By Kim Parmon, March 9, 2018
A few months ago I got a call from Whitney, our incredible membership services manager at Living Room. “I know you live in Milwaukie,” she said. “I have some people I think you should connect with.” Kylie in our rental department had some friends that were looking for a home and Whitney thought we would be a good fit.
A few nights later I met Sean and Rebecca for coffee after they got off of work. They were first time homebuyers who were looking to move into a quieter area with more yard space. They were organized, prepared, well-researched, and felt very comfortable knowing exactly what their budget was and sticking to it. I was not only super impressed with them but felt incredibly lucky! These two had it together and made it very easy for me to work with them.
We spent a couple of weekends looking at properties together and Sean and Rebecca quickly noticed that the market was starting to heat up, despite the fact that it was only January. They’d send me a message saying they wanted to check a house out and a few hours later it would be in multiple offers or pending. SO frustrating! After carefully listening to the things they liked about certain homes and didn’t like about others I suggested that we take a look at a property that was listed a little higher than their max budget but that had been sitting on the market for awhile. Rebecca told me we must be on the same page because she had just been looking at that one too.
Because the property had been originally priced a little high and sitting on the market we were able to get in a couple of showings to really make sure it was what they wanted. When I have analytical clients I like to give them as much time as I can to make a decision because I know they need to weight everything very carefully. After a few days they decided to offer on the property just as another offer came in but our offer was packaged and presented in a way that won out despite being under asking price!
There were some large repairs that needed to be made and we were able to navigate through the inspection process smoothly with the seller taking on everything that we needed him to. The transaction wasn’t without challenges but Sean and Rebecca’s great attitude and organization kept everything moving through it all. I felt truly blessed to have them as clients! They are total gems that made my job a piece of cake.
Sean and Rebecca, I am so happy to have you in the neighborhood and wish you all the best in your new home! And thank you for connecting us, Whitney and Kylie. Much love to you all!
Kim Parmon
Principal Broker | Earth Advantage Certified | OR
She/Her
Kim Parmon
Principal Broker
Lead Listing Agent
Earth Advantage Certified | OR
kim@livingroomre.com
Oregon is the fifth state that Kim has called home in her life, and this one is sticking! After moving multiple times in her childhood, Kim fully understands how empowering homeownership and having roots is. She loves waking up every day in this beautiful place and wants everyone to experience what it feels like to live in their dream home.
As a kid, Kim spent her free time wandering through open houses and exploring construction sites for the fun of it. After careers in the professional ballroom dance world, the entertainment industry, and the service industry, Kim stumbled into real estate as both a passion and a profession through the purchase of her first bungalow. After renovating it with her husband and selling it for enough of a profit to pay off their debt as well as buy a new house to live in, everything clicked: she decided to get her real estate license and help her community experience the emotional and financial benefits of homeownership.
Kim put down roots in Portland in 2015 and has cultivated a referrals-based business throughout the years. She understands that real estate is a service and the experience she gives her clients is first-rate. She works hard to anticipate needs. She is responsive, thorough, empathic, and a skilled negotiator who enjoys market analytics and strategy as much as she enjoys connecting with her clients. Her ethics and reputation are the cornerstones of her business and the happiness of her clients is the yardstick that she measures success against.
Kim merged her business with the best agents in Portland at the beginning of 2022, which has allowed her to give her clients more resources, more advocacy, and a top-notch real estate experience. She is honored to be a part of her incredible team and feels lucky to go to work every day.
In her free time, you'll find Kim enjoying lazy evenings by the fire with her husband, daughter, and rescue dogs. She loves dancing, live music, exploring all of the beautiful places around us in the PNW, enjoying a cider and a good meal with friends, and browsing Powell's for a great new book.
Andee Ziegler
Licensed Listing Team Operations Manager
andee@livingroomre.com
Loving where you live will change your life. Everyone deserves that joy. For me, real estate has been a way of nurturing my community and doing what I can to help people find stability, grow generational wealth, and create a little space of their own in the world.
For 15 years I found the most joy in helping first-time homebuyers, guiding my peers through their first major investment and dreaming up what home means for them. I’ve done restoration work on homes from a variety of eras, 1894 Victorian farmhouse to classic 1950’s ranch. I enjoy empowering new homeowners with the knowledge I’ve garnered over the years, from systems to finishes.
In 2022 I joined forces with some of the best realtors in the biz and shifted my focus to operation management for listings. This welcome change opened up space in my life: more cake, less pants.
Andee Zeigler | Licensed Listing Team Operations Manager | andee@livingroomre.com
Jessica LeDoux | Lead Buyer Agent | Broker Licensed in Oregon | jessica@livingroomre.com
Karim Alaeddine | Operations | Principal Broker Licensed in Oregon | karim@livingroomre.com
Jenessa VanZutphen | Buyer Operations Manager | Licensed in Oregon | jenessa@livingroomre.com
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