Worth The Squeeze

I met Anthony and Liz at one of my open houses.  They knew that the home they were touring wasn’t right for them but we liked each other right away.  Maybe it was our shared dorky sense of humor or our overly-ambitious renovation desires?  Whatever it was, we clicked.  When they decided it was time to find their perfect Portland home they gave me a call and I got to work!

It became clear early on that Anthony and Liz wanted charm.  They also wanted something they could add value to.  We toured a number of homes and they found one that they loved pretty quickly, so we wrote a strong offer and kept our fingers crossed.  Unfortunately, I got the news that we were dreading: this was a multiple offer situation and it was competitive.  After talking about our options, Anthony and Liz decided that the offer they made was all they were willing to do and if it didn’t work out it was ok.

And that’s really the moral of the story here: they loved the house but it wasn’t the one.  They thought about it and decided that spending more wouldn’t be worth it to them.  My job was to give them all of the information that I could, position them in the best way I could, and leave decisions up to them.  They took that information and decided to listen to their gut instincts and I am glad that they did!

A few weeks later, we found it: a beautiful midcentury modern in University Park that was exactly what they were looking for.  Once again we found ourselves in a competitive multiple offer situation and once again I told them where I thought they needed to be and gave them their options.  This time they decided that the juice was worth the squeeze and they went for it.  They put their best foot forward and their offer was accepted!  Today I have the pleasure of handing them the keys.

Congratulations, Anthony and Liz!  Thank you for trusting me through this process.  Much love to you both!

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.  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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