My wife Suzanne and I have had the recent pleasure and privilege of working with Mr. A.J. Costa when he marketed and sold our Pawtucket, RI home. We purchased and sold many properties and worked with many realtors, some very good and some not so good. None, however, equaled AJ’s knowledge, skills, business acumen and energy. He is, by far, the most knowledgeable and enthusiastic agent we’ve ever worked with. His efforts led to the fastest home sale and the smoothest house closing we’ve ever experienced. AJ was the first of three agents we intended to vet. Frankly, we were not anxious to go through the vetting process. Our past experience suggests that most agents are marginally prepared for the meeting and tell you what you want to hear to secure the listing. We were so impressed with AJ, that the vetting process stopped there and we gave him the listing. AJ was better prepared for our initial meeting than any agent we’ve worked with in the past. He had done his “homework” – he visited the property, knew the complicated details of the house ownership, and he knew about the liens on the house. He prepared a marketing strategy that was well organized and well presented. He provided ample data prepared from different sources that immediately led us to establishing the correct purchase price. He was happy to provide the results of his hard work before he secured the listing. We felt that anyone who works that hard to secure the listing would surely work hard to sell the property. Our intuition was correct. His unique approach to delay showings for a week until he could host an open house was unique and effective. Over 25 people visited the house during the open house on a Sunday creating a sense of high interest in the house. We had 4 offers in hand by the end of the next day. While AJ will be the first to admit that his approach isn’t foolproof, it certainly worked for us. Inasmuch as communications are important in any real estate transaction, I’d remain remiss if I didn’t mention AJ’s communication skills. This particular transaction would have taxed anyone’s communication skills. The property was gifted to my wife and I, who live in Ohio and owned one third, a second sibling who lived in East Providence and owned one third, and a third sibling, who lived in Massachusetts. Like his work ethic, his communications to us, regardless of the media, were always timely and beyond reproach. AJ Costa has far exceeded all our expectations and we would highly recommend him to anyone considering the sale of their home or the purchase of a new home.