Melissa Mound

8/14/23Cathy Yost

Google Review

I loved working with Melissa! From the first day I 'interviewed' her for the job of selling my house she impressed me with her knowledge and thoroughness. She consistently responded to questions or sent information in the moment, making me feel like I was her only client. The endless details and tasks of selling a house can be exciting and stressful but the time spent with Melissa on this house selling 'project' was both collaborative and FUN. I was amazed with Melissa's energy and ease of staying on top of everything, at every step. I think she has found her passion, her true calling. In a certain way I was sad that the whole process went so fast. She was just a joy. Highly recommend!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Melissa!

8/10/23Jason Kniss

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I never thought that owning a home was within reach for me and Melissa made it possible. She has the perfect combination of know-how, market insights, and relational skills to help you feel supported and to quickly build relationships with other agents. She educated me on all the various parts of an offer that go beyond price and closing timeline. I never felt pressured or rushed and she was patient with the start-and-stop nature of my home search. I know I will return to Melissa when the time comes to sell my home (but I can't picture selling anytime soon since I love it so much). Highly recommend.

7/18/23Natalie Kaufman

Google Review

Where and how do I even begin to encapsulate how incredible Melissa is, not only as a realtor but as a person? She is kind, understanding, competent, passionate, and will always ALWAYS have your back and walk you through anything and everything. Working with her both as a buyer and a seller were two of the best experiences I have ever had working with someone, period. She helped ease my anxiety and navigate all hardships — truly making buying and selling a home (one of the hardest/complicated things EVER) so freaking easy. She is down to earth and believes in your dreams, and will help you reach them. She will partner with you every step of the way and I cannot thank her enough. If you are looking for a realtor, Melissa is your person! I wish I could work with her forever!

6/15/23Robin Getman

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I chose Melissa as my realtor more than a year before I decided to put my beloved home of 31 years on the market. Why? Because when I asked her if I could ask her a couple of questions about real estate, she answered, "Any time, I love this stuff!" and spent an hour with me at my dining room table listening, responding, and consoling me when I cried.

Melissa is a rare combination of brass-tacks-know-how, reflective listening, boundless creativity and positivity, and calm and compassion in the midst of crisis.

Optimistic, energetic, encouraging, and reassuring; Melissa is a techno-wizard, a consummate realtor, and a trusted resource. When I was finally ready to sell, Melissa did her homework, made recommendations, staged my home for sale, and -- within thirty hours (yes, hours!) of listing -- presented me with ten offers!

Selling and moving is one of the hardest decisions I've made. Thankfully, I had Melissa on my team!

6/5/23Julie Manrique

Google Review

Melissa was a SUPER STAR throughout the whole process of selling my house. She draws from her vast knowledge and experience in real estate to guide in decision-making. Her communication was always prompt and she would carefully explain all steps of the process thoroughly. She answered most of my questions before I even asked them! Even when things got sticky, Melissa had an endless collection of resources and contacts and didn’t let anything affect her professionalism and positive attitude. In addition, Melissa staged my house so beautifully it almost made me want to move back in! Melissa is a top-notch realtor and I will definitely recommend her to my family and friends.

4/27/23Kristin Kuha

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Melissa recently sold my Townhouse that she helped me buy several years ago. She made the sale easy, starting with suggesting simple inexpensive updates I could do prior to going on the market, to the beautiful staging she did. Those details made the place show so amazingly!! It stirred up a lot of interest, and generated multiple offers over asking price!! Then she helped me remain calm, and became my advocate through the speed bumps that occurred in getting to the final closing. I really appreciated the timely updates from her during the entire process. Now it's complete, and I'm excited for the next chapter. She is an amazing realtor, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone!!

3/30/23Edie Stensby

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Melissa sold my Bloomington home Jan 2023. She is an outstanding realtor. After one week of having her as my listing agent, I realized why she is in the upper tier of Edina Realtors. She is very knowledgeable, has positive energy, fantastic work ethic, a strong network & great home staging strategies. It was a stroke of luck when I made a cold call to Edina Realty & was patched through to Melissa!

3/23/23Gina Burns

Google Review

I had a great experience working with Melissa. She helped me sell my father’s house and everything thing went seamless. I would definitely work with her again.

1/7/23Jeffrey Moores

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Melissa helped my partner and me buy our first home! Not only did she walk two newbies diligently and kindly through the entire process, but she went ABOVE AND BEYOND when our purchase became complicated... extra inspections, drawn-out negotiations over necessary repair work, and a closing date that became a moving target. Through it all, Melissa empowered us to make the informed choices. As a bonus, she brought a fun and upbeat attitude to every meeting, showing, walkthrough, and inspection. 10/10 would recommend!

12/22/22kristi dietz

Google Review

We had a great time working with Melissa to sell our house in NE Minneapolis! She was extremely knowledgeable about the whole process and walked us through every step. She even staged our house using her own items to really help it shine for the professional photos and during open houses. We got a full price offer the day it went on the market! We don't plan to move anytime soon, but if we do, we'll definitely be calling Melissa! I highly highly recommend her!!

11/22/22Julie Falk

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Melissa is an incredibly diligent and responsive realtor that always has your best interest in mind. She's easy to work with and provides invaluable guidance throughout the house hunt and buying process. I'm so grateful to have worked with her and would recommend her any day!

11/15/22Steve Schroeder

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11/8/22Lindsay Rosser

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Melissa has been nothing short of amazing from start to finish. She was extraordinarily responsive, timely and detailed oriented. We felt confident as first time buyers we were being led by a trusted guide. Melissa is professional, down to earth and truly fun to buy a home with! I couldn’t recommend her enough! We will most definitely ask for her help in the future with any real estate ventures we embark on!

10/3/22Torben Berndt

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Melissa is awesome to work with and truly walks the walk of always having her clients’ best interest in mind. I have worked with Melissa on two purchase transactions now and her communication with me as well as advocacy for the clients was much appreciated. I love her community centered attitude as well!

9/26/22eagle two

Google Review

I can’t recommend Melissa strongly enough - whether you’re a first time home buyer or a real estate mogul, she is the best person to work with! She has incredible industry knowledge, amazing marketing skills and the patience of Job. I was searching for a new home, and found the perfect one with her help: in my price range, in the location I wanted, with the layout & views that I desired. We decided to list my original home at the same time, and wow, she had to calm me down, help me refocus and let me vent! It is a stressful, exciting, busy and often frustrating few weeks/months, and her professionalism and chill demeanor is exactly what I needed. Again, I can’t recommend her highly enough, so grateful I got to work with her!!!

7/25/22Sacha Chiniara

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It’s hard to say enough good things about working with Melissa. She immediately recognized that I like to understand details to make informed decisions. As we started looking, we spent a few hours up front reviewing the purchase agreement template in detail. She translated the legalese into plain language and answered all my questions. At the same time, she gave me the space to articulate what was important to me and what I wasn’t willing to flex on, no matter how hot the market. When it was time to write offers, we could quickly pull together a clean, competitive offer that I felt good about. As a first time buyer, Melissa taught me so much throughout the process—what to prioritize, how to spot knob and tube, key home health items. She was such a critical part of this process and so fun to work with!

6/16/22Colleen O'Brien

Google Review

Five stars isn't enough! Melissa is officially our family realtor, and we couldn't be happier or more enthusiastic about her being our go-to pro for buying and selling. She is hands down the hardest working realtor out there, and continually goes above and beyond through every step of the process. She takes the time to listen closely to your needs and wants and offers a deep well of knowledge, experience, and guidance to support you along the way.

Most recently, we called Melissa early on a Saturday morning after seeing a home that we had long admired just hit the market. Within two hours she had set up a showing for that afternoon, and by Sunday evening we had submitted an offer that was accepted. Her responsiveness, diligence, and quick action are what made our dreams come true!

We recommend Melissa without a moment's hesitation to anyone looking for a down-to-earth, hard working, professional, personable realtor who will ALWAYS have your back. She truly feels like a member of our family!

6/15/22Erica Schultz

Google Review

We could not have asked for a better realtor than Melissa in buying our first home! She was extremely responsive at all days/times, thoroughly answered every question we had (big or small), and negotiated aggressively on our behalf. She has even continued to be a great resource to us after closing! I give her my highest recommendation!

6/14/22Jarrod Randall

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Melissa made what could have been an impossible goal of buying a home in a crazy market a success. She knows the market, knows the neighborhoods, and most importantly, gets to know you as a client. I can't say enough about the great experience she gave us.

6/8/22Joshua Sutton

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6/8/22Brian Weber

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If you are looking for a true advocate, whether you wish to buy a home or sell your home , you’ll not find a better real estate agent than Melissa. We hired Melissa to help us find and buy a new home in the TC area during a particularly hot seller’s market. Melissa was honest , realistic, straightforward and never tiring in our successful search for the right home for us.

5/19/22Patricia Stahl

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Melissa was by my side throughout this process. She was knowledgeable and patient with my many questions as it had been over 30 years since I bought a home. She is the kind of agent you want in this crazy market. She listens to what you want and then guides you through the process. Thanks for helping me find my forever home.

4/19/22Matt Drown

Google Review

Melissa has been great to work with. I'm a contractor and have helped her with both her own home and her clients. She is friendly, honest and very professional. I would recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.

3/8/22Jim L

Google Review

I am a realtor in the Minneapolis/St Paul area. I have partnered with Melissa on several occasions. She is a consummate professional with a magnificent eye for detail. She’s a strong negotiator and advocate for her clients. I look forward to being able to work with Melissa again soon.

1/23/22Anita O'Brien

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Melissa did a wonderful job. She is on top of everything. She gave us so many pointers on what to do to prepare the house for showing. She did a marvelous job with staging the house so beautifully.
She is so caring and you feel very comfortable listening to her feedback and advice. She knows the business and is very professional but you also feel like you could go out and have a beer with her.

10/10/21Christy Moey

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Our daughter first reached out to Melissa after receiving a postcard showing a house she recently sold in our neighborhood. After deciding it wasn't time to move yet two years went by, during which time Melissa kept in touch through cards and messages. When they did decide to make the move Melissa came over to discuss the details. That was when I first met her. I was totally impressed with her knowledge, professionalism and attention to detail. We decided to use Melissa as our agent and what a great decision! That women does not miss a SINGLE DETAIL and cares passionately about helping you get the most for your house. Melissa goes above and beyond with her services and has a network of awesome professionals if you need any work done getting your home ready. When house shopping she found out details about the houses the agent representing it didn't know! We highly recommend using Melissa as your realtor.

9/17/21Joe Dammel

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I sold my house with Melissa and was really, really impressed by how easy she made the process. Melissa came to the table with a really detailed plan on how to get the house ready and on the market and it worked flawlessly. She definitely went above and beyond my expectations in every way and she is a really great person to boot. 100% would recommend.

9/8/21Kelly Ann

Google Review

To start, I have and would absolutely (again) recommend Melissa to friends, family, and acquaintances as a realtor for both buying and selling a home.
Melissa did everything in her power to make our dreams of a new home happen. She repeatedly went outside of her job description to help us on both ends of buying and selling. Her proactive nature saved us from some possible mistakes and guided us to make decisions that were best for our family.
Bottom line - Melissa provides current market analysis, proactive research and guidance, and a helping hand where needed.

8/17/21Amanda Chancellor

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I absolutely love working with Melissa! She's your perfect combination of professional and knowledgeable, along with fun and personable. She has a great drive for her clients and you can't go wrong using Melissa for all of your real estate needs!

7/28/21Tracy C.

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Working with Melissa was an absolute joy! We went to Melissa with a very tight timeline of purchasing a house and moving in only 45 days. Melissa not only made this tight time frame work, she really got us into our dream home with no settling on our end. Melissa worked hard for us with the title company, the builder, the HOA and our lender to ensure a smooth, flawless process and she was beyond professional and knowledgeable every step of the way. She went above and beyond for my family when we needed it most. I would recommend Melissa to anyone and everyone. We could not have made this happen without her.

7/23/21Allie Siebell

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I was introduced with a RAVE review to Melissa through a friend when I began my housing hunt earlier this year. Melissa and I fought through the “2021 Spring Market Chaos” together for 3 months before I landed “the one”. She was a strong and dedicated realtor that guided me every step of the way. I greatly appreciated all of the hard work Melissa did calling and establishing a relationship with every listing agent I submitted an offer to, and giving “a pitch” about me and my seriousness in purchasing a home. This unique quality made me as a buyer feel more secure and grounded that we were putting our best foot forward every time.

Melissa is a kind and personable agent I would recommend to anyone looking to buy or sell! Thanks, Melissa:)!

6/9/21Evan Kasemeotes

Google Review

Melissa was great! She was so helpful as we found our next house. From prepping and selling our house, to navigating a crazy market and securing our new home, Melissa was a rockstar. She was really flexible with our work/life schedule and did great with our 1.5 yr old on house showings. She is extremely knowledgeable and helped us understand the current market and what ways we could be competitive buying and selling in it. Highly responsive and a great communicator. 5/5 stars and would highly recommend!!

6/8/21Laura Miller

Google Review

As first time home buyers in this crazy market and in need of a new home quickly, we were very nervous. However, after our first conversation with Melissa, I knew we were in great hands. She was honest, available and efficient and we were able to find our starter home in just two weekends. She really takes the time to explain each step of the process and is also just fun to be around! Even after closing, Melissa has been checking in on us and helping with design questions! I will be using Melissa in the future for sure and will recommend her to everyone! She also has an amazing dog named Dave :)

5/14/21Caroline M

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Melissa was a joy to work with for the selling of our old home and buying a new home. She did a great job of explaining the process and what to expect, which was complex with doing the buying and selling at the same time - a lot of options to weigh. Melissa has the hustle we were looking for in a realtor - she was extremely responsive and built great rapport with other realtors where we put in offers. She is a good listener and took the time to understand what we were looking for in a house. Melissa is also a really fun person to be around and is a do-gooder in the NE Mpls community! I highly recommend working with her, especially if you're looking in Minneapolis.

4/14/21A Google User

Google Review

I have partnered with Melissa as a loan officer on many of her clients home purchases. Melissa is very professional and attentive to her clients. She puts in extra hours to find the home that best meets her home buyers needs and wants. She is an exceptional negotiator and has been able to secure offers in today's challenging home buying market when other realtors have not. I have enjoyed my partnership with Melissa and look forward to assisting her home buyers going forward!

3/30/21heidi schroeder

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Melissa goes above and beyond! Her knowledge and resources were beyond my expectations!
I will refer her to anyone I know!

3/18/21Scott Eck

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In pursuit of fulfilling our dream of moving to downtown Minneapolis to minimize and simplify our lives, we wanted to sell our home. Melissa was a customer of the small business we ran. Knowing that she was a realtor, it was a no brainer to work with her. She is very personable, reliable, and responsive. By giving us the best direction and in answering our questions, the preparation was a breeze. In understanding our needs, timeline, and goals she made the process easy. We are very happy with the sale results we received. We highly recommend Melissa to anyone buying or selling a home.

3/15/21Emily Reeder

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Melissa is a dream to work with. My partner and I were first time homebuyers and she took such good care of us. She was thoughtful, patient, and hilarious. She coached us through the process, was quick and extremely responsive when we needed to take action and we had a blast with her. I definitely recommend working with her.

12/18/20Paul Rehschuh

Google Review

10’s across the board. Thank you for sourcing this realty gem and making the purchase process pretty darned likable.

11/25/20Larissa Barbaro-Kukade

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My husband and I found Melissa very, very early in our house search process. She really helped us figure out what was important to us in a home, future neighborhood, and what projects were realistic for us to take in in the future. Melissa was patient, understanding with our uncertain desires and never pressured us. We went from casually looking to finding our dream home and closing on it in less than 2 months.

We never felt rushed when Melissa took us to look at houses. It was always clear that she was going above and beyond when sending us listings and scheduling showings. She answered every question we had and walked us through the entire home buying process seamlessly! There were even some late night freak outs and Melissa always reassured us that things would work out!

We couldn’t have had a better realtor with us throughout the entire process!

10/30/20Steve Hoffer

Google Review

It has been a pleasure working with Melissa on the sale of our old home and purchase of our new one. She went out of her way to ensure that we were well informed about our purchase and sale options. Melissa worked really hard to get our home ready for sale, even helping us do some house cleaning! She definitely went the extra mile for us. I have wondered several times during our experience working with Melissa whether she sleeps as she is so responsive to phone calls and texts. Not only is Melissa a world class realtor, she is also a wonderful person who really cares about her clients. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a home, I know she will be the first person I call should I ever need to move again. Thank you Melissa!

10/29/20Sara Hoffer

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Melissa is the BEST !! She was beyond helpful through every step in the process ,with both buying a new house and selling our current house. She was always prompt getting back to us with every question we had, always knew what plumber / photographer/ electrician /etc. to call when we needed them. Was extremely patient with us, and more than happy to show us every house we wanted to look at. She worked harder than we did to get our current house ready to sell. I am happy to recommend Melissa to anyone looking to buy and sell their homes.

9/22/20Christine Kerr

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I met Melissa at an open house before I started my official search. She was so professional, engaging and knowledgeable. For someone just planning to move to the area she had me sold at that open house that she would be my realtor. When I was ready for my move about 5 months later we started the process from different States and it was seamless. She was great in the process of getting me to my dream home in a difficult market for a buyer. I couldn’t be happier and would highly recommend Melissa to anyone buying a home. I am sure she is just as effective as a sellers agent.

6/24/20Levi Mills

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We had the great fortune to buy our first home with Melissa after she came HIGHLY recommended through two of our close friends. Now I'd like to pay it forward and pass on that recommendation to anyone looking for a Minneapolis realtor. I'm writing this from the dining room of our new home, surrounded by moving boxes and a napping dog. We've been slowly moving in over the course of the last week, and I can honestly say there hasn't been a day that we haven't talked about how lucky we were to have Melissa there to help us make it happen.

My partner and I were not overly familiar with the process of buying a home before we contacted Melissa. I'm sure there are many of you reading this, looking for a realtor for the first time, who are in the same boat. On our very first meeting (on a quarantine Zoom call) Melissa patiently detailed each step and let us know what actionable things we'd be doing right away. There's a dense fog of new information and stress as you learn how multi faceted the entire process is, and she helped us not only see a clearer picture but compartmentalize the process into tasks we would to accomplish together.

She prepared us for financing, set up a custom search using our price/area/style preferences, and started booking showings. She learned our less searchable tastes along the way and got pretty darn good at predicting the things we'd find charming and which we'd find damning.

When we finally found THE house, we were introduced to another side of Melissa -- The fighter. The first house we bid on went into multiple bids on the opening day. Not a dream scenario for first time buyers, but it's a competitive market and we were mentally prepared (thanks to Melissa) for that possibility. She helped us craft an offer that was uncomplicated, appealing to the seller, offered us safety, and was within our comfort zone. She stayed up with us late into the night building the details and she woke up early the next day to do the final signing. Our offer was accepted, thanks to her guidance and knowledge of what the sellers were looking for. We were not the highest bidders in dollar amount.

The fight didn't end there, though. Throughout the inspection process and the last stage of negotiations she was on the front lines, taking our 11pm calls, offering advice, and communicating with the seller's agent to make sure we closed the deal and were comfortable with the terms.

Perhaps most important of all, she genuinely cared about us; how we were feeling each step, helping us learn the process, and never (not even a little) nudging us towards a decision. She'll fight for you and your best interest because she cares, and she'll check on you long after you close because she cares.

6/24/20Molly Cubinski

Google Review

Absolutely amazing! I don't normally post reviews but this lady gets one! She made buying our first home better than we ever could have imagined. She is knowledgeable, personable, fun and above everything so responsive. Then when it comes to negotiations she is tough, assertive and detail oriented. She loves her job and she is great at it! If she doesn't know the answer, she will find it out or connect you with appropriate resources. If you are looking for the the most personalized realtor experience around, choose Melissa as your realtor! Wish I could give 6 stars!

12/16/19Nikki Karnopp

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I strongly recommend Melissa to anyone that is looking to buy or sell a home. She is knowledgeable, dedicated, and really fun to work with. After a few minutes consulting with her, I knew she was the right choice for us. Thanks Melissa!

6/20/19Shelby Beech

Google Review

Melissa has been an absolute dream to work with. She is so knowledgeable and helped us find our dream home. She had so many helpful suggestions on things, not just property related, to help ease us through the process. It is such a tough market, but she has been with us every step of the way. She also took the time to get to know us and truly cared about what we wanted. In several different homes that didn’t check all of our boxes, she pointed out different ways to update or change the space in order to fit our very specific wants/taste. She really has an eye for seeing a house and helping you envision how to use the space for the maximum potential. You cannot go wrong with Melissa as your Realtor, she is the absolute best!

12/31/18Terri Lindenbaum

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As a first time home buyer, Melissa was the perfect fit for my husband and me. Melissa was very patient with us, extremely knowledgeable, and was happy to answer our many questions we had about the purchasing, and overall home buying process. We were so lucky to have connected with her; she helped us close on our very first house and we couldn't be happier with how our home buying journey went. We highly recommend Melissa to anyone looking for a realtor who will truly take the time to understand what you are looking for in a home, is competent, resourceful, and will not pressure you into making a decision. Thank you so much Melissa!

11/12/18Will Mound

Google Review

An eye for the details. Melissa will go the extra mile to help you make an informed decision.

7/24/18Tom Meckey

Google Review

I have had the pleasure of working with Melissa for a while and she is an awesome person. I would highly recommend her.