Buyer's Representation with the Hart & Homes Team at RE/MAX In Motion

Hart & Homes Real Estate Team

Origin Story

Hart is Where Your Home is

The team was born out of Lindsay being an overbooked agent, reluctantly passing up opportunities. Lindsay's cool-headed, can-do aura caught the eye of another savvy woman who wanted to do the same and joined in - necessity’s a hell of a matchmaker - and in 2017, Hart and Homes was no longer a solo act.

The Hart and Homes Team is reshaping the real estate experience across the Finger Lakes region.
We know the market, negotiate for your best outcome, and manage all the details, freeing you to focus on daily life. Our concierge-level service puts your needs first, making the process smooth, stress-free, and successful. We don’t just help you buy a home, we create exceptional experiences because...

Hart is Where Your Home is
The Team

The team— Alanie Woodin, Colby Gee, Chelsey Smith, Jason Swaney, Karen Potter, Lindsay Hart and Matthew McConnell —now grown to 7 members with a combined 60 years of experience have earned accolades, including the RE/MAX 100% club, Executive club, and Titan Team award year over year PLUS the RE/MAX Hall of Fame and Lifetime Achievement award.

Since it's inception, the team has successfully helped over 645 buyers & sellers, achieving a total sales volume of $154 million.

It's starts with You


It's out job to understand what you are looking for and how it fits into your life while being mindful of your budget, and keeping you open to possibilities you may not have considered.

Simplifying the process.

Buying a home can be an overwhelming & complex process in New York. We're here to simplify that and make it as stress-free as possible. Our concierge-level service means we will manage the details, explain each step and ensure you are informed & up to date.

What to Expect

  • As your Buyer's Agent, the fiduciary duties of confidentiality, loyalty, accounting, reasonable care & disclosure.
  • Home Buyer Handbook to spell out the process with forms and vendor suggestions.
  • Honesty, kindness, fairness, transparency, professionalism, knowledge, and top notch negotiation skills
Our goal is to help you find the best home for your wants and needs and successfully get it at the best price possible.

Before we can begin showing you homes, and representing your interests, you’ll need to sign a “buyer’s representation agreement”
We wouldn't want to show you homes and get you excited only to find out they are out of your budget! It's important to know your buying power before you look at homes. Beyond just knowing that you can get a mortgage, and for how much, getting pre- approved will do a couple of other things for you:

You’ll need it when you want to submit an offer on a home. And in those moments, time can be of the essence. If you need to rush to get pre-approved, you may lose the home if you can’t get it in time.

Starting to talk with lenders now will give you time to choose which lender you want to work with, shop rates and products, and get the best overall loan for your situation.
The art of negotiation! There are many factors to take into consideration when you've found THE ONE and you make an offer. We will go over every detail so you feel confident and informed.

And after you 'win' the bid, we will navigate you through the contract duties and deadlines with ease.

Interview & Representation.

Pre-approval & Home search

Negotiation & Closing the Deal

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Transparency & Expertise

We offer clear explanations of every aspect of the transaction and provide the transparency and information that you need to make each decision along the way.

Understanding Market Conditions
  • Understanding the unique towns & markets in the Finger Lakes
  • Multiple offers & strategies to make your offer stand out.
  • Number of days on market (stats)
  • % of sales price to list price
  • Exploring homes in your price range available (compared to other months)
  • Differences between a buyer’s market, a seller’s market, and a balanced market

Contractual & Financial considerations
  • Exclusive Right to Represent
  • Agency & Fiduciary
  • Mortgage Pre-Approval & Application Process
  • Legal fees & Taxes
  • Home Inspection
  • Earnest Money
  • Contract Timelines

It's a big decision

Real estate is a big decision, and you deserve a partner you can trust. We understand how important it is to ensure that you don't just find a new home, but a new community; one that matches the life you want to live.

Client Testimonials

We truly enjoyed working with Karen (Potter) to purchase our home. She was positive, supportive and knowledgeable during every step of the process. Always available for questions and responded quickly to any concerns. She is professional, patient and kind, and with her experience, she took much of the stress away from purchasing a home. We feel so very fortunate to have connected with her, and are grateful for her help.
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Alanie (Woodin) was truly a pleasure to work with! She is very knowledgeable of the market and is very attentive to her client's needs/wants. She is very patient and has tact to navigate her clients through any situation. I was very particular about what I wanted but also had a strict budget which creates a seemingly difficult situation for a Real Estate professional to deal with. (Especially in the current market conditions.) Alanie is a great communicator and was diligent... In the end, Alanie not only helped me find a suitable property and home; she helped me get into a place that I had long dreamed of but didn't think was possible!
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Jason (Swaney) was extremely helpful, and always answered my calls or text messages, even those that took place after normal business hours. Jason took the time to understand what type of a home we were looking for, and quickly located several that peaked our interest. Jason patiently showed us over a dozen homes so that my wife and I could be certain we found the right home in the right community. I'm very grateful to Jason for assisting us in the purchase of our home, especially given the unusual operating circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jason managed to make the purchase of our home during this time much easier and less stressful than I imagined. Thanks, Jason! We really appreciate what you did for our family
Colby (Gee) is a super enthusiastic and responsive agent. Always on top of things and willing to go the extra mile when other agents aren't. He will totally go to bat for you! He has a ton of local knowledge which was great for us as newcomers. And he's been a great resource after closing for anything from electricians to radon specialists. We would totally use him again!
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We give Chelsey (Smith) a 10/10. From the moment she decided to become our realtor despite the distance from where she lived to where we were looking to buy she was reliable, efficient and always offered the best advice we could ask for! Not only was sge knowledgeable, she was also extremely friendly, made us feel like we were her only clients and easy to communicate with! She gave us the individualized attention we were looking for. We highly recommend Chelsey and couldn’t have asked for a better buying experience!
Hart and Homes Team
412 East Upland Road, Ithaca, NY 14850