Why Work With Us?

5 stars for Francine! She is wonderful! She is very patient and knows all about the area. There was no pressure. Francine guided & helped us all the way. We just purchased a home in Lewes, and we can't wait to begin our new life in Delaware. Thank you Francine!

Francine Balinskas was a pleasure to work with as she is so knowledgeable about the area, builders, communities and local spots and businesses. She listened closely to our wants and needs and time frame. Encouraged us when the road became longer than anticipated, always letting us know she was there for anything we needed! And Active Adults Realty's current listings with notifications sent to you regarding your needs was nice. Information on their website was most helpful as well. We highly recommend them and especially Francine!

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Francine to find our dream home, and we couldn’t be more grateful for her guidance and support throughout the process. As non-locals, we truly relied on her expertise-and she delivered in every way. Francine was incredibly responsive, often going out of her way to accommodate our needs, answer our questions, and keep us informed every step of the way.

Her deep knowledge of the area, including different neighborhoods and property types, helped us feel confident in our decisions. Beyond her professionalism, Francine was personable, approachable, and an absolute joy to communicate with. She took the time to understand our vision and made sure we found exactly what we were looking for.

Francine was an invaluable resource on our journey to finding the perfect home. We highly recommend her to anyone searching for a dedicated, knowledgeable, and compassionate real estate professional.

Thank you again, Francine!

Francine was very knowledgeable about the different neighborhoods and property types in the area. She was personable and easy to communicate with. Francine proved to be an invaluable resource on our journey to find the perfect home.

Active Adults Realty is geared for seniors in mind.
Delaware frequently appeared on various lists as an ideal retirement location. Subsequent internet searches led us to Active Adults Realty in Delaware. We left a message, and 24 hours later we received a call from Francine Balinskas that changed our life. Upon meeting Francine for the first time, we knew we were in good hands and trust began to form. Francine demonstrated her talents for providing information with absolutely no pressure while fully understanding the anxieties we were experiencing. After all, 40 years in the same house, just moving becomes a daunting task, add the element of another state and it can be quite overwhelming. Francine was able to piece together options that fit our needs and budget which amazes me to this day as we were so indecisive due to our apprehensions. We further complicated Francine’s job by frequently changing our minds regarding builders, style, community and budget; simply, because we didn’t know ourselves. Being the consummate professional, Francine was able to mitigate our apprehension and ambivalence because she understood them well through her own personal experience. Emboldened by the information, guidance, compassion and yes patience offered by Francine, we now had the confidence to pull the trigger. Francine told us she would be with us throughout the process, and so it was no surprise to see her by our side on settlement day. Daunting yes, but we never felt alone!
Thank you, Francine, for your professionalism, guidance and friendship.

This was the smoothest and most pleasant home buying experience I have ever had (this was the 3rd). We worked with Fran Balinskas, and from the first phone call through closing (and beyond!) and she couldn't have been more accommodative to our limited schedule and ongoing questions and considerations. From taking us around to different areas, communities, to restaurant recommendations, and even meeting us after her personal event on a Saturday evening to make sure we were able to see the house we wanted while we were in town...just fantastic overall! Once our offer was accepted she also introduced us to a great mortgage broker and fantastic law firm, each of which (whole teams of people) were pleasant, well coordinated, knowledgeable, and responsive to ensure the closing process was efficient, and most importantly....not at all stressful. Truly a pleasure, and I would recommend Active Adults Realty and Fran especially, to anyone looking in the area!

Francine has guided us through several purchases and sales at this point. She has been knowledgeable and always responsive. She is so pleasant no matter what we ask and has made the stress of purchasing a home so much less. You can't go wrong if you pick Fran as your agent. It's been our pleasure working with her.

Francine is a wonderful caring person! We moved from New Hampshire and she helped us find our amazing retirement home! She was our anchor thru some very rough seas we encountered with the mortgage company. She was always there to hear our tale of woe! Francine was calm, when we were hysterical! She listened to what we wanted for a house and proximity to the ocean! It was a pleasure working with Francine and would highly recommend her to anyone!

We are so deeply appreciative of Francine who guided us with great knowledge and grace through our journey to purchase a home in Lewes. Through a pandemic and a crazy housing market, we will always be grateful for Francine's perseverance in helping us to find the exact right place! She has been exceptionally responsive and helpful, providing useful recommendations and insights. We cannot recommend her more highly!!

PERFECT!!! PERFECT!!! PERFECT!!! Francine Balinskas was our PERFECT realtor!!! Active Adult Realty
was our PERFECT realty broker!!!

We employed Francine to search for our new house in Southern Delaware beginning in Summer 2021
until our successful closing in June 2022. Francine was fully dedicated and highly motivated to find our
new house. She was always extremely trustworthy and had superlative knowledge, experience, and
communication skills. She was very professional and personable and it was a pleasure to work with her.
She did an absolutely outstanding job.

In Summer 2021 and Spring 2022, Francine drove us all over the Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Milton and
Millsboro area to 10+ developments to educate us about the established and new housing
developments. She learned about our preferences for an affordable, high-quality house and builder, for
a house that is reasonably close to the beach and for a 55+ community and she tailored our search
accordingly. She set up meetings with multiple development sales agents and several house showings
within a very busy productive schedule. She worked tirelessly, she was always available, she was very
patient as we considered the opportunities and she continually explained the trade-offs between the
different housing developments.

In Spring 2022, Francine gave us advance notice that a house in the Schell Brothers “Independence”
community would be listed for re-sale. We proactively visited the house and immediately made an offer
which was accepted. Francine continued to demonstrate her value by recommending a mortgage
lender, settlement attorney and inspector which made the entire process very effective, seamless, and
uneventful. Francine also was very effective in working with the Sellers realtor agent to answer our
numerous questions about the house and to enlist the support of her Active Adults Realty broker, Bill
Davis, to resolve a few contract questions to our satisfaction. Francine’s performance is even more
impressive considering that we relocated from Pennsylvania to Delaware and had to communicate
effectively via phone calls, text messages and emails to accomplish a lot of the work required to
purchase the house and close at settlement. In summary, Francine was instrumental in helping us find
our beautiful new home in our ideal 55+ community and she made the entire process very smooth and
successful.

We give Francine Balinskas and Active Adult Realty a very positive PERFECT rating!!! We highly
recommend that potential clients should employ Francine Balinskas as your Southern Delaware
realtor!!!