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Breaking Story: Buyers Win Big

By Katie Merritt, July 8, 2021

A Multnomah Miracle

Purchase Price $350,000.

3 Bedroom | 2 Bath | 1,388 sf


Two of my favorite humans from Bend, Skyler & Emma, slipped into a fantastic deal on a “fixer” without an extra penny, or extra minute to do the fixing. Bummer. So they’re resigned to live in it as-is?  No need!

Here’s the deal on this semi-miraculous buyer win. Skyler & Emma’s new place is in a townhouse complex tucked into a scenic wooded enclave across from Gabriel Park and… seriously overdue for exterior paint & repairs. The visible wear-and-tear was discouraging particularly given that the Home Owners Association controls the exterior maintenance and clearly fell behind. On the surface, it looked like a lemon. Accordingly, other potential buyers had scattered.

The deeper story revealed that the HOA is under new and strong management and the repairs were imminent. With a seller paid special assessment, the new exterior work is in progress and may even be complete before Skyler & Emma pull up with the moving van.

Cheers to you guys!
Hurry up and move in.
I cannot wait to have you in my (our!) MV neighborhood.

                           Coming soon: Before-and-after pictures! 

 

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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