“Robin and I were at a crossroad as far as selling or renting our Lake Norman property. We were impressed with you and your company at our initial meeting. Your professionalism and attention to detail enabled us to rent the property within 3 weeks of completing the improvements your team recommended. We highly recommend anyone in the Lake Norman area contact you for counsel regarding the rental or sale of properties. Robin and I value your business relationship and look forward to mutually profitable success. ”

–Darren and Robbin Woomer

“My wife and I have been using the services of Stikeleather Realty to help us build a rental property business. The folks at Stikeleather are very knowledgeable about the local real estate market and have helped us in every aspect of building our business. We also use Stikeleather Realty to manage our rental properties. We have the utmost confidence in their abilities. ”

–Jeff and Donna Buyer

“All too often people are quick to tell others about negative life experiences, fueled by whatever anger was derived from the experience itself; and to the contrary, fail to edify when edification is well deserved. During the fall of 2008, as my husband and I toyed with the idea of renting our home if we could not sell prior to our relocation overseas, we were referred to Ryan Bentley of Stikeleather Realty in Mooresville, North Carolina, by a well-respected local business woman. We met with Ryan and were very impressed by his attitude, demeanor, professionalism, eye for detail and his anticipated plan of action. By September, 2008, unable to sell, we turned back to Ryan and his experience in securing long-term rental tenants. After conducting a market analysis, Ryan shared with us a realistic rental price for our home. He promptly come over and put a sign and fliers in our yard. He also listed our home on MLS and Craig’s List. As we hadn’t rented a home before, we relied heavily on Ryan’s experience and expertise. From the beginning, Ryan has patiently educated us on the processes used in screening potential renters, and provided us with sufficient information and professional insight regarding potential tenant risks so that we could make educated decisions about whom to rent. Throughout our relationship with Ryan, we have strongly felt that his goal was not to simply fill our home with a tenant, but to find a suitable tenant with whom we could feel comfortable. In fact, Ryan presented several potential tenants to us, some of which, after presenting us with their rental and employment histories, he suggested we not rent to. We took his advice, and ultimately he found a couple that wanted to rent our home for four (4) years. Above and beyond the call of duty; this is who Ryan Bentley is. Due to the timing of our departure overseas, which was prior to a tenant being secured, we had to leave behind our adopted, and quite self-sufficient, outdoor cat. Our hope was that our future tenant would be willing to permit the cat to continue to live in our garage until we could return for her. Unfortunately for us and the cat, the tenants we eventually chose couldn’t care for her, so we made arrangements for her to be cared for by neighbors. Ryan went above and beyond our expectations by not only offering the use of a cage to be used to capture our headstrong pet, but also spent time not only trying to catch our cat, but cleaning up after her, fur balls and all. For those looking for a realtor who sincerely has your interests in mind, we would suggest that you look no further. Ryan will be our first and only choice should we need another realtor … either to rent our home again, to sell it or to purchase another. ”

–Mike and Jill Althoff

“Being an out of state Real Estate Broker, we knew that today’s real estate market was slow and we wanted a company that would provide us with more aggressive options for faster results. We loved the idea of setting a reserve auction (similar to ebay). We sold our home without it even getting to auction. It was priced right and we had a buyer within a week. Ryan Bentley was wonderful to work with, has a great can-do attitude and always kept us informed during the process. We would highly recommend him. ”

–Lisa and Joe B