“I felt at ease with her and we knew we’d found the right home buying partner.”

Dear Future Home Buyer,

My wife and I were looking to buy our first home when we met Kari. We had done our homework, including getting our loan pre-approved, and we knew the kind of neighborhoods that would work for us. I met with one Realtor before her and was a bit deflated. He said we probably wouldn’t find anything in our price range, but he’d put us in the database anyways. So we started looked for someone else, hoping they weren’t all like that.

One of our friends had recently purchased a house with Kari, and gave her a rousing endorsement. We met with her and it was a night and day difference. Kari took us through the entire process. She was familiar with all the pitfalls a first time buyer might run into and told us exactly what to expect from the market. And she was very optimistic about us finding what we wanted. I felt at ease with her and we knew we’d found the right home buying partner.

Not only was she a pleasure to work with, she had a list of houses ready the next afternoon and was already scheduling visits. Kari put in the extra effort to help us find exactly what we wanted. She was always available to answer questions, and really put us at ease. Having the right Realtor turned this stressful buying situation into an enjoyable one.

Kari coached us through the bidding process on our favorite house, and our offer was accepted. In just a few weeks we went from thinking “I wonder if we’ll ever buy a house?” to being in escrow. And now I’m typing this from our home office in a great neighborhood in Pasadena.

Brian Owen