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Jackie had been thinking of a new start and beginning life in Portland. She is an incredibly talented artist and was looking for a space to help her flourish since she now had the opportunity to work remotely. Check out Jackie’s super catchy music video here:

Life out of state was changing and the price of a small condo was equivalent to a decent sized home in inner Portland. So, she decided to take the plunge and see what was out here while looking at homes virtually from out of state. Thankfully she had her trusted father, the ever so knowledgeable Chris, on the ground viewing homes for her. That’s where we intersected with them on Jackie’s journey.

They called us to set up a showing for a home they were interested in and we were able to see from the get-go that we would be a good fit in working together to accomplish Jackie’s goals. We thought the relationship Jackie and her father Chris was so beautiful. She was trusting in him so much to be her feet and eyes on the ground. Jason as a father found this so special, because he would hope our daughters would give him the same trust one day.

Then we found the home that started to make Jackie excited about the potential of what she could turn it into. A classic Portland home in inner SE Portland. It had room to spread out to make her music and yoga studio. Two things that brought so much joy to both Jackie and Chris. Plus they would finally be in the same city together. In addition there was a separate living quarters which would help give her income for a possible short/long term rental.

So, we went to work crafting an offer that the seller couldn’t refuse. We were so excited to let Jackie and Chris know that her offer was accepted! Now it was time to look into the nitty gritty of what needed to be fixed. Jason went to work scheduling inspections and lining up contractors to give bids on the big ticket items that came up which were exceeding the allowable credit that her lender could accept. So, we needed to get creative in how we tackled what items needed to be taken care of immediately and which ones could wait.

Soon we had a solution that Jackie and Chris felt good about and we went to the seller with their terms. After a bit of back and forth we arrived at an agreement and the work that needed to be done was scheduled and Jackie was compensated for the rest that she would be taking on herself down the line.

Throughout the journey we were so grateful to have Chris on the ground with us making sure that Jackie was well taken care of. Congratulations Jackie on your new home sweet home! And thank you so much Chris for all your help along this journey.

Congratulations to my client on the sale of his sweet condo up in the SW Hills! We met last summer after I sold another unit in the complex, and given that there was a hefty special assessment in the works (which makes selling condos a little trickier than normal), he was impressed to see a successful sale go through. I could feel his trust from the get-go and the foundation for an excellent client-agent relationship was made.

We listed the condo in the summer but due to the slowing condo market, showings were sparse and eventually decided to pull it off the market and wait until the following Spring.

But in the meantime, Fall came around and with the shifting market, new energy for selling. We did a small price adjustment, updated the marketing and went back on the market just days before Thanksgiving. In just over two weeks my client’s condo was pending with three offers, all over asking! Just goes to show, really ANY time of year is a good time to sell — not just spring and summer. AND when the time is right, it’s RIGHT (even if it may not logically make sense.)

In that time just before Thanksgiving, I also found myself with a deep intuition to plan a long awaited trip (10 years in the making) to visit India for the first time in January 2020. I was very hesitant at first, as leaving the country with business in the works can be a little scary, but with the help of my fantastic colleague, Scott Shoji, I was able to turn over the transaction to him and prepare to leave knowing my client would be in great hands. While there was an exciting Christmas Eve “bump” in the road (Buyer #1 decided to back out with some first time homebuyer jitters), Buyer #2 was thrilled and we got the second round of transaction-action underway! On December 31st, as I began my journey towards India, I turned over my condo business to Scott and took a leap of faith knowing that everything was exactly as it should be — lots of trust that the path which had presented itself to me was the way I was meant to follow. While my logical brain was just a bit nervous, my heart knew everything was going to be just fine.

And in my absence, all was smooth sailing. No more bumps in the road, inpsections, appraisal and funding all came through with ease, and here we are, closing January 31st! Huge congrats to my seller on his new adventures taking him to home ownership in a new state. Thank you for your trust, optimism and excellent communication throughout the whole process ~ thank you to Scott for holding it down and being so easy and great to work with ~ and thank you to myself for listening and trusting the inner guidance that suggests seemingly crazy ideas, but are really part of the medicine and joy in this wild journey of LIFE!

My takeaway from it all:

#1-Don’t wait to do the things you have been dreaming of.

#2-Help is all around you, you just have to ask! (And asking can make #1 possible)

#3-LISTEN to what your heart is calling for, even if your brain can’t make sense of it.

#4-Most things really work out with ease and fall into place when you let the heart drive the ship.

and lastly ~

#5-you can work in real estate AND take a REAL vacation — totally possible, but you have to make the choice to do it!

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