It was a pleasure working with and getting to know Allen throughout the home search and purchase process when I decided to move to Raleigh. He combines his many years of experience and education in real estate with his personal qualities of kindness, authenticity, and generous spirt to make the whole process enjoyable. He listens to his clients and is very responsive and available to help you figure out any questions or concerns you have. He constantly builds and revises his list of contractors, inspectors, stagers, etc to provide you with a helpful team. Because of the trusted friend Allen has become, I have referred him to two of my best friends and I recommend him to help you too.

Allen was awesome from start to finish! He was on top of every little detail and made the process somewhat painless. He was always available and gave really good advice. We found a house quickly and sold our house faster than I expected. We highly recommend Allen for your real estate needs!

I recently worked with Allen Smith of Team Encompass to sell my townhouse in North Raleigh. I was referred to Allen by a friend of the family in the mortgage industry that said "Allen is the best agent I know, call him." And I'm so happy I did. Allen is very easy to work with. His years of experience, knowledge of the industry, and collaborative approach made what could have been a stressful situation an easy, and enjoyable, well thought out experience from start to finish. I greatly appreciated his guidance throughout the listing and sales process. I knew what to expect the entire time. As part of getting everything ready, Allen recommended an optional pre-listing inspection, which was completed. All items from the inspection were addressed prior to listing the townhouse on MLS. Allen is also an excellent photographer, videographer and a drone pilot. He brought these unexpected and outstanding skills to the strategy he developed for the townhouse to position it as "effectively new in a desirable community with an active social calendar for its residents." The photos and video of the property and community were outstanding. The townhouse was live on MLS for a matter of hours before the first offer was submitted. It was an aggressive offer, from a qualified buyer. The townhouse went under contract in less than 24 hours, and was sold in 3 weeks. I believe that was achieved through the advice that Allen provided for impeccable preparation, strategic positioning and the quality of the townhome and community.

Couldn't have asked for a better home buying experience with Allen! In addition to being first-time home buyers, we were also new to the area and Allen did a terrific job of making the process easy to understand and navigate, in addition to being incredibly flexible when our plans changed. He's very knowledgeable about the industry and a great advocate for his clients through the process. Communication, ease of doing business, flexibility and professionalism were all first class! We would highly recommend Allen to anyone going through their real estate journey!!

I can't say enough good things about working with Allen! He is very knowledgeable and experienced, which made everything go smoothly with buying our first home. He is friendly and easy to work with, trustworthy, and not at all pushy. If you want an amazing realtor, he's your guy!