A small, agile brokerage delivering outstanding results to Lakeland area home sellers. Our marketing shines. Our clients are happy!

By the Numbers

5
Average Days on Market

Area Average: 45

98%
Avg List to Sale Ratio

Area Market Avg: 95.4%

825
Homes for Sale

Lakeland Market

350,868
Avg Sale Price/Lakeland

Lakeland Market

325,000
Med Sale Price/Lakeland

Lakeland Market

Source, Area MLS. Last Updated on 06/26/2024.

What our Clients Have to Say

Incredibly knowledgeable and professional!

Petra is everything I looked for in a realtor and, due to her work, I was able to sell my home within the time frame I wanted. I believe that would not have been possible without her.

Stephen Lutz

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:49:25-04:00

Stephen Lutz

Petra is everything I looked for in a realtor and, due to her work, I was able to sell my home within the time frame I wanted. I believe that would not have been possible without her.

Marketing was outstanding!

From the moment we listed the properties with you, it was clear we had made the right choice. Your efforts and professionalism were second to none. Your marketing was outstanding and your communication with us scattered to the four winds was extremely... | continue reading...

Tom Barnett

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:58:15-04:00

Tom Barnett

From the moment we listed the properties with you, it was clear we had made the right choice. Your efforts and professionalism were second to none. Your marketing was outstanding and your communication with us scattered to the four winds was extremely valuable.

Sold the home in less than a month

She markets the homes really well, and kept us informed through the entire process

Lynne M.

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-08-01T10:31:25-04:00

Lynne M.

She markets the homes really well, and kept us informed through the entire process

Listened to us, worked with us, gave great advice!

Her photographs -- available online -- illustrated the house's best features in a style far superior to anyone other. The accompanying prose concisely stated salient information about the home and surrounding neighborhood, all key facts that a sincere buyer needs.

Maryann Deno Brock

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:59:45-04:00

Maryann Deno Brock

Her photographs -- available online -- illustrated the house's best features in a style far superior to anyone other. The accompanying prose concisely stated salient information about the home and surrounding neighborhood, all key facts that a sincere buyer needs.

Found us a home and sold our home in record time

Petra is great to work with and helped us find our perfect home and sell our current home at the same time. I would highly recommend her to anyone wanting to buy or sell their home.

Steve Weber

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-08-01T10:26:01-04:00

Steve Weber

Petra is great to work with and helped us find our perfect home and sell our current home at the same time. I would highly recommend her to anyone wanting to buy or sell their home.

A Team With The Same Goals!

Petra was always honest and realistic with the pricing and marketing of our home. I genuinely felt that we where a team with the same goals.

Willie Marshall

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2019-04-23T11:46:39-04:00

Willie Marshall

Sold! Polk City Home
Petra was always honest and realistic with the pricing and marketing of our home. I genuinely felt that we where a team with the same goals.

Went above and beyond in the marketing

From the moment we listed to the moment we closed there was no denying you were the correct choice in realtors. In my opinion you went above and beyond in the marketing, as evidenced by the quick sale, and your follow thru... | continue reading...

Ginger Tormoehlen

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:43:25-04:00

Ginger Tormoehlen

From the moment we listed to the moment we closed there was no denying you were the correct choice in realtors. In my opinion you went above and beyond in the marketing, as evidenced by the quick sale, and your follow thru during the transaction was fantastic.

Excellence in professionalism & knowledge

Petra's knowledge of the market & processes to get us to closing are superior. She was the steady voice when I needed it most. I knew when I started the process that the property had issues & she helped navigate me through... | continue reading...

Audrey Bamberg

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2024-06-26T09:48:20-04:00

Audrey Bamberg

Petra's knowledge of the market & processes to get us to closing are superior. She was the steady voice when I needed it most. I knew when I started the process that the property had issues & she helped navigate me through it.

Exceeded our Expectations

She makes every effort to walk her clients through the process of selling a home beginning with a detailed market analysis to price a home accordingly, to the photography and mostly importantly getting qualified buyers for showings.

Natalie Swan

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-08-13T13:21:36-04:00

Natalie Swan

Client Testimonial for Petra Norris
She makes every effort to walk her clients through the process of selling a home beginning with a detailed market analysis to price a home accordingly, to the photography and mostly importantly getting qualified buyers for showings.

Cannot recommend her highly enough!

Along with her professionalism, she was extremely knowledgeable throughout the sale process and timely in returning all of my texts, emails, and phone calls. Cannot recommend her highly enough! Thank you, Petra!

Kim Stevens

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:51:48-04:00

Kim Stevens

Along with her professionalism, she was extremely knowledgeable throughout the sale process and timely in returning all of my texts, emails, and phone calls. Cannot recommend her highly enough! Thank you, Petra!

Working with Petra was Incredible!

Working with Petra was incredible. She was always in contact and top of all aspects of the sale of my home. I highly recommend Petra and Lakeland Real Estate for buying or selling. You will not be disappointed.

John Alfredson

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2019-07-25T09:12:08-04:00

John Alfredson

Working with Petra was incredible. She was always in contact and top of all aspects of the sale of my home. I highly recommend Petra and Lakeland Real Estate for buying or selling. You will not be disappointed.

I promise you won’t be disappointed!

Short sales are not fun as they usually come from a "bad thing that has happened". In my case, it was a lay-off. Petra made the process "not" bad at all. She always has a smile, she is upbeat and just a... | continue reading...

Benjamin White

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:53:36-04:00

Benjamin White

Short sales are not fun as they usually come from a "bad thing that has happened". In my case, it was a lay-off. Petra made the process "not" bad at all. She always has a smile, she is upbeat and just a wonderful person to be around. She is professional and gets the job done.

Made the process very easy for us

You really made the process very easy for us – from making us aware of all the necessary paperwork to providing a drop box so we could easily upload the documents to you. We also appreciate the way you were on top... | continue reading...

Laurie and Nick

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:57:02-04:00

Laurie and Nick

You really made the process very easy for us – from making us aware of all the necessary paperwork to providing a drop box so we could easily upload the documents to you. We also appreciate the way you were on top of correspondence with the bank and other realtors.

Highly Recommended

If you are looking to sell/buy in our area, we highly recommend our favorite realtor, Petra Norris!! We have used Petra 3 times and she is amazing!!! We just love her. She helped sell our 1st home, buy our Townhome and our... | continue reading...

Wendy & Mark Winchester

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2019-11-26T13:57:13-05:00

Wendy & Mark Winchester

If you are looking to sell/buy in our area, we highly recommend our favorite realtor, Petra Norris!! We have used Petra 3 times and she is amazing!!! We just love her. She helped sell our 1st home, buy our Townhome and our latest, sell Townhome/purchase new home. We cannot say enough things about Petra! She is knowledgeable, understanding, professional and will be very honest with you!!

She is a Complete Professional

Petra is the most amazing realtor I have ever had. She is a complete professional who's years of experience definitely show when it comes to selling a house. Our house was on the market for 48 hours before we have no less... | continue reading...

Vincent Jackson

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2021-05-17T08:45:00-04:00

Vincent Jackson

Petra is the most amazing realtor I have ever had. She is a complete professional who's years of experience definitely show when it comes to selling a house. Our house was on the market for 48 hours before we have no less than 9 offers come in and she got the house sold and closed in short order. I highly recommend using her to sell your house!  

Petra went above and beyond

Petra is amazing, from the first time she walked into our home to the day we signed at the title company. Petra was always there for us at a drop of the hat, there for the inspections, the appraisal and even when... | continue reading...
Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2020-07-28T08:26:49-04:00
Petra is amazing, from the first time she walked into our home to the day we signed at the title company. Petra was always there for us at a drop of the hat, there for the inspections, the appraisal and even when I had to have my roof fixed. She was there for that as well. She went above and beyond from the pictures to the wording on the listing. If your looking for someone that will work for you and take great care of you, you have found the right company! She also got us a signed offer in three days and more than what we listed it for! Thank you Petra for everything that you did for us! Nicol & Joshua Pagan  

Sold in 10 Days!

She helped us sell our investment property within 10 days. She offered sound advice and recommendations throughout. We followed those recommendations and as a result, wound up selling this property for more than we expected. Petra provided personalized attention and service. We... | continue reading...

Lorrie Delk Walker

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-08-01T10:37:20-04:00

Lorrie Delk Walker

She helped us sell our investment property within 10 days. She offered sound advice and recommendations throughout. We followed those recommendations and as a result, wound up selling this property for more than we expected. Petra provided personalized attention and service. We never felt like she had forgotten about us. We never felt disappointed during any step of the process. We hope to purchase another home soon, and we'll definitely enlist her services once again. I'd recommend her to anyone looking to buy or sell a property. Update: Petra helped us purchase another home earlier this year. Once again, the service she provided was excellent. We recommend her to everyone.

Handled EVERYTHING for us!

We could not believe we had showings within days of you posting our home. Each and every time we had a showing you gave us plenty of time to prepare and if we could not, you were again always understanding and able... | continue reading...

The Winchester Family

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:55:33-04:00

The Winchester Family

We could not believe we had showings within days of you posting our home. Each and every time we had a showing you gave us plenty of time to prepare and if we could not, you were again always understanding and able to reschedule.

Absolutely exceeded all our expectations

She absolutely exceeded all our expectations. She is truly one in a million. What a wonderful and absolutely detail driven individual. Petra truly made a seemingly impossible situation possible. She is truly what I would consider very people orientated. I would like... | continue reading...

Mary D.

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:44:40-04:00

Mary D.

She absolutely exceeded all our expectations. She is truly one in a million. What a wonderful and absolutely detail driven individual. Petra truly made a seemingly impossible situation possible. She is truly what I would consider very people orientated. I would like to thank Petra with everything in me for doing such an outstanding job.

Would definitely Recommend!

So glad we chose Petra for our short sale. It can be a long daunting process but Petra made sure to communicate with us & helped with every step of the way. Even going out of her way to make sure closing... | continue reading...

Jeanna Cochran

Andy Sachs & The Around Town Team
5
2018-05-13T12:48:07-04:00

Jeanna Cochran

So glad we chose Petra for our short sale. It can be a long daunting process but Petra made sure to communicate with us & helped with every step of the way. Even going out of her way to make sure closing happened on time & without issue. Would definitely Recommend.
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How we do it:

We are small and as such agile enough to change our marketing or improvements strategy at any point in this process, if needed. That’s how we ensure that our clients expectations are not just met, but exceeded. Our marketing savvy and flexibility allow us to cater to the ever-changing desires of the homebuyer and to quickly adopt new tools and technologies.

Our Process:

  • We start with an honest and open conversation about your needs so that we can craft a plan that will be most likely to get your the results YOU want. Each situation is unique and we approach it as such.
  • We provide a home valuation report that is not sugarcoated – an honest opinion that is backed up by hardcore facts along with reality-based pricing strategies.
  • We craft a plan of action together to get you the results you want. From there, we handle everything else in a way that causes minimal disruption to your life.
  • We use technology to stay in touch with you no matter where in the world you may be while your home is on the market. We make sure you can sign any paperwork you might need to digitally. And we communicate with you in a manner and on a timeline that YOU are comfortable with, whether by phone, email, text or over a cup of coffee in a local cafe.
  • We craft a marketing plan geared specifically towards getting your home sold.
  • We recommend any improvements that might help you achieve a higher price and shorter time on the market. Sometimes, it could be something as simple as a few minor landscaping touches. Or your property could benefit from staging and even remodeling. We’ll give you our unbiased opinion on what we think those improvements should be and help get them done.
  • We photograph your home, highlighting the very best features, as well as take multiple photos of the neighborhood so that potential buyers can truly picture themselves living there.
  • We create a beautiful website dedicated to marketing your home that we will promote on social media, blog posts, and print materials.
  • Throughout the process, you’ll receive royal customer service. We will keep you posted through every step of selling your home, so you know what’s going on.
  • Check out my free Seller’s Guide