By Living Room Realty, July 14, 2020
I was contacted by Mitch and Stacey early this year. They were very good friends of a very good friend in northern California. I was initially told that they were considering a move to Oregon some time next year. One of my favorite things to do is to meet people, get to know them, and get to know where their priorities lay to help them decide where to buy. It is one of the ways that I get to exercise my social worker muscles.
I quickly realized from our chats that Lake Oswego would be a great fit. During their first visit in the early spring, they fell in love with the south side of the lake and to my surprise, they wanted to bump up their move to this summer.
They had their beautiful Eicher to sell in Marin, which shouldn’t have been a problem. They started getting their house ready to sell when COVID flew in and, as a result, real estate in northern California came to a screeching halt. No occupied homes were allowed to be photographed or shown. They drove up one night after seeing images of a beautiful contemporary home with views of the lake from each level.
They had initially wanted a turn key property, but they opened their search to get the location they desired and found a beautiful contemporary home on Maple in need of updating. They decided to take a risk and fly up to see it.
We didn’t even know if we could get them in. The seller had stopped all showings and asked if we could just look through the window. I reassured the listing agent that my clients were serious, and we got in!
While here, I also introduced them to the design team at Vanillawood who I knew could help give Mitch and Stacey a sense of how they could make this home their dream home while roughly estimating the cost. I’m looking forward to seeing the transformation!
Mazel tov to Mitch, Stacey, and Max!
