Blog Stories Frenzy Free Purchase. Wait, what?

Frenzy Free Purchase. Wait, what?

By Katie Merritt, May 27, 2021

Chown Pella Loft in the Pearl

SOLD $825,000

2 BEDROOM  | 2 BATH | 1367 SQFT


Proving there is an exception to every rule. In this case, that would be the confounding
every-great-property-has-9- escalating-offers-within-days-of-hitting-the-market“rule”.
I present you with one of those coveted Chown Pella Lofts that rarely comes on the market.
And this one didn’t. With buyers determined to find a home in the Chown Pella building,
I teased this seller out of dormancy, having previously only had a vague notion they would sell in the next five or so years.

No competing offers, zero frenzy. Just a special home trading hands on the QT.

 


416 NW 13th Ave #607

Portland, OR 97209

Please excuse the “my phone” grade photos that don’t do this beautifully remodeled unit an ounce of justice. Professional photography didn’t get this deal done!

Katie Merritt

Broker | OR

She/Her

 

When People Call, I Answer.

I learned at the top that mega sales volume is an obstacle to the individualized client care that I love most about my work. So, when I moved my business from San Francisco to Portland in 2009, I created a real estate practice fueled by rooted relationships and kitchen table conversations. Mornings I get out of bed energized by the people I work with and the client wins I personally manage thanks to the simple success of  driving a human rather than transactional business.

I believe in real estate for wealth creation and the specific joy that the right four-walls-and-a-roof brings to our daily lives.

Specific skills? I’m a dogged advocate who’s at her best finding creative solutions and negotiating my clients ambitions across the finish line.

Good things abound outside of the office too. My 14-year old son is on-fire at Riverdale High where I serve on the PTC board. He and I are hikers who hit the trail here and on our travels. Five years free of cancer, I’m finding that I’m ready to talk about it through various forms of volunteer outreach. Art & design are best described as my brain’s happy place and my current real estate project…remodeling my own fixer is a nice channel for those design impulses, though honestly, I can’t wait to update this note to say “job complete”!

Want to talk real estate for immediate needs or game-planning your future? Let's do it. I'm here to listen, advise and see if we might be the right fit to work together.  

 
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