Dennis and Eve new exactly where they hoped to find a house when we first met with them, something close-in Portland. They had a grandchild in inner NE and their biggest wish was that we help find them a house walk-able to their dearest little.
It took just about a year of house hunting, the pandemic halted meeting for awhile, but our young-at-heart adventures stuck with it and found a house only blocks away from family.
They will be leaving a backyard pond and nesting woodpeckers for a more urban landscape. They couldn’t be more excited for their new adventure! Their old house will list soon and becomes another persons backyard sanctuary. A win-win.
It has always been a good idea to get pre-approved for financing by your lender before you step foot into the housing market, but today it is even more important.
Two reasons:
1. Covid-19 safety guidelines require pre-approval before you go into a listing. While not every listing agent upholds this, many do.
2. This market is HOT right now, and you want to be ready to pounce when you see the house. Even if you are just getting started, don’t get held up on the lending side and lose out on a home.
About Us: Over the course of their professional partnership, Aryne + Dulcinea have helped over 200 clients prosper in their new lives. During this time, they have prided themselves in their top-notch selling abilities, with homes outperforming market standards, consistently exceeding list price while most of their listings sell in under 7 days. Whether you’re looking to buy or sell, Aryne & Dulcinea will work in collaboration to guide you in investing in your future and reaching your real estate goals.
These fine folks, Abby and Andy, contacted me after our mutual friends
Aaron and Mallory (and their Hillbilly Hilton as seen below)
talked me up to Abby and Andy when they said they were thinking about buying their own home. Turns out I love the friends of our friends. Andy and Abby are great people and wonderful clients.
It’s a short story-
We found them their dream house in SW Hills.
We had to compete but got the house.
We had fun doing it!
And tonight, we drink champagne together at their new home!
Let me know if you’ve got goals to buy a home for the first time or the tenth, I’m happy to help and fun to work with.
We don’t mean to be controversial! Wearing masks during Covid is allowing us to do business during a very strange and difficult time. As a result, we and our clients spend a lot of time in masks these days. So much so, that as I (sanitized and then) handed over the keys to Hali and Lucas, I realized that they were about to enter their first home, mask-free, for the first time ever! We had only seen Hali and Lucas, mask-free via Zoom and it was truly such a joy to see their lovely faces in this moment…
There’s lots to be emotional about these days, but it definitely struck me how much has changed in our world and how we humans have the power to innovate, adapt, and overcome.
As first-time home buyers in an insanely competitive buyers’ market, with no childcare, and the pressures of balancing work life at home, and home life at home, Hali and Lucas gracefully handled one of the most challenging and stressful situations we can dream up. Now Hali and Lucas get to say goodbye to renting small spaces with ever changing monthly rents, and to that feeling of rent money going down the drain. Hali and Lucas can now put down some roots and start the process of building equity in real estate, which will contribute to the overall financial stability of their lives. They also now have a pretty nice place to weather a pandemic (and other life challenges and joys)!
From our point of view, the hardest thing about Lucas and Hali’s home search was not being able to hold that friggen adorable baby!! Truly, what has the world come to when Erika and Kari can’t hold our client’s cute babies?
If you are a first time home buyer and are daunted by this market, give us a shout. We have been successful for six of our first time home buyer clients this last month alone, and have some great strategies that we can share with you as well. We would love to help you find your own; your first, HouseLove!
