Working with Peter was a dream: he was super patient, attentive, and a fierce advocate for my best interest. As a first time buyer, I was pretty clueless stepping into the LA market. On top of that, I also needed to bring my sometimes hard to deal with, but very well intentioned, father along for the ride. Needless to say, we aren't the easiest of clients to deal with: we have tons of questions, are kinda skeptical of people's motives, and prone to getting emotional under stress. (Hey - at least I know myself, right?).
When I found my dream house, Peter expertly navigated us through dealing w/ multiple offers, explaining to us all our options and helping us settle on an offer (and counter offer.... and backup offer...) that we felt comfortable with. He helped keep our emotions under control, and made sure we had the most competitive offer possible within our means and risk tolerance. This took a ton of time to "get us there" - countless hours on the phone, careful explanation of contracts and random clauses, and all for a pretty small deal in the realm of things. The previous reviewer categorized this care and attention to detail as being a "know it all," but for us - it was a godsend. We never felt in the dark about what we were signing or where we were in the process. We always knew where we stood and what were our chances of winning.
Throughout the inspection / appraisal / disclosure process - Peter's expertise continued to shine. Again, as a first time buyer, I didn't know what to look out for. He was always present, pointing things out to me in the house, giving me advice, and advocating on my behalf when it was time to ask the sellers for concessions. If there were ever any bumps in the road - Peter was proactive in taking care of things, often knowing what was going on before I did. When my lenders were caught in red-tape BS, he aggressively handled the situation, so that I wouldn't have to.
Overall, I couldn't recommend Peter highly enough. There's no way we would have gotten our house without his help in educating us about the market, the process, and fighting for our best interest throughout the transaction. He was patient, kind, and transparent the entire time, so much so that my boyfriend and I joke whenever we have a life question, we should just call Peter to work it out. We will definitely work with him again in the future. read more