By Living Room Realty, October 23, 2021
Congrats to Bryce + Lindsey on closing on their new home in one of my FAVORITE neighborhoods in Raleigh Hills, SW PDX. This was an effort that began in Cali and lasted the better part of 2021.
Lindsey found me – of all places – on instagram!? After our first few conversations (ranging from the Portland market to vaccination stuff to the US education system) I absolutely adored her. While her husband Bryce was remodeling their house in LA, she and their two young boys were staying in Arizona with her family. They were looking forward to being all back together again in Portland after the LA house sold.
Sell it did – quickly and beyond their wildest dreams. The day after escrow closed on their CA home, they started driving north to Oregon. I first met them in person at a midcentury home on half an acre in West Linn. It was especially fun working with Bryce and Lindsey because their preferred house and design styles matched mine!
We were confident they’d be able to find what they were looking for – a house with space for their boys to play inside and out, for Bryce’s home office, and for grandparents to stay when visiting. Not too much to ask for…right?
Our first few offer scenarios had a sobering effect on their optimism. While Bryce and Lindsey were able to write strong offers, they remained practical. We were beat out a few times by competing offers at prices that seemed absolutely ludicrous.
And then, there are those unicorn homes that for some unbeknownst reason to me, agent will throw on the RMLS without professional photos or staging…and that is where we found our in. There were two other offers to contend with, but after having met the Sellers at the open house, Lindsey and Bryce knew they were ready to go *all in.*
This was definitely a situation of, “Aren’t you glad your previous offers weren’t accepted?!” The house is absolutely perfect for them, and is SO much better in person than the online photos suggest. After living out of suitcases since August in three AirBnbs with two children under five, they can finally relax in their new Portland home.
The only downside to handing Lindsey and Bryce their keys is not seeing them every weekend moving forward – but I will certainly be inviting myself over soon enough. Cheers!
