Proven Buyer Results and 5-Star Client Reviews
Helping Buyers Purchase in a Competitive Edina, MN Market
Katie Fears and Jim Leicht helped Jack and Missy sell their St. Louis Park home while searching for their next home within the Edina school district. Their search included homes ranging from approximately $700,000 fixer-uppers to more than $1.6 million move-in-ready properties.
After evaluating multiple options, Katie and Jim helped them successfully purchase a home on Virginia Avenue in Edina for approximately $1.26 million. They negotiated through a multiple-offer situation, protected the buyers during the inspection process, and helped coordinate the purchase with the sale of their existing home.
Helping Buyers Compete While Staying Within Budget
Katie and Jim help buyers understand when a property is appropriately priced, how much competition a home may receive, and which offer terms may strengthen their position.
For Jack and Missy, Katie and Jim helped them:
Compare homes across a wide range of prices and conditions
Evaluate whether a property was worth pursuing
Understand renovation and inspection considerations
Compete successfully in a multiple-offer situation
Negotiate inspection terms
Stay within their overall purchase strategy
Coordinate the purchase with the sale of their current home
Their experience allowed the buyers to compete for the right property while remaining thoughtful about value, condition, budget, and long-term goals.
“Katie Fears and Jim Leicht helped us navigate both buying our next home in Edina and selling our home in St. Louis Park. They took the time to understand our budget, compare homes at different price points, and help us evaluate everything from renovation potential to inspection concerns. When we found the right home, they helped us compete in a multiple-offer situation, negotiate the inspection, and coordinate the timing of both transactions so we could move without taking on two mortgages. Their knowledge, communication, and negotiation skills made a very complicated process feel manageable.”
What Do Clients Say About Katie Fears and Jim Leicht?
Katie Fears and Jim Leicht have earned consistent five-star client reviews on Google, Zillow, and Realtor.com from buyers and sellers throughout Edina, MN, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and the West Metro.
Buyer clients frequently describe Katie and Jim as knowledgeable, responsive, professional, honest, attentive, and committed to protecting their clients’ interests. Reviews also highlight their ability to identify potential concerns, explain the buying process, negotiate effectively, and help clients make confident decisions.
5-Star Google Reviews
“Katie & Jim were fantastic to work with and made finding and buying our new home as easy as possible. He knows so much about what we need to look out for in houses and helped us understand what we should look for when viewing different houses. He helped us through finding a home, completing the negotiations, and working with a difficult seller.”
“We always felt that Jim and Katie had our best interest in mind as we purchased our home with their help. Thanks for everything!”
Why West Metro Buyers Choose Katie Fears and Jim Leicht
Katie Fears and Jim Leicht are top-producing Minnesota REALTORS® with Edina Realty, helping buyers purchase homes throughout Edina, MN, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and the West Metro of the Twin Cities.
They combine Katie’s strengths in market analysis, neighborhood-level pricing, offer strategy, communication, and negotiation with Jim’s knowledge of property condition, home systems, repairs, inspections, renovation potential, contracts, and contingencies.
Their buyer guidance is based on:
Recent comparable sales
Current market competition
Neighborhood-level property values
Home condition and major systems
Potential repair and renovation costs
Inspection findings
Financing and offer terms
The buyer’s budget and long-term goals
Clients work directly with Katie and Jim throughout the buying process rather than being handed to rotating team members.
Their qualifications include:
More than 15 years of combined real estate experience
More than $100 million in combined closed sales
Edina Realty Diamond Awards
2026 FastExpert Top Agent Awards
Membership in Edina Realty’s Exceptional Properties division
Katie’s recognition as a 2026 RealTrends Verified Best Real Estate Agent in Minnesota
Katie’s nearly $10 million in closed sales volume during 2025
Consistent five-star client reviews on Google and Zillow
Link to: Katie’s RealTrends Verified recognition →
Link to: Katie and Jim’s FastExpert profiles →
Link to: Awards and Proven Results →
Why Hire Katie Fears and Jim Leicht to Buy a Home?
Katie and Jim are top-producing Minnesota REALTORS® with Edina Realty. Together, they bring more than 15 years of combined real estate experience and over $100 million in closed sales.
They are Edina Realty Diamond Award recipients, 2026 FastExpert Top Agent Award recipients, and members of Edina Realty’s Exceptional Properties division. Katie was also named a 2026 RealTrends Verified Best Real Estate Agent in Minnesota after closing nearly $10 million in sales volume in 2025.
Buyers benefit from Katie’s market knowledge, neighborhood-level pricing analysis, offer strategy, and negotiation experience together with Jim’s strengths in property condition, home systems, repairs, renovations, inspections, contracts, and contingencies.
Together, they help buyers:
Identify the right communities and properties
Understand whether a home is fairly priced
Evaluate potential repair and renovation costs
Recognize concerns that may not be obvious during a showing
Prepare a competitive offer
Navigate multiple-offer situations
Negotiate inspection findings and contract terms
Coordinate the purchase with the sale of another home
Clients work directly with Katie and Jim from the initial consultation through the property search, showings, offer preparation, inspections, negotiations, and closing.
Talk with Katie and Jim About Buying a Home
You do not need to have every detail figured out before reaching out. Katie and Jim can help you understand your buying power, compare communities, evaluate homes, plan for potential improvements, and create a strategy for your purchase.