By Living Room Realty, November 4, 2021
I normally don’t use baseball analogies or sports connotations in general but this time it felt appropriate. How did this happen? Is this really happening? In this market? Let me explain.
I received a random text that said “Hi Ben I got your name from Ana in San Francisco and she said to call you if I ever wanted to buy a home in Portland”. You see I worked with Ana’s partner while they lived in Portland for a short amount of time. We worked together as Emergency department RN’s while he waited to get into an anesthesia school here and Ana started a new job at Icebreaker clothing as a fashion director. Eventually she left her job and surprisingly he got into anesthesia school back in the Bay area.
Jaclyn was focused and determined. I knew from the beginning that this would be a great transaction because she was smart, did her research, and knew what she wanted as soon as she saw it. We visited about 8 homes total and we discussed some common strategies to “win” the possible bidding wars that may come. She was prepared and willing. Once we visited this place on Winter Park Terrace it was instantly visible how much she loved this home. It fit all of her needs, it was on the one of her forest trail running routes, and she passed this complex several times while thinking “I like this place”.
I say “we’re battin’ a thousand” because this was our first offer written together. We were told there were no other offers and it had been on the market for about 4 days. We focused and said let’s just write what we want and see what happens. Asking price, no concessions, a standard inspection period, and no contingencies. They accepted due to our simple,straight forward, and easy offer (their words), but only after they told us 3 other offers were submitted that included concessions, contingencies, and waived contractual items. We were shocked! One at bat and one home run later Jaclyn is definitely winning!!!
