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Finding Your Future Home KASH & CO. IS COMBINING TECHNOLOGY AND PERSONAL EXPERTISE TO MAKE THE HOMEBUYING PROCESS EASIER.
R E A L T O R S P O T L I G H T STEVEN GOZDOWIAK started his career in retail management, but when he saw the Amazon-fueled decline of brick-and-mortar stores, he transitioned to real estate in 2014. In 2018, he founded Kash & Co. Real Estate, named after his son. “My favorite part of this job is meeting new people and hearing their stories,” he says. “People buy houses for different reasons – to be closer to family, to have space to work at home, to have a yard, to find peace and quiet outside of the city. Whatever the reason may be, it’s great to hear every client’s goal and help them get there.”
WHEN STEVEN GOZDOWIAK SAW A HOME in the Cooper Park neighborhood listed for $220,000, he saw an opportunity. Gozdowiak, a Realtor with the brokerage Compass, was searching for a place for his clients, a couple buying their first home. He knew Cooper Park well and judging by this home’s square footage, he knew that it was probably worth at least $30,000 more than its listing price. His clients trusted him when he advised them to make an offer at $240,000, knowing it would come in under the home’s appraisal. They made the offer, won the bidding war, and when the home was appraised, they learned that they had bought it for more than $10,000 less than its value. “It felt great to use my knowledge of the market to be of value to my clients,” Gozdowiak says. “That appraisal came in, and they already had equity in the house.” Gozdowiak’s knowledge has come with eight years in real estate, most recently with the brokerage Compass. He joined Compass because of the opportunities it gives him to improve his customers' experience “There are a lot of companies trying to get rid of the agent, like Zillow and Redfin,” Gozdowiak says. “Compass knows that this is a personal business and the agent is crucial. They take the best technology and use it to empower their agents so the clients have the best experience.” STEVEN GOZDOWIAK, KASH & CO. REAL ESTATE 11220 W. Burleigh St., Suite 100, Wauwatosa | 414-364-9696 KASHANDCOREALESTATE.COM April 2022
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