It Worked!

This is a quick follow up blog to a story I posted on October 25th (The Past Couple of Weeks...) regarding a client of mine who wanted to sell her Berkeley Hills home. I referred her to a great agent at Marvin Gardens Real Estate (yep...that's the name of the company), and he did a wonderful job pulling everything together in order to promote a smooth selling process and garner a clean offer.

It's two weeks later...results? You bet. 2 offers, the higher of which came in $11,000 over the asking price with a 45 day free rent-back after close of escrow. (I love it when that happens)...

To be safe, I'll leave it at that. Although anything can happen between now and COE, the first hurdle has been cleared. Let the escrow begin! So far, so good.

Localism is what it's all about. Although I could have taken this listing and given it a whirl, the truth is: Had I done that, it would have been all about me and not about what was best for my client. Berkeley may be a 20 minute drive across the Bay, but it might as well be a 2 hour flight where market conditions and local ordinances are concerned. It's not my area of expertise, nor is it an area where other agents know who I am. There's a lot to be said for those nuances in our business.