This review is long overdue...but as with many, life is beyond super busy. Being a teacher, a mother of 3 kids with extremely hectic school/extra-curricular schedules, and a costume manager at a local dance studio, life doesn't give me much time to come up for air. Cue Edwin...
When we started to research high schools for our eldest child, we realized that our local high school was not the best fit for our daughter's needs and goals. We did not think that we were financially set to purchase a new house, so we sought out somebody to help us get in the position to buy.
Initially, I called our previous realtor...but I did not feel very at ease with the numbers. That's when my best friend suggested I contact Edwin, who we both have known for more than 20 years.
Edwin worked around our very busy schedules and met with us to discuss our goals and needs. I'm a super worried, stressed out, Type-A individual who is a big time Eeyore...Edwin kept me calm, answered all my questions thoroughly, repeated things as necessary, and reduced any anxiety I had during the meeting. He clearly explained next steps and there was absolutely NO pressure. He made us feel like we were his only client and didn't push us in any way.
Edwin is very resourceful. He connected us with a great lender who we thought was just going to advise us on how to get prepared to buy. Edwin's lender is absolutely wonderful and supportive. We ended up being approved to buy and without an outrageous rate! So, we gave Edwin the green light and off he went searching...
It was very hard for us to search for houses because our schedules didn't give us much time to attend Open Houses or view houses when owners were open to having us stop by. Edwin dedicated all his time to making things work for us. Being a family man himself, he knew that our kids came first - so he did everything he could to make sure house buying didn't interfere with our family life. He knew with my work schedules, I wasn't available to talk between 6:00 am and 10:00 pm...so he emailed and texted to work around my availability. I didn't have to skip a beat to accommodate him.
Nothing was coming up on the market and we were desperate to find something that fed into a specific school district in time for registration and dance team auditions. Despite our urgency to find something, Edwin advised us against purchases that weren't in our best interest. We finally found a house that fit our budget and fed into the schools we wanted. Unfortunately, it wasn't a normal sale - it was a bankruptcy sale which meant we had to work for this house. And oh boy did Edwin work for this house!!! It was such a challenge that when the judge said we got the house, I didn't believe it and was brought to tears outside the courtroom. The process was that intense and Edwin kept calm, cool and collected throughout the ENTIRE process. He is the epitome of professionalism and efficiency.
Five months later, Edwin still checks in with us to see how things are. :) You're not just a number with him... read more