The Martin Benante Team

Having worked with Ann Martin on a few real estate transactions; I highly recommend Ann Martin for her professional expertise in current real estate trends, as well as Ann's excellent knowledge of the Sarasota area. A pleasure to work with, Ann is dedicated to meet your real estate needs.

It was our pleasure to have worked with Joanna Benante on the purchase of property in Sarasota. Her professionalism and willingness to share her knowledge made our investment home buying experience a pleasure. As our desire to build upon our real estate investments continue, we will happily use Joanna as our representative again.

Ann is an exceptional realtor that has a vast network of resources, contacts, and transaction history. She typically knows the long-term history of select areas, buildings, and individual properties. Not only does she strategically represent her clients but she has lived-in and invested-in the Sarasota and its beach area for decades. Finally, if you want a hard-working, action-oriented realtor that is responding to your emails at 6 a.m., midnight, and works on weekends...Ann is your agent.

We had the distinct pleasure of working with Joanna Benante for both the sale of our family home and the purchase of our new property. During the sale of our house, Joanna continuously exhibited a clear ‘can do’ attitude. She did such an outstanding marketing job on our property, that we had a record amount of showings. Joanna also navigated a difficult buyer with finesse and strength. We ended up packing our home of 18 years over a quick window of time. We were feverishly working to complete the inspection items and simultaneously packing with a child sick with the flu. The movers accidentally removed a Murphy bed in such a way that a wall was left exposed with old paint lines. Joanna immediately jumped in, picked up the paint for the room from the store and painted the wall herself for [...]

We recently sold our home in less than 2 weeks. Ann Martin was our agent; we were very impressed with her dedication to selling our house and bringing in people who were serious buyers. The people who she had working with her were all very professional. We would recommend her and your company to anyone who wanted to sell their home.

If you are looking for a realtor that is hard-working, thorough, analytical, organized, and result oriented...I would highly suggest Joanna. If there is a deal to be made, Joanna will get you the information and work tirelessly to make the deal happen. Highly recommended!

Ann Martin is an absolute winner on your team. Please give her the recognition she deserves, absolutely outstanding in every way. Thanks for a great buying experience.

Joanna was wonderful to work with. She immediately understood what we needed and what kind of place would work for us. We never felt that we wasted time looking at undesirable choices. We finally found our Florida dream villa and Joanna was with us during the entire buying process. We highly recommend her and consider her a friend!

Ann Martin and Joanna Benante are two very special people. I cannot tell you how much Ann and Joanna did to help facilitate the short sale of our home. They spent many hours making the deal happen. They are the most professional real estate advisor I have ever met. They are real people, they can deal with every kind of client, are willing to assist in every sale no matter how large or small.

My husband and I have worked with Joanna for many years, and she ceases to amaze me on her work ethic. She listens to our needs and creates an action plan using her vast knowledge of the market area, bringing buyers and sellers to the table quickly. We have and will continue to recommend her to many clients and friends...

Ann Martin was again great—patient and understanding in leading me to the proper home in Prestancia and quickly finding a buyer for our Bird Key home. Since meeting her in 2002, she has helped us buy and sell ten times.

All I can say is I had the best Realtor in the sale of my home. Joanna Benante went above and beyond in every way... everything that could have gone wrong seemed to, but she was right there by my side the entire time helping to get things done and permits closed and setting up repairs for water leaks and mold remediation. The Buyer had some snags too and yet again, she was there every step of the way! I cannot thank Joanna enough... and would recommend her to anyone and everyone in need of a dedicated, hard working Realtor.

I want to express once again how fantastic Ann Martin was during our recent home purchase. She is a true professional!

Joanna is fantastic! We contacted her out of the blue looking for a house. We were in town for 1 week and Joanna gave us most of her time to help us. (Only spent time away from us on her previous commitments.). We left Sarasota with a fantastic house in one week. She gave us great advice on bids and I am sure she saved us money. We are now in the process of bidding on another house and she is once again giving us her time and wonderful advice. We could not ask for a more involved and conscientious realtor to help us with these very important purchases.