Client Reviews
From local home sellers & buyers

Went above and beyond ;)

As a first-time homebuyer Derick made the whole home buying process feel easy. He answered all of my questions and explained every step of the process so I felt comfortable and confident in all of my decisions. He was also very quick with responses and scheduling home showings. I appreciated him sending frequent updated home listings since inventory moves fast in GR. I could not recommend Derick enough!

After a disappointing experience with a subpar agent, we were fortunate to meet Derick Carini. From the moment we connected with Derick, my husband and I knew we were in incredibly capable hands. Buying a home is stressful enough, but buying one out of state felt overwhelming. Derick, guided us every step of the way with expertise, patience, and a truly remarkable level of responsiveness and service that we had not experienced before. We were immediately impressed by Derick's deep knowledge of the Western Michigan market, specifically in our target Holland area. He didn't just send us listings; he curated them based on our specific needs and lifestyle, asking insightful questions we hadn't considered. He took the time to understand what we were really looking for which made us feel valued and understood. In the end he found us a beautiful wooded lot and introduced us to a great builder who eventually built us the house of our dreams. Beyond his professional skills, Derick is simply a wonderful person who is part of a long-standing family business of realtors. We appreciated working with Carini Realtors because, not only did Derick work diligently for us, but the whole family is friendly, knowledgable and genuinely cares about their clients. Highly recommend!

Dereck and his team are absolutely amazing. Very professional and really good at what they do. He was able to sell my property for a lot more than I expected. They went above and beyond with helping me displaying the home and took everything into account to make the sale happen.

Carini Realtors helped us buy and sell our homes. Curt and Derick were both fantastic to work with and constantly provided updates throughout the process. Their expertise allowed us to maximize the value of our house, and made the buying and selling process as stress-free as possible. I would highly recommend working with Carini Realtors!

I had a wonderful experience with Carini & Associates. Susan and Derick were the best! I was looking to relocate from Illinois but buying a condo in Michigan meant I had to sell my home in Illinois first. Derick was so helpful and spent many hours showing me different condos in Michigan but I was not ready to buy since my Illinois home hadn't sold yet. When it looked like my house would sell, but my house sale fell through (twice), Susan spent many hours with me over several months showing me condos that were available in Michigan. Finally, my Illinois sale went through and Susan found me the perfect condo in Holland! I am so happy to have worked with her and her team. They communicated with me always and answered all my questions. They stuck with me and were so supportive for so long and helped me find my forever home. Very happy with my Michigan condo and so glad to have worked with Carini & Associates!

Derick Carini is fantastic to work with. As first time home buyers and then again as sellers, Derick made the process easy and represented us extremely well. If you’re moving from out of state like we did, Carini & Associates is the partner you need.

When my husband and I finally decided to begin the process of buying a condo to downsize, I agreed to it on the condition we find the right realtor to work with. Then we met Derick and I knew from our first conversation that he was the person we wanted to lead us through this process. Derick is one of the most genuine, kind people I’ve ever met! He worked so hard and went out of his way to be available to us. Before this process, I hadn’t heard of Carini Realtors. After going through this process with Derick, I told him he was now my realtor for life! 😁

Derick bends over backwards to help!

Honorable people, will do what is best for you, even if it means they make less money.

Derick truly exemplifies what I believe a real estate agent should be from beginning to end. From providing sound recommendations and advice to being able to be contacted and responsive in an extraordinarily timely and very professional manner. Derick doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to process as well as follow through. Overall, I would highly recommend him for any real estate endeavors as I am certain he will treat every client the same as he did us.

Derick is a really great realtor. Very patient, and quick to respond. He’s friendly and knowledgeable. It took some time in this crazy market, but we found my home after a few months of searching what was almost every day. He was flexible, which is what I needed, working full time. Highly highly recommend.

Derick was awesome helping us buy our home in 2019! We didn't know very much and he was extremely helpful guiding us through the process, while also making us feel comfortable. He showed us so many homes and was always available! He was always very honest about the homes and any questions we had. I would definitely recommend him to anyone looking for a realtor. We will definitely plan on using him in the future!

Curt went above and beyond during our whole home-buying process. He not only was available every time we needed him, but also skillfully helped negotiate. He answered any questions and concerns we had, even during our walk-through he pointed out things that didn't stick out to us. Overall very pleased with how he guided us in purchasing our first home.

We worked with Derick Carini in the purchase of a condo in Saugatuck MI. Being from Chicago, we really didn't know a lot about the area. Derick was very responsive and helpful in all the ways we needed. We would highly recommend Derick again.

Derick was amaxing to work with. His professionalism combined with his incredible home and market knowledge were very apparent throughout this easy process. He’s pleasant, passionate and he follows up. His integrity and ability to negotiate are exactly what you want in a realtor and we are so glad that we had the opportunity to work with him.

Amazing people to deal with!! Pleasure working with them.

We worked with Derick for about 3 years while trying to find a home. He made the process super easy. Very awesome guy to work with and would recommend him to anyone.

Derrick has been more than helpful, going above and beyond. Very quick to get back to me with my questions. Overall, more than happy

I definitely highly recommend Derick and Curt Carini for selling or buying properties. I had use Carini Realtors for buying a house twice, 2004 and recently 2016, and I am very pleased with their service. My recent Realtor, Derick, is a very patient, thorough, and detail-oriented person. He made sure we went through every procedure that met the criteria, so later on it won't cause us a trouble. He was always there for us and to guide us for every step and every little detail whenever we needed to check on the new listing(s). It took my fiance and I about over 3 months to search the house we're looking for. Prior to our new house now (that we took possession early August this year), we put an offer to another house and put down payment for $1000. He kept reminding us that after the house inspection we only had 10 days to make decision otherwise we would loose that down payment. So Derick is awesome!!! We made a decision just on time to pull back the offer due to the condition of that house after house inspection findings, and we didn't loose our down payment. As for the house we recently purchased, my fiance and I are extremely happy to be the house owner with Derick's assistance.

I highly recommend Carini Realtors. Curt Carini is one of the most honest and trustworthy people I know and I have known and done business with him since 2002.

We were first-time home buyers and Derick was extremely helpful throughout the entire process. From start to finish, he answered all our questions and explained every step of the process. He was very quick with responses and flexible in scheduling home showings. I would recommend Derick to anyone looking for a home!

Curt went out of his way to accommodate these long distance shoppers.

Derick was amazing to work with for both selling our home and buying a new one. He was readily available for any and all questions and made the process that I assumed would be stressful- fun and enjoyable!

Michelle Cho helped my husband and I tremendously while we navigated buying a home in a new area to us. She was always professional and patient during the process. Michelle worked around my husband and I’s day and night shift schedules ensuring we were able to see house showings when it worked best for us. She coordinated fantastically with our VA home loan team during the closing process, taking a lot of stress off our plate. She was our cheerleader when some of our offers fell through, encouraging us to keep our heads up. Michelle kept our best interests first and never was pushy. We are thankful for all that she has done for us in the last 6 months as we have found our forever home to raise our growing family. Thank you so much Michelle!

The Carini team did an outstanding job in the selling of our home. They spent endless hours marketing the home and showing the home. I would highly recommend them if you’re thinking of buying or selling.

I have bought and sold a home with Susan in the past and found her to be knowledgeable and tenacious, she had my back every step of the way. Buying a home recently I was asked to trust someone new (to me), Kristen. I did and I have no regrets. Kristen knew what to look out for and when there were small issues with the house I chose, she stayed on top of getting those things resolved. I have nothing but good things to say about Carini Realtors.

My wife and I had an excellent experience with Kristen who helped us find and buy our first home this summer. Her past experience with foreclosed homes translated into an excellent eye for any potential issues in places we toured. The market for our price range was really hot but she helped us put together competitive offers. She also was great at communication, timely and on top of making showings happen as soon as a home hit the market, and was able to connect us with resources. Bonus— she and her family came to cheer me on at my roller derby game :)

Derrick is an amazing person to work with . He is attentive and professional, yet friendly . Any questions or concerns we had or if we text him or call he answered on the same day and available. He did a great job in listing our house and the showings. He has a heart of gold and honest . The Carini & Associates Realtor are the ones you want to get . Honest , hardworking people. Thank you Derrick for all your hard work.

Derick and his team were very helpful and knowledgeable throughout the process. They did an excellent job from the listing to closing, highly recommended

When I meet anyone I ask who their realtor is. If they don't say Derrick I don't talk to em. 100

Great family

Derick was an amazing help in selling our current home at the best value. He also helped us find a the perfect new home. He was always available to see homes when we needed. We highly recommend Derick!

As a first-time home buyer in the US, I am glad I had someone as patient, helpful and fun to lean on to go through -what could have been- a stressful experience.

Very professional and made the home selling process easy.Very knowledge of the market . Did a great job marketing and advertising our house .Great exposure , lead to a quick easy sale.

Derick is great to work with! This was our first home so we didn’t really know too much. He really helped guide us through the entire process and was there every step of the way. He was very knowledgeable, honest, and quick with his responses. 10/10 would recommend!

Derick was a wealth of information and very responsive from the moment we contacted him. We would definitely recommend him to others who are in the market! He was with us every step of the way.

Derick was great to work with! He was professional, timely, and above all seemed to genuinely care about meeting our needs. I would recommend Derick to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.

My name is Eric Boatwright and I've been working with curtis for a while now and he's put his best foot forward in finding my family a house. It was hard because I needed specific settings and he found just that, I'm glad and proud to say Carini realtor done us good in such a way that I dought another realtor would have done the same. So God bless the Carini's and may you forever be prosperous.

Derek is GREAT to work with! We're a busy family and preferred to do all of our work via phone/email, which Derek made work. He was always accessible and responded right away with an answer or solution. He did all of the behind the scenes work which made our life significantly easier! I will definitely use his services again and highly recommend that you give him a call!

I've been in the process of looking for a home for a year and a half now. Since I'm a first time home buyer it started with me just getting an idea of what the market was like and what I could afford. Derick was very helpful answering any questions I had during his process. At the time I was also unsure of what city I would be living in because I was in the process of getting my career started. Even though I ended up moving to Traverse City, Derick still helped me with questions and getting started. Fast forward to the present, I was finally able to get a job in Grand Rapids so Derick once again started the search for me. Once I was preapproved we hit the market hard; Derick drove to all ends of Grand Rapids trying to find my perfect house. After only a week and a half we accomplished just that! Derick works well with your availability to find you what you are looking for. Highly recommend him!

My fiancé and I were looking for a home in Holland close to her daughters school. We first got in touch with Derick back on April 20 2016 and that's where the story begins. Derick showed us several homes and was very patient as it took us a while to find the home for us. Anytime we had a question or needed to get ahold of him he was always there. He was also very thoughtful and had our best interests at heart. Derick is also a very giving person. Derick's integrity and kindness is a benchmark for all of us to aspire. If I had to get another home we would call Derick Carini.

Awesome realtors

We were first-time home buyers and Derick was extremely helpful throughout the entire process. From start to finish, he answered all our questions and explained every step of the process. He was very quick with responses and flexible in scheduling home showings. I would recommend Derick to anyone looking for a home!

After a disappointing experience with a subpar agent, we were fortunate to meet Derick Carini. From the moment we connected with Derick, my husband and I knew we were in incredibly capable hands. Buying a home is stressful enough, but buying one out of state felt overwhelming. Derick, guided us every step of the way with expertise, patience, and a truly remarkable level of responsiveness and service that we had not experienced before. We were immediately impressed by Derick's deep knowledge of the Western Michigan market, specifically in our target Holland area. He didn't just send us listings; he curated them based on our specific needs and lifestyle, asking insightful questions we hadn't considered. He took the time to understand what we were really looking for which made us feel valued and understood. In the end he found us a beautiful wooded lot and introduced us to a great builder who eventually built us the house of our dreams.Beyond his professional skills, Derick is simply a wonderful person who is part of a long-standing family business of realtors. We appreciated working with Carini Realtors because, not only did Derick work diligently for us, but the whole family is friendly, knowledgable and genuinely cares about their clients. Highly recommend!

Derick did a fantastic job selling our home very quickly! He made a process that I assumed would be stressful end up being a lot of fun. We found the perfect home for our family and the process has been much easier and smoother that anticipated. Derick has always been available to answer questions and walk us through the process.

Derick is the guy you want to do business with. Very professional and very good at what he does. He will either make you more money selling a house or will find you the house that fits all your needs. Would definitely recommend him to anyone that wants a A++ experience. Thanks Derick for selling my house fast!

Derick was fantastic to work with and made the process of selling our house as easy and stress-free as possible. He was in constant communication and provided updates to us throughout the entire process. His knowledge of the market and guidance allowed us to maximize the value of our home. I would highly recommend working with Derick to buy or sell.

The Carini team is the best real estate team in Holland, Michigan. Drew Schippa helped us find a home that matched our vision for the future. Even before we decided to work with him, he diligently sought out options for us to consider. When we decided to move forward with purchasing a home, he guided us through the negotiation process advising us of the pros and cons of every option we were presented. When an unexpected delay arose the day of closing, Curt and Derick stepped in to advocate for us as well. The entire team was aware that we were without housing when our closing was delayed. They went above and beyond by offering us a rental property where we could stay until everything got resolved. Their generosity, tenacity, and expertise is deeply appreciated. We love to share how the Carini real estate team made our closing a wonderful experience!

Had a great experience working with Derick! We moved from IL to MI and Derick made the home search not stressful and was extremely transparent, flexible and helpful! Would highly recommend.

Derick has all the qualities you want in a realtor! He is so genuine and kind that you know from your first conversation with him that you can trust him to lead you through the stressful process of buying or selling a home. Derick was patient in helping us find the condo of our dreams and very prompt in answering all of our questions along the way. He worked hard to make sure our buying process went smoothly and efficiently. I will recommended Derick to all of my friends and family when they are in need of a fabulous realtor!

Bob talks a lot but hey. Good deals great people and very knowledgeable.

Curt helped my wife and I sell our home and purchase our forever home. He was beyond amazing to work with through every step of the process! He was available at anytime, and was able to provide advice based on his experience that helped us get our home in the first offer. Highly recommend the Carini team to anybody!

Derick is a great realtor who makes the buying and selling of a property much less stressful and is a joy to work with! I highly recommend him as your next realtor! He is a honest, hard working person with a heart of gold. 😊

In a seller’s market where everyone is getting outbid, Derick helped me secure a property in 2020 that I actually underbid on. AND it has appreciated over 30% in less than 2 years!

Derick was extremely helpful and attentive on my home finding trip. He was able to quickly line up viewings and showings based on my feedback. He was also extremely knowledgeable in the home buying process and knew what to look for in a quality house. Would highly recommend to my friends and family.

Definitely the place you want to go if you are selling or buying a house. We worked with them with both experiences, and couldn't be happier.

Deric was very patient with selling my moms house from day 1. He found a way to cominicate with her even if she didn't understand English. I would recommend him anytime.Thank you Deric.

I recently relocated to MI from Phoenix, AZ and Derrick was my eyes and ears while I was out of town, in a crazy market! He took the time and visited the properties sending me videos of the homes I was interested in. The 3 hour time difference was a challenge for me, but he was always responsive in returning texts. He will be a lifelong partner and I highly recommend him as your choice for your next home buying experience!

Derick is great to work with! This was our first home so we didn’t really know too much. He really helped guide us through the entire process and was there every step of the way. He was very knowledgeable, honest, and quick with his responses. 10/10 would recommend!

Derick did an amazing job helping us find our new home. He was able to show us any house that we had interest in, and also took the time to show us what most buyers look for when purchasing a new home. He was helpful in several ways, and was very quick to respond to any questions we had. He made our first home purchase a great experience. If we ever decide to purchase another home, we will be contacting Derick without a doubt.

Derick was very knowledgable of the local areas and homes. Derick went above and beyond to give me all the information that I needed for an area or the house I was interested in. Derick is a very professional and honest person to work with. Exceptionally responsive in answering all of my questions. Derick was willing and able to show me a house whenever my schedule allowed. I couldn't ask for a better realtor. I will definitely have Derick as my permanent realtor and friend. I most certainly will refer him to all my family and friends. Thank you for all your patience. You are the best Derick!

I’m so glad that my path crossed with this company. Derek is a responsive and respectful realtor who will give you honest advice and help you navigate your home buying journey.

Great realtor to work with. Very patient with you and let's you see houses right away

The personal care and attention to our needs was matched by their passion and professionalism in representing us as buyers and sellers! We are so thankful we were led to Carini Realtors.

Derick was very helpful and informative throughout the entire 2+ years my wife and I were searching for a home. We started casually looking back in August 2014 and have been in no rush to get a home as our living situation allowed us flexibility. Derick was never pushy and never lost his patience with us as we were quite picky in selecting our house. He was always understanding and adjusted our searches according to each house we didn't like. He was also knowledgeable of the different types of loans and listings that are out there. The Carini team was speedy with any and all paperwork that needed to be in and signed, and we never had to wait long to sign anything. Derick was very accommodating and willing to meet on our weird schedules and, again, was quick to set up showings. He is a great, down to earth guy and really seemed to care about our home buying experience more than just "getting a sale". We felt like we were his only customers through the whole process. I highly recommend using him if you are looking for a home. We finally closed on our new home, and we couldn't be happier with our experience! Thank you Derick and the Carini Realtor team!

Derick is one of the best Realtors I have ever met. He is committed to excellence and determined to be successful. He has great listening skills and industry knowledge. He helped my family and I find the right house. He is timely, assertive and pays close attention to detail. His father Curt is an amazing person as well. I would highly recommend him and his team. Their team will walk you through every step of the process. Call Derick he will take great care of you.