Tim Knauer - Realtor
Local business · 46 Atlantic Ave, Marblehead, MA 01945, USA
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- Not rated by the BBB
- 1 review in the last 6 monthsNo negatives
- 4 work photos
Highlights
- Patience on long searches — named by clients across three years
- Sale prep — a 2026 seller credited it with above-expectation offers
- Remote buyers — FaceTime walk-throughs for an out-of-state purchase
- Rental side — a landlord used him repeatedly for tenant placement
- Repeat business — one client hired him on multiple occasions
- One non-transaction review — a 2023 family never completed a deal
- Single platform — all seven reviews on Google
- Thin recent record — one review in the past six months
The word that keeps coming back about Tim Knauer is patience — and the reviews that use it are describing searches that dragged on for months. He works the North Shore out of Marblehead, and one client's September 2025 note addressed him care of Compass Realty on Atlantic Avenue. What is unusual about his written record is its range. Across seven Google reviews from 2023 to 2026 averaging 4.9 stars, he shows up doing four different jobs: listing and selling, buying, apartment rentals, and placing tenants in someone else's investment property. The fullest account, from March 2026, is a couple who sold a starter home and bought in Swampscott. They credited his preparation of the house for market with offers above what they expected, and singled out his calm through the transaction — the phase, they noted, where things get stressful. Older accounts fill in the rest. A September 2023 buyer relocating from Texas described him running repeated FaceTime walk-throughs and advising on neighbourhoods down to the traffic on individual roads. A November 2023 renter new to Boston described several months and dozens of apartments before a lease got signed; they said the wait was hard and that having him on their side made it bearable — that is the one 4-star review in the set. A July 2024 landlord used him more than once to find long-term tenants. Two things to weigh. Everything written sits on Google, with one review in the past six months. And one of the seven, from May 2023, is from a family who never completed a transaction with him at all — they moved out of state — so it speaks to how he advised, not to how a deal of his closes. He is also listed as a member of the Marblehead Chamber of Commerce. If your search is likely to be long or complicated — a relocation, a tight inventory band, a sale and a purchase at once — he is the kind of agent that record points toward.
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- 5.0Mar 24, 2026
We used Tim Knauer as our agent to sell our starter home and find our forever home in Swampscott. What made Tim stand out among other agents was his patience through our search process (it took us a long time to find the right house with our particular needs and low inventory), and calm demeanor during the stressful transaction phase of buying and selling. He did a particularly fantastic job getting our house ready to sell and we received offers that exceeded our expectations as a result of his preparedness. Tim went above and beyond with his excellent & regular communication and willingness to share the names of service providers as needed in the process. We highly recommend Tim to potential buyers/sellers on the North Shore!
— Liza GoldsteinView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Oct 2, 2025
Re: Terrific home buying experience Tim Knauer Compass Realty Marblehead, MA Dear Tim, We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for all the help, expertise and professional support you gave us, leading us to the purchase of our new home on the North Shore. We are delighted to be new homeowners in a beautiful surrounding. We are grateful for your consistent communication, your understanding of the the type of home we were searching for, and your co-ordination of visits to homes in an efficient and professional manner, always with the personal touch. We are also grateful for the exceptional choices of vendors you offered. The vendors we worked with assisted us expertly with our closing and beyond. Tim, you were there each step of the way. Thank you, Susan G and Edward H Forest Hills, NY
— Susan GuastaferriView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jul 3, 2024
Tim did a great job helping us find quality tenants for our rental property on multiple occasions. He was knowledgeable, responsive, and worked to find perspective tenants that would be a good long term fit. We would highly recommend Tim for not only the rental market, but as well for those looking to buy or sell a home given his high quality of service and expertise of the local realty landscape!
— Kimberly SamalisView on Google Reviews ↗ - 5.0Jun 18, 2024
Tim helped my wife and I find our new residence. He made the process very easy and stress free. He was punctual and responded quickly to any questions or needs we had. I highly recommend Tim in your search for your new home.
— Joe DashView on Google Reviews ↗ - 4.0Nov 10, 2023
We are new to the Boston area and needed help finding a good apartment. Tim was extremely patient with us and persistent in our apartment hunt which lasted several months. We had hoped to find a place more quickly but as the process dragged on, it was such a blessing to have Tim on our side. Despite feeling quite overwhelmed with the housing market in Boston and the cost of living in general, Tim worked with us and took our needs into account as we went to see dozens of apartments. Thankfully we just signed the lease on a nice apartment and will be moving in soon. We are very grateful for the help Tim offered us and highly recommend him.
— Anne Marie PalmquistView on Google Reviews ↗
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- behind the score: One non-transaction review — a 2023 family never completed a deal