I am the DIY type of person. When it came to buying my home I started out on my own, believing that I didn't have the need for a real estate agent. I could not understand why I would pay someone to drive me around and point out the obvious features of a home. I can do all of that myself. I started by making my own appointments and seeing houses around the North End. Without fail the selling agents would ask me why I wasn't using a professional and then push themselves on me, at times even backhandedly insulting me for not using an agent. It was even more justification for not wanting to use one.
Then I met Lisa. She was the listing agent on a home that had caught my eye. She was extremely friendly and gave me a tour of the place. It was a different experience during the walk around, it did not feel like she was trying to be my agent. Instead, Lisa was focused on her client and the house I was looking at. At the end she did offer to help me out if I needed it and left it at that. A week or so went by and I was not getting the results I had hoped for on my own. I called Lisa, remembering her amazing positivity and passion for the home she had shown me.
Lisa got right to work for me and I had no idea it could go so smoothly. She spent the time to get to know me first and made the extra effort to understand what I was looking for; it was not the case of simply sending me listings via email. Lisa excelled in her knowledge of the North and East Ends. She has significant history and experience in the area and the insight that she provided was something a person cannot simply find anywhere. I felt that Lisa gave me time to look at the houses and draw my own conclusions, then she would offer her opinion and give me some insight about the home and area that I may never had considered.
Not once did I feel that she was pressuring me to get into a home that wasn't right for me. When we looked at what is now my house, she could barely contain her excitement. It was as if she knew that it was the right place for me! Being an older home I had my concerns and as a DIYer I had some ideas about potential projects and renovations. Lisa quickly setup an appointment with a contractor she knew so that we could see if my plans were feasible. I think a lot of agents would have just nodded when I told them about my grand ideas, but Lisa took it to the next level and said let's see if this would work. I am now in that house and I could not be happier with my decision to work with Lisa!! read more