COBUY SUCCESS STORY: Amber & Nate’s West Seattle Beauty

Amber and Nate moved to Seattle for work several years ago and have been renting all that time. Then they discovered CoBuy and decided to stop paying someone else’s mortgage and start paying their own. We were introduced through CoBuy and started working together to find them a home.

The journey was relatively short, especially in our busy market. They identified five homes they wanted to see, but when I checked into them, I found that two were already under contract. We toured the other three and they really liked one of them. The offer review was the next day so I got their offer together and waited to find out if they won.

The listing agent was expecting three offers including Amber and Nate’s. She ended up getting 14 offers and the price went 21% over list price! So, it was on to the next.

They identified two more houses that they wanted to tour. They liked one of them and wanted to submit an offer. The home had been in contract pending inspection two times before and was just back on the market. The previous buyers got cold feet and their decision to terminate their agreements wasn’t based on an actual inspection.

The three-bedroom/one-bath home is in a fabulous West Seattle location just moments from Westwood Village. The serene backyard farm-like setting boasts mature fruit trees, planter beds and room for more.

Amber and Nate’s offer was accepted at list price. We scheduled the inspection, and the resulting report was pretty clean, just mostly small items. I was able to negotiate $5,000 off their closing costs in lieu of repairs. The appraisal came in at value with no repairs requested, and their lender was able to close the transaction a week early.

They closed nearly two weeks ago and are planning to do a few renovations before they move in. They are super excited to be homeowners.

Congratulations, you two!