By Living Room Realty, August 16, 2018
I received a random text from a co-worker from a previous job. “Hi Ben, my mother in law wants to see this house today are you available?”. It was one of those days where I was contemplating yard work or going for a run. Neither of which I felt like doing at the time. I immediately said “sure” and asked where and when and was told Oregon City and as soon as you’re available. I had previously done a transaction in Oregon City, known as “OC” locally, and it was new construction, easy to get to, and the clients knew exactly where they wanted to live. It was quick and clean as I like to say.
I received the address and went there early to get it ready for the showing. I heard some voices outside and opened the door. There were 4 people outside: The client, Marie, my co-worker (Heather) and her mom, her husband (the son of my client). We looked through the home and decided it wasn’t the right fit. We set up a future date to look again.
Fast forward to today. After 2 months of looking, 26 homes, 4 offers, 4 disappointments, placing her own home on the market and selling quickly, we were in a time crunch. We were all over Oregon City, Gladstone, Milwaukie trying to get our contingent offer accepted. We had about 5 days to get under contract or else Marie would have to start staying with friends and/or family for a while. While looking, Marie decided to write a letter to accompany her offers. I proofread it and was embarrassed by my lack of understanding where my client was coming from. I knew she was moving from Battle Ground, WA because the upkeep was too much. I knew her son and wife had just adopted a child and she wanted to be closer to them. I didn’t know that her cancer had returned and she was fighting it with support from her Dragonboat support team in Portland.
I’m happy to say we found a home for Marie. We pulled up to the house and immediately knew it was the one. There is a kids park 3 houses down, it’s a 1 level home with low upkeep, a small well maintained yard, and most importantly 5 minutes from her new grandson. Marie is an inspiration and I can’t be more proud to help her with this next chapter in her life! Congrats Marie!
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