By Kim Parmon, November 2, 2018
8535 NE Going St, Portland
2 Bed | 1 Bath
1,472 SQFT
2 car garage
Sold for $349,000
This sweet Sumner abode just sold!
Have you heard of digging a statue of St. Joseph in your yard when you need to sell a home? There’s a superstition that’s said to work where you bury a statue of St. Joseph upside facing the home and his powers will bring you a buyer. No need to worry, this isn’t a religious rant or anything and for all we know it didn’t help us one bit. But just as we were feeling the shift of the market looming over us like a cloudy Portland day, a buyer for our cute home put our worries at bay. At the eleventh hour we came to terms with and proceeded onward to an efficient close.
There’s a lesson to be learned in every transaction. Like when remodeling a home don’t cover up the cleanout for a sewer scope with drywall. Or a reminder of the importance of communication with all parties involved, no matter what side you’re on. But above all, setting the expectation with your client that in this business compromise is a very real thing that will likely need to happen. Thankfully our well-experienced sellers are aware of these key factors and made our job seamless!
In this industry it’s all about who you surround yourself with and the relationships you create. When you have a contractor who is willing to go the extra mile, keep them in your inner circle for they will make your life so much easier in the long run. Same goes for your preferred escrow officer. Those people will make you look better and help others trust you and your decisions, especially when it’s down to the wire.
We’re happy the buyer has a wonderful home but we’re elated our sellers can walk away from their home knowing they did everything in their power to make it as great as can be for the next owner.
Kim Parmon
(503) 438-5101
kim@livingroomre.com
Kim Parmon
Principal Broker | Earth Advantage Certified | OR
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Kim Parmon
Principal Broker
Lead Listing Agent
Earth Advantage Certified | OR
kim@livingroomre.com
Oregon is the fifth state that Kim has called home in her life, and this one is sticking! After moving multiple times in her childhood, Kim fully understands how empowering homeownership and having roots is. She loves waking up every day in this beautiful place and wants everyone to experience what it feels like to live in their dream home.
As a kid, Kim spent her free time wandering through open houses and exploring construction sites for the fun of it. After careers in the professional ballroom dance world, the entertainment industry, and the service industry, Kim stumbled into real estate as both a passion and a profession through the purchase of her first bungalow. After renovating it with her husband and selling it for enough of a profit to pay off their debt as well as buy a new house to live in, everything clicked: she decided to get her real estate license and help her community experience the emotional and financial benefits of homeownership.
Kim put down roots in Portland in 2015 and has cultivated a referrals-based business throughout the years. She understands that real estate is a service and the experience she gives her clients is first-rate. She works hard to anticipate needs. She is responsive, thorough, empathic, and a skilled negotiator who enjoys market analytics and strategy as much as she enjoys connecting with her clients. Her ethics and reputation are the cornerstones of her business and the happiness of her clients is the yardstick that she measures success against.
Kim merged her business with the best agents in Portland at the beginning of 2022, which has allowed her to give her clients more resources, more advocacy, and a top-notch real estate experience. She is honored to be a part of her incredible team and feels lucky to go to work every day.
In her free time, you'll find Kim enjoying lazy evenings by the fire with her husband, daughter, and rescue dogs. She loves dancing, live music, exploring all of the beautiful places around us in the PNW, enjoying a cider and a good meal with friends, and browsing Powell's for a great new book.
Andee Ziegler
Licensed Listing Team Operations Manager
andee@livingroomre.com
Loving where you live will change your life. Everyone deserves that joy. For me, real estate has been a way of nurturing my community and doing what I can to help people find stability, grow generational wealth, and create a little space of their own in the world.
For 15 years I found the most joy in helping first-time homebuyers, guiding my peers through their first major investment and dreaming up what home means for them. I’ve done restoration work on homes from a variety of eras, 1894 Victorian farmhouse to classic 1950’s ranch. I enjoy empowering new homeowners with the knowledge I’ve garnered over the years, from systems to finishes.
In 2022 I joined forces with some of the best realtors in the biz and shifted my focus to operation management for listings. This welcome change opened up space in my life: more cake, less pants.
Andee Zeigler | Licensed Listing Team Operations Manager | andee@livingroomre.com
Jessica LeDoux | Lead Buyer Agent | Broker Licensed in Oregon | jessica@livingroomre.com
Karim Alaeddine | Operations | Principal Broker Licensed in Oregon | karim@livingroomre.com
Jenessa VanZutphen | Buyer Operations Manager | Licensed in Oregon | jenessa@livingroomre.com
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