By Living Room Realty, December 16, 2021
Congratulations to my clients, Yael and Avi, on the purchase of their new home in NE Portland!
I know Yael and Avi through their sons; I lived with one of them for three years prior to purchasing my own house! During their visits to Portland multiple times a year, they became like second parents to me.
Yael and Avi purchased a small house several years ago to act as their home base in Portland and double as a rental when they weren’t here. Since then, two grand-babies were born and Yael and Avi retired. They planned to spend more time in Portland and needed more space.
Avi and Yael began their search during a time of record-low inventory levels in Portland. After viewing a few others, the fourth house we found would double their bed and bath count (and total square footage), plus was only minutes from their current PDX home. However, it was $15K over their max budget.
The house had been on the market for about 10 days, so we threw in an offer at their top price. The sellers countered, but Yael and Avi remained firm on price. We offered a quicker close and limited our credit threshold, and the Sellers (who wanted to be out by 2022), accepted!
The rest of the transaction went smoothly – we even negotiated some credit for minor electrical repairs. Today, just three weeks after submitting our offer, Avi and Yael began moving in. Cheers to these bicoastal grandparents and happy new homeowners!
