Emily Bentley Real Estate Professional Agent in Downtown Asheville, 300 Executive Park Asheville NC 28801

team member since 2015

About Me

I am originally from a coastal town in New Jersey, and then moved with my family to Saudi Arabia for three years. Many of my father's colleagues were from this general area and talked about the beauty of the Asheville area. Two years later, in the spring of 1987, my family moved here. Purchasing property through Beverly-Hanks, we built a home in Fairview. And I never left.

My passions are cooking and baking. In addition to spending time in the kitchen, I enjoy gardening and spending time with my family and friends, and traveling. My husband and I have a rescue cat and are licensed foster care parents.

I am equipped with the experience to help you bring your real estate vision to life. I look forward to helping you.

Experience

I began honing my love for service to others at the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa. After ten years of helping guests find exactly what they wanted, I took my expertise to an emerging medical practice, where I remained for the next seven years establishing, maintaining, and perfecting a patient-centered environment. These seventeen-plus years in the service industry were well-suited to my strong work ethic in that I habitually went above and beyond expectations to cater to my customers' needs. In fact, I take great delight and pride in turning over every possible stone-if that is what it would take to assure success for my customers. When I decided to embrace the challenge of pursuing my dream of a career in real estate, I continue to treat my clients the way I would want to be treated. The first-time home buyer/seller, or a seasoned home buyer/seller gets from me the same high-level dedication to excellence and customer satisfaction. I form a partnership with my clients and approach the job with the professionalism and personal stake it deserves. In other words, I am your perfect resource regardless of your level of experience. Indeed, my satisfaction is inextricably linked to yours.

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Testimonials

Emily is friendly and professional. She was available for any help that we needed. She is a joy. We appreciate her thoroughness. We knew we could trust her knowledge and judgment. We could recommend her highly to any prospective buyers or sellers.

Jo Moberg, Asheville

Emily is very professional, knowledgeable, helpful and kind. I would give her the HIGHEST recommendation possible!!! Emily always kept me updated with current information and responded quickly to all of my inquiries I would give Emily Bentley the HIGHEST recommendation possible!!!

Joy Elliott Stanley, NC

Emily could not have been more helpful or easier to work with. She was available at all times and kept in communication regularly. She offered to help in any way she could. She insisted that we call her at any hour if we needed help and had concerns about anything. It was obvious that she had our best interests at heart. IF any potential buyers would like a recommendation, we would be happy to give an excellent one for Emily. She was friendly and gave us the confidence that we were in good hands in listing our home with her.

Jo Moberg, Asheville

Emily Bentley was hands-down the best realtor I have ever worked with. Her attention to detail, prompt communication, kindness, and knowledge were unparalleled. Emily was always available to answer questions, though she anticipated my needs so well that I rarely had to ask for anything. As soon as I showed interest in a home, Emily had every piece of information anyone could possibly want to know about the property, including technical structural information and details regarding past contracts. Her research and persistence saved me a lot of money throughout the home buying process. She was a fierce negotiator who was willing to think outside the box in order to best meet my needs. This was my third real estate transaction, and the only one where I experienced no stress whatsoever. I knew that whatever came up, Emily had it under control. It was an absolute honor to work with Emily, and I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Meg Cooper, Alexander, NC

Emily listened to the reason we were selling my mother’s home of over 30 years and showed deep concern to maximize the proceeds allowing my mother to move into an independent living facility. She kept us informed on showings and throughout the inspection and closing process.

Jim Refenes, Fletcher, NC

Emily is a great down to earth lady who knows her stuff. She made the buying process very easy under some not so easy circumstances. I highly recommend her services. Shes everything a great agent should be!

Scott, Asheville, NC

I was living in Florida and contacted Emily Bentley about a house in Waynesville, NC. My association with Emily started that day. Though I did not purchase that house, I told her I would be retiring in two years, and that I wanted to relocate to NC. Emily kept me updated on property in my price range for two years. Then I called her to say I was coming to NC in March 2019 for a week to look at a house. We met at the property only to learn it was under contract.I told Emily that was ok another house had my name on it. A street up from that property was a new house being built, about ten minutes later Emily called me and told me to come back to that neighborhood. She introduced me to the builder and he showed us the house. A week later we put a contract on that house. I feel if it had not been for Emily's extra effort I would not be a happy home owner now. Emily is a relationship builder and it shows in her work. Thanks again Emily for bringing me home!

Theresa Hambleton

Emily Bently did a wonderful job helping me get to know the area and focusing me on my hunt for the perfect place. She was incredibly patient helping me through the buy vs. build scenario. She even re-arranged her schedule when I added another day of househunting with less than 24 hours. She was very organized on having days planned in the most efficient way possible and did a good job giving me the flavor of the different areas.

Susan Mattick, Cincinnati OH

Emily was highly recommended, by a friend, who said she had sold houses for two or three of his friends. Emily was always there for me, answered lots of questions, kept in close touch, both texting and on the phone, just about any day of the week, and often after working hours, when it was necessary. As I am almost 80yrs. old, she also kept in very close touch with my son, and daughter-in-law, who is a lawyer, which was a lot of extra work for Emily, but she did it gladly. In fact, she is still looking into something for me, with the buyer's lawyer, regarding NC Taxes. She is exceptional. I will definitely recommend Emily, with no hesitation, to anyone planning a home sale.

Jennifer Norton, Asheville

I was looking for a buyers agent and needed someone to help guide me through the process. Emily was flexible and showed me other homes than the first one I had initially put an offer on. Seeing these other homes made me realize that the first home was the one I wanted. Emily did a great job and I was able to finally buy my dream home. Emily even remembered how we talked about me wanting to plant banana plants around my house and she got me two small plants as a closing gift. Very thoughtful!

Mia P, Asheville

Emily understood our desires for a lot to build on in the Asheville area even though we were located 1200 miles away. She was not pushy or aggressive, but defantely helped us to locate an ideal lot once it became available. She also provided great advice on the local real estate market. THANKS !

John Phillips.. Houston, TX

Emily was great all around, from start to finish. We couldn't have asked for a better agent to sell our lot. Her communication throughout was excellent, and she made everything easy as it could be for us as the sellers. We will most definitely call her again in the future for all our real estate needs.

Justin E. Travis, Weaverville NC

Emily was polite, trustworthy, and efficient throughout the entire process of purchasing a home. She was detail oriented and extremely personable. I would highly recommend her as an agent to any friends or family in the future.

Anna weaverville

Service Areas & Specialties

Education

Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College

Interests

Cooking/Dining
Dog/Cat Lover
Fitness
Personal Wellness
Gardening
Running
Travel

Testimonials

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Emily is friendly and professional. She was available for any help that we needed. She is a joy. We appreciate her thoroughness. We knew we could trust her knowledge and judgment. We could recommend her highly to any prospective buyers or sellers.

Jo Moberg, Asheville

Emily is very professional, knowledgeable, helpful and kind. I would give her the HIGHEST recommendation possible!!! Emily always kept me updated with current information and responded quickly to all of my inquiries I would give Emily Bentley the HIGHEST recommendation possible!!!

Joy Elliott Stanley, NC

Emily could not have been more helpful or easier to work with. She was available at all times and kept in communication regularly. She offered to help in any way she could. She insisted that we call her at any hour if we needed help and had concerns about anything. It was obvious that she had our best interests at heart. IF any potential buyers would like a recommendation, we would be happy to give an excellent one for Emily. She was friendly and gave us the confidence that we were in good hands in listing our home with her.

Jo Moberg, Asheville

Emily Bentley was hands-down the best realtor I have ever worked with. Her attention to detail, prompt communication, kindness, and knowledge were unparalleled. Emily was always available to answer questions, though she anticipated my needs so well that I rarely had to ask for anything. As soon as I showed interest in a home, Emily had every piece of information anyone could possibly want to know about the property, including technical structural information and details regarding past contracts. Her research and persistence saved me a lot of money throughout the home buying process. She was a fierce negotiator who was willing to think outside the box in order to best meet my needs. This was my third real estate transaction, and the only one where I experienced no stress whatsoever. I knew that whatever came up, Emily had it under control. It was an absolute honor to work with Emily, and I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Meg Cooper, Alexander, NC

Emily listened to the reason we were selling my mother’s home of over 30 years and showed deep concern to maximize the proceeds allowing my mother to move into an independent living facility. She kept us informed on showings and throughout the inspection and closing process.

Jim Refenes, Fletcher, NC

Emily is a great down to earth lady who knows her stuff. She made the buying process very easy under some not so easy circumstances. I highly recommend her services. Shes everything a great agent should be!

Scott, Asheville, NC

I was living in Florida and contacted Emily Bentley about a house in Waynesville, NC. My association with Emily started that day. Though I did not purchase that house, I told her I would be retiring in two years, and that I wanted to relocate to NC. Emily kept me updated on property in my price range for two years. Then I called her to say I was coming to NC in March 2019 for a week to look at a house. We met at the property only to learn it was under contract.I told Emily that was ok another house had my name on it. A street up from that property was a new house being built, about ten minutes later Emily called me and told me to come back to that neighborhood. She introduced me to the builder and he showed us the house. A week later we put a contract on that house. I feel if it had not been for Emily's extra effort I would not be a happy home owner now. Emily is a relationship builder and it shows in her work. Thanks again Emily for bringing me home!

Theresa Hambleton

Emily Bently did a wonderful job helping me get to know the area and focusing me on my hunt for the perfect place. She was incredibly patient helping me through the buy vs. build scenario. She even re-arranged her schedule when I added another day of househunting with less than 24 hours. She was very organized on having days planned in the most efficient way possible and did a good job giving me the flavor of the different areas.

Susan Mattick, Cincinnati OH

Emily was highly recommended, by a friend, who said she had sold houses for two or three of his friends. Emily was always there for me, answered lots of questions, kept in close touch, both texting and on the phone, just about any day of the week, and often after working hours, when it was necessary. As I am almost 80yrs. old, she also kept in very close touch with my son, and daughter-in-law, who is a lawyer, which was a lot of extra work for Emily, but she did it gladly. In fact, she is still looking into something for me, with the buyer's lawyer, regarding NC Taxes. She is exceptional. I will definitely recommend Emily, with no hesitation, to anyone planning a home sale.

Jennifer Norton, Asheville

I was looking for a buyers agent and needed someone to help guide me through the process. Emily was flexible and showed me other homes than the first one I had initially put an offer on. Seeing these other homes made me realize that the first home was the one I wanted. Emily did a great job and I was able to finally buy my dream home. Emily even remembered how we talked about me wanting to plant banana plants around my house and she got me two small plants as a closing gift. Very thoughtful!

Mia P, Asheville

Emily understood our desires for a lot to build on in the Asheville area even though we were located 1200 miles away. She was not pushy or aggressive, but defantely helped us to locate an ideal lot once it became available. She also provided great advice on the local real estate market. THANKS !

John Phillips.. Houston, TX

Emily was great all around, from start to finish. We couldn't have asked for a better agent to sell our lot. Her communication throughout was excellent, and she made everything easy as it could be for us as the sellers. We will most definitely call her again in the future for all our real estate needs.

Justin E. Travis, Weaverville NC

Emily was polite, trustworthy, and efficient throughout the entire process of purchasing a home. She was detail oriented and extremely personable. I would highly recommend her as an agent to any friends or family in the future.

Anna weaverville

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How is the tax bill of a home determined in North Carolina?

Real property is appraised at 100% of market value and includes land, buildings, structures, and improvements. State law requires counties to reappraise every eight years, but many counties reappraise every four. A bill can be a combination of tax rates. For example, a home inside the City of Asheville and Asheville City School districts will have three separate tax rates represented on a bill: the Buncombe County rate, the City of Asheville rate, and the Asheville City School rate. All rates are totaled to calculate the total tax liability. Tax rate estimates for our mountain communities can be found on page 127 of the Allen Tate/Beverly-Hanks Welcome magazine.

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