You hear it time and again — some iteration of ”buying your first home is one of the most important, stressful events of your adult life,” all with the same underlying emotions for the person undertaking the challenge: paralyzing fear, gut-wrenching nausea, the thumb sucking indecision, and the tireless voice in your head that yells louder and louder, “WTF are you doing?!”

All real, oh so very real…

But hey, here I am on the other side of that hell. Intact — and dare I say, happy?! And yeah – you too can make it here. You’re off to a great start if you’ve found Robin. I was lucky enough to have chosen Robin as my agent after working with another agent who was highly recommended by a colleague.

 

That other agent boasted a high number of sales, and was friendly enough – but it often times felt like I had to work around his schedule. I played along for a while, until the pressure from that agent to buy increased
— as my questions, concerns and need for explanations tended to go unanswered.

I took my questions and concerns, along with serious second thoughts about home ownership, right over to Robin. The difference was night and day. An agent that took the time to assess my needs, tailored viewing lists to multiple scenarios I was debating — and most importantly, would not allow me to get lazy and settle in the face of an ever challenging housing market.

While I wish I found Robin earlier, better late than never. We just closed on a triplex, for 25k under asking (in this market!) and I couldn’t be happier. Now, if only he was a contractor too…