By Sally Tansill, June 27, 2021
By Sally Tansill, June 27, 2021
My clients Mike and Emily were connected to me by their daughter Emily who bought a home in January. She told me her parents who were making the move from Denver to Portland to be closer to her and her sister and needed help finding the right home to meet their needs. Unfamiliar with the Portland area, aside from the insight from their kids, Mike and Alison took a thoughtful approach to the market and kept their minds open to all possibilities.
In anticipation of their move, we kept an eye on the market and the price over asking that the homes they liked were selling for to help create a frame for what a successful offer would have to look like. Once they arrived in Portland we hit the ground running looking in Beaverton, Happy Valley, Lake Oswego, and Gresham. The first house we saw was in Gresham and had features that were hard to compete with. A remodeled 1981 home the seller’s renovated the entire home updating while maintaining the features that make the home unique, including a interior atrium.
The bathrooms and kitchen were redone with tasteful finishes and appliances that took the question of remodeling off the table much to their relief.
After seeing all that was available in the market, Mike and Alison decided to make an offer and after some negotiations with the seller’s agent, we got under contract. They are within walking distance to a beautiful hiking trail, close to Mt. Hood so Emily and her sister can stop by on their way to and from the mountain during ski season, and they have a home that is a true stand out. It was a true pleasure to help them