We began our search in February, during which time
we were renting a house on Cape Coral for the month.
Originally, we thought we might like new construction
and figured this was an area we could handle on our
own. Although there were a variety of homes and locations,
we just could not seem to find the right fit.
February ended with a fruitless attempt to purchase
a vacation home. Those frustrations would continue
again during weekend trips in May and June with a
realtor from a very large real estate company. We
thought, surely, they would have the experience and
knowledge for listening to what customers were hoping
to find. Not only were we wrong about that, we were
very dismayed when we realized later on that the salesperson
was showing us only his company’s listings.
We discovered that by searching their website. Every
house that we were shown was one of their company’s
listings – even though the majority of those homes
were incompatible with our wish list. We realized
then, their goal was only about dollars and not about
the customer’s needs.
At that point, we decided to give up and think about
renting again. We contacted Diana at the company that
we rented from in February. Diana suggested that we
try working with Irene to find a home to purchase.
After what we had already been through and all the
time and money wasted, we had serious reservations
about beginning the search again.
We decided to e-mail Irene. From the first time she
e-mailed us back, we sensed her knowledge and friendliness.
We purchased plane tickets and notified her that we
were coming that weekend – without ever thinking of
asking if she had free time! . She was gracious enough
to clear her entire schedule and devoted the weekend
to showing us all of the listings that fit our criteria.
With each house that Irene brought us to, she was
able to see, as we were, just what is was that we
were looking for.
She patiently listened and watched for our reactions
as we walked throughout each home. She used that knowledge
to search through listings, late into the night in
hopes of finding the right one for us.
On the afternoon of the second day, it happened!
We walked into a home that was beautiful, comfortable
and had a wonderful view. It was almost too good to
be true. It had everything we wanted and more. In
just two days of searching, Irene had helped us find
our dream home.
Irene provided us with a tremendous amount of helpful
information. Throughout the process of purchasing
our home, she was always available to help us with
anything we needed. One of the things I learned from
working with Irene is, if she gives you her advice
for how to handle the process listen!
Her experience in this line of work has taught her
the best way to proceed with a purchase. I could have
saved myself time, money and stress if I had listened
to her advice.
