I worked with Shelley Nemethy at Davidson Realty on the sale of my rental home in Saint Augustine…read more It was an epic battle of a listing that lasted almost a full year. Right off the bat, Shelley distinguished herself as the most responsive Realtor to my listing inquiries.
When I tried listing early last year, I seemed to run into an endless series of unfortunate events. First, a small overlooked leak lead to a major repair that required redoing the entire ground floor. That took 5 months of mold tests, repairs, fixes on poor repairs, an accident from the contractor that flooded the home again, more repairs, and more fixes. Then, after all that, my tenant got into a car accident the week before he was scheduled to move out. After a month delay, the tenant moved out and we started listing the home. But after only a couple of weeks with only a low-ball offer, Hurricane Maria struck and I got hit with water intrusion and damage.
Then, we had to go off market to wait for the weather to clear so we can repair the damaged stucco and leaks, as well as repairing new water damage to the ground floor, again. Another 4 months of repairs went by and finally, in mid April this year, we hit the market. After a grueling few months, Shelley got an offer at my target price. At that point, I was pleasantly stunned. After 45 days, we closed, finally.
Throughout the whole ordeal, Shelley patiently followed through with endless trips to check on the on-going repairs, insurance adjustors, lab technicians, appraiser, and more. Most impressive was her patience in dealing with a very frustrated seller. Being a long-time broker and investor myself, I knew how much effort and time it must have taken on her part. Even when I repeatedly bemoaned how ridiculously cheap the market price was for my rental ($95/sqft) as compared to what I deal with on a daily basis in Silicon Valley ($1000-1500/sqft), she stayed professional.
Shelley kept plugging along to get me a favorable result in the end, well deserving of the bonus commission I gave her. If Davidson Realty weren't clear across the country, I'd be fighting to hire her for my brokerage. They've got a good one.