Tami was a charter member of the CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate team in November of 1998 and is a native to Ames. Since then she has been zealously working to help her clients reach their real estate goals in Central Iowa. She is part of the Buffini and Company network and coaching system and is proud to be aligned with such a powerful network of people, all working by referral.
The experience Tami has in owning real estate personally and over 20 years in a diverse set of roles within the company gives her an edge on the competition. She has worked in all aspects of the management side of the company and has been a salesperson throughout here time here. Overseeing thousands of transactions gives her a competitive edge in problem solving and making sure each transaction runs smoothly She is currently the transaction broker of the Ames CENTURY 21 Signature Real Estate office and works together with the other brokers to help other agents as well.
Tami has systems in place and a team of people to make each transaction as smooth as possible for her clients. She is energetic, knowledgeable and passionate about real estate. She specializes in residential real estate and investment properties. Tami has sold everything from mobile homes and foreclosures to multi-million dollar properties and everything in between. She has extensive troubleshooting skills and works hard to help each client in the specific way they need help. You will be able to trust her to handle your real estate transaction as if it were her own.
“Tami Hicks was very knowledgeable about all aspects related to negotiating the purchase, managing the inspection, and arranging the closing. She was patient and helpful with the myriad of details related to the purchase of our townhouse. She made it a great experience for us.”
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Jim and Jeanne Roth, Ames, Iowa
“Tami Hicks was very knowledgeable about all aspects related to negotiating the purchase, managing the inspection, and arranging the closing. She was patient and helpful with the myriad of details related to the purchase of our townhouse. She made it a great experience for us.”
Jim and Jeanne Roth, Ames, Iowa
November 12, 2025
“Tami Hicks is by far the best agent I have ever worked with. She's extremely knowledgeable and helped us sell our house quickly.”
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Angela Wierson, Eudora Kansas
“Tami Hicks is by far the best agent I have ever worked with. She's extremely knowledgeable and helped us sell our house quickly.”
Angela Wierson, Eudora Kansas
November 12, 2025
“Tami goes above and beyond to help her clients. She works hard to make sure we as sellers were well represented and looked after. Tami is passionate about her job and is professional. I can't express how much I appreciate all she did to help us get our house sold during a downturn in the economy and housing market. She's amazing!”
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Jodi Girard, Collins, IA
“Tami goes above and beyond to help her clients. She works hard to make sure we as sellers were well represented and looked after. Tami is passionate about her job and is professional. I can't express how much I appreciate all she did to help us get our house sold during a downturn in the economy and housing market. She's amazing!”
Jodi Girard, Collins, IA
November 12, 2025
“Tami went above and beyond to help us find a house to meet our needs. We appreciated knowing she is a believer and her approach to working with us as a believer. As first time home buyers she was patient with explaining things and helping us make informed decisions. Tami was exactly the right person for us!!!”
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Linda Norem, Roland, Iowa
“Tami went above and beyond to help us find a house to meet our needs. We appreciated knowing she is a believer and her approach to working with us as a believer. As first time home buyers she was patient with explaining things and helping us make informed decisions. Tami was exactly the right person for us!!!”
Linda Norem, Roland, Iowa
November 12, 2025
“Tami first sold my parent's home down the street and then a year later, our home. She was very knowledgeable with our area, brought great comps and included a stager that came in and told us what we should do with our house before we listed it, in her commission. We accepted an offer within 48 hours of listing our house. She's great to work with and we highly recommend her to our friends and family.”
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Jennifer, Huxley
“Tami first sold my parent's home down the street and then a year later, our home. She was very knowledgeable with our area, brought great comps and included a stager that came in and told us what we should do with our house before we listed it, in her commission. We accepted an offer within 48 hours of listing our house. She's great to work with and we highly recommend her to our friends and family.”
Jennifer, Huxley
November 12, 2025
“We are very pleased with Tami and her team on the purchase of our new home! The knowledge, guidance and communication was excellent! So many things had to fall into place for the purchase to happen and I'm thankful everything did.”
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Kenzie King, Boone, IA
“We are very pleased with Tami and her team on the purchase of our new home! The knowledge, guidance and communication was excellent! So many things had to fall into place for the purchase to happen and I'm thankful everything did.”
Kenzie King, Boone, IA
November 12, 2025
“Tami has such great knowledge of what to do to help sell your home quicker. She even offers a stager to come in and give expert feedback. To me its the little things that make the biggest difference. She was able to help explain things as well as give her professional opinion when needed. We are very pleased with the sale of our old home and the purchase of our new property!”
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Kenzie King, Boone, IA
“Tami has such great knowledge of what to do to help sell your home quicker. She even offers a stager to come in and give expert feedback. To me its the little things that make the biggest difference. She was able to help explain things as well as give her professional opinion when needed. We are very pleased with the sale of our old home and the purchase of our new property!”
Kenzie King, Boone, IA
November 12, 2025
“Tami and her team went above and beyond to serve our unique needs. I can't believe that we were able to sell our home and buy a new house in such a short amount of time and with better results than we could have imagined.”
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Daniel Olsen, Ames, Iowa
“Tami and her team went above and beyond to serve our unique needs. I can't believe that we were able to sell our home and buy a new house in such a short amount of time and with better results than we could have imagined.”
Daniel Olsen, Ames, Iowa
November 12, 2025
“We bought 5 acres through Tami in Boone County and she sold some land my family owned. She was excellent both times”
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Lisa Volk, Boone Iowa
“We bought 5 acres through Tami in Boone County and she sold some land my family owned. She was excellent both times”
Lisa Volk, Boone Iowa
November 12, 2025
“We sold Dads house when he moved into senior living apts. Tami was everything we were hoping for & more!! She did a fantastic job of helping us get the most out of dads house & even helped us with suggestions on how to best clean his house out. She was never pushy & we couldn't have ask for a better realtor! Thank You Tami!!!”
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Sherri, Story City
“We sold Dads house when he moved into senior living apts. Tami was everything we were hoping for & more!! She did a fantastic job of helping us get the most out of dads house & even helped us with suggestions on how to best clean his house out. She was never pushy & we couldn't have ask for a better realtor! Thank You Tami!!!”
Sherri, Story City
November 12, 2025
“C21 Ames, please make sure to read this one in the next weekly meeting. 😉 Tami is and has always been the best. We would have been absolutley lost without her this past year. If you broke down her commission check into every phone call and meeting and showing and panicked-emergency-cocktails-on-the-porch meet-up, she probably was making less than $1/hour. We are lucky to have her as our real estate agent and even luckier she somehow claims us as friends. This whole adventure/dream/project was her idea to begin with, and we couldn't be more grateful!”
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Mollie Marie Boersma, Nevada, IA
“C21 Ames, please make sure to read this one in the next weekly meeting. 😉
Tami is and has always been the best. We would have been absolutley lost without her this past year. If you broke down her commission check into every phone call and meeting and showing and panicked-emergency-cocktails-on-the-porch meet-up, she probably was making less than $1/hour. We are lucky to have her as our real estate agent and even luckier she somehow claims us as friends.
This whole adventure/dream/project was her idea to begin with, and we couldn't be more grateful!”
Mollie Marie Boersma, Nevada, IA
November 12, 2025
“Great to work with did a great job getting everything put together not only with the property we sold but helping us with the home we bought”
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Steve&Linda Haywood, Ames Iowa
“Great to work with did a great job getting everything put together not only with the property we sold but helping us with the home we bought”
Steve&Linda Haywood, Ames Iowa
November 12, 2025
“We have had the pleasure working with Tami twice now and our experience, yet again, was wonderful. She was personable, candid, responsive, and provided great feedback. She seemlessly guided us through all of the steps so our home purchase would go smoothly. If you're looking for an agent who is extremely knowledgeable and listens to their clients needs, we highly recommend Tami!”
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Jeffrey Heide, Pleasant hill, IA
“We have had the pleasure working with Tami twice now and our experience, yet again, was wonderful. She was personable, candid, responsive, and provided great feedback. She seemlessly guided us through all of the steps so our home purchase would go smoothly. If you're looking for an agent who is extremely knowledgeable and listens to their clients needs, we highly recommend Tami!”
Jeffrey Heide, Pleasant hill, IA
November 12, 2025
“Tami listened to me, considered my views on topics she was more familiar with, explained her thoughts, but willing to work toward a very successful end. It was a difficult time for me, and I needed someone understanding to assist me. Tami was that person.”
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Connie Quee, Huxley
“Tami listened to me, considered my views on topics she was more familiar with, explained her thoughts, but willing to work toward a very successful end. It was a difficult time for me, and I needed someone understanding to assist me. Tami was that person.”
Connie Quee, Huxley
November 12, 2025
“Tami is the only person I would ever use! Professional, knowledgeable, and AMAZING!”
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Austin M., Nevada
“Tami is the only person I would ever use! Professional, knowledgeable, and AMAZING!”
Austin M., Nevada
November 12, 2025
“Tami is very knowledgeable and works hard for her clients.”
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Eric Clayton. San Diego, CA
“Tami is very knowledgeable and works hard for her clients.”
Eric Clayton. San Diego, CA
November 12, 2025
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“Tami is on top of each step of the process and is very professional.”
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Eric Clayton
“Tami is on top of each step of the process and is very professional.”
Eric Clayton
November 12, 2025
“Tami Hicks is an awesome agent. We've used her 3 times now and has never steared us wrong. We always had good results with seamless transition. Will use her again and recommend to others.”
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Amanda W.
“Tami Hicks is an awesome agent. We've used her 3 times now and has never steared us wrong. We always had good results with seamless transition. Will use her again and recommend to others.”
Amanda W.
November 12, 2025
“In addition to a co-worker's recommendation, Tami' Hicks' online reviews helped us make the decision. There were other first-time buyers who commented on Tami's ability to talk them through the process and her patience in helping them find what they were looking for. That definitely was true of our experience. Tami went above and beyond to make sure we found the right place for our family. I also appreciated her overall knowledge of how the various parts and systems of a house work. I had heard horror stories about the closing process, but Tami's guidance and help made it feel pretty easy.”
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Amelia, Ames
“In addition to a co-worker's recommendation, Tami' Hicks' online reviews helped us make the decision. There were other first-time buyers who commented on Tami's ability to talk them through the process and her patience in helping them find what they were looking for. That definitely was true of our experience.
Tami went above and beyond to make sure we found the right place for our family. I also appreciated her overall knowledge of how the various parts and systems of a house work.
I had heard horror stories about the closing process, but Tami's guidance and help made it feel pretty easy.”
Amelia, Ames
November 12, 2025
“Tami once again did a great job helping me sell my home. I had some unexpected health issues shortly before listing my home that impacted our timeline and made it imperative that we sell it within a certain timeframe. Tami was diligent and worked to make sure our timeline was met, and everything worked out perfectly and went very well. This is the third home I've listed with Tami and every time she has been a great agent and I'm so thankful for her dedication and hard work!”
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Lynn, Huxley
“Tami once again did a great job helping me sell my home. I had some unexpected health issues shortly before listing my home that impacted our timeline and made it imperative that we sell it within a certain timeframe. Tami was diligent and worked to make sure our timeline was met, and everything worked out perfectly and went very well. This is the third home I've listed with Tami and every time she has been a great agent and I'm so thankful for her dedication and hard work!”
Lynn, Huxley
November 12, 2025
“We were so thankful to have tami's help with this. She made everything go so smoothly even though we were over 1,000 miles away”
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Boston Swan, Ames IS
“We were so thankful to have tami's help with this. She made everything go so smoothly even though we were over 1,000 miles away”
Boston Swan, Ames IS
November 12, 2025
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“Tami goes above and beyond what's necessary for the sale. She’s a wonderful broker! Tami Hicks has been my broker in the past. And our paths have crossed through mutual interests in other areas. I love her character and integrity Tami's competence excels! I have no complaints. Whenever a problem arose, Tami and her staff were there to handle it correctly and completely.”
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Nancy Thompson, formerly of Ames
“Tami goes above and beyond what's necessary for the sale. She’s a wonderful broker!
Tami Hicks has been my broker in the past. And our paths have crossed through mutual interests in other areas. I love her character and integrity
Tami's competence excels!
I have no complaints. Whenever a problem arose, Tami and her staff were there to handle it correctly and completely.”
Nancy Thompson, formerly of Ames
November 12, 2025
“I live out of state so I valued the recommendation of Tami by a neighbor. I was so pleased with the way Tami handled everything for me from a distance. She was knowledgeable, considerate, on top of everything, and kind. I really enjoyed working with her and would recommend her to anyone.”
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Jill Noah Springfield, MO
“I live out of state so I valued the recommendation of Tami by a neighbor. I was so pleased with the way Tami handled everything for me from a distance. She was knowledgeable, considerate, on top of everything, and kind. I really enjoyed working with her and would recommend her to anyone.”
Jill Noah Springfield, MO
November 12, 2025
“Tami Hicks was very professional and proficient. She was on top of all issues and communicated them clearly. Very pleasant as well!”
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Bob & Lora Larrance
“Tami Hicks was very professional and proficient. She was on top of all issues and communicated them clearly. Very pleasant as well!”
Bob & Lora Larrance
November 12, 2025
“Tami Hicks and her team were incredible. There was a significant amount of stress with the process mostly due to our lender. Tami and her team consistently lowered our stress level. They were accommodating and patient with all of our needs and questions. Tami went the extra mile to help us with everything we needed.”
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Ben Nigg, Maxwell, Iowa
“Tami Hicks and her team were incredible. There was a significant amount of stress with the process mostly due to our lender. Tami and her team consistently lowered our stress level. They were accommodating and patient with all of our needs and questions. Tami went the extra mile to help us with everything we needed.”
Ben Nigg, Maxwell, Iowa
November 12, 2025
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Kimberly Becker
“We needed someone who was familiar with the area, could be patient as we tried to make a big decision, would be an advocate for us. Tami was excellent. She attended all meetings with the builder and helped push for answers when the builder provided vague answers. She knew the process and was able to explain it clearly to us. She also had great recommendations for other services when we needed it.”
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Kris Evans - Ames
“We needed someone who was familiar with the area, could be patient as we tried to make a big decision, would be an advocate for us.
Tami was excellent. She attended all meetings with the builder and helped push for answers when the builder provided vague answers. She knew the process and was able to explain it clearly to us. She also had great recommendations for other services when we needed it.”
Kris Evans - Ames
November 12, 2025
“We used Tami to purchase and later sell a home in Ames, IA. She clearly has her finger on the pulse of the local real estate markets, and provided a smooth transaction both buying and selling. She is very approachable and congenial, and quick to respond to any questions we had. I would definitely recommend her services to anyone in need of an agent in the area.”
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Mark Howe
“We used Tami to purchase and later sell a home in Ames, IA. She clearly has her finger on the pulse of the local real estate markets, and provided a smooth transaction both buying and selling. She is very approachable and congenial, and quick to respond to any questions we had. I would definitely recommend her services to anyone in need of an agent in the area.”
Mark Howe
November 12, 2025
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