Look at those smiles!

June is always a month of many clients taking possession of their new homes.  It is a blast when we can feel how significant that home purchase is.  Joanna and Awse are one great example. Referred to us by a colleague of theirs, they had been searching for a home for 2 years with a different realtor.  Frustrated, we met, set up a new plan and listened really well to their needs and what was holding them back.  

I shall never forget our 1st venture out to see a couple of homes...Joanna said "Lorie, we have accomplished more with you in one day, than the last 2 years!"  :)

Needless to say, today is their KEY day.  Their dream of owning their first home has come true.  For us, we feel their excitement and are tickled pink to have been able to be a small part of making it happen!  Today, we are reminded of why we do what we do, and why we love it so much.  Our clients.  Their dreams fulfilled.

Congratulations to Joanna and Awse.  Wishing you many years of happiness in your first home.

 

I cannot begin to express my gratitude towards the Lorie Ann Team. After 3 years of being with another realtor who didn't seem to get it...My coworker kept pushing me to contact Lorie Ann and finally, I called her.

From our first meeting she was straight with me and walked us through the entire process of buying a home.  We are first time home buyers and were clueless:)  After 3 days of viewings with her and Michael, they understood what we wanted and said we found you some homes we think you will love!

To our surprise not even a month after meeting her she picked out a home and it was "the one!"  We saw it twice and were they ever patient with us! They listened to our needs and fulfilled their promise of finding us our dream home.

Today we closed and every single part of the process was made simple by the Lorie Ann Team. I am forever grateful to this team and their dedicated service to their clients! Thank you thank you thank you! I recommend this team to anyone and everyone! You will not regret it!

Joanna

The Team is humbled by a testimonial from a very satisfied client...thanks for the kind words

When my wife and I began searching for our first home, we could not have imagined meeting realtors willing to be as invested in our lives as Lorie and Michael. By the time we met these two, we had been scanning potentials on our own for a while. Finally settling on a house we wanted to visit, when we went into our bank for pre-approval they insisted that we use Lorie and her team for our search. This is the first time I've ever been able to say that I appreciate a bank. 

Within a few days we visited the house and began working out an offer. We won! ... But unfortunately upon inspection we decided the house was not for us as it needed too much work. Devastated, my wife and I decided to take a break from our search. We wanted to move, but as this was the first house we had seen in our price range AND our style, we worried that it would be a while before another popped up. Ever patient, Michael and Lorie worked with our quirks and gave us some space ... but never gave up. During these two or three months away, Michael checked in several times and continued sending homes he thought would be of some interest. They weren't the realtors I expected. I thought they would only help us if we were buying right away - isn't that how they make money? 

Within a few months, we were ready to actively search again. Soon enough we found another house. Stunning. Everything we wanted and very close to our price point. After seeing a couple others we decided we would put in an initial offer. Though not accepted, in the ensuing back and forth Michael negotiated an incredible deal! Without giving away exact numbers, he dropped asking by eight percent! If you're buying a home, you know that this can amount to a nice sum of money. 

Anyway, at this point we signed the dotted line and began the inspection process. There were some problems. We would need the price lowered even more to be able to afford fixing them. My wife and I instantly worried this would mean we would lose the house. After the last house, this one seemed to follow suit. But Michael would not be bothered. And while I have no idea how he did this, within a few days he negotiated the final pay price to over eleven percent off asking. Again, decent sums of money here!
 

That being said, Lorie, Michael and the rest of the team go beyond merely negotiating. As I mentioned before I was surprised how non-pressured I felt through the entire process. Rather than seeing us as dollar signs, I truly felt as though they were interested in who we were as a couple. They spent the extra time getting to know my wife and I. It was easy to express ourselves and what we were worried about or what we wanted. Even though their work is done as we've bought the home, they continue to check in and see how moving prep is going. They're even providing moving boxes! I could drone on and on, but here's the important bit I want to say: While Lorie, Michael and the team are, in my mind, the best realtors in Ottawa, what's more important (at least to us) is that they are incredible people as well. Selling or buying, I will always use The Lorie Ann Warren Team!