Writing this story today makes me so incredibly happy!! The condo market is HARD, and so when Sarah reached out to me to sell her condo we had prepped ourselves for a longer journey. We were racing a deadline as Sarah had some amazing things that she wanted to do and couldn’t do them until the condo was sold… and so the race was on till the end of August.
Read MoreWe talked about not wanting to reach the F*$k it stage, that stage where you just offer crazy crazy over to win because you have lost so many times. We wanted to be sensible, but still win. When it came to this home I think we had the perfect balance of lucking out big time, and reaching a bit of that F*$k it stage. While that same night I had other clients loose out to homes that had 14 offers on it, this one only had FOUR!! We couldn’t believe it! Backing onto a park with a garage and 3 bedrooms, it had everything they wanted, and only FOUR offers!! We made sure that we wrote a solid offer and bid just that little bit higher so that we could clinch it, and we did! Everything always happens for a reason, and this home was meant to be.
Read MoreI “met” Kristine for the first time when I hosted an online webinar on home buying. We had talked a bit and started to put the wheels in motion to get them ready to buy their first home. We had stayed in contact for a few months chatting now and then until this home came up.
Read MoreWe started off this home search looking at detached homes outside of the city and ended it at a duplex nearly smack dab in the middle of the city.
Read MoreTaking this SOLD picture marks the end with this awesome couple. I had first met Kara a couple years ago, I had helped her buy and sell her first home, then helped Kara and Adam buy their forever home. With the sale of Augusta, our working relationship together is coming to an end knowing that the home they are moving into will last them a lifetime.
Read MoreThis adorable and. cute couple are now able to celebrate the purchase of this amazing home! I had known Chris for a while as he was living with another client of mine and I had never met Y before. Our first meeting was online and then we were able to get out there searching for homes.
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I have NEVER been able to post a picture of buyers and sellers together, but this is a very special occasion! These amazing grandparents were able to sell their home to their grandson to start his journey of home ownership.
These lovely people are family members of someone I had met in the community who was watching our kiddos a couple days a week for us while we made it through the home schooling situation. Everything had already been sorted, they just needed someone to help guide them through it all, and so guide them I did!
It was so awesome seeing the beaming smile on Trevors face, I don’t know if I have ever seen a buyer who was more excited! What better place to start home ownership than in your grandparents home!
Grandma and Grandpa were beyond delightful and you could tell there was so much pride in being able to have their grandson be able to step into their home.
I am beyond happy for all of you and the opportunities that you had for each other. Thank you for having me along for the ride!
I love all the little bits of this journey. Our first discussion of selling started via Zoom, and then a few weeks later we set another appointment. In my head I was meeting at their house, in their head we were meeting via zoom again. Both of us panicked as I pulled up to their house and I realized I hadn’t communicated to them properly and they were in a panic that the house was “messy” (their words, not mine). We enjoyed a delightful meeting by the pool getting all the documents prepped and ready to go.
Read MoreThank you for being such an amazing client Lynn! Not once did you ever complain as we made our way through it all. You were always smiling, kind, and incredibly hard working! I hope that your new adventures are as amazing as you are!
Read MoreThis story happened so fast and furious I really don’t even know what I can say! I hardly got the chance to know this delightful couple!
We went from a zoom meeting one day going over the buying process to a completed pre approval the next day, a showing and accepted and completed offer in under 2 weeks!
Read MoreThis is the story of two determinate very hard work individuals. When we had first met to talk about selling their home, I don’t think Covid was even a “thing” yet, or if it was it was so minor that it wasn’t something we talked about in terms of the home selling process.
Read MoreI was so excited the day I opened my email and found out the Reid and Brittany were moving back to Winnipeg and were looking to buy a home. In the midst of Covid the had to quarantine her in the city after the long haul over and begin their new jobs here.
I have known Reid my whole life, and met Brittany for the first time via zoom meeting shortly after their arrival. I have to admit, I do not like meeting people for the first time via zoom and was excited to head out and start looking at homes with them.
Read MoreThis is the ultimate story of determination and perseverance. My goodness did these two ever go through a lot!
We started this journey just as Covid was a slight little bit of chatter, still in the distance and nothing we needed to worry about here. They made it through that 3 week window where no one knew what was happening, jobs were being lost like crazy and I had asked them to take a little bit of a pause while we figured out what buying, selling and financing was going to look like. But they were determined and still wanted to look.
Read MoreI am so wicked proud of these two!! We started this home search in a fierce battle! If you were following my insta you might have seen a game I played one day called “lets play realtor”. There was a property I had clients offering on and through the day more and more and more offers kept coming in that we were going to be competing against. Well those clients were Jenny and Randy…. that night there were 11 offers on the home that they wanted, and we were’t the lucky ones to get it.
Read MoreLori and I first started out on the house hunt long before Covid. We were joyfully out looking at places and on a mission to find her an amazing home. We had seen this house and a few others on the street that would be ready soon and were playing around with the options of building from scratch or choosing from something that was already built.
Read MoreBack in the day when I worked at BP Jesse and I spent a lot of time together. I watched this guy work like crazy in the famous “dish pit”. If you have ever worked in a restaurant you know that this is probably the least favourite place to be. I believe he was working full time hours in dish and never really complaining much. At one point he finally got to move into the kitchen and start working on the line. I don’t want to spend too much time talking about BP, but Jesse and I went through a lot there with epic messes that we had to clean up. We had lots of incredibly late nights together shutting down the restaurant, and some equally early mornings as well.
Read MoreSo, you probably already read the story about how Amanda and Geoff somewhat spontaneously found a home they wanted to buy. This meant that we had to act fast after that offer was accepted to get their home on the market!
We had started talking a few weeks prior about them maybe wanting to sell their home. Then Covid happened and we started having discussions about what things were looking like in the market. With things changing so fast we didn’t know at the time how things were going to pan out. Then I got the message from them that they wanted to look at a home and that look turned into an accepted offer!
We had to move FAST to get their home on the market and sold asap. These two were absolutely exceptional at getting things done. We sent over photos to the stager to do a virtual consult and over the weekend they did a mega transformation. From moving furniture, pictures, painting, and decluttering they did it ALL!! Monday we went in to do photos, video, and virtual walkthrough, Tuesday it hit the market, and Thursday showings started.
Selling your home is always hard, but throw in Covid-19 and there is an extra layer of difficulty. We did all the right things to keep both possible buyers and the sellers safe through the whole process. Over 5 days 26 groups walked through the home! We upped our social media game to get extra views and attention and ran creative ads specific to helping buyers during Covid. We did a pre list home inspection so that it would be one less thing that a buyer would have to worry about. We handed the buyer a complete package.
By Monday evening we were reviewing 3 offers on their home and were fortunate enough to accept an unconditional offer over list price that evening.
While Amanda and Geoff beamed in happiness over how the whole process went, it is important to note that it truly is a team effort. We wouldn’t have had those 3 offers if they hadn’t worked so hard in getting the home ready. It takes both amazing sellers and our plan to make it all work and the two of you deserve a huge pat on the back for all that you did.
It kills me that I can’t give you guys a great big hug of congratulations, but that just means that the housewarming visit will be that much better where we celebrate all that you have accomplished! Congratulations you guys!!
Amanda and I had started messaging a little while ago about the idea of them moving soon ish, no real plan when, they would start working on their current home and when it as ready we would get out there and start looking.
Then suddenly I got the message that they wanted to see this house. It wasn’t in the area they wanted, wasn’t the new build they wanted, but a friend and neighbour had tipped them off about this house and so we went to take a look.
That look turned into another showing, which turned into an offer! The home had been on the market for 24 days, hadn’t seen a lot of “action” and we debated when we should offer, and decided sooner is always better than later. Later that day we had it submitted and just when we were in the middle of negotiating another offer had come in…. ugh…
Here is the thing, if you counter the counter offer, that leaves it open for someone else to come in. And so 30 min after we countered the counter, we found out another offer had come in. It was a game changer, you are no longer in the same negotiating position, you are now in competition and the ball had been taken out of our court.
We made a couple quick decisions (after throwing around some good curse words at the situation), and made a decision that ensured they would still get the house!
After a fabulous home inspection the deal was 90% done, we just had to sell their current home… and for that you will have to tune into the next blog post to hear that epic story and how this amazing couple worked their way through the whirlwind of getting their home up on the market and sold in under 2 weeks!
When your clients text you and say “we have read all of your blog posts and can’t wait to read ours!” …… can you feel the pressure!!!!!
This journey started quite a while ago with our first conversation around searching for a home. We met at Thom Bargen for coffee both the first and second times to sort things out and begin to get organized. Juuuuust when they were ready to start the search Nicole had started a new job, which meant lenders weren’t very happy (new job = risk to lenders, especially when probation is involved) but we ended up being able to work some magic and had a lender in place that was ok with it.
They started out their home search fast and furious with us looking at 5-6 homes at a time a few times a week. We saw our fair share of “interesting” basements and sketchy homes. Homes that were close to being “the one” and many that just weren’t going to work.
When we first saw this one none of us had high expectations. The photos weren’t the greatest and after another that had lots of great lipstick we just didn’t have high hopes. When we walked in though it was completely different.
From the Harry Potter cupboard in the entrance we all started enjoying walking around. This home was old (built in 1907) but it was in perfect condition. The layout was amazing, the third floor was lots of fun, and the basement was one of the best we had seen. As we were walking through it all the boxes started being checked off and we knew we had found something good.
We still looked at a few more the next day before writing an offer that evening. We met at Stella’s, signed the offer and got the home inspection booked (which of course had nothing but great comments about the home)
Today was a hard day. I love to hug my clients and celebrate with them and it felt so incredibly weird to have to keep my distance and not hug them. I look forward to their June possession date when all is right in the world. We will host one heck of a housewarming party (ps guys, I want to throw you a party) and we will hug like crazy and celebrate this awesome couple and their first home.
It was a lot of fun getting to know you both better and to see your personalities work with each other. Nicole and I are a lot the same and Daniel is the analytical one, the perfect balance to a home search. The two of you are both amazing and I couldn’t be happier for you.
What an incredible story of what true teamwork is in this journey!
In their current two bedroom home they were starting to grow out of it, so it was time to start searching for a new one. The first message Kayla sent to me was for on specific house they wanted to see. We looked at it twice, wrote an offer…. and then it died. The listing agent was not a kind human and there was no way we were going to work out a deal. Things always happen for a reason, and as frustrating as that moment was, the next house we looked at it all made sense.
The next house was waaaaaaayyyyy better! We left the showing thinking we were going to think on it over night, and thats when I got the call that there was another offer being written on it. With our offer having to be subject to the sale of their current home, I knew our chances were limited, but they figured what the heck and wrote an offer.
After submitting I started getting lots of questions from the listing agent, and questions are always a good thing, it means your offer is being considered and shortly after I had the call that it had been accepted!!!
In disbelief we kicked it into high gear and had their home on the market the following week. And this is where lots of puzzle pieces started falling together. In rural deals it isn’t uncommon for multiple deals to be tied together, and that was the case here. When Kayla and Mikes home sold it meant that the deal finalized on the home they were buying, which meant that a subsequent deal on another home would finalize. I had both other agents in contact with me and following up to see how things were going.
In Blumenort the days on market are either short or long, there doesn’t seem to be an in-between, and so we had mentally prepared for the long just in case. Turns out that wasn’t the case at all, within two weeks we had an offer! Everyone was so excited, this one offer was going to be amazing for 3 families. All agents were texting me and we were all working hard together for our clients. After that first sour deal it was a reminder that there may be one rotten egg, but there are so many amazing ones out there and I was thankful for the group of Realtors that we're all involved in this transaction.
More importantly I am crazy excited for Kayla and Mike. This all happened so fast and so perfectly which is when you know it is truly meant to be. They worked so hard to get their home ready for the market so that we had an amazing product to show off. They were always calm and willing to do what needed to be done. Thank you guys for being amazing clients, this may be the last time we get to work together for a while as this next home is so amazing! I hope you have many many years there together!
Buying or selling a home is a huge life decision. I am here for you to ensure you make the best decision possible for yourself.
