I personally do not believe in coincidence and there is a reason for each person that comes into your life at a particular time. Ending of 2017 going to 2018 have been mixtures of unexpected situations that continuously changes leaving me speechless..
My boyfriend and I decided to move in together and rented a quite lovely place ($3,000/mo) with a year agreement. After just 1 month, Barely got a hang of this new life together, haven't had a chance to really settle in or unpack anything, an unfortunate situation occurred that caused me to be quite annoyed and angry when the landlord wanted to take the house back so the frustration began. Month after month of calls and texts asking us when are we gonna move? We could have just ignore it because the contract was already signed and there isn't anything they can do but thinking about it clearly, it's certain that they will I'll end the agreement once the contract ended so we have decided if we were going to pay that much to rent and be harassed, might as well pay for our own property.
Months we searched but the results was very disappointing. The minute I thought the search is over, we lost to a cash offer. Our first agent was a douche, No need to put out any name but he was non responsive so we started searching ourselves. We walked into an open house one Saturday and there was David Pham at National Brokers. Typical Asian male, I didn't talk to him much but he made a good impression with my boyfriend. David was different and he wasn't a real estate agent to us, more of a friend because he took his time to learn about our situations. We made the offer right away but at the end, lost to another cash deal, not a big surprise that we lost the house but this time around, we gained a friend. David Pham worked very hard for us, I knew that very well. Our work schedules are very hectic so just being able to go see houses was an issue. But David, never a complaint. He just smiled and it does not matter what time of the day or day of the week, he was always ready and on time. I believe he waited for us every time we meet. But never a sign of agitation but a smile. Sometimes he would go in casual clothes without his hair done, some people may find that unprofessional, but We actually felt very warm and closer towards him more like a brother. Houses denied us, we rejected I don't even know how many houses. We are particularly difficult and the process of it all was absolutely dreadful and took a toll downhill for us and we were at the verge of calling it quits. Quit from the house, and from our relationship because of so many disagreements. But my boyfriend continued working with David and they came across a house for which was way over our initial offering price that 99.9% denial would be expected, they worked and kept at it with the listing agent & homeowner for god knows how long until one day as I was ready to pack because deadline was up to return the house, he told me we are entering escrow.
Yikes, escrow.. the paperwork, the never ending requests for back up documents. I thought house hunting was stressful, it was just a teaser of what I call a wanted nightmare. I was not prepared for the sleepless nights, bad indigestion, constant worry, and extreme anxiety that continuously on the rise whenever my phone rang. Our loan ran into a problem, Ivy started working her magic with the underwriters while David negotiated to request an extension due to the delay in funding. The day finally came when David group texted us while both of us were at work to inform that the loan just got funded and escrow is officially closed. I cried, at work... I laughed, then I cried, then I laugh again. It was the most relieving feeling ever just because we finally have a place of our own and the kids to call home, one big happy family... and we have to thanked David & Ivy for the work that they have done.
With our utmost respect & appreciation to the both of you. We thank you for your patience, your understanding, but most of all is for being you.
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