Susan & Bill

When my wife and I decided to look for a vacation condo in Aruba, we did not know who to contact or how to start. We took a chance and reached out to Sil Hoving (RE/MAX Aruba). It was a great choice. Sil was very responsive, friendly and professional. When we arrived he had set up viewings for all the places we wanted to see. He was with us on all the viewings and drove us all over Aruba. He answered or got answers for all our questions and when we decided to make an offer he got our offer in as quickly as possible. Because Sil was right with us, we now have a great condo in Aruba. Sil is great to work with. You won’t go wrong with working with Sil.

Leonard & Danni

We are a Dutch couple living in Spain and we would love to move to Aruba. For several years we went on holiday to the happy island and realized we made the ‘’wrong’’ decision by moving to Spain some years ago. Buying a house is not to be taken lightly, it is a purchase for many years to come and do not forget, it should be your family’s happy and save place. Making the wrong decision could have nasty consequences for your vacation or your forever home. When you are looking for such a place on the market of Aruba, it could be that your house is not for sale in the short time you are present on the island (if you are not a local) and your search really takes some time (like in our case, we did not want to make the same mistake again). Then go to RE/MAX real estate agents and ask for Michelle Zichem, she was our rock we could hold on to, always quick responsive (lol even when we text on Sunday forgetting the 6hr time difference ;-)), always friendly, patient, never pushy and genuinely interested in our wishes, thank you again Michelle!

Joe

I am a recently retired attorney from New York City. I have been looking at possible vacation homes to escape the New York winters and became interested in Aruba after reading a very favorable article about the market there in the NYTimes in early 2022. Knowing nothing about how to go about exploring possible condo purchases down there, I was very fortunate to be introduced to Michelle Zichem, broker associated RE/MAX Aruba. Michelle was amazing in patiently introducing me and my daughter to the Island and its real estate market. Michelle is very knowledgeable and very friendly, and seems to know everyone on the Island. After showing me several condos, Michelle figured out exactly what I was looking for. With her intimate knowledge of the inventory on the market, Michelle directed me to the perfect condo for my needs, which I immediately made an offer for that after some back and forth was accepted. The home purchase process in Aruba is, not surprisingly, rather “foreign” to a US buyer. Michelle was very responsive in answering my questions and addressing all my needs in the process, to the extent that Michelle acted as my agent via a power of attorney at closing to save me a trip back for a few signatures. To anyone, particularly an American, looking to explore real estate in Aruba, I strongly suggest getting in touch with Michelle. She is an absolute pleasure to work with.

Paul & Carole

Our experience with Michelle was extremely positive considering we were mostly working at a distance. She is very familiar with the island and had very good advice during the purchasing process. Michelle filled our time with all the requested appointments and made additional suggestions that assisted us greatly. She is young, upbeat and very professional. We highly recommend her services.

Rob & Lori

Michelle was a pleasure to work with. We had a broad range of property types we were considering in various parts of the island. Michelle was supportive, flexible and patient throughout the process as we figured out what fit our needs best. She continued her service throughout the closing process, which had some complications, and continues to be responsive even after we completed the purchase of our home in Aruba. We will definitely work with Michelle again with future real estate purchases!!

Ivan

Working with Michelle was a great experience. Michelle would take her time to walk us through the process, which made it very easy to buy the house we were looking for. She was very detailed, helped us prepare all necessary documents and go through all the procedures. Michelle is very knowledgeable and even when she doesn't know, she would always be able to find the answer you are looking for. She is always very attentive, caring, persistent and focused to find solutions. I would highly recommend Michelle to anyone who is looking to buy or sell a property in Aruba.

Michael & Louisa

Michelle is a fantastic realtor ~ Very knowledgeable, super-attentive and responsive. We approached her with very specific requirements. Even though it wasn't easy to match our request, Michelle dug through the whole inventory to present us with a good list of options. After pairing down the list, Michelle then spent time on 3 separate days showing us the properties. In the end, we found a great match! Michelle then assisted us in dealing with the paperwork. A+ Service!

Rajeev

Michelle is Personable, Professional, Highly Effective - Persistent and a Pleasure to work with! Intelligent and a Hard Worker who can find solutions when needed.

Abe

Michelle Zichem was the agent for the villa my friends and I were looking to purchase last October in Aruba. She was extremely helpful, open, transparent, and reliable through the whole process. Michelle really cared about us, understood our needs and guided us all the way thru the process of purchasing a property in Aruba. It was a complete pleasure working with her.

Mary & Troy

We were anxious about buying a property in a different country but we found Sil to be very easy to reach and quick to respond with results (which is very rare to find in the Caribbean). We very much appreciate the high quality of service Sil provides to his clients and can say with confidence that we do not hesitate to recommend him to friends and family. We often remarked to each other “he’s really on the ball representing us” Sil is very professional with good follow up skill and a very nice guy we enjoy dealing with.

Eric & Lizet

We have now moved into our dream home here in Aruba. Sil from RE/MAX Aruba was able to find this beautiful rental property. Sil is proactive and was able to find many properties in our taste. Sil is friendly, realistic and knowledgeable. He listened carefully to our wishes. An example of this is that he himself sought cooperation with other brokers in order to be able to show extra many rental properties in our taste. In the end, together with another realtor, he handled everything administratively quickly and clearly. It was pleasant working with Sil and we are very satisfied with him.

Michelle & Marshal

I have just successfully completed on a sale and purchase of two properties in Aruba. Michelle Zichem of RE/MAX was my agent for both transactions. She was professional, helpful and nothing was too much trouble for her. She is definitely my “GO TO” agent now. Michelle & Marshal UK