By Kim Parmon, October 29, 2020
In January, B.C. (Before Covid), I had some lovely past clients put me in touch with some of their friends. Josh and Jamie had had a poor experience purchasing their first home and needed a fierce advocate in their corner. They wanted to sell their current home and find a bigger house in a more rural setting with a great shop. It seemed simple enough in our pre-pandemic market.
And then, as we all know, the Covid hit. This actually shifted the real estate market in a very interesting way: buyers started yearning for more rural properties and moving en masse to the outskirts of town. Josh and Jamie spent several months preparing their current home for market in hopes that this trend would slow down! We listed their home after all of their hard work and got twelve great offers right away. This allowed Josh and Jamie to be in the position to ask for a longer closing and have time in their home after they sold so that they didn’t need to stress about finding temporary housing while they looked for their next place.
And so our search began. We were working with a good budget, and several homes looked interesting. But for every home out there on a nice street with a nice shop and some property, there were twenty or more buyers who wanted it. It was rough! Josh and Jamie wrote several offers to no avail. I told them not to lose heart and that I knew their house was out there. I could feel it!
Not long afterwards, a fantastic home in St. Helens hit the market. It had absolutely everything on their wish list! They toured it right away and knew immediately that they wanted to write an offer. I worked hard to establish a good relationship with the list agent and made a great case for Josh and Jamie. Despite the fact that there were back to back showings and a ton of interest, the sellers decided to just accept their offer without waiting for multiples! We were even able to get multiple repair requests taken care of during our inspection period.
It’s been a long journey, but Josh and Jamie just closed on their perfect new home today. I am so honored to have been the agent they chose to be in their corner through this process! This truly was a magical happy ending for a wonderful family.
Cheers!
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...
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