“We first met Darrin touring an open house. We had been looking at houses for a couple months and were frustrated by how time-consuming and difficult it was to find a suitable home on our own, relying predominantly on Zillow and Redfin. We began chatting about our interest in a new modern home in the neighborhood, and hit it off–Darrin was able to fill us in on all the details!
Darrin had us schedule a follow-up meeting at a trendy cafe shortly thereafter to learn more about our personal style. This commitment to understanding our needs, desires and limitations went a long way to pinpointing properties that that fit our style and budget. He quickly zero’ed in on what we were interested in, but also kept open other options, which helped us expand the potential for a good fit.
In particular, we were focused on finding a contemporary styled home with an open floor plan, which was difficult to come by. Darrin called upon his connections to help us tour several projects that were not on the market, and to meet with contractors, inspectors and builders.
In our first offer on a property, Darrin really went to bat for us, generating multiple analyses that reinforced the strength of our offer price. Communication with Darrin during this process was effortless, with returned phone calls no matter the time of the day or day of the week, and in a tight market, this type of attention can make all the difference.
Although this offer did not succeed, we were impressed with how Darrin did not force us to make work something that was not priced right for us. Looking back at the event several months later, we are grateful that Darrin encouraged us to stick to our budget and gut-feel to pass on the opportunity.
Darrin ultimately helped us bring together a piece of land, builder and architect to allow us to create our dream modern home. We still connect with him on a regular basis and look forward to his involvement during the process.”
