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Brenda Haenel

Agent
REALTOR
License Number: SL3242751

Behold, the rarest of all things Floridian: a native. She’s outdoorsy by nature and loves boating, the beach, camping, rodeos, and concerts. She’s even been known to start campfires with her bare hands.

With almost 40 years of experience in real estate, mortgage origination, and title work, Brenda is a seasoned expert who’s seen it all (and done it all) twice. It should be known that she knows what she’s talking about.

Brenda leads a double life as the undercover superhero "Nana B" to her grandchildren Brock, Braxton, Bryce & Brie (who absolutely adore her).

Coverage

Sarasota

Awards

2017 President's Circle Team Award Winner and 2020 President’s Circle Team Award Winner

More about Brenda...

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Where were you born?
Michigan, however I have lived in Florida my whole life. I need sunshine! I have a southern soul!
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What do you like to do when you’re not selling real estate?
Boating, Beaching & spending time with family & friends. Helping others.
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Your favorite thing about your neighborhood?
Quiet, laid back, no deed restrictions
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Who is your hero?
My Mother!
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Recommendations

Sep 15, 2023 at 1:34 PM

Deborah Barc recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda is the most wonderful caring realtor I have ever met. She goes above and beyond to get your house sold. To anyone selling a house, this is the realtor to go with. She will get the job done. Just love her.

Jul 21, 2023 at 1:49 AM

Tamara Harp recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda was amazing in helping us sell our home.
Professional,friendly,understanding and always there for us with advise and encouragement.
Recommend her to anyone .
Not only was she our real estate agent but we became good friends.
Excellent work
Apr 2, 2023 at 2:33 PM

Jeanne Basista recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda is the Best! Brenda not only helped in the sale of my house but followed thru the purchase of my new home. She never gave up and was persistent in finding that "perfect place" in this tough market. She makes her self available whether it a question or showing. We now consider as part of our family.
Jun 1, 2022 at 2:49 PM

Dusty Ford recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda Rocks!

It's not easy navigating the housing market in a new state! Especially if you haven't been to different towns and cities outside of your usual spots. Oh, and then there's everyone else wanting what you want... challenging market for buyers, to say the least.

We had our list of must-haves like any young couple looking to move to the sunshine state and start a family. Brenda managed our expectations and tailored our house hunt to find us our new home. While luck or timing was on our side, Brenda didn't let an incredible opportunity pass us by, even if we were skeptical. After a quick walk-through, we could see all our new home's possibilities. A house in South Venice was not on our list at first, but a day with Brenda checking all of the neat things Venice offers put us at ease in calling it home.

Brenda shined even brighter after we found our home. She represented us well and navigated the contracting process to get us a fair deal. At each step of the process, she kept us well informed. This was my first time navigating the home buying process, and Brenda made it easy along the way. After we closed, she continued to check in with us to see how things were progressing with our move.

We are excited to move in and very thankful to have Brenda on our side!
May 31, 2022 at 6:15 AM

Kristin Ford recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda went above and beyond to help us find a house. In today’s crazy market, it only took about a week of looking at properties before we had an offer accepted. The whole process went smoothly and she even kept contact with us while she was away on vacation. Highly recommend!
Nov 12, 2021 at 6:46 AM

MICHELE STRANGE recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda was great and helped us find the perfect home!
We moved from out of state to Florida. Brenda is extremely knowledgeable about the area, the process, and the current challenges with housing market. She made the entire process seamless. Her experience is evident in her ability to navigate each step of the process with honesty and integrity knowing she always had our best interest in mind. Brenda made it her priority to find us exactly what we were looking for. I highly recommend Brenda!
Jul 29, 2020 at 6:29 PM

Danielle McCartney recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda was absolutely amazing! She answered all 500 questions we had when buying our home. She was so dependable, every time we called, she answered. She worked around our schedule 100% which was important for us. She was truly the best! I highly recommend using her :)
Jun 30, 2020 at 10:05 AM

linda crawford recommends Brenda Haenel

Most efficient, covered all the details, made the home buying process painless. Brenda is the best, most patient, sweetest Realtor/ Person I have met!
Jun 29, 2020 at 8:37 AM

susan l rinck recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda is a very personable young lady, easy to work with. After my daughter and I found a home we decided to purchase, she initiated a contract, was able to recommend a lending mortgage Co. , Home inspector and Attorney for closing. We thank you Brenda for all your help!
Jun 27, 2020 at 11:44 AM

Tonya Mays recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda was able to find my dream home on the first day. Her knowledge of the area and ability to get you YOUR dream home is a phone call away. I would recommend anyone reading this to call her
She is amazing!
Feb 9, 2020 at 12:26 AM

Alice Crowley recommends Brenda Haenel

Brilliant worked very hard and efficiently.
Oct 21, 2019 at 1:50 PM

Vadim Tarshis recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda Haenel is awesome!

Work with Brenda!
Nov 19, 2018 at 6:49 PM

Charlie Stephenson recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda rocks! She helped us every step of the way, so nice, I highly recommend her!
Jul 19, 2018 at 4:57 AM

Kersten White recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda was fantastic. From soup to nuts, she took care of the mind numbing details and is an excellent cheerleader and hand holder. And, she got the deal done. A true professional and an amazing woman.
May 25, 2018 at 12:32 PM

Ann Coryell recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda did a great job in finding us our forever home. She worked hard and was patient and supportive. We would recommend her anytime to anyone.
Apr 10, 2018 at 4:48 AM

Sharon Tilove-Navatta recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda is wonderfully pleasant, energetic and knowledgeable about the real estate market on the FL West Coast. She has been very responsive to all our questions and requests. Brenda provided us with written profiles of each property we were interested in, which made it so much easier to keep track of our likes/dislikes and helped us focus our search. She saw us through from our initial "just looking" stage through the selection, purchase and closing of our new property and continues to be a great resource. We expect our relationship with Brenda and her company, Next Home Excellence to continue for years to come.
Apr 9, 2018 at 10:52 AM

Jim Navatta recommends Brenda Haenel

Brenda is very nice person. She is knowledgeable in Florida real estate. She always checked out questions, situations and inquiries with knowledgeable sources. Brenda is a reliable person. She is prompt for appointments as well as having necessary paper work with information regarding the property. She makes herself available and helps you navigate the different issues that go along with each property.
As a buyer or a seller, having Brenda working with you, will be a major asset to your endeavor.
Mar 14, 2018 at 6:33 PM

Samir Hadziabdic recommends Brenda Haenel

We just bought our first home in Sarasota FL, and Brenda was amazing from the very beginning to the last. Our home search began about 3 months ago with Brenda at Next Home . Since then, our experience with Brenda and her team have been simply amazing. She has been very patient and helpful, and we felt that she really cares about us getting the right home rather than making her sale. Brenda has been exceptionally professional in every direction yet very personable that we felt like we were hanging out with our good friend whenever we had meetings with her. We never knew we could have this much enjoyable experience with a realtor. She is just very sincere and honest person who would go miles to make things happen for her clients. Thanks Brenda!!
Mar 14, 2018 at 6:17 PM

brankica hadziabdic recommends Brenda Haenel

As a first time buyer I really had no clue of where to start and what the important questions i needed answered before putting in a offer or deciding if a home was a good fit for me or not. But I found Brenda Haenel after calling into her office to ask for a home. I met her The same day . I was interested in and not only did she explain the home buying process crystal clear but she also pointed out things in the home that were good and bad. Brenda really knows what she’s doing and she is not PUSHY in anyway on buying the first home right away. When buying a home you want the realtor to be persistent and reachable. She would let me know if she was going to be unreachable for a couple of hours but she always found a way to communicate with me. I did see about 5 homes with Brenda and with every single one she gave me her honest opinion on my chances of getting the home in this high demand market and although it wasn’t always the best news to hear at least I wouldn’t get my hopes up on a house that was going to go past my price range. I actually had to write only 2 offers and the second offer was accepted because of Brenda's excellent work. She knows how to make your offer competitive and that’s something that is key in the home buying process. She helped me though the whole process from beginning to end and even after the home closed. Brenda is a excellent real estate agent in short words. I recommend her to EVERYONE!!

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