Darren Jones, Realtor

When we began shopping for a Tucson real estate agent as we contemplated a move from Los Angeles, Darren, with Tierra Antigua Realty, became aware of our interest (as a result of our requesting information on relocating to Tucson from other sources), and took the initiative to contact me directly by e-mail--the only agent to do so. After checking out his qualifications, even though he was not affiliated with the apparently dominant Tucson real estate company, we decided to work with him. What a great decision that was. In October 2014 Darren spent three full days driving us around the Catalina Foothills to look at the houses we had previously selected from an online Web site he created based on our purchase criteria. Not finding the "perfect" house then, we returned to Tucson on June 1, 2015, again having pre-selected houses of interest from a Web-based selection of homes for sale. Darren showed us all the houses that interested us over a four-day period, some of them more than once, until we made an offer on the "perfect" house on June 5, an offer that was accepted the following day. Before we returned to Los Angeles, Darren arranged to be present with us for both the complete home inspection and the pest (termite) inspection. After that, all the purchase details and a multitude of quickly-answered questions and answers were handled promptly and efficiently by e-mail and DocuSign. Darren secured the services of a landscaper to prune back vegetation prior to fumigation, and he even went to the property before fumigation to personally open all the drawers inside the house and move the outdoor potted plants to prevent them from being killed by the fumigation. During escrow we worked with the mortgage broker, title company, and home and automobile insurance agent that Darren had recommended, and it all went smoothly. Escrow closed on schedule. When we moved into the house a welcome "care package" Darren had left was waiting for us: a bottle of champagne, two glasses, and a gallon of drinking water--knowing that we would have driven for 10 hours with two cats and towing a trailer, ready to celebrate but too tired to do anything else. I could exhaust my lexicon of positive adjectives for Darren and still not be able to say enough for his outstanding service as we moved into a new phase of our lives. Darren has a charming and friendly personality, and also knows all the best places to dine in Tucson! I could not recommend him more highly.