31 Penfro Dr
Iowa City, IA 52246

“When my husband and I bought our first home, we went with Denise Hamlin, and five years later she made the process of selling this same home smooth and easy. She is incredibly personable, professional, and dedicated. What really stood out to me was her online presence and online marketing. She is forward-thinking and tech-savvy, and buyers are looking online! I would highly recommend Denise’s services to anyone thinking about selling or buying a home. My husband and I have done both with her and give Denise and Cardinal Realty our highest recommendation.” ~ Nicole & Adam M, Fort Collins, CO (August 2013) via Google Reviews

If you want to buy or sell a home in the Iowa City area , you need to give Denise a try. We bought our home from her and she was great to work with. We were from out of town and she had lots of homes lined up to look at that were in our price range. When we wanted to sell our home we thought ( the big companies are better) So we listed with one of them and did not feel like our agent cared much or tried much to sell the house. We felt like a number to them and after about 6 months with no offers we decided to give Denise a try beings she did such a good job finding a house for us. What a good idea that was. First she told what we needed to do to make the house have more buyer appeal. and believe me she knows what she was talking about. Thats her job. After taking her advice we had an offer the first week of listing.  Now the house is sold thanks to her. Your realtor makes all the difference, and so does Denise. Thank you Denise for selling our home." ~ June & Dan P. Dyersville, IA (June 2013)

"Denise is a true professional who knows this business. She offers sound advice and has the knowledge and experience to back it up. She went above and beyond to help us find the right house and had our best interests in mind throughout the entire process of finding the right home to closing." ~ John & Kelly H. North Liberty IA (April 2013) via Yelp

"Denise Hamlin at Cardinal Realty is hands down the best realtor I've ever worked with. I loved her honest and direct communication style, at every step in the process. Being an out of state seller, I also really appreciated the promptness of communications as well as the ease with which I could sell the house in absentia. She is fabulous at incorporating technology -- from several listings online (and lots of updates about them) to all of the paper work that could be signed electronically -- she really made the process stress-free for me. I enthusiastically give Denise my highest recommendation!" ~Ann D. Morris, MN (April 2013) via Yelp

"Denise went above and beyond the call of duty for us. We only had a couple of days in Iowa City and she spent a lot of time with us beforehand - helping us with the logistics of setting up the financing and showing us what was currently available for us. When we got there she had a great selection of places for us to look at with a variety of locales and features. She gave us great information about the pros and cons of the neighborhoods, resale values, etc. as well as general information about Iowa City. She spent a lot of time with us during the day and into the evenings when we were there. She made us feel that she was willing to spend whatever time it took - that our outcome was very important to her - and putting us at ease when we felt a little anxious about things.

After we found a place to buy she helped us set it up so she could close on our behalf and save us another trip. After the sale she has continued to help us with information about utilities, property taxes, etc. Our daughter is living in the condo we bought while she goes to school and just recently the AC went out. We asked Denise for advice about who to call for repairs and she recommended a company that came out within 2 hours after we called and had it fixed an hour later. Working with Denise has been like having a friend in Iowa City and we would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a realtor in that area." ~Neil & Joan A. Minneapolis, MN (August 2012) via Yelp

"What an absolute delight it was to work with Denise Hamlin of Cardinal Realty! Our house closed today after being on the market since the end of May. Denise is innovative, aggressive, and technologically savvy when it comes to real estate and that made all the difference in closing our deal. We were out of state sellers too, and that didn't phase Denise one bit! Denise went to bat for us when it came time to deal and we so appreciate her attentiveness to every little detail she handled for us while we were miles away. I highly recommend Denise and Cardinal Realty if you want an agent who is honest, realistic, knowledgeable about the Iowa City area market, and is thoroughly comfortable using technology to get your home sold." ~Lance & Heather P. Virginia Beach, VA (August 2012) via Google Reviews

"Can't say enough about what a fantastic job Denise did in helping us sell our Iowa City house! She gave us great advice on preparing the house for market and setting a price that was good for us and yet attractive to buyers. And she was so much fun to work with -- always full of common sense and good humor. Denise is a consummate expert and professional and we wouldn't have ever imagined such an organized and smooth transaction. We adored working with her!" ~Hope and Jim B. Iowa City (July 2012) via Facebook

"We would highly recommend Denise to anyone looking for a Realtor. She is warm and friendly, and extremely good at getting every detail in order, so the buyer doesn’t have to run around solving problems. Denise was consistently prompt, organized and, as I mentioned above, attendant to every detail. She is quite tenacious and is never satisfied until she has investigated every possible aspect of a problem and has a solution. We are new to the area, so we came to rely on Denise’s knowledge and expertise about many things, and she never steered us wrong.

She was frank about the pros and cons of the houses we looked at. She recommended a local mortgage broker, and a local home inspector, both of whom turned out to be excellent. When we got into some negotiations with the seller (regarding repairs dictated by the home inspection), she was amazing. She made sure we had a back-up plan, and she entered the negotiations confidently. In the end, we got the house we wanted, with a fair deal on the repairs. At the closing, the seller commented that his agent could take lessons from Denise! We strongly recommend Denise and are happy we found her." ~ Robyn & Justin, Iowa City (September 2011)