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FEATURE: CLIENT SPOTLIGHT`
Client Spotlight: The Vance Family
Finding Clarity Through Uncertainty
We never knew the benefits of working with an amazing agent until Chris Grant helped navigate us through this CRAZY real estate market!
We were referred to Chris through a mutual friend and were told “this guy is awesome.” While we had planned on using the same agent who sold us our home a few years back, we figured we’d take a chance and work with Chris and The Miale Team. Right away, we could see the benefits of working with their team. Chris came to our home a few months before listing to discuss a game plan and ensure our timing was perfect. While the spring market usually takes off in March or April, Chris recommended we list in February to get ahead of the other listings that would be coming soon. We weren’t quite sure we could be ready a month sooner than we had planned, but trusted Chris and his experience.
The Miale Team used a stager to help prepare for listing photos, which was a new experience for us. Melissa, from MBM Design, met with us via Facetime and walked through each room to see what we were working with. She then followed up the call with a detailed report of suggestions to prepare for the photos. A few weeks later, the photographer came out and took some fantastic photos of our home. Never had we seen it look so good! It was time to list! We were pretty much one of the only homes in our area listed during that time, and boy did it pay off. Within 30 minutes of listing our home, we had requests for showings. We had a total of 20 showing requests and six offers within a day! We certainly lucked out when we received a full-ask cash offer, with the ability to rent our home back until June to give us time to find another home. SOLD!
Here came the harder part . . . finding a home in a specific town. We picked East Lyme for its special education program. It’s a beautiful town, but it was really difficult finding something in our price range. This is where Chris really showed us his skills! Chris often surprised us with Facebook videos, where he would go to places like the East Lyme High School football field and ask everyone he knew to find us a home.
We were able to share the video, as did many others, to help assist in our search. I’ve never seen an agent do this before. Chris really thought outside the box and found creative ways to find us a home.
After just a couple of weeks of waiting, a home we loved came on the market. Chris made sure we were one of the first to go see it. When we decided this was “The House,” Chris discussed with us what we could do to make a strong offer in an attempt to beat out all others. After two and a half days of patiently waiting for a response from the sellers, we learned (through Facebook Live) that our offer had been accepted.
When the appraisal came in lower than expected, Chris was right there to help us re-negotiate with the Sellers. We quickly came to a new agreement that we were all happy about. Just a month after going under contract, we signed papers and became the proud owners of our new home in East Lyme yesterday. We can’t even describe what this means to our family, knowing that our daughter will be in an amazing school system that will help her make great gains.
Thank you to Chris Grant and The Miale Team!
Christopher Grant
REALTOR
