About nine months ago, I received a referral for a nice girl that was looking to buy her first home.  We started off just like so many of my buyers and I do; talking about what sort of house she was hoping for, her price range, location, etc…

Almost every home we looked at was bank owned and in terrible disrepair.  We would get frustrated and happy all in one day.  We looked at so many homes and had so many “little adventures”.  We always looked forward to getting together. We would be laughing one minute and crying the next.  House hunting can be so much fun but so frustrating too when you hear that you just missed it to another buyer or the wrong neighborhood or spiders falling in our hair…You name it, we went through it!

This went on for months.  We tried so many different tactics and we were diligent and tenacious in our search.  We made offers but then the dreaded “oh, we just accepted another offer” would come along. 

Then one day, about seven weeks ago, the tide turned; our tenacity paid off!  We found a beautiful and perfectly remodeled house!  It was a regular sale and the listing agent was great!  We had such a smooth escrow!  The seller was great and just wanted someone to love the house!  We were so happy.

My friend Yanne closed escrow just over a week ago.  She is settling in but we still talk all the time.  She is kind and fun and so generous and I am lucky to have her a s a new friend!

Oh, we learned that many of the things that were used to remodel her lovely new home were purchased at the Habitat for Humanity store.   We are going there tomorrow to see what else we can find.  We are so excited and I am sure there will be another blog about that!

Here’s to you Yanne!  Congrats on your new home! I am proud of you and thank you for choosing me to be your Realtor!

Cristal Drake – Fullerton Area Realtor – Re/Max North Orange County – 714-423-7525