I’m expecting an addition to the family this summer, and the current house has been feeling a bit cramped. Like most people, I’ve been watching the real estate market falling, and I’ve heard the stories about people not being able to sell their homes. I knew I needed an above average Realtor to sell my home quickly, for a reasonable price. I did email interviews with about a half dozen realtors, including one I’ve used in the past. Then I did in-person interviews with two. I ended up going with Jordan Lotoski, based partly on the recommendations of other beyond.ca users, and partly on his confidence and positive attitude.
We went over the steps needed to stage our house for selling, Jordan had lots of suggestions. It took about a month for us to clean up and clear out. We thought we were finally ready to list the house. Jordan came over, looked around, and he came up with another dozen suggestions of things to repaint, remove or move. I’ll admit, I was a little put off, since we had worked so hard at getting the house looking great, however, we trusted him. We spent one more week of taking care of the remaining details and when Jordan came back the next week, that house was gleaming and spotless. I’m no perfectionist, but Jordan is, and he agreed that we were ready to list.
He spent at least an hour taking photos of the house, working hard to get just the right angles to show off the best features of the house. When the listing hit MLS on a Thursday morning, the write-up was perfect, the pictures stunning. FS Reno'd inner city bungalow My friends and family were all very impressed. We had two couples through the house that day, three more on Friday. Two on Saturday morning, several during an open house on Saturday afternoon, and a couple more on Sunday. By Monday morning, we had an offer. It was low, but by Monday evening, we had a second offer, and the first one was revised upwards. Before we went to be Monday night, we had accepted an offer for only four thousand under our list price. Less than five full days on the market, success!
Now the fun part, buying a new place. Jordan took us through ten houses on the first trip, eight on the next, and we thought we were getting close. His seemingly boundless energy was a great help to us when looking at so many houses. He also gave us helpful pointers about what things to look for. We went through six more houses last week, and wrote an offer on one. Jordan did some back-and-forth with the other Realtor and we got the place for $27,000 under list price.
Coles Notes: I am fully satisfied with my experience with Jordan. He sold my house for more than I thought, and he got me my new house for less than I thought.