us every step of the way. We highly recommend him if you are a first time buyer or seller.
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- Paula Jones
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Charles gilbert was great. It was my first time buying a house, so I didn’t know what to expect. He took his time to explain well how the whole process works and what to expect. He was very patient with me and gave me an idea how to start. Even without knowing what I would get approved for we took a lucky guess and started looking at houses in a certain price range which workout good because it was right in my price range. Almost everyday he sent me houses available and took his time to show me every house I was interested inand he explained the good and bads of the houses we looked at which was very helpful. He worked around my schedule . He also recommended me to a better bank after seeing the rates I was getting with the bank I went with originally. He made sure the sellers fixed what needed to be done before officially closing. He also already had great inspectors I could use.
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- Alex lerma
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I couldn’t have had a more positive experience. We sold the house in one day! Nothing but great things so say.
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- David Gibbons
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Charles, was very professional, calm, living in the present moments, aligning me in correct thinking when I'm prostrate.d. He was not just my realtor, but my friend and my teacher towards my journey of selling my house. His very knowledgeable of whatever ups and down in realty business. Thank you Charles!
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- Hilda Coleman
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Charles was the best to work with! He went above and beyond to help us find the perfect home at the right price. He answered all of our questions and even went out of his way to help us with things that didn’t fall under the umbrella of “realtor.” His extensive knowledge of the industry really helped us understand the buying/selling process and even helped us find contractors to do work on our old and new homes. 10/10 would recommend!
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- Lexi Meinke
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They seem like a family and care about helping first time homebuyers and people just to give you a chance at buying a home and helping you through the process.
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- Crystal “Sunshine” J.
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Charles responded to our needs promptly and always helped advise us as needed. As first time home buyers it was important to find someone who was knowledgeable and patient— Charles filled all the boxes for us! Highly recommend him and his team!
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- Nicole Heims
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I worked with Charles to buy a home in Bates County Missouri. He was great to deal with and helped things go quickly and efficiently. I would definitely recommend him and the people he works with!
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- Tyler Hanson
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Cherish is an awesome, friendly realtor to work with! I love how professional and responsive she is throughout the process.
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- Koalaty Vlogs
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So glad to have my own home we appreciate you all for making that happen
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- Dana Brown
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Charles worked with us to sell our previous home. He was very actively connected to us every step of the way. He marketed our home via radio and several other avenues. Our home did not stay in the market for long due to his proactive marketing skills. We are very grateful for his expertise, advice, and many skills.
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- Marjorie Crowe
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Going through the process of both selling a house & purchasing a new house was extremely stressful. I can't think of a better human being to aid us through the process than Charles. Not only was he extremely positive & courteous throughout the process, but his devotion the finding us the right house (after literally walking through 18) & immediate responsiveness is like nothing I've ever experienced. We didn't have high expectations going in, regarding an agent. I can't imagine ever going a different route in the future. Even weeks after the deals are done, he continues to stay in touch and help us with advice on repairs & renovations; his extensive knowledge in remodeling & industry contacts were just icing on the cake.
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- Dan Jones
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Charles was great to work with and was there for us every step of the way. He was extremely responsive and played a huge role in the negotiation of our home. The more we worked with him, the more our relationship grew, making the final home purchase process enjoyable.
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- Mike Regalado
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Professional, reliable, always has his clients best interest in mind! Charles is very responsive and attentive with his clients.
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- Lindsay P
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Charles and Spencer and the whole team were great to work with during the whole process. Highly recommend!!! Thanks!
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- David Campbell
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Highly recommend Sellstate and specifically Charles Gilbert. He’s very knowledgeable, responsive, and trustworthy. He will go the extra mile to not only get you the best deal but he’ll handle all the details from start to finish.
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- Lindsey Kinne
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It is always a pleasure to work with Sellstate Heartland Realty team. Very professional and knowledgeable team with buying, and selling real estate.
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- Amy Neel
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Jordan was extremely helpful with our first home purchase! He was extremely knowledgeable and didn’t hesitate to make requests on our behalf. Our home purchase was nearly seamless and we are so happy we used Jordan!
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- Marissa Cox
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Charles has assisted me in several real estate transactions, both selling and buying. We've purchased/sold properties in 3 different cities, both in town and rural. One very convenient tool of his business is a system that sends us emails of available properties that fit our specific criteria. Charles takes his time in photographing the properties - he's a professional photographer, so he knows what he's doing there! All the rooms are very well lit, and he uses spotlights on top of natural light, so the shadows are minimal. He is very skilled in hosting open-house showings; advertising, signage, flyers, property attraction, etc. All of our closings have been without incident - timely and smooth! I would highly recommend Charles for any type of real estate needs or questions.
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- Annie Fontanez
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Charles is on top of everything from the first phone call to the closing on your home, always answered all of our questions promptly, had a lot of resources and honestly made it our home buying experience a great one. Very professional
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- Kimberly Inmotto
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Sir Charles is awesome! He was very patient, consistent and had enough compassion to make me feel he was sincere about finding me the right home for my unique need. Charles and I both gave each other a gift at closing which showed true appreciation. Great person,, great customer care!!!!!!!!! Thank you Charles
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- Karen Davis
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Because in today’s market, the difference between a good decision and a costly one comes down to who’s guiding you and the strategy behind it.
At Sellstate Heartland Realty, we combine local expertise, high-performance marketing, and modern technology to give you a clear advantage—so you’re not guessing, overpaying, underselling, or missing opportunities.
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