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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Congratulations to Our June Buyers & Sellers


Congratulations to Cory & Lisa on their first home in Phoenix! It was all in the timing and the teamwork: found a house in 3 days, dealt with a trip out of the country for 2 weeks, got lender docs to title in time for signings in Ohio and Minnesota, and Cory & Lisa arrived here on the day it recorded! Bless Fed Ex and Docusign!! A wonderful house for a wonderful couple that have been a delight to work with from day one!

Thank you Banner Good Samaritan OGBYN Family for referring Cory and Lisa to us!

   
                                  Kamen Family                                      Secor Family

After two years of waiting for the market to improve, Greg and Ali Kamen were able to put their Desert Ridge home on the market just in time for Rick and Laurie Secor to find it! The next step was selling Rick and Laurie’s home and working with title companies and multiple lenders to create simultaneous closings on both houses while waiting for the IRS to release just one more document to the lender! It came down to the wire, but homes are now secure with the new owners. Our thanks to both couples for their flexibility and understanding. It took a village …….. We wish Rick & Laurie many years of happiness in their new home and Greg and Ali many years of happiness in California!


What does it take to beat out five other offers on a home and not lose it because of an appraisal? Lots of carefully structured talking! Dawn Walhood and Carl Hunt sure found the right agents to accomplish that feat! We are so happy that they have the home they wanted, in the location they wanted, and at the price they needed. Not easy in this dwindling market! Congratulations to a great couple on their home and their engagement! We celebrate both!

Thank you Jim & Jennifer Campbell for referring Dawn & Carl to us!


It is always a joy to help friends sell their home, but also very sad to see Evan, Jo, Kyra & Maya Bookbinder leave Arizona. We are delighted to have been a part of the transition and were thrilled that they were able to experience a sale that had no lender or title issues. It is becoming a rarity these days! Thank you for the years of friendship and we wish you much happiness in Texas. And then come back!!

Cohen Family

Sometimes we are very fortunate and the stars align to allow us to know the perfect couple for one of our listings! Jodi and Adam Cohen contacted us just as we were getting ready to sell Linda Brill's house (after finding her a new home) and voila! So this is a big Mazel Tov to our buyers and our seller for being so wonderful to work with and for making this a smooth transaction!

  

Four years ago we sold a great house to Megan and Barr Peterson as she was beginning her residency and now that adorable house has moved to a new buyer. We are so sad to see the Petersons leave Arizona but we know that they will love California … and then come back! Barr, no one appreciates your sense of humor like we do, except probably Megan!


There’s nothing like love at first sight when it comes to a new home. Jacquie Fernandez found her dream house and it was the only property she had to see. Seller’s first buyer had just backed out and there we were! After pushing to get the information needed from her employer (yea Jacquie!) she was able to close on time and move with her two kitties. And they nearly had a new brother, but that’s another story!

Thank you Nilda Hitchcock for referring Jacquie to us!


Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Congratulations to Both our Buyer & Seller!


Sometimes it pays off to abandon a grocery store in favor of selling a home! By acting quickly, we were able to bring a wonderful match together, Joe Enright as the buyer and Maeve Johnson and Lyle Richardson as the sellers. Joe brought an appreciation for the mountains that had always been meaningful for Maeve and Lyle. And to be able to work with such good friends is always a plus. We made it through all of the hurdles that came at us to get this house closed on time and escrow deposits located! Long story, happy ending … with just a bit more stress than we all wanted. Congratulations to Maeve and Lyle on their sale (and on their daughter’s marriage) and to Joe on his new home!