About Melanie

Melanie Cantwell proved to be very attentive to the needs of our family, consisting of 5 sibling owners, throughout the process of selling our house. She fielded all our questions directly, or after consulting with her resources, very responsively. She offered great input on selling points of the house and market value, as well as references. I can personally say I only heard enthusiastic praise by word of mouth from previous clients, along with helpful contractor referrals for any work to be done on the house in preparation of going on the market. Melanie executed a well-developed marketing plan, and worked tirelessly and patiently with our family,...

My realtor, Melanie Cantwell of the Long and Foster College Park office is outstanding and I definitely recommend her to everyone. I wish that I could give her a 100 plus star rating for her excellent efforts all around! She is very knowledgeable about the MD area including Hyattsville, Greenbelt, Riverdale, among other areas nearby in PG country and beyond, and has tremendous experience all around. She is very detail oriented/ thorough, responsive, great at communication and in getting all questions answered, and also in being a strong and transparent advocate for her clients. She also has a great team of contacts- for example, she also helped me ...

Five siblings, all with equal share in the family home chose wisely when choosing Melanie Cantwell of Long and Foster as our real state agent. She helped walk us through what could have been an extremely complex negotiation. She was there with us at every step from guiding us through arranging power of attorney for those out of town, offering valuable marketing suggestions to best present the house including virtually decorating it to help the prospective buyer an assisting those of us with less technical skills to navigate the nuances of todays technology. Our home was on the market for four days receiving multiple offers. Once we chose our pros...

I recently sold my home in Greenbelt, Maryland, and I’m so grateful I had Melanie Cantwell as my agent. We met together a few months before I planned to sell; I gave her my ideal closing date and we discussed what kind of things should be done in advance to get the most money from the sale—but only those things that were within my means. Melanie knew exactly how long all the steps in the process would take and she set up a detailed timeline for when we would make repairs, have it cleaned, photographed, “coming soon”, open house, listing, accepting offers, closing, etc. I had a lot going on in my life and I was really maxed out personally, and Melani...

My mother and I give an unequivocal five stars rating to Melanie Cantwell for her outstanding work on the sale of my house in Greenbelt. From my initial contact I saw that Melanie possessed both expertise in real estate, and the people skills, to make the sales process as stress-free as possible for us. Melanie worked with me, as owner, and my mother, as resident, to optimize the assets of my house by recommending repairs and improvements that were worthwhile, and by doing wonderful staging and organizing deep cleaning. She was always available, and answered any question promptly. I really appreciate how she took an active interest in helping my mot...

Melanie is the best. Knowledgeable, conscientious, always pleasant. While house-hunting we met her by chance. She listened closely and learned what we were looking for. Over the next several months, she helped us explore the market and get to know several neighborhoods well. We also learned a lot about houses and came to a better understanding of what we wanted. When we finally settled on a home to purchase, she was with us every step up the way, through settlement and getting established at the new place.