This year marks The Group’s REALTOR® Megan Wachtman’s 21st year in real estate. Megan has consistently grown her business while simultaneously raising her family. In a career known for long work hours, unpredictable schedules, and clients who have ongoing needs, Megan has reached the point most strive for: balance in work-life. Instead of the 80 hour work weeks she once pulled, she now works approximately 30 hours a week. She drops off and picks up her three kids – Sophia (14), Khloe (12), and Harper (6) – from school each day, and finds time to give back to her community through volunteering on the Larimer Search and Rescue Team. “The amount of time I had to invest in becoming certified for Search and Rescue was more demanding than real estate!” Megan laughed. “But it is so worth it.”
She’s a Top Producer for a reason and that’s strong work ethic and a nonstop commitment to working smarter, not harder. “I am a naturally goal-oriented person,” Megan explained. “I went to Wayne State in Nebraska for two years on a track scholarship and sports taught me to work toward goals.” She grew up in a town of 800 people in Iowa, the daughter of the town’s Mayor who also worked as the area’s Fire Chief. From her small-town upbringing, Megan learned connection and the value of getting to know people authentically; it has served her in her real estate career and fed her ongoing desire to understand those around her. “I love the emotion of real estate, the rollercoaster ride with clients. Some people shy away from that piece, but I gravitate toward it. I’m all in with the ups and downs and honestly find closing day a little bit depressing; I get to know people so well during our time working together and then suddenly I am not talking to them multiple times a day!” Megan explained. “I love surrounding myself with people I know and trust and I consider my clients to be in that pool, along with my co-workers and friends.”
In the beginning, Megan worked seven days a week for three years straight. “I wasn’t a mom yet and was able to just pour everything into work. I concentrated on buyers and I was on a team for a while at RE/MAX Alliance. I eventually ventured out and spent the following five years solo.” Megan did countless open houses, showed thousands of homes, and commented on how things have changed since those early days. “Back then, there was high inventory. It wasn’t unusual to show a client 30-35 homes before they bought one. Now we’re seeing houses go within a day, even in just an hour or so and this isn’t unusual. There is tremendous demand, low interest rates, and a lot of spending money out there.” In her first seven years at 8z, Megan worked as Managing Broker, only moving away from this role as she became a Partner and decided to focus more on her immediate business versus the heavy recruiting and training that was part of her role previously. She is currently a Broker Associate/Partner at The Group Real Estate. Megan’s career has allowed her to see the changes in the industry more than just once; she has worked as a REALTOR® through the era of short sales and foreclosures, bubbles (plural), and unpredictable world events such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
megan was always available and did an excellent job in getting any information i needed and was extremely on top of getting everything scheduled for the closing process and inspections etc..
Could not have been more delighted working with Megan to sell our property. She was thoughtful with comps to price the home right and got multiple offers in a week. Five star service from start to finish working with her.
Megan was the absolute best! She was very on top of everything during the process of buying our new home. She was super helpful during the journey and we felt very supported the whole way through. We have already recommended her to some family and friends. We are so grateful to her and everything she did for us.
Megan went above and beyond to help us sell this property. She was a total "Rock Star"!
Megan was incredible to work with. We can't speak highly enough of her! She really took the time to understand our needs and wants and planned several back-to-back days of walk throughs since we were moving from out of state and were only in town for a short time. She was extremely helpful and knowledgeable throughout the whole process! We would 1000% recommend Megan to anyone that needs a realtor in northern CO!
Megan is everything I could ask for in a real estate agent. She takes the time to get to know her clients and works hard to get them exactly what they are looking for. She's extremely communicative and knowledgeable about the whole process. We were able to get a new home and sell our previous home very quickly, thanks to Megan. I will be recommending her to anyone I know who is looking to buy or a sell a home in the area!
Megan was an excellent realtor to have in our corner. We felt supported and heard and she was available to help us in every way possible. Working with Megan was a great experience.
Megan is reliable, straight forward, highly knowledgeable, hard working and she gets the job done as promised.
Megan is a great realtor and an amazing human! She helped me through a very difficult home closing situation. We love her!
The group was awesome! I really enjoyed working with Megan. She was great! I will definitely be back and recommend. Thank you!
Megan is the best of the best! We have worked with her on one purchase, and three sales. She is highly experienced, extremely knowledgable, and a pleasure to work with. In addition, she has been very helpful in recommending top quality vendors for moving, repairs, cleaning and estate sales. When we need a realtor again in northern Colorado, it will definitely be Megan!
Megan is the best. She has helped my family and myself buy many houses and now I sold one with her too. She is so accommodating and helpful.
We love Megan and do all of our real estate purchases with her exclusively. She is a true and amazing professional! She is an outstanding human and cares for her clients extremely well! i tell all my friends and family to use only Megan. Thanks!
We are extremely pleased with the outstanding professionalism and service provided by Megan Wachtman of the The Group Real Estate. This is the second time we have utilized Megan's expertise. She facilitated the sale of our Loveland house in the Fall of 2020 when we relocated to the State of Washington. When we decided to move back to Loveland in the Fall of 2022, Megan was our first choice to help us find a new home. We put an enormous amount of trust in Megan. We had to communicate with her long distance and rely on her judgement and knowledge of our preferences. Megan has been involved in the real estate market a long time. Her knowledge of Loveland's neighborhoods, schools, builders, etc., was invaluable to us as clients. Once we provided Megan with our parameters, she went to work and suggested several listings for us to consider. A couple of those listings weren't even officially on the market yet so we potentially could have been ahead of the field if we had pursued them. For our part, if we found something we were interested in online, Megan would almost immediately schedule a showing and Facetime the showing with us. Once we found our perfect home, Megan was in our corner negotiating all the terms of the contract. While we were in the process of selling our house in Washington, we used a local real estate agent who didn't have the knowledge or experience that Megan has. There were several issues that arose during this sale and we found ourselves on numerous occasions reaching out to Megan and leaning on her for professional advice. Megan was not getting a commission on that sale and she could have easily shrugged off our concerns. However, she did not. Megan actually went the extra mile for us and on a couple instances, reached out to our listing agent and our buyer's lender to get us information we were otherwise unable to get answered locally. We have absolutely no reservations about recommending Megan Wachtman for anyone's real estate needs. From start to finish, I am confident Megan will do the best job possible for her clients. Mike and Jennifer McCarty
Absolute Rock Star!!!
Megan was fantastic to work with! She works quickly and efficiently and walked us through every step of the way of the home buying process. We would and will absolutely recommend her to friends, family, and colleagues.
Megan is the GOAT!
Megan is amazing! She is knowledgeable about NOCO, understands your needs and is on top of every detail! We recommend Megan for buying and selling, you will not be disappointed.
Megan makes buying and selling a house very easy and stress-free. She is reliable, timely, and takes care of everything so you don't need to worry about anything.
Megan is a simply incredible agent. She is amazing at what she does and I can’t thank her enough for all of her hard work helping Tess and I to secure our first home. She is patient, helpful and puts in a lot of time to ensure her clients have a great experience even in a tough market. She truly cares about her clients and will give them her honest feedback on situations to help guide them as best as she can. I would recommend Megan to anyone looking for a home at any stage in life.
Couldn’t say enough positive things. Took a lot of the stress out of the process and was there at all times for endless questions and concerns. 100/10
Megan always addresses any questions and concerns in detail. She went above and beyond for my home to get sold. Thank you Megan for another phenomenal experience
Megan Wachtman is the best! Wherever she is is where my recommendations and business will go!
Megan has been especially attentive, effective, and a pleasure to work with. She goes beyond what would be expected from a realtor. Since we're out of state while this purchase was taking place, she gone far beyond normal duties of a realtor. She's wonderful!!!!
She was very quick to notify me of new listings. She helped me every step of the way until closing and has still been in contact with me. She is always willing to refer me to helpful services. She is a very positive person. She also is a very good communicator. I will go out of my way to make sure anyone I know who wants to buy a house knows about Megan. She is the best realtor I have had the privilege to work with.
Megan worked with me for several years before I found what I wanted. She always accommodated my schedule whenever I was in town.
Megan was great very knowledgable and easy to work with.
We have been working with Megan for 10 years now. There is no one else we would trust with our real estate decisions than her! She really is incredibly talented at what she does. She obviously loves her job and pours a lot of time and energy into making things right. We appreciate her.
Megan is simply the best!!