Dallas Real Estate News

There is the saying in real estate that there is a buyer for every house... like there's "somebody for everybody" in the game of love.  I experienced that phenomenon last weekend, and quite frankly, I came away feeling like the new Patty Stanger of Real Estate (sadly though there were no millionaires involved). 

A couple found my information on Realtor.com and called me to help them find a house near White Rock Lake.  They had already decided that they wanted to be in Little Forest Hills, and they even had a list of homes to see ready for me to schedule.  They came into town a few days later, and we set out to see the selected homes.  When we exhausted all the possibilities in LFH, I suggested that they take a look at some homes in Old Lake Highlands.  In fact, based on the things that I learned about them as we toured one house after another, I had a feeling that they might just be interested in a particular house that has been anxiously awaiting new owners for a very long time.  It is completely updated, but had thus far been the single most un-sellable property in the neighborhood.  We could say, it's a bit quirky.

By the time we got to the house, they were already fairly set on one of the houses we had seen in Little Forest Hills-- but they weren't quite sold.  We all figured that it wouldn't hurt to see everything that might possibly work for them.  I told them about the extensive renovations and upgrades that were not visible, I talked at length about the neighborhood and also, as any good buyer's representative does, the negative aspects of the property that might later affect resale.  I couldn't really tell what they were thinking.  I was waiting for the "Okay, we can go now".  But that never happened. 

They actually got animated about the big pantry and the laundry room space.  They imagined their big hutch in the kitchen and how they would use the oddly laid out space adjoining the kitchen as a place for them to relax and watch tv.  The longer we were there, the more excited they got about the possibilities for them at that house, and I was starting to see it, too.  Eureka!  I had found them a home!

We're under contract now, and I am thrilled for them.  I'm glad that I didn't let their list of criteria drown out the other things they were telling me as we toured the homes together.  In fact, one of the most important skills any good real estate professional has is that of being a good listener.  Finding the right house for someone isn't always only about the details listed in the MLS.  Sometimes it's the stuff that the buyers never even think to tell you about them that will trigger an emotional connection to a property. In this case, quirky met quirky and it became a match made in real estate heaven.

Yours truly,

Patty