"Steve and Anne Marie are the quintessential agents you want in your corner when buying a house. When my wife-to-be and I began our search for a home back in June of 2021, we understood that we faced an inhospitable market for buyers, especially first-time buyers. Listings would be available for 7-10 days before falling under contract, homes were selling for 10-20% higher than list price, and the market segment for homes within our budget were exhibiting the highest competition. Steve and Anne Marie’s complementary skill set ensured that we were able to efficiently navigate the market and close on a home. When beginning to assist our home search, Steve and Anne Marie were quick to hone in on our must-haves and nice-to-haves. Listings were curated and delivered to us in a seamless email and web-page interface, allowing for us to quickly review homes and down-select features we did not prefer. For the listings that piqued our interest, Steve and Anne Marie were quick to coordinate a showing with the listing agent and have us touring the house, even as soon as the next day. Such a turnaround was vital in a market with very short listing lifecycles. In addition, Anne Marie was especially adept at building relationships with the listing agents, often paying dividends when it came time for placing an offer. In fact, due to her efforts, we were able to obtain exclusive access to homes that were yet to be listed. Having such an advantage is pivotal in this market. Following our in-person review of a home, Steve’s in-depth market analysis and experience permitted us to make confident decisions based on data, experience, and analysis, all while minimizing the risks that plagued other buyers in a hot seller’s market. Steve provided unique advice and strategy that allowed us to generate competitive and uniquely structured offers that did not sacrifice contingencies. Given our risk-averse nature, Steve’s approach fit perfectly with our objectives and comfort level. Following offer acceptance and transition into Escrow, Steve and Anne Marie ensured that our contingencies were satisfied in a timely manner and that any potential blockers were handled effectively. At one moment, we ran into a potential deal-breaking scenario with respect to our Loan that could have led to us losing the home we were fighting so hard to close on (not to mention this all occurred less than 48 hours before our wedding). Steve and Anne Marie were up in the late hours of the night working toward a solution, culminating in the mitigation of that threat on our behalf (our wedding weekend proceeded without any worry related to our escrow, as we knew we were in good hands). In summary, Steve and Anne Marie are a dynamic duo that places any buyer they represent in a competitive advantage. You are essentially receiving the unique skill set of two distinct and skillful agents. Each agent on their own would set up any buyer/seller for success, but as a unified team the sum of their skills make for an unstoppable force. We are truly fortunate for their representation of us in buying a home, and we thoroughly recommend other buyers to follow suit and leverage their capabilities."
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