I would like share with you my experience with my Realtor, Jessica Lapinski of Delap Real Estate. Jessica spent a year with me looking for the "right house" and I couldn't be more grateful for her knowledge of the area, as well as for her always cheerful and optimistic attitude, no matter how dejected I might have started to feel. Finding a house can be very stressful and Jessica was always there trying to make the process easier. If you are looking for someone to help you find the right house, I highly recommend her.
Debra Packard
Jessica, I want to thank you for your help in the selling of my house to Leah and Scott. Your support and guidance was truly helpful and I so appreciate how easy and friendly you always were in our interactions. It was a long process and it took a lot of hand holding and patience to get us to the closing. I think I speak for the buyers as well in saying your steady reassurance and skill helped us each get there. You are a great balance of professional competence, warmth, and experience. Your experienced hand was invaluable in helping me understand the real estate process and giving me support as well. As you know this sale was an emotional undertaking for me and I so appreciate how kind and present you were….You showed up in your understanding and in your Self…For that I will always be grateful. Deb
Jessica pulled off the herculean task of selling my house, at asking price, in three days in the middle of the worst housing recession in decades. Jessica exercised some serious savvy, great negotiating skills as well as creativity.
Dianna S.
I found Jessica to be absolutely dependable, trustworthy, professional, warm, and unflappable. She also has a great network of professionals -- carpenters, contractors, electricians, plumbers, etc. and she knows the Northampton area very well. She's accustomed to artist-types and musicians, doesn't have any trouble dealing with eccentricity. She's kind enough but she gets the job done. You can rely on her to walk you through the process and to take care of everything for you, and to be very clear about what you need to do and what happens next. House-buying seems to require a lot of soul-sapping waiting around. I found Jessica to be as good a guide through the horrors of the process as you could ask for -- she knows when to let you talk and when to get businesslike. I'd also say that she's at the top of her game -- very experienced, seen it all, but still in love with her work. I'm very happy with the house I bought. Couldn't have done it without her. She went the extra mile for me and then some. I'd compare her multitasking ability to Mary Poppins. Caleb Morgan
For anyone wanting to purchase or sell a home in Western Massachusetts, if you’re fortunate enough to work with Jessica Lapinski, you can rest assured that you will be in excellent hands. After initially contacting her through Zillow about a house in Westhampton, we worked with Jessica for our eventual home purchase in Berkshire County. From the moment we made contact, and all the way through the closing process, Jessica listened carefully to our “must have” needs, wants, and budget. Throughout, she was generous with her time to ensure that all of our questions were answered. Her collaboration with mortgage specialist Joni Miller and the rest of her team enabled us to realize our dream. We were relocating from Florida, and so we were a bit unsure at first regarding the town in which we wanted to re-settle. To say she guided us through this purchase would be an understatement: she is an incredibly knowledgeable, honest, upbeat, energetic, compassionate, responsive, and patient real estate professional. Jessica’s enthusiasm for her job makes all the difference: she puts her heart into her work. Gaining her clients’ trust comes easily to her, because she is warm, sincere, attentive, and wise. (For example, she respected our time and helped us navigate away from a few houses that would have been unworkable based on our wishlist, and never pushed us to consider homes that were outside of our budget.) Because we were relocating during the 2020 pandemic, she gave us house tours on Facetime, which were uniquely informative due to Jessica’s expertise and vast knowledge of construction methods, materials, and the history of architecture in the area. We were a bit nervous at first about the idea of purchasing a home from afar, so she offered to meet with our local family members to give them tours of the houses we were considering. In the end, although we moved into our new home sight unseen, there were few if any surprises because of Jessica’s discerning eye, honesty, and skill. Now, six months after the move, we remain grateful every day for the hard work she put into leading us to our new home. I cannot recommend Jessica Lapinski highly enough.
Jessica Lapinski was my excellent buyer broker whom I can highly recommend. She knows a great deal about the market and about houses, and offered clear, helpful guidance about both, along with pep talks as needed whenever I found myself getting discouraged with the process. She also was very patient with showing me as many houses as I wanted to look at. In addition to the house buying process itself, she has continued to be a great resource for names and recommendations of skilled contractors." Sarah Carr