My husband and I have been working with Amanda for 4 years. She has been our financial advisor, our real estate agent, our counselor and our friend. As our financial advisor, Amanda has guided us to make the best Godly decisions for our family through our finances. In some seasons that meant she advised us to go against what we wanted (to buy) and to move to something more financially wise for us at that time (to rent). She listened to us and heard our desires but held firm to truth of what was best for us even when it was hard for us to hear. As our real estate agent, Amanda bent over backwards to accommodate her schedule to see houses that we wanted to see when we could see them. We searched through so many houses and she was so patient to hear our never ending list of “wants”. As our counselor, Amanda talked me off ledges very often in this process. She always brought us back to our non-negotioables and didn’t let us settle when the process became overwhelming. I personally am so thankful to her for listening to me cry in her car because I thought we would never find a house. This process is not for the weak of heart but with Amanda’s kindness we found our dream home. As a friend, Amanda wants the best for us. She listens, guides, cares, respects and always points us back to Christ. All the things you would want in a friend and way more than you would expect in a real estate agent. I recommend Amanda often, sometimes daily to people who are looking to buy and sell. But I always say, “be willing to hear what you don’t want to hear, but it will always be the right advise”. I love her honestly to her clients and her heart for God.
My experience with Amanda was incredible. My property had been rented out for the past 3 years, and when I started to look at buying another home, the Lord directed me to sell home my first. To me, this seemed impossible because only a year ago, I owed more than the house was worth, but I trusted in God, and I knew Amanda was the person I wanted to list my home.
During the process, Amanda was not only my real estate agent, she was my advocate as I walked through the process with my renters. When my renters pushed back about keeping the house clean and clearing out the clutter, she was able to provide professional and reasonable explanations to them as to why it was to their benefit and mine to help with the process. Once over that hurdle, her responsiveness with other agents and with my renters enabled me to receive 4 offers in 4 weeks, with the fourth offer being exactly what I needed in order to break even on my home. This was no small task! The final hurdle was the inspection, and after seeing the list, I thought the deal was going to fall through; however, my advocate, Amanda, calmed me and allowed me to reply with reasonable concessions without breaking the bank. In addition, because of her experience and knowledge of what is normal and reasonable with regard to repairs, she convinced the buyer's agents that my concessions should be acceptable to their buyer . I do believe that God was very much involved in the process; however, I also know as a real estate agent myself, that Amanda was the person God used to get the deal done. Her knowledge, her experience, her honesty, and her directness were invaluable not only to me but also to the buyer's agents. She is a true professional.
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