We listed our house for sale in October 2019, and immediately after started looking for a realtor to help us buy in a different location. After looking at experiences other people have shared on Facebook, we contacted Sandy from MaxWell Realty. Right from the start, she was an absolute gem and we knew we had the right person for the job. She was real with us, and was happy to take us to different houses to get a feel for what we wanted. After living in a tiny mid century bungalow for so long, we didn't really know!!
Unfortunately, COVID arrived before we could sell, and it took 9 long months to be able to move forward with anything. In that time, we solidified our vision, with Sandy's help. We had some very specific requirements to meet in regards to health and security, so it wasn't the easiest hunt. She picked up quickly on what we were looking for, however, and she knew what questions to ask to help us make decisions.
She was knowledgeable about the areas we were looking in, and quick to relay anything she knew about different areas. She pointed out things in houses we wouldn't have thought to look at, and she learned to read us very well and figure out if we were excited about a place before we even knew ourselves.
The only pressure we felt from her was to be absolutely sure we wanted to close a sale. She didn't want us to go through with something we might regret later (and we had a couple of close calls). She encouraged us to sleep before making any decision first.
And when it finally came to purchase time, we saw a different side of her. We found THE house we wanted, several months after finally selling our own. She was FAST, EFFICIENT and RUTHLESS. She worked hard to help us get a lower purchase price, and was willing to push for even more of a reduction than we were. She knows what cards to play and where to draw the line.
She made the process easy. She was very easy to communicate with throughout the entire time we worked with her, was fun to be around and made the game of the hunt fun instead of frustrating. She was super attentive to our needs and requests, and helped us get into the house we never would have dreamed of getting.
Finally, after nearly a year and a half of working with her, I am excited to be able to fire her as my real estate agent, because she did such a great job that we no longer require her services.
If you can't tell by the rest of the review.....
I highly recommend her. Thank you, Sandy.