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Monica Hayes

Realtor® - Team Leader

About Monica

Monica has 20-plus years of sales and marketing experience and has been professionally caring for people for over 28 years. Since becoming licensed in 2012, her personal dedication and gift for working with people helped her quickly excel in the real estate business. Monica has earned her Senior Real Estate Specialist® designation. With this designation comes the expertise for assisting seniors and their families with later-in-life real estate transactions. She has experience with new construction, helping both buyers and builders from start to finish. In 2024 Monica became a partner at Lepic-Kroeger Realtors (LKR). Iowa City's largest and most established brokerage.

Monica’s dedication to providing outstanding service and becoming an expert in the real estate market helped her become a top producer in our market and across the county. Her leadership skills have helped to build and lead a fabulous growing team and her professionalism has awarded her several peer-nominated awards.

Monica graduated from UNI with a social work degree. She loves spending time with her husband and family. As a client, you can expect the same quality and attention that she gives them and the many people she’s cared for in the past. Her work ethic is evident in her family life. She gives the same energy to her profession - always influencing positive outcomes.

Monica involves herself in the community in a variety of ways. She is the current President of the Board for The Bird House, Hospice Home of Johnson County. She is a member of both the Johnson and Linn County Elderly Consortium, sat on the board of Elder Services, volunteers as a Friendly Visitor With Seniors, and delivered Meals on Wheels. She has been involved with the Alzheimer’s Association and currently leads a Financial Literacy Class and serves as the Finance Chair on the board of the University Club. She is also involved with the Housing Action Team, a committee of the Johnson County Livable Community. She was chosen as a member of the 2017/2018 Community Leadership Program by the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce. Monica is also a part of the 100+ Women Who Care. Giving back is a very important part of Monica’s life.

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"Grace was so great to work with. She made the whole process easy and pleasant. She was constantly in contact with me every step of the way. I felt confident in her abilities to find me the right homeRead MoreRead Less
"Grace at The Monica Hayes Team made my home buying purchase easy and fun! Did a great job answering any questions I’d had. Very professional and engaging!"
"My wife and I worked with Grace. She was exceptionally knowledgeable and knew who to ask when something came up that she didn’t know. She always kept our best interest in mind as we looked at homes anRead MoreRead Less
"Grace was awesome to work with through this entire process. She was in constant communication throughout and was excellent in responding in a timely manner. Grace was in my corner and made sure my neRead MoreRead Less
"If you're in search of information or recommendations about the housing in Tiffin area, Monica is the person you should reach out to. She has extensive knowledge of the local area. Monica's familiariRead MoreRead Less
"I recently sold a condo with The Monica Hayes Team. It was a very smooth experience. Monica is very responsive and kind. She and her team took care of everything from listing to selling. She is very kRead MoreRead Less
"Akimi, is very personable and willing to answer questions. Has a good understanding of the process."
"My wife and I had the pleasure of working with Akimi Oya to purchase our first rental property out of state, and we were happy with the experience. From the initial consultation to the closing, Akimi Read MoreRead Less
"We worked with Monica to look at a lot that we were interested in and was very disappointed with our experience with her. Her response time was pretty slow and when we had made an appointment with herRead MoreRead Less
"professional market search and showings by Derick Schroeder, great team support when closing transaction"