Earlier this year, my children and I made a 4 year plan to prepare my farm and home of 51 years to put on the real estate market. However, I began to realize that it needed to happen sooner. Not having bought or sold a home in so many years and knowing that not all real estate agents are the same, I looked on Angie's List and found The Jason Bowman Team.
Based on the many positive reviews I made the call to the office where Rachel assured me that she would arrange for Jason to come to my home. Though it was the busy early June real estate season, Jason came out for a consultation. He spent several hours listening to my story, my questions, and my concerns. He helped me to see that I need not wait four years to sell. He helped me to make decisions about what I realistically might need to do and what would not be necessary. He provided comparable property sales so I knew what to expect as far as pricing my farm. He led me rather than pushed me to consider putting my home on the market this year. First, I decided to see what was out there for a person in my circumstances. The Team set up a Web connection which sent me regular lists of homes that met my criteria. Rachel took me to see many properties during June and into July. I suddenly concluded that I needed to build, found a development, and with Rachel's help signed a contract to build on July 19. Now it was time to go into high gear to get the property on the market. There were several things that needed to be done immediately such as replace a partial metal roof that was 50 years old, prepare the house for being shown, get pictures taken by a wonderful and experienced photographer, and be ready to go live on the MLS by Monday, August 14. I especially appreciated that I was encouraged by Jason not to "stage" my home and property but to let the character of this much loved place where we had raised our five children be seen. By that Monday evening I had my first offer and by early Tuesday afternoon the second. Jason helped me every step of the way with the negotiations that resulted in a more than a satisfactory agreement to sell. Several unforeseen things happened in the next few weeks before closing that were stressful, but Jason, Rachel, and Joann were always just a text or phone call away. On one especially difficult day when things were not going well with a contractor hired to do some necessary wall repairs, Jason came and spent several hours helping to get the matter resolved.
There is more positive I could report, but I'll leave at this: The Jason Bowman Team has a commitment to customer service and an integrity not experienced enough in today's business community. I highly recommend that you contact the Team if you are considering selling or buying - or both! read more