Ida Bear, Realtor - Windermere RE West Sound Inc. - Certified Military Relocation PRO

Fantastic experience: Ida has been wonderful in helping our family navigate managing a rental property while being out of state. She is very responsive, amazingly knowledgeable, and an absolute pleasure to speak with and have on your team. If you have any real estate needs, I cannot recommend Ida more. When the time comes to sell our property she will be our first call.

Fantastic experience: We had a fantastic experience working with Ida to sell our multifamily property. Ida was extremely professional from day one. She put together a thorough CMA and walked us through in-depth conversations about pricing, strategy, and the entire listing process, so we always understood our options. She was excellent at coordinating everything behind the scenes, from stagers and photographers to hosting open houses, and she communicated with us constantly throughout, making sure we never felt left in the dark. Our home was built in 1911 and had a lot of character (and a lot of quirks), which meant we navigated a fair amount of back-and-forth after the inspection. Ida and her associate Felicia were fantastic guides through that process, negotiating skillfully on our behalf and helping us get the deal across the finish line. We couldn’t have asked for a better team and would highly recommend them to anyone selling a home, especially an older one with unique challenges.

Fantastic experience: Ida is amazing! She helped us not only with the purchase of our first home but helped us by while being on the other side of the country. Every question we had she would get an answer for us. Would highly recommend Ida to any future home owners.

Fantastic experience: Posting on behalf of my wonderful parents, Stephen and Jessie! "Ida brought her connections and experience to the table, allowing our house selling experience to be quick, efficient, and profitable! Ida's hard work ethic , along with her effective communication, allowed our family to sell and buy in tandem while also managing communication, finances, and paperwork across two states. Not being digital natives, Ida's tech savviness was a major saving grace! Ida made sure that decisions were made in our best interest, and genuinely valued us as people and not just as customers/clients. She respected our beliefs and valued that we still wanted to feel "at home" in our house throughout the selling, staging, touring, inspections, etc. If you intend on selling your home, we would HIGHLY recommend hiring Ida! Know that when things are handled the "Ida" way...you're in good hands! We are beyond thankful for connecting with Ida!"

Fantastic experience: We’ve had the pleasure of working with Ida on several occasions. First, when we moved across country and needed to buy a house sight unseen. Ida was more than happy to help us with FaceTime walkthroughs, and videos to help us get to know each property. At that time the market was very competitive and she gave us all the guidance we needed to make great offers. We finally found our home and were very happy. Ida has been able to recommend vendors for services like maintenance and remodels, and we’ve been thoroughly happy with them as well. It is clear that she is well-connected in this area and that was immensely helpful to us. We stayed in touch with Ida and several years later we reached out for guidance as we considered whether to sell our home or keep it as an investment in the face of a PCS move. Her wisdom and practical guidance helped us to make informed decisions. We’re grateful for Ida and her expertise, responsiveness and most of all the care and concern she exudes for our family each time we’ve had the opportunity to work with her.

Fantastic experience: She is very knowledgeable and direct.

Fantastic experience: Ida is great. Finding a home in Washington from Hawaii was made easy with her willingness to video homes for us and make the process so smooth. We had no concern buying our home sight unseen with her. We closed and had our home waiting on us when we arrived in Washington.

Fantastic experience: There are very few agents in Kitsap that are worth referring and Ida is at the top of that small list. My company has worked with Ida on many occasions and will continue to.

Fantastic experience: Being a military family, Ida was very knowledgeable and helpful. We PCS'd from CT to WA and bought a house sight-unseen without any significant nervousness and not a single bump in the road. Who else can say that?? Probably just the people Ida helped. She is not out to boost her sales quota. Her priority is getting you into a house in your budget as well as advising you of the things behind the scenes on home maintenance. Letting you know of potential problems with the quality on-the-surface. I am very hyper critical of everything and Ida has no issue with making you feel 100% comfortable with every decision. There's no such thing as too many questions. Ida worked with us for over 6 months prior to our move to WA and her intensity was maxed out from start to finish. You will not be disappointed.

Fantastic experience: A dear friend of mine has known Ida personally for years. She both bought and sold her house through Ida-with nothing but wonderful things to say. So, when my husband and I were ready to purchase, it was a no brainer. Ida was kind, knowledgable, punctual, and professional throughout the entire process. We've been in our house for a year and a half now and when the time comes, we will definitely utilize her services again to sell and buy.

Fantastic experience: Where do I start? We were first time home buyers who happened to see a listing for a house we both instantly loved. We were unsure of how the process worked or what the steps here, or where to start. Thankfully we had Ida in our corner. She answered every question we had. Was extremely responsive and the upmost professional. She made us feel at ease and confident in our choice. This house was the first house we toured and the first we put an offer on. She wrote a rock solid offer and our offer (although it wasn't the highest) was chosen. I have no doubt that we only got the house because of Ida. Buying for the first time during a pandemic was insane and stressful. But having Ida in our corner, guiding us, was the secret weapon we needed. She has her finger on the pulse and is extremely knowledgeable. I would recommend her to anyone ❤

Fantastic experience: Ida helped my husband and I find our perfect first home! All the way from across the country, too! She's super helpful and incredibly knowledgeable and just knew exactly what we were looking for. Shes the best!

Fantastic experience: Ida was the best realtor a first time home buyer could ask for. To prepare us ahead of time, she offered a free, private (Covid safe) home buyers' class, and was always available to answer our numerous questions. With the current real estate market in our area, my husband and I were concerned that we may not be able to find a home that met our needs while also staying within our budget. Despite the extremely competitive market, each home Ida showed us was selected with our unique desires in mind. Ida found the perfect home for us, and helped us put together the best offer, which would stand out among the competition. If you're looking to buy or sell a home in the PNW, you can't go wrong with Ida!

Fantastic experience: Ida is extremely professional and helped me and husband purchase our home a year ago. She took on the challenge of helping us find our home before our PCS move from Guam. A year later and she is still helpful and has great suggestions for upgrades and repairs.

Fantastic experience: She communicated frequently. Very knowledgeable with the homebuying process, what to look for in a home, and the area... she is very friendly and knows customer service. We purchased our home site unseen that is how much we trusted her. And despite meeting her she has continually made us feel valued.

Fantastic experience: No need to look any further for a Real Estate Agent than Ida. She truly is a wealth of information and invaluable in the home buying process. She has such a subtle balance of guidance and empowerment to let you make the best decision for your family in a market that can feel so overwhelming. Just go with Ida. Trust me.

Fantastic experience: My realtor Ida did an excellent job with finding the right home for us. She acted very professional on all the aspects of the transaction. I recommend her highly to any future buyers. She took very good care of us.

Fantastic experience: My experience with Ida was absolutely amazing! Being a first time home buyer, Ida completely eased my worries and walked my wife and i through the whole process of purchasing our home. She is very professional, knowledgeable, and very responsive. I have recommended her to a friend and will continue to recommend her to anyone that is even thinking about buying a house!

Fantastic experience: Awesome, professional, personable, honest, forthright, supporting, and AWESOME!

Fantastic experience: Ida will go above and beyond to help anyone find the home they are looking for. She is super friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and actually cares about her clients. You will not regret working with her!

Fantastic experience: Ida made the home buying process so smooth and fast. We were first time home buyers and clueless but Ida made sure we understood the process every step of the way. With Ida's guidance we were able to see our potential home for the diamond in the rough that it was. We love our home and are so happy we had the best realtor in Kitsap County to get us here. Whenever anyone asks for an awesome realtor, Ida is the first choice❤

Fantastic experience: Ida is a busy lady - but you wouldn't know it being her client. You always feel as though her time is being 100% dedicated to you. She doesn't care about the bottom line, she just cares about getting you into a home that is perfect for YOU. I scouted out some houses with her and her husband and we made an offer on one and I left the area to be with my family. That house fell through because we weren't comfortable with a lot of the issues that came up in the home inspection. Ida literally went above and beyond to help us find a new house when we were out of state and in two different states (military) and the house she found is literally eons better than the one we originally wanted. She never steps out of your life and is always there to answer questions even after you have finished the buying process. This is why Ida does so well as a realtor and why she has so much business. She is THE best

Fantastic experience: Ida Bear is the perfect realtor! Ida has a unique ability to know just what the seller or buyer needs when looking to sell or purchase a home. Our experience with Ida was perfect when we sold our home and we wished we had used Ida when we bought our house prior. Ida is our go-to realtor when we will be ready to purchase our next home. Realtors are dime a dozen when you even mention you are looking to buy, but you would do a LOT worse if you chose anyone other than Ida Bear!

Fantastic experience: Ida was so helpful when we were buying our first home. She answered all of our questions and took extra time to go above and beyond when showing the areas of Kitsap to us. I would recommend her to anyone looking for a realtor.

Fantastic experience: I cannot say enough about Ida Bear. She is a true professional who knows the real estate business and works hard for each and every client. She listens to what her clients want and their needs then finds the perfect place they can call home. As long as I live in the PNW, I will always use Ida’s expert services. I will also refer anyone I know to her so they can find their little piece of heaven.

Fantastic experience: Our family was very fortunate to have found Ida Bear-Robb when we were entertaining the idea of listing our home. She was very motivating as we struggled getting our home in tip top shape for going live. She was always on our side working to make our home selling process as simple and successful as possible. The best part about working with Ida was that she was always more focused on answering our questions, and getting anything we needed done, than she was on closing a deal. We would recommend Ida to anyone, and will continue to refer her to others in the future.

Fantastic experience: Ida is a knowledgeable, conscientious realtor who helped us find our gem of a home. She took the time to discern what our needs were and was able to pinpoint a home that matched them. We were all the way across the country trying to navigate the search and it was a relief to have her on our side throughout the process. Three years on, and I still recommend her to anyone I know who is looking for help in buying or selling a home. You can't go wrong with Ida!

Fantastic experience: Ida was an absolute pleasure to deal with! She is so detail oriented. Her communication is amazing! Ida will make sure you’re taken care of and treated like family!

Fantastic experience: Ida was amazing! Having never been to the area, she had so much knowledge to share with us and she helped us get to know the area from across the US. She coordinated us buying our home from a different time zone and made sure to take pictures and videos often to update/ let us see the house as it was being built! She made it such an easy process and we would 100 percent recommend her!

Fantastic experience: Finding a trust worthy realtor is beyond stressful. I was so overwhelmed on where to even begin. I did hours & hours of research & Ida just kept coming up on my searches..so I said what the heck, just meeting & discussing our needs won’t hurt. Let me tell you...from the warm welcoming first initial meet, I looked at my husband & said yes we found our person. Ida was very responsive, knowledgeable, & professional. I would recommend her a million times..I promise you won’t be disappointed! Looking to buy or sell Ida Bear is your Realtor...

Fantastic experience: Ida is an amazing realtor. Her knowledge of the Kitsap County area and her ability to relate to her clients is unmatched. I know she has many clients at any given time, but I think her most impressive quality is that when she is dealing with a client, she treats them like they’re the only one she has at any given point. She gives her clients full, undivided attention and she goes way out of her way to make sure everything is perfect in the home-buying/selling process. She helped us (a military family moving across the country) buy a home, sight unseen. When in reality it wasn’t, because she went to the home MANY times to video chat as well as Video Record walking through the home. She helped us sell the same home a year later when I ended up deploying. She goes way above and beyond, but that’s what makes her the best. I have referred many friends to her, and they are all impressed with her. I will continue to refer any and everyone to her, since she is simply an amazing human and an even better realtor.

Fantastic experience: We could not have been more fortunate to find a realtor like Ida as first time home buyers! She made the process so smooth and she navigated us so kindly! Ida is amazing and she was able to find my husband and I our dream home!

Fantastic experience: Ida helped us build our house from over 3,000 miles away and was there for us every step of the way! She went above and beyond helping us! We will forever be grateful for her❤️

Fantastic experience: Ida is amazing! She is so helpful, knowledgeable, and attentive. She truly went above and beyond to make our first time home buying experience an exciting journey. She takes a genuine interest in her clients and works hard to make sure they get exactly what they’re looking for. I’ve recommended her to everyone I know moving to the area.

Fantastic experience: My wife and I highly recommend having Ida Bear represent you for either purchasing or selling a house. We used her services for both in the past four years, and she and her team provided great representation in both cases. From writing the initial offer on the house, through the process of inspections and negotiating based on those inspections, all the way to closing, Ida helped ensure a frustration free purchase in 2015. Upon deciding to move out of the area, there was no question who we would be using to list our house! Ida and her team provided another excellent service through the roughly 1.5-2 month process of cleaning up, performing a recommended pre-listing inspection, staging and pictures, listing/showing and finally getting under contract in VERY short time. Working through Ida’s system for selling resulted in a very good offer and guided us to closing with no hiccups.

Fantastic experience: Most amazing person I've met when it comes to making the selling of a house a breeze everything she said rang true and then some. Totally went above and beyond and for that Ida I really do appreciate it. Sincerely Jamie and Lena Gerdeman

Fantastic experience: I was referred to Ida. Now I will be the one referring her to others ☺

Fantastic experience: I’m an investor so I have met many realtors over the years. Ida stands out as one of the best. She is professional and always prepared. She is well respected in the industry and has excellent relationships with other realtors which is crucial to getting deals closed and with many contractors which is useful if problems arise. If you need a recommendation; Ida will send you a list of vetted providers. All this and she’s also a very nice person.

Fantastic experience: Ida goes above and beyond. She is fantastic and very knowledgeable.

Fantastic experience: She sold our house quickly, even the house had some issues. She worked hard for us and really helpful! We really appreciate her!!

Fantastic experience: Ida is an amazing real estate agent!! She went above and beyond for us when we purchased our first home. She is very kind and knowledgeable and did everything it took to find us exactly what we needed despite our tight budget. Ida was great throughout the home buying process she explained everything and made sure everything went smooth. She made us feel appreciated as clients and worked tirelessly to help us find our home, we had many hurdles to overcome being military and trying to buy out of state and she was extremely accommodating. Ida was able to show us so many homes in a 5 day period taking the time to show us things to look out for in each home, helping to make multiple offers, helping find inspectors and contractors as needed, she even videoed homes for us to look at before and after we were there. In the end she found us the perfect home and it is the best investment we have ever made :) I highly recommend using her as your real estate agent you definitely won't regret it.

Fantastic experience: Ida is a true professional! She cares about her clients and goes beyond the normal scope of her job description to make each client feel special and important. You will have a hard time finding anyone better at her profession.

Fantastic experience: There are not enough words in any language to describe how wonderful this woman is. We’re a dual military family and took leave to come up to WA to look at houses, as we had bought blind our first time. We had never actually been through the process on site and were a bundle of nerves. But from the moment we met her she made us feel at home and at ease. She was honest and upfront about the good and the bad, and didn’t hold back when she knew a property would be a bad buy. Even with as many contradicting likes and dislikes that we had (we hate neighborhood cookie cutter homes but liked the modern newness of them or we wanted more land away from everything but would like to also be close to base and shopping, etc.) she somehow managed to widow it down to what was important to us. We never really entertained the idea of living in Poulsbo bc it was so competitive and expensive, I thought we’d never find anything. We went back to OKC a little let down bc we hadn’t found “the one” and didn’t want to settle. But then she called and did a recorded walk-thru of a home in Poulsbo that was absolutely perfect for us and guided us they every step, to include writing a buyer’s bio that is the sole reason we won the bid for our home. I promise you that if you put your trust in her, be honest about what your needs are and listen to her advice, she will find you your dream home. We 100% consider her not just the best realtor EVER, but also a friend. I will forever and always recommend her to anyone and everyone buying a home.

Fantastic experience: Ida is so caring and patient. We had a great experience and recommend her always!

Fantastic experience: Ida is so amazing to work with!! She helped us figure out all the details we were clueless on and listened to what we were hoping for. We thought we'd be looking for months for a home but within 2 days she sent us a listing we were so in love with. She was so helpful and always there when we had questions. The buying process has never been easier. Highly recommend Ida for any buying or selling experience

Fantastic experience: Moving and buying a new house can be an immensely difficult and stressful event. Working with Ida-Bear Robb made it an enjoyable and exciting experience. She was extremely knowledgeable in assisting me through the experience. Her professionalism and attention to detail was second to none. I will go to Ida and recommend others to do the same, for any real estate matter I have.

Fantastic experience: Ida helped us find and buy the perfect home for us from 8,000 miles away. She went above and beyond measuring and marking the house to make sure our furniture fit and sending us videos of every square inch of the house and the neighborhood. Additionally, since we’ve moved in, she continues to help with references for landscapers and contractors for upgrades we want and just general information about our new neighborhood, like HOA information and restaurant recommendations. When it’s time for us to sell we will 100% use Ida again and would recommend her without hesitation to anyone and everyone.