The summary statement here is that Kathi Norem is awesome and the only person I would want to help me buy or sell my home.
We met Kathi almost 6 years ago when we started searching for a home. A friend recommended her to us. We were not in a rush to find a home, just wanted to start looking. We appreciated the fact that Kathi did not put any pressure on us in anyway. She worked with our schedules, found some great properties to look at, and helped us negotiate a price. We got the first house we liked and bid on. She also had some great recommendations for companies or people to use for our inspection and then work we wanted to do on the house afterwards. She also referred us to a great banker - which we used for two home purchases.
During the next 5 1/2 years, we reached out to Kathi a few times with questions when we were considering selling our house to find something bigger. Each time, Kathi was quick to respond either by phone or come over and chat with us in person. She gave us candid feedback when we told her what we wanted and in the end we decided it wasn't the right time for us.
In September, we came to her again saying that we were officially ready to start looking for a home. Again, not a big rush. We went looking for homes two days in a row. The last home we looked at on day 2 was the one. But, the market was (and still is) pretty daunting, so we didn't think we would actually get the first home we found. Kathi recommended we do a pre-inspection, including a sewer scope, so we did. This saved us. We put a bid in a little lower than we would have, knowing that there were a few things we may have to spend some big bucks on. Kathi worked with the selling real estate agent and helped our bid be chosen, even though it was not the highest! And, after we moved in and the home was not quite in the condition expected, she negotiated a decent monetary refund from the seller to pay for getting the home back up to par!
Due to having two dogs and a young child, we decided to wait to put our other home on the market until after we moved out. Kathi was super helpful in getting bids and overseeing the process of getting our house ready for sale. She even staged it for us as return clients. We put the house on the market on a Tuesday, and stated that we would review offers the following Monday at 5pm. The house was overwhelmed with interested buyers and we ended up with TWELVE offers - all over asking price. The offer we finally picked was about $70K over asking.
Lastly, Kathi was always so considerate to our little girl. Getting her little gifts along the way that really endeared her to Kathi. She always looked forward to her visits!
Back to my summary statement - Kathi is the person you want whether you are the seller or buyer. She will not let you down! read more