So what can I say about Salima that truly represents the kind of agent she is. This is difficult because she is so incredible at what she does that it really is hard to put into words. But I'll try :).
Buying a home is such an involved, financial, legal, personal, emotional, and generally all encompassing experience that picking the right person can absolutely mean the difference between success and getting the home of your dreams or running the most difficult marathon of your life, only to lose over and over again.
In this market and time, the right agent absolutely makes the difference between success and failure for you and your loved ones. I've been through this process a few times now and I can absolutely say that working with Salima absolutely equaled success. I would not be in the home that I have now, the home I had been working towards my entire life, were it not for her.
So what sets Salima apart? Great question. And I've got some great answers.
Overall, an agent like Salima makes the impossible possible. In the time I worked with her, we scaled mountains of obstacles that would have made any other agent give up. But Salima never failed. She was truly a warrior for me.
To begin with, it was because of Salima and the way she works that allowed my offer to get accepted over numerous other offers, some that even had higher asking prices. It was because of Salima's work ethic and style that the other agent admitted to me, was why he chose my offer over others. He said straight out that he preferred to work with Salima over the other agents. Now if that isn't direct proof of Salima's value alone, I don't know what is. And we were only at the beginning. But because of her, we were off to the races and I was on my way to getting my dream home...
But that was is only the beginning. The escrow process is where things become very interesting with lots of highs and lows and pitfalls that can put the deal on shaky ground, if not, kill it all together... Appraisals, inspections, endless paperwork and deadlines - Salima was all on top of it. And when there was any kind of hiccup or wrinkle, Salima was already into it before anyone else would bat an eye, figuring out the solution to keep the deal moving forward and keep everyone on track. Again - these were areas like appraisal values, issues found with the property, deal terms that would have real tax or other negative consequences for either me or the seller. Salima navigated it all and found a solution to make everyone happy. She constantly held the deal together when the powers of the universe worked to tear it apart... Again - that's Salima.
The best part was when she even was able to work with the seller and agent to help them agree to a term of the sale that they said up front would be impossible... This term would have been a deal breaker were it not for her. But Salima is THAT good at negotiation and thinking outside the box that she was able to make the impossible possible...
Needless to say - Salima was also present at every inspection, and drove all the way across town (battling LA traffic) numerous times any time it was needed when most other agents would have just sent an associate or assistant.
Salima is the most hands on and involved agent I have ever met. She treats every home sale as if it was her own or her family's or a good friend. When you work with Salima, you're not just getting an agent - you're making a new friend.
Once we finally got to the finish line, again, where most other agents would have just collected their commission and disappeared, Salima didn't slow down one bit. She continued to help with the last minute craziness between my financier, the escrow company, the city, the seller/and seller's agent, to coordinate a smooth closing. In the end, when most people have a 45 day escrow, Salima was able to help get us down to 30 days with no problems whatsoever.
So what can I say about Salima? Just that if you don't have an agent that is making it happen like she does then you've got the wrong agent. She sets the standard for how agents should be and I regret the day that I won't be able to hire her because she has become too busy.
If you have found your dream home and you don't want to leave anything to chance. You want it and you want someone who will be the strongest champion in helping you get it and will pull off miracles for you, then Salima is the agent you want... I've never met someone who believes in her job and the people she is helping so much. She's not only an incredible agent, but an incredible person, which is very rare in this day and age. read more