By Kim Parmon, April 21, 2021
Karen has an enormous heart. She’s the type of person who rescues the mean old stray dog that no one wants. She’s so kind that she spent the last decade devoted to caring for her ailing nonagenarian mother, who just passed. Karen hasn’t thought much about her own happiness in awhile, she’s been so focused on others.
Karen is also my mother in law. And when she finally decided it was time to move to Oregon to be closer to my family, I started keeping an eye out for the right home for her. She wasn’t entirely sure what she wanted and she seemed daunted by the task of figuring it out. I told her to focus on selling her home in Sacramento and not to worry about it, we would find it. Still, she was worried. And I didn’t blame her for being worried, this market is nuts and her budget wasn’t large. I knew we would find the right home eventually, though.
And then I saw it: the perfect house. It had charming cottage details, the perfect amount of space, and an epic yard for this professional horticulturalist. And it was in budget and in MY NEIGHBORHOOD. Sure, it needed a little love to make it shine, but that’s ok! My husband and I immediately pictured our daughter riding her bike to grandma’s house. How cool would that be?! But I was out of town, and Karen didn’t even live here yet! And this was probably going to sell for way more in multiple offers! There were so many reasons why it shouldn’t work out. It would have been easy to give up before even trying, but that’s not how I roll. It is ALWAYS worth trying, even if you fail. What was the worst thing that could happen? A rejection? Ha! I eat rejections for breakfast.
I knew that time wasn’t on our side, so I called my close family friend and fellow Living Room agent, Robert Brady. He was at the house within two hours doing a video tour for my family. He also has known Karen for 20 years and he agreed this was the right fit for her. What were we to do? We knew it was a long shot to get this home within budget, but Karen wanted to try. We worked hard to craft a compelling offer and submitted it right away. The seller agreed to take it! Instead of waiting for multiple offers, he decided Karen was the right buyer for this house and was happy to sell to her.
I got to hand Karen the keys to her new home today. It was one of the most special key exchanges I’ve ever had. Nothing beats the feeling of matching the perfect house with the perfect buyer, and it’s even better when that buyer is family!
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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