Congrats, Katlynn and Charles!

I absolutely adore Katlynn and Charles.  So, of course, it was heartbreaking for me when multiple houses didn’t work out for them.  In this tough real estate market it can be hard for first time homebuyers to get an offer accepted, especially in the neighborhoods Katlynn and Charles wanted to be in.

If you know anything about me, you know I don’t give up.  I knew their house was out there, it was just a matter of time.  One day, Katlynn sent me a gorgeous home just off of Hawthorne with a wistful “if only we could buy something like this someday” note.  I took a look at the listing and noticed it had been on the market for a week with no offer deadline set.  I suggested that we go look at it.  I noticed a number of old house repairs that were needed, but the bones were all there.  We put together an offer.  I let the list agent know that we had identified several needed repairs and made it clear that my clients had already budgeted for them as part of their offer.  Katlynn also wrote a letter to the seller that mentioned how excited she was to have a Little Free Library in the yard.  We submitted the offer and waited with bated breath.

And then we got bad news: they had received a second offer.  Katlynn and Charles were devastated- they had written the best offer they could off the bat, which was only at full price.  They figured it was all too good to be true anyway, so they figured they should just move on.  Well, it turns out that the seller read Katlynn’s letter and it made her cry.  She had grown up in the house and the Little Free Library meant the world to her.  Between that letter and our clearly defined repair budget, she had decided to sell her family home to Katlynn and Charles.  Calling them to give them the good news is one of the highlights of my year!

I am so happy for these sweet folks, who got keys to their new house on Friday!

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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