By Alyssa Starelli, February 5, 2018
Sometimes a referral client just fits, fits so well you thank the stars for the referrer (thank you Yoni and MJ) and gleefully dig in to a new client like a taking a fork to chocolate cake, knowing “this is gonna be sooo fun!” And that’s how meeting and working with Erin and Cory was. Full of energy, positivity and excitement, Erin could see something good in every home. So much that I had to take it with a grain of salt and learn her REAL LIKES from her “I can dig this” squeals of interest. Cory was so pleasant that he could see very reasonable changes that could make any house a home. But I wanted them to FREAK OUT, to beam with that crazy glow of ‘this is the one’ which doesn’t come with concessions, it comes with perfection. So we pressed on, knowing that come January new homes would pop up and the wait might be worth it.
I left on a month long vacation over the winter holiday, leaving my clients in the good hands of Carly Van Aart, and came back to Erin and Cory in contract on the most fitting and delightful house, one that suited their needs far better than any we’d seen previously and had all the beautiful built-ins and wood work they’d been dreaming of.
Filling me in to take over the closing of the deal, Carly quoted Erin’s excited interjections “Oh My God, OHH MY GAWD, oooh it’s so ____” or some excited variation of that and remarked to me how well suited we all were what with Erin’s vintage style bouffant and pointy glasses. I shared that ironically Cory plays board games and works with my dj/scooter friend-client Yoni. She said, “Ironic, but not because you know EVERYONE in that cool kitschy retro vibey community. At least no more than twice removed.” I had to laugh because that might be exaggerating the point a bit, but I sure do know some really great people.
I smiled to myself and said, “I really do get the best referrals”.
And I do. And I appreciate them.
So congratulations to Erin and Cory on their wonderful dream home and being such neat, positive people! Your neighbors are going to absolutely adore you!
And thank you to Yoni and MJ, and all my other fantastic past clients who send their friends my way, I wholly appreciate you. Your referrals make what could be a boring sales job instead a career of bonding with the neatest people.
Sincerely,
Alyssa Starelli
Alyssa Starelli
Broker | OR
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A Portland native, Alyssa started her real estate career in the chaotic market of 2005, and quickly realized she reveled in matching particular clients with their perfect home, no matter how unusual...
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