Lots of buyers say to us: “We’re going to be so hard. You are going to hate us! We are really picky.”. Now most of the time, buyers aren’t nearly as hard as they think they are going to be. We think we’re pretty good listeners and find that we can quickly zoom in on what our clients are looking for. But every now and then we have a search that can take many months, or in Jen and Brett’s case, even years!
You know what? That’s ok! We just happen to love looking at houses and it makes us so happy to help folks find their dream home.
Brett and Jen came up with a little “move to Portland” plan a few years ago. Skyrocketing real estate prices in their CA city had definitely gotten them down. Jen and Brett also have family in the Portland area and have long wanted to be nearer to their clan. So a few years ago we started looking at houses with Brett and Jen. After exploring various neighborhoods in the Portland metro area, they zoomed in on Happy Valley. Jen’s mantra was to find a house with at least a hot tub (if not a pool or better yet, both) AND a view of Mt Hood.
Jen and Brett’s plan stopped and started a few times, and every time they came back with more money saved for their Happy Valley purchase, the sales prices had increased. In fact, while prices weren’t nearly as high as their current location, they weren’t seeing the savings they hoped to find in our area, and we definitely weren’t finding that quintessential Happy Valley view-home with a hot tub.
Then Covid hit and all bets seemed off, but once the dust cleared and job security seemed like it might actually be a thing again, guess what came on the market at just the right price? You guessed it, a lovely home with spectacular Southeastern views and a hot tub in which to soak ’em up!
Of course there were multiple offers but no sweat. Brett and Jen were ready to pounce and wrote a killer offer that could not be refused.
As we look back at our clients who have had long, start-and-stop searches, we can say with all certainty, that our folks eventually got the home they were meant to have. Sometimes life just needs to let the dust settle a bit before you are ready to see the one…
Welcome to life in Oregon Jen and Brett. You have definitely earned this move!
Kari & Erika
Our latest success story is first time home buyer Flo. Flo had a bit of a set back when the lender’s appraisal for her loan approval on a new construction home in Hillsboro, came back at a lower value than what she had agreed to pay for the property. As a result, Florence had to terminate her sales contract on that property. While the pull of sexy new construction is strong, we helped Flo understand that there likely would be something else out there for her in great condition, but without the tippy-top of the market sticker price one generally finds in new construction.
