By Katie Merritt, September 8, 2021
Ella,
You.
Are.
One.
Cool.
Cucumber.
You heard the real estate market was madness. Stories of sacrificial buyers paying double the list price swirled among your friend circles yet, you wisely questioned the veracity of gossip and hysterical headlines. Inquiry revealed the truth of a market that is hot yet winnable with prudence, level thinking and nary a new Tesla purchased for the seller.
Further kudos to you Ells Bells, for getting into real estate young. At 25, I was surfing, dating surfers and considered myself a high achiever for snagging oceanfront condo caretaker gigs three winters in a row.
Rather than borrowing the dream, YOU are buying it.
I’ll continue the lovefest by wildly saluting the down payment dividends of your frugal lifestyle and your long-game perspective that takes most of us decades longer to gain.
It was pure pleasure representing you. So what if you were the flower girl in my wedding 100 years ago, I know you had many capable agents to choose from and I thank you for placing your trust in me.
Yours,
Katie
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.- T: 503-956-0464
- katie@hellomerritt.com
