"If I could describe Karl with one word, I would use: Dedication
I initially contacted Karl in September 2019 about buying our first home. We chatted about what kind of home I was looking for, what my budget looked like, and the cities I was looking … in (Upper Peninsula). I was initially interested in condos, so he signed me up for email alerts for condos matching my preferences. About 4 months into the process, we decided we wanted to look at starter homes instead, and Karl totally understood that our needs changed and that we would need to refocus our search. In January 2020, we were ready to start bidding on homes, and Karl was very quick to advise us which homes to request disclosures on and which homes to avoid.
When we decided to finally make our first bid, Karl stayed up to 10pm the night before the deadline writing our offer. He advised us which contingencies to keep or drop, offered a comp range of similarly sold homes, and helped us write a personal cover letter. Unfortunately our first bid was rejected, so we had to move on. However what Karl taught us the first time around, really helped us the next time.
Not 1 week after losing our first bid, we saw a lovely starter home pop up. We went to the open house, and immediately told Karl to write up an offer. We decided to bid at the higher end of the comp range (about 20% over asking), and Karl wrote up our offer and submitted it by the deadline.
And guess what, we ended up winning the bid with some behind the scenes negotiations by Karl! Not only did Karl save us a little extra money, but he was extremely helpful during the closing process. Thanks to his tireless dedication, we closed more than 1 week early!
For 6 months Karl was extremely dedicated to helping us secure our starter home, answering our many stupid first time home buyer questions with expert advice and patience. It really impressed us that we could email or text him during the day or night, and he would quickly respond. Any real estate agent can send you listings and write offers, however Karl and the OWN Real Estate Team is the difference between winning a bid and not!"
