Looking to sell your property, buy a new home, or just need some expert real estate advice?
As an award-winning real estate team and with our years of experience, we promise to deliver results. We’ve helped over 3,000 clients buy, sell, or rent in Illinois and Wisconsin (and counting)!
As a seller’s agent, we educate our clients on the selling process and the immediate real estate market area. We are a team throughout the listing process -- from contract to close.
As a buyer’s agent, we educate our clients on the home buying process and listen to their needs, goals, and time frame. We research properties, show homes, and negotiate on the buyer’s behalf, following through to a successful closing.
Put our team’s skills to work for you. The right agent, team, staff, resources, and technology do make a difference! Our goal is to provide you with exceptional service, The Star Home Team Experience.
Jim Starwalt is the Broker, Owner, and Team Leader of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Star Homes Team.
Ratings & Reviews
Working with Kate N. on the Home Star Team was a pleasure and an ease! Kate made us feel so supported in the process—like she was with us each step of the way and part of our team in finding a house suitable to call home. All of our transactions were straightforward and managed very professionally. We are so happy with our new home! Highly recommend.
The Star Home Team is a top notch group of Real Estate professionals. They have the resources and team in place to make the home selling or buying process as easy as possible. I have been working along side this team for a few years now and would highly recommend!!!
Jim explained everything and sold my house within a few weeks! I highly recommend this group. The staff were very helpful and displayed excellent communication throughout the selling process.
From start to finish the Better Homes team did an amazing job at everything! We worked directly with Jeanette Shields, she made sure our experience was seamless from the moment we gave her a call to closing date! Within 48 hours we had our home under contract! I’d have to say I was astonished on how easy she made it for us! The only stressful part of the entire process was packing and moving out.
This team is truly by your side every step with excellent communication and professionalism!
We will definitely recommend them to anyone looking to sell or buy their first home or looking to upgrade from a starter home to a bigger home for a growing family!
Thanks for the amazing experience!
Professional Info
Primary Office
783 N Barron Blvd
Grayslake, IL 60030
Licensed
IL 471010243
26 years experience
Awards
- Ranked in Top 1% of all Real Estate Agents
- Named Top Agent and Team Northern Illinois
- Hall of Fame Award
- Heritage Award Winner
- Platinum Club Award Winner
Specialties
- Age-restricted communities
- First-time buyers
- Flipping & rehab
- Foreclosures & Short sales
- Investment & property management
- Luxury properties
- Military
- Relocation
Designations
- ABR®
- CRS
- e-PRO®
- GRI
- MRP
- SFR®
- SRES®
Hobbies
- Community Activities
- Family
- Outdoor Activities
- Volunteering
Top Cities*
Grayslake
- 124 sales past 3 years
- 43 days on market
- $280K median price
Lake Villa
- 72 sales past 3 years
- 46 days on market
- $291K median price
Antioch
- 70 sales past 3 years
- 54 days on market
- $260K median price
Service Areas
*Sales data is calculated based on transaction information available to Agent Pronto at the time of publishing and may not accurately reflect all transactions for a given agent.