By Kim Parmon, August 6, 2021
Kelsie and Estevan are two of the sweetest people I’ve ever met, so I was thrilled when they chose me to be their Realtor. They had decided to search for their first home in the craziest real estate market Portland has ever seen and were understandably nervous about it. I told them not to worry! When the timing was right we would find their home.
We started looking in Estevan and Kelsie’s favorite areas: Woodstock and Reed. Because there weren’t a lot of homes available to choose from, they started expanding their search to the surrounding neighborhoods too. Nothing was feeling quite right and I could feel them getting a little discouraged. And then, there it was: an adorable bungalow in Reed, well within budget. We immediately booked a showing!
It was clear that Kelsie and Estevan were enamored with this house right away, but when we went outside something magical happened. You see, Kelsie’s dad had recently passed away. He had loved sunflowers, and seeing them always reminded Kelsie of him. Well, we stepped into the backyard of this home and there was a whole patch of sunflowers staring at us, with the tallest of them fully open and facing us. Kelsie immediately got emotional. She knew her dad was smiling down on her and telling her this was the house for them!
It ended up being a very competitive offer situation and Estevan and Kelsie were not the highest by a long shot. However, we worked to craft a compelling offer that showed the seller how serious they were. And guess what? Dad must have put in a good word for us because Estevan and Kelsie’s offer was accepted. To be a part of helping these wonderful people find their home has been an absolute pleasure!
Kim Parmon
Principal Broker | Earth Advantage Certified | OR
She/Her
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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