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Carolyn Malecek

Agent, Team Admin Breihan Malecek Petersen & James

Carolyn was born and raised in St. Louis. She grew up in Chesterfield and attended University of Missouri - Columbia. After obtaining a BSBA in finance, Carolyn worked as a financial analyst for Citigroup Mortgage for two years. Carolyn found that her desk job was too dry so she joined Huffman Travel and then The Travel Company to sell group incentive travel. Carolyn eventually ended up working part time when her two children were young so that she could become more involved in their school and extra-curricular activities. In 1997, she decided to enter real estate. Carolyn thought that this would be the perfect blend of her finance and sales background coupled with her love of homes and decorating. She found her true passion. Starting slowly, Carolyn has built her business to a full-time career, making many new friends from the clients she has met along the way. Even with her real estate career in full gear, Carolyn still found time to volunteer at her children's high schools, Villa Duchesne and Saint Louis University High School, plus other volunteer positions.

Carolyn has lived in Brentwood with her husband for over 30 years. Carolyn's son graduated from Notre Dame and her daughter graduated from Rockhurst University. She cherishes the time when they are all together, but admits it is few and far between with everyone's busy schedules. She is still active in her community, church and charitable causes. She loves spending time with her husband, taking long walks with their dog, traveling, going out with friends and of course, helping her clients with their buying and selling needs.

Mar 4, 2024
Carolyn was amazing from start to finish. She guided me through the process effectively and provided me with the appropriate expectations. I appreciate her years of experience and her knowledge of the neighborhood and surrounding areas which helped the buyer feel comfortable and confident in their decision making process. I highly recommend Carolyn. She was always very communicative and stayed on top of any items that were outstanding during the sale of my home. Thanks so much Carolyn for your help and expertise selling my house!
Feb 22, 2024
Carolyn, Erik, and Ashlyn were great to work with and helped take much of the stress of selling a house off myself. I had never sold a property before and from the moment Carolyn and Erik first came to my house for a first look to the closing date, they were always available to answer any questions at any time I had with the sale. Carolyn and her team were a pleasure to work with and would recommend to anyone who is in the market.
Feb 10, 2024
what a wonderful job Carolyn did for us. She listened to what we wanted, did the research, picked out a few houses to view, and walked us through all the properties. With her guidance we selected an historic house, in a stable community, with a lot of local amenities to enjoy, and obviously within our price range. She never missed responding to either a call or text. Surely could not have done it without her.
Nov 3, 2023
Carolyn was the best. See made the process of selling our parents house very easy. Anytime anything needed to be done she took care of it immediately. We highly recommend Carolyn.
Oct 3, 2023
Carolyn, Steve, and the rest of the team were fantastic throughout the entire process of buying my first home. With their guidance, I always felt well-informed and confident- even in such a competitive market. I am so grateful for all of Carolyn’s hard work and cannot recommend her enough!
Sep 29, 2023
This is my third home transaction with Carolyn, Steve and the team. I’ve relocated a few times now and I always feel more comfortable when I’m moving with them! Their knowledge of the market and industry experience ensures things run smoothly and details are taken care of without me having to worry. So thankful to have them by my side!
Sep 6, 2023
Carolyn was an absolute joy to work with. She was punctual, attentive, and invested in finding the perfect home for my son and I. After hitting the ground running, we were able to tour multiple homes, discuss other options/needs/wants, and close on the perfect home within just a few weeks. Highly recommended.
Jul 28, 2023
HR Manager
We could not imagine a smarter, more responsive or more professional team than Carolyn and her team. They are the best advocates for their clients! She took the stress out of the home buying and selling process for us! We would recommend to anyone! They are the absolute best.
Jul 25, 2023
We had the pleasure of working with Carolyn to sell our Brentwood home. From the very beginning we felt very comfortable working with her. She is a real estate professional with valuable knowledge, great communication and organizational skills, and a great sense of humor; a quality that is actually quite helpful in the home selling process. She is a good listener and has a customer focus. Although on some issues she was adamant to do things in her way (such as setting the house price, staging the house, removing all non essentials from the kitchen counter tops during the photograph sessions etc.), we never felt she was inappropriate or too forceful. Every time she passionately explained to us the rationale behind her suggestions. We really enjoyed working with her.

Overall, she tied with one other agent as the best we have ever worked with (we have worked with a total of 10 agents in our lifetime). With her strategy and some luck we received 2 offers within 72 hrs and were able to cancel the scheduled open house. We also received an offer that was not only above her suggested asking price, it was above our original hoped for amount that we had reluctantly agreed to lower based on Carolyn’s strategy. Thank goodness we listened to her; she knows the market and what she is doing!

Based on our experience of working with Carolyn, we recommend her to anyone who wants a real estate agent who is a great advisor and a great advocate. Thank you Carolyn for all your advice, hard work and support during one of life’s more stressful transitions.

Nancy and Keshab
07/25/2023
Jul 17, 2023
This letter will serve as my very high letter of recommendation for Carolyn Malecek, who assisted my husband and me with the sale of our 70-year-old home and the purchase of our condo in the summer of 2023.
Carolyn has the qualities that make her an extremely effective real estate agent. I can’t say enough about her professionalism and knowledge within the industry. She has high integrity and is very conscientious and tenacious, always keeping her client’s best interests in mind. One of the qualities I valued the most was her no-nonsense style. She gets to the point quickly yet professionally, always respecting her client’s opinions and schedule, sometimes amid unexpected and tight timelines. She does a great job of listening to her client’s needs and manages expectations respectfully. She does extensive research to assist with assessing the fair market value of properties and then negotiates effectively with the opposing broker on behalf of the client. She is extremely responsive to questions and concerns, replying immediately. She shows great attention to the details enabling tasks to be completed successfully. Our transactions went very smoothly, and we closed on time although we had inspection items that needed to be addressed on the sale side. Carolyn followed up throughout the process and even took care of items after closing.
Carolyn’s team also delivered A+ service. Steve Breihan provided keen advice, along with the highest level of professionalism and integrity. Ashlyn Mantia was extremely helpful in navigating items associated with the closing process.
My husband and I deeply appreciate Carolyn and her team and highly recommend them.
Jul 6, 2023
New home owners!
We couldn't be happier! Carolyn's is a professional with a personal touch who quickly gained our complete trust. Carolyn knows the area extremely well and guided us to our new neighborhood and home. She is experienced and has a wealth of knowledge regarding home construction, inspection repair estimates, and recommendations for everything from pest control to kitchen remodeling. Once we found the right home for us, Carolyn expertly helped us write a winning offer in this highly competitive market. Thank you Carolyn!
Carolyn and her team of professionals were always responsive and supportive regardless of the day, the time, or the absurdity of our question/concern. We absolutely would use Carolyn again and certainly recommend her to anyone wanting to find their dream home.
May 8, 2023
Carolyn was the best! She was extremely helpful while we sold our house. We moved out of town before the house hit the market, but we were extremely grateful for Carolyn providing us with the best service. She put any of our worries at ease!
Feb 8, 2023
Physician
Carolyn is an extremely talented real estate agent. Organized, smart, hard working, experienced, thoughtful. My partners, friends, and family have worked with her on numerous occasions - always the consummate professional. This was another quick sale, completed without hitch.
Feb 6, 2023
Carolyn made buying our first home such an easy process. Every question we had was answered and we never felt unsure about anything! We are so happy with our first home and will be recommending her in the future!
Nov 29, 2022
Retired Engineer
Carolyn came highly recommended because of her attention to detail and knowledge of all the processes and myriad of paperwork. I was not disappointed! She was able to get electronic signatures to save time. She expedited required documentation to multiple people in different states. She works well with contractors and architects and has an eye for remodeling opportunities. I was very appreciative of what she did to get the job done!
Nov 29, 2022
This is my second time working with Carolyn and Steve, and I can't recommend them enough. Carolyn's expertise, responsiveness, and professionalism is unmatched, and made a stressful process go seamlessly. You can't go wrong with this team.
Nov 18, 2022
Could not recommend Carolyn more! I have now bought and sold my first home with her and she has made both processes positive experiences. She is incredibly knowledgeable, responsive and helpful.
Oct 1, 2022
Retired
Carolyn and Steve were a terrific team in selling my house. Despite unexpected problems which surfaced on inspection, they were patient, thorough and pleasant in getting the job done.
Jul 20, 2022
Carolyn Malecek is an amazing member of the Breihan, Malecek, Petersen & James Berkshire Hathaway team. I have known Carolyn for over 20 years as she helped sell two of my properties. Working with Carolyn and her team is extremely productive and enjoyable. They take care of everything to make the process as smooth as possible. Carolyn even loaned me furniture to improve the staging. Carolyn was there for me with the closing. With her expert knowledge of the documentation and ability to guide me through the process, it was the perfect way to complete the sale of my property. From extensive experience, I highly recommend the Breihan, Malecek, Petersen & James Berkshire Hathaway team.
Jul 5, 2022
Erik not only helped me find the home for me, he ensured I wasn’t walking into something I couldn’t get out of when I decided to sell. As a first time home buyer he made sure I knew what each document was and why it was needed when attempting to go under contract. Even through the tough market Erik was amazing. Definitely will be referring him to other and will be using him in the future!
Jul 1, 2022
Carolyn (and her team) were absolutely incredible during the process of selling our home. They were so helpful, supportive and insightful when navigating the decisions. She was kind and we could not recommend her enough. Thank you Carolyn!
Mar 7, 2022
Steve and Carolyn did everything needed to sell the house and get a great price.
Received 11 offers in 4 days and it sold for 12% above asking price. They took care of all details large and small and worked closely with the title company to get everything right. They coordinated with the estate sale and all inspections. I do not know of anything more they could have done to make the sale a success. I trusted them completely. I recommend them very highly.
Feb 28, 2022
As a first time buyer I was quite nervous about meeting all the buyer requirements and do all that was needed. Carolyn walked me through every detail and also had great recommendations for inspection people and renovation help. I would give her the highest recommendation and would definitely work with her again.
Jan 6, 2022
I worked with the Breihan Malecek Petersen and James team and had a great experience. From our first meeting through the closing on my condo, I was kept in the loop and provided with information to help me plan on the sale.
If you're looking for a real estate team to give you exceptional service, you don't have to look any further than this team!
Jan 6, 2022
Carolyn was very helpful throughout the process of selling my mom's home. We live out of state, so without her we would have had a very difficult time getting everything done, and she was always quick to respond with suggestions or help on the way. Karen