My wife and I were interested in purchasing our first home, and we were referred to Katnik Brothers…read moreReal Estate Services by a family member. We are so thankful that we worked with them!
Shortly after we reached out, we were contacted by Mike Woepse, who was a superstar throughout the entire process. In our initial call with him, we had a variety of questions, and he had clear and thorough answers to all of them, ranging from advice on lenders, the current state of the market, which areas seemed to fit our preferences, what our timelines would look like, and how we would be working together. By the end of the call, we knew that we had found a good fit.
This was a remote search, as we were not actively living in the area where we were looking to buy. Normally, this can introduce some challenges, but Mike and his team were comfortable with it, having worked with many buyers and sellers throughout the COVID era. They made it clear that they recommended visiting homes in person, which we were on board with, but that also was a good sign that they cared about us and wanted to make sure that at the end of the day, we wouldn't be surprised by anything about the home.
During our first showings, Mike walked us through things to look out for, while also being attentive to things that my wife and I pointed out about the homes as pros and cons. He also scrutinized each of the homes with a more experienced eye, pointing out things like termite damage, unusual (and possibly not permitted) additions, or other concerns that would have otherwise slipped past us as newcomers. Throughout the whole search, we felt like he was looking out for our best interests.
After a few more rounds of searches, we found a couple of homes that we wanted to make offers on. Of course, Mike was completely prepared for that process too, walking us through everything that we needed to do on our end, and recommending strategies to approach counter-offer situations. We eventually had an offer accepted, and we went into escrow for our first home.
Mike and his team had several recommendations for inspectors, which we worked with to take a closer look at the home. We started to find a few concerning issues, and in a situation where a first-time home buyer might feel overwhelmed, we instead felt like we could bounce questions off of Mike and his team about anything and receive an honest and helpful answer.
Around this time, we also found another home that we liked even more, and even though it would be a bit of a challenge to navigate the cancellation for the first home, another round of offers and counter-offers, and another closing process, we decided to pursue this other home. We ended up having our offer accepted with only a two-week window to close, which was very tight, but with the help of Mike and his team, we were able to coordinate access for inspectors and a family member to get everything looked at.
On top of that, we also found some things that needed to be worked on in the near future, which would be a bit expensive, and Mike helped us decide on an appropriate amount of seller credits to request before closing, which the seller accepted.
Finally, we were able to close on our first home! We're very excited, and we're grateful that we worked with KBRE to do it. Mike and his team literally worked 'round the clock to accommodate our work schedules, and we couldn't be more satisfied. We will happily be recommending them to anyone that we know that is looking to buy or sell.