Testimonials

Dear Martha, I am writing to sing the praises of one of your leasing agents, James Ratke. James did an incredible job of limiting the stress of my June 30 move, and acted as a resource and buddy through some unusual circumstances that the past few weeks have presented to me. I had a situation where my old landlord told the new tenant (moving into my old place) that he could move in to the apartment before the date that my lease was up (without talking to me), and proceeded to attempt to force me out of my apartment over the course of several weeks. The person living in the place I was moving into, understandably needed to stay in the apartment through the term of their lease, and could not accommodate my old landlord’s demands. The situation was stressful, and James was an incredible resource. He was respectful of the people living in the apartment I was moving into, and provide a calming voice when my own reason was compromised by my frustration and confusion surrounding the entire moving industry (except for James). In the end, he helped me to find a creative method of working with the tenants in my new apartment so that everyone walked away happy. I imagine I required more communication and much more reassurance than most new tenants coming to ICM, and James was fantastic about following up with me when I contacted him, telling me when he could get back to me when there were questions he needed time to answer, and adhering to the timelines he laid out. Despite the fact that I can be totally unbearable when dealing with logistical issues and people that I deem unreasonable, James was patient and very professional through all of my phone calls and emails, half of which were completely ridiculous, I am sure. My experience is that James is the type of person that any organization would be extraordinarily lucky to have on staff, and in an industry notorious for poor service and bad attitudes, James is far and away the best person I have come across in the Chicago leasing/rental/moving industry. I might be in jail right now if not for James, and I sincerely hope that his managers (and their managers) are aware of what an asset he is to ICM and the tenants that he is working with. Best Regards,