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Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices - Top Charleston Agents Lenders
About
An expert in both commercial and residential lending, Dave Restivo uses a consultative approach when guiding home buyers through the mortgage process. He goes above and beyond to make sure his clients are satisfied with their loan and the entire transaction.
When Dave Restivo was working in commercial lending, many clients were so pleased with the manner in which he handled their business that they asked if he could do their residential loans. That inspired him to become licensed in residential lending and he has been helping borrowers buy homes ever since. Dave says, “I like l having the opportunity to help people purchase their homes. For most people, that is the biggest purchase they make.”
Dave works with a wide range of borrowers including first time home buyers; people who are moving up from their first home into their second house, people looking to improve their credit so they can purchase a home in the future; homeowners looking to refinance to take cash out or lower their interest rate as well as folks winding down in their career and moving into the Charleston area. Coming from the commercial side of lending, he has a special insight to offer to investors who have multiple homes.
Dave volunteers and supports Tri-County Family Ministries and also supports Feed the Children.
The CMG Difference. At CMG Financial, we know that buying a home is one of the largest investments most Americans will make in a lifetime. Guided by integrity and driven by a passion for providing outstanding customer service, the company operates differently then most firms in the industry. We understand that no two households are the same and the needs of each household are as unique as a fingerprint. From the very first consultation to the closing of your loan, my team of skilled, passionate professionals and I are dedicated to delivering the right loans, for the right reasons, in a way that exceeds expectations.
- Comprehensive products, including Conventional, FHA, HARP, VA, and USDA
- Local, experienced and able to lead you from start to finish
- In-house underwriting
- Timely and efficient closings
Testimonials
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Donna was excellent and very caring about what her customers want. She did an awesome job finding want we wanted in a house and stayed on top of all the administration work making our purchase so easy.
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- Andrew T.
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Donna dropped everything and spent her entire weekend to help me find a home. I moved from out-of-state and knew no one in the community. She has vast knowledge of the local neighborhoods and helped me find the perfect area. I honestly don't know what I would have done without her-she saved the day.
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- Paula P.
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Donna was extraordinarily helpful throughout the process from helping us find the right house to keeping the deal together (despite major issues from seller and seller's agent).
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- Brian S.
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Donna is so wonderful. She is a hardworking dedicated advocate for you in the buying or selling side of real estate. She was also realistic and pragmatic in advising us throughout the deal process. She is super responsive and all around a wonderful person to work with.
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- Taylor N.
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Donna was fantastic from the moment we meet her to the time that we closed the deal. Extremely helpful always available and she genuinely cares about her clients. I have already referred her to several of my friends.
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- Nicci B.
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Donna is very professional and absolutely wonderful! Always there, emails, phone calls and texts, even after my home purchase, she was still answering my texts that night. I live in DC, so it says it all. It was probably not so easy on her to arrange dates, times and paperwork, but she made it work. Thanks a lot, Donna, it was a pleasure to have you as my agent!
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- Florence D.
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We had total faith in Donna throughout the process of buying our home. We felt she consistently looked out for our best interests. She was always quick to respond to our questions and concerns.
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- Allison F.
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I can’t express enough how wonderful Donna and her entire team are! I give them a difficult situation to deal with, I work overseas and on a very tight schedule during my time in the US, and they went above and beyond to accommodate my crazy schedule! At one point, the frustration set in and Donna got me right back on track and I am now a proud homeowner. Donna was always available and always helpful! It was a huge benefit to work with someone who knows the in and outs of the area and was more than willing to share that information. It helped tremendously in my search. More than highly recommended, if that’s a thing!
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- Christina C.
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Donna was one step ahead of everything. When the going got tough with the lender, she found alternatives and kept her cool as well as keeping us under control. She created Plan B and Plan C if we needed to use them. She always kept us in the loop and kept the loop open for everyone that needed to be there. Donna is wonderful.
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- Saeree K.
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Donna was great to work with. Her follow up and attention to detail stood out the most. She was one step ahead every time and was excellent at completing each task. Would strongly suggest her to anyone and will certainly use her in the future.
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- Cory B.
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Donna was great and guided me through buying my first home with ease!
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- Brooke W.
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Donna. Was. Awesome! She was very responsive and insightful along with going to bat over contractual issues of which I was unaware of. If you are listing your house with anyone else, you are making a mistake!
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- Cameron M.
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Donna was very helpful through the whole process. She was very personable and professional.
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- Chelsea L.
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After doing research on agents, we chose Michael to sell our condo on James Island in March of this year. It was our second home; we had owned it since it was new in 2005. It had never been rented and we had never lived there full time. It was an unusual listing, and Michael understood the value added in our never having lived there and selling it full furnished with lightly used furniture and appliances. Because we live about three hours away from Charleston, Michael took care of arranging for cleaning and a minor repair. The photographer he hired took beautiful photos. The cleaning job he arranged made the place immaculate. Once we started getting offers, he handled the process with great professionalism. Long story short, we accepted an all-cash offer for 7.5% above the listing price that we got as a result of Michael's going the extra mile. He is very responsive and really looks out for his clients' best interests
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- Clint M.
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Donna was one step ahead of everything. When the going got tough with the lender, she found alternatives and kept her cool as well as keeping us under control. She created Plan B and Plan C if we needed to use them. She always kept us in the loop and kept the loop open for everyone that needed to be there. Donna is wonderful.
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- Victoria B.
About Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices - Top Charleston Agents
Welcome to the Best Charleston Area Home Search site on the Internet! If you're looking to buy or sell Real Estate anywhere around the Charleston area you've come to the right place! Michael Smith’s Team of local Top Charleston Agents are licensed with Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices. We specialize in Buying and Selling Real Estate all throughout the Low Country! Our Agents are experts in Residential or Commercial, New Home Builds, Beach Homes, Luxury Estates or Investment Fixer-uppers and foreclosed properties.HOME BUYERS: If you are looking to BUY our services are always FREE!
HOME SELLERS: If you are looking to SELL we work for FREE until we get the job done! Be sure to ask whether your home qualifies for a Free Home Warranty, Free Pre-Listing Appraisal, Free Home Inspection, and/or Free Aerial Home Photography!
The Michael Smith Team of Top Charleston Agents .. is here to serve you! When you list or buy a home with us you are putting the number one Real Estate Company, “Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices” to work for you! Our CEO and Chairman Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has now built one of the largest real estate companies in the World. When we list your home for sale, it is given tremendous exposure! 70 international web sites in over 12 languages, offices throughout 37 countries, over 15,000 offices in the USA alone and over 60,000 agents all working together to sell or find you a home!
Reach out to us anytime to schedule a consultation with one of our local agents, or let us buy you a cup of coffee… we love to talk Real Estate!
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