By Living Room Realty, August 1, 2020
Hi Readers!
So, I talk a lot about how important TRUST and a RELATIONSHIP is in real estate. Especially when you are navigating uncharted waters during a global pandemic. I’ve noticed, and we’ve talked as a peer group at my brokerage about how important COMMUNICATION is, too. Lucky for me, I had a trifecta of awesome happen with my sellers Kelli and Lee.
They have purchased with me before in Manzanita, so knew what to expect on the buy side. This time around, they were looking to sell Lee’s first home – one he’d spent 15 years in – and they had outgrown. They wanted to take proceeds from the sale and use it to build and buy a custom home. Yeah, baby! As successful designers, both, they had lovingly updated their existing home to be magazine quality. Like, Magnolia quality. It was so much fun getting this home ready. We went through and created a staging punch list (PS, it’s all their stuff/their design!), and they had 3 weeks to pull everything together. Lee and Kelli also took my advice and had the exterior painted to reflect a modern farmhouse vibe. So good!
They had a financial goal, a stretch goal, and a magic number goal for their sales price. This is where the relationship imperative comes in. We were planning to list in mid-June. Right when the COVID comeback went into effect, and buyers were very active with little inventory to choose from. We had several heart-to-hearts about what the market could, or perhaps couldn’t support for a purchase price, especially since the purchase of their next home depended on what they got for this one. We got everything dialed and I kicked them out (to their gorgeous beach house) to maximize (safe) showing availability. And we chanted the magic number. And I busted my heinie giving the nearly 30 showings and agents access to information to get my sellers the best offer(s) possible.
When my colleague Scott Shoji at Living Room called to ask me about the house, I was so excited. Not just because he’s a wonderful human and a consummate professional, but because his buyer sounded PERFECT. They knew the house was a competitive, multiple offer situation, and they presented an offer to purchase that I kid you not – was the magic number. 
I don’t want to get all woo-woo on you, but I will for a second. Thanks. I’m a firm believer that you get what you give. And we put out a lot of energy toward finding the right buyer with a terrific agent. I’m convinced the Universe provided. And I’m also incredibly GRATEFUL for the opportunity to partner with such great people to help make dreams come true. High fives, everyone!
Till next time,
