Retired Monrovia Vet Scores 8 Offers on Home in One Weekend, Realizes Dream

Name: Richard B.

Occupation: Retired Military

Age: 70

Price Range: $435,00 – 450,000

Home Type: Single-Family

Location: Monrovia, CA

Ten years ago Richard found what he thought was his ideal little cottage in Monrovia, California. The home, located in a private community, was a great fit for him and for his lifestyle. After a fateful trip to visit family in Florida, however, Richard soon realized that perfection for him was actually fishing on the silky sands of sunshine state. With the help of the top seller’s agent in Monrovia, Richard netted eight offers on his home in one weekend, and was able to sell his California house while chasing his dream 3,000 miles away on the shores of the Atlantic.

Richard sought the services of realtor matching service to connect with the top seller’s agent in Monrovia for his 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home. After receiving the top agent’s real estate track record, Richard set up a meeting – and it was quickly clear why she was the best. “The minute I met her I could tell she was totally professional and the agent I wanted to use,” Richard said of his agent. And it’s that professionalism and experience to which Richard owes the easy and successful sale of his home.

“The #1 [offer] fell out of escrow and within a day, because she had kept in touch with #2, we were back in escrow.”



His agent, Nicole, arranged a few staging must-haves for the home, and the first weekend’s open house resulted in eight offers. Richard had his pick of the offers, the only trouble was though, he was all the way in Florida. “She sat down with me and walked me through everything.” he said. Richard’s agent took the time to go over the intricacies of all eight offers – contingencies, financing, move-in dates – so that he never missed a beat. Together, they ranked the attractiveness of each offer to ensure Richard got the best result.

Where Nicole’s knowledge of buyers and sellers, and the unpredictable market, really came through was during escrow. Richard’s initial buyers fell out. All along, however, Nicole had kept in touch with the #2 offer, knowing that in the uncertain world of real estate things happen. “Sure enough the #1 fell out of escrow and within a day, because she had kept in touch with #2, we were back in escrow.” Where most sellers may have had to start from scratch to find a new buyer (losing days or weeks of precious time) Richard’s agent’s savvy saved the day – and the sale of his home. “She was just spot-on on everything. She understands buyers, she understands sellers – and she just did a tremendous job for me,” said Richard.