A Team Real Estate Solutions: Review & Ratings (November 2026)
Written by Jamie Ayers
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Edited by Andrew Whytock
Reviewed by Ben Mizes
A Team Real Estate Solutions
A Team Real Estate Solutions’ overall score is mixed. It has perfect customer ratings from a modest review record, along with strong business credentials.
Overall score
#13 of 22 similar
At a glance
- Profile status
- Enhanced
- Avg rating
- 5.0 (21 reviews)
- BBB status
- Not accredited, A+
- Founded in
- 2020
About
A Team Real Estate Solutions is an Oak Lawn cash buyer in the Chicago area. Donnie Trainor owns the company. It's been in business since 2020 and offers service in English and Spanish.
Read the full bioOffers & terms
- Buys:
- Single-family Multifamily Condos Mobile
- Terms:
- As-is Covers closing costs 7-day closings Flexible closing
- Situations:
- Divorce Relocation Downsizing Health issues
Score breakdown
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Is A Team Real Estate Solutions legit?
Evidence supports a business presence. A Team Real Estate Solutions appears to be a legitimate, established business based on the verification checks we could complete. However, we found limited recent third-party activity, so we can’t confirm how active the company is right now.
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About A Team Real Estate Solutions
Company bio
A Team Real Estate Solutions is an Oak Lawn-based cash home buyer in the Chicago area. Donnie Trainor owns the company, which has been in business since 2020 and identifies as family-owned, woman-owned, and Indigenous-owned. Co-founder and business manager Heather Trainor links her interest in helping homeowners through financial struggles to growing up in her family's logging business. The team discusses your property and needs, then meets you at the house before presenting a no-obligation cash offer. You can sell without repairs or cleaning, and without paying agent commissions or closing costs. English and Spanish service is available. You choose a closing date that fits your plans.
Offers & terms
- Property type(s)
- Single-family Multifamily Condos Mobile Land Commercial
- Condition(s)
- Any condition
- Terms & perks
- As-is Covers closing costs 7-day closings Flexible closing
- Seller situations
Ownership
- Owner
- Donnie Trainor
- Founder
- Heather Trainor
- Based in
- Oak Lawn, IL
- Founded
- 2020
- Ownership
- Family-owned Woman-owned Indigenous-owned
Operations
- Business type
- Cash home buyer
- Business model
- Direct purchase
- Ownership structure
- Independent operator
- Operating scale
- Chicago area
Contact
- Website
- ateambuyshomes.com
- Phone
- (708) 608-0420
- Contact address
- 10112 Lawrence CtOak Lawn, IL 60453
Our ratings & analysis
Overall score
#13 of 22 similar
A Team Real Estate Solutions has a solid overall score. It ranks 13th out of the 22 Illinois cash home buyers we’ve scored. Its perfect 5.0-star average is backed by 21 ratings. Its strong business credentials include an A+ BBB rating. We have no reviews from the past 6 months, leaving less insight into current customer experience. That doesn’t establish that the company has stopped buying homes.
A Team Real Estate Solutions vs. similar cash buyers
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| Overall score | 76 | 89 | 87 | 85 |
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| Recent activity | None | High | Medium | None |
| Founded | 2020 | 2020 | 2015 | 1960 |
| BBB status | Not accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ | Accredited, A+ |
| Coverage | Local | Multi-state | Local | Local |
| Company page | Visit website | Read review | Read review | Read review |
Customer experience
Bottom 50% in IL
A Team Real Estate Solutions has a generally positive customer experience profile. Every rating in its lifetime review record was five-star. The main limit was review depth: 21 ratings provided limited evidence. No new ratings appeared in the latest 6 months, limiting what we could assess about current experiences. Its Customer Experience score of 81/100 places it near the middle of comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Lifetime ratings. Lifetime feedback was uniformly positive: 21 rated reviews averaged 5.0/5, all five-star. Reviews dated back to 2020. Our methodology adjusts small rating samples toward the typical company rating, then maps the adjusted rating to a score and applies a small review-depth deduction that decreases as the record grows. Volume credit grows with every rating, with an additional small adjustment that grows fastest over the first few hundred ratings and then slows. It strengthens the distance from the neutral, sample-adjusted 4.5-star signal; this record received a 0.10% adjustment to that signal. This added 0.02 score points before the depth deduction and confidence limit. The confidence limit also constrained the score.
Recent ratings. No new ratings appeared over the latest 12, 6 or 3 months, through October 23, 2026. There was no recent rating evidence to assess.
Rating trends. We did not have enough comparable lifetime and recent rating data to assess a trend.
Common themes. Fast closings led the feedback, appearing in 9 of 13 detailed customer reviews (69%), followed by a smooth process in 8 (62%). Other common themes included flexibility in 5 (38%) and honesty and transparency in 5 (38%). Reviews could mention multiple themes.
Review relevance. We classified 16 of 21 reviews (76%) as relevant to the home-selling experience. The remaining 5 reviews had too little text to analyze. All 21 star ratings remained in the lifetime rating record.
Recent activity
Bottom 50% in IL
Company activity · As of October 23, 2026 — our latest collection date.
A Team Real Estate Solutions has documented business activity, but its recent review record is quiet. Its records include completed enhanced screening. The main limit is the absence of new reviews over the past 6 months. Its Activity score of 51/100 ranks #533 of 757 comparable cash buyers serving a single market.
Recent review volume. The recent review record is quiet, with no new reviews over the latest 6 months. We counted 0 reviews over 12 months, 0 over 6 months and 0 over 3 months. Similar companies had median counts of 3, 1, and 0, respectively.
Recent review pace. No new reviews appeared over the latest 6 months, so we leave its pace classification unassessed. Its 6- and 3-month rates were 0× its lifetime average pace, compared with 0× over 12 months. Recent rates averaged 0 reviews per month over 6 months, 0 over 3 months and 0 over 12 months, versus a lifetime average of 0.3. The record contains 21 reviews dating back to 2020.
Review freshness. The review record lacks recent feedback. Its latest review on file was July 12, 2025 — more than 1 year old as of our last data refresh. No reviews appeared within the last 6 months, and the average review age was about 3 years.
Other business activity. A Team Real Estate Solutions claimed its directory profile and completed enhanced screening with our team. We have no business interview or reviewed purchase figure on file.
Credibility signals
Top 25% in IL
A Team Real Estate Solutions has a very strong credibility profile. We identified the company’s leadership, business structure, and buying model, supported by a broad online presence. BBB lists 2020 as the business-start year. We have 6 years of documented review history. The main limit on its score was website depth and transparency. We found no specific legitimacy concerns or review-integrity red flags in the retained source material, so there were no deductions.
Verification. We identified Google, BBB, Facebook, Yelp, and Zillow profiles. The BBB records we reviewed list the profile as not accredited. They list an A+ rating. Its Google Business Profile was verified. A Team Real Estate Solutions claimed its directory profile and completed enhanced screening with our team.
Website assessment. The website was accessible when checked on September 29, 2026. The website scored 80/100 for depth and transparency. It includes company background, team information, buying and service information, the process and terms, and customer testimonials or work examples.
Business details. Its website mentions Heather Trainor in its company background; the BBB information we reviewed names Donnie Trainor as owner. BBB lists the business as an LLC. Its website identifies it as a direct buyer. No related businesses or DBAs were identified.
Track record. BBB lists October 2, 2020 as its business-start date, October 2, 2020 as its incorporation date, and July 29, 2024 as its profile-opening date. Reviews on file date back to October 20, 2020. Reviews appear in 12 of the 73 months covered by our records. Review activity is intermittent.
Complaints and red flags. No specific legitimacy concerns or review-integrity red flags were identified in the retained source material.
Verification checklist
4 of 5 baseline checks are supported by the evidence in our records.
Baseline checks
- Business identity: Confirmed through Google Business Profile and BBB profile
- Current business presence: Website accessible at last check; published phone number
- Public feedback: 21 accepted third-party reviews
- Established public history: Accepted review activity since 2020
- Recent activity: Latest recorded review: about 1 year before collection
Additional verification
- BBB status: A+
Company-provided information
- Claimed profile: The company claimed this profile
- Enhanced screening: Company-reported business details received; not independently verified
These checks establish a business presence, not the quality of customer experience. Before moving forward, confirm that the company is currently buying in your market and request recent proof of funds.
Review explorer: A Team Real Estate Solutions
What reviewers say
Notable findings
- 9 of 13 analyzed reviews (69%) mention fast closing, nearly 2x the typical rate for similar cash investors.
- 5 of 13 analyzed reviews (38%) mention flexibility, nearly 2x the typical rate for similar cash investors.
Reviews analyzed
21 public reviews
− 5 too short, irrelevant, or duplicate
− 3 relevant, but too general
13 detailed reviews with clear themes
Excluded: 5 with too little text to assess.
Review themes
Positive feedback
9 reviews mention a fast or on-schedule closing.
8 reviews describe the process as easy, smooth, or straightforward.
5 reviews praise honesty, transparency, or following through on promises.
5 reviews mention flexibility around timing or seller needs.
Next steps if you’re considering A Team Real Estate Solutions
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How we researched and scored this company
Methodology
We research each company using its website, business profiles, and third-party customer reviews. We use company sources to understand its services and terms, and distinguish those claims from independent evidence. When available, we also draw on interviews with company representatives and sellers, and relevant public records.
When there is enough evidence, we calculate an overall score out of 100 using 3 categories:
- Customer experience (67.5%) reflects customer satisfaction, based primarily on average customer ratings and the number of reviews supporting them.
- Recent activity (20%) reflects recent review volume, how recently the company received a review, and how its recent review pace compares with its history. Reviews are a signal of activity, not a count of completed home purchases.
- Credibility (12.5%) considers business verification, website transparency, public engagement, and documented operating history.
Use the company or location identified on this page when interpreting the evidence. A broader company record may not describe every local office. Review history is separate from the company’s founding date.
Limited evidence can restrict what we can assess. A company may appear without a score, and a small review sample may not represent a typical seller’s experience. Scores summarize the evidence available to us; they do not predict an offer price or guarantee a sale or service quality.
Sources
- Company website, website information up to date as of September 2, 2026; website content analysis completed September 4, 2026.
- Better Business Bureau, profile information up to date as of September 3, 2026; complaint data up to date as of September 3, 2026.
- Google, profile information up to date as of October 21, 2026; review data partially collected on July 22, 2025; reviews checked for updates on October 21, 2026 (no new reviews).
- Yelp, review data partially collected on August 13, 2025; reviews checked for updates on October 23, 2026 (no new reviews).
- Enhanced screening.