My wife and I are new homeowners - super new, as in: we bought our house this weekend. How good! So this review is from the perspective of someone who had never previously undergone the totally bonkers process of buying a house, and who has just this weekend walked into their house for the first time.
Dan is unbelievable. I'd think he was made up if I hadn't met him personally. Kind, funny, warm, and welcoming. He is competent and extremely knowledgeable without a touch of condescension, professional but inviting and always open to questions. And you can rest assured, we asked him about a billion questions. Usually late at night via email when we were entering Panic Mode. Any time, every time, Dan was quick to respond, always diligent to provide an answer or get in contact with someone who could provide the answer.
We had Dan recommended to us by some friends who were just closing on a house. They had fielded through several agents without satisfaction before finding Dan. We decided to shoot him an email and get in touch. Immediately, he asked us for details about the things we wanted in a house and about our lifestyle so that he could set up search parameters for us in the MLS. He was going out of town for a long weekend and nonetheless actively responded to us, even contacted a colleague to show us houses while he was away. When he got back to town, he let us know he was ready to schedule more tours and got to work doing just that. Later the same week, we walked into the house that we loved and would later buy.
The house already had an offer on it at asking price, so Dan came up with an offer strategy that would get us the house if we wanted. And we wanted. Dan got to work, gave us our own homework assignment to do, and that night we had an offer submitted. The next day, he notified us that the seller had accepted our offer!
Every single step of the process, Dan kept in communication and always updated us as to the state of things. When unexpected concerns or questions came up along the way, we felt comfortable going to Dan and he always provided solutions or the assurance and information we needed. He was our advocate and I am extremely grateful for his expertise in all of this. I have no intention of ever using another agent.
More to the point: Did I mention how funny he is? Hilarious. Great sock collection, too.
We closed on our house this weekend, and even that process was explained to us in detail so that we didn't feel overwhelmed, out of sorts, or even all that concerned. Everything about our home searching and subsequent buying went more smoothly than I could have imagined.
"Dan is the man!" as my father always said (he didn't, but he would have!).
Ten stars. Highly recommended. Would be friends with and will definitely use for any future real estate endeavors. read more