When I decided I was ready to begin looking for a new home, the four most important factors I considered in a real estate agent and team were trust, patience, experience and execution in order to make my dream a reality. Since I had previously hired Shay Realtors for the purchase of my previous home, I was confident we would be successful again working together. I knew I could trust them to look out for my best interests as they had already proven themselves to me.
My journey to find a new home began in 2022 when I researched the market daily to see if there was a home out there to meet my exact criteria. I know the area of Del Sur and 4S Ranch about as well as anyone because I've done my homework to learn precise details of the community. As I found homes of interest, I would contact Ray Shay to see if he could arrange for me to see them. Ray must have coordinated visits to over 20 homes over the two year period and made phone calls on countless others to get answers to specific questions. Theresa Witty was a shining star who always provided reliable comps for me to review as I was considering all aspects of the market and home to decide if I was going to pursue the home and make an offer. Ray always showed patience and dedication, and proved to me once again that I could trust him and his amazing team (Tina, Theresa, Troy and Nancy). They are all sincere and truly cared about my vision for a specific home. Ray even noted drawbacks of a few homes I was very interested in buying, even though my gut was telling me I would have been settling. I really wanted to buy those homes because they met almost all of my criteria and I told myself, "No home is going to be perfect." But, Ray's advice helped me make important decisions because had I purchased one of those homes, I would have been settling and never known a true dream home was out there just waiting for me to see it.
One morning in March 2024 at 6 a.m. I did my daily search online and found a home that had just hit the market within 15 minutes of me seeing it online. I contacted Ray, knowing I might wake him up, but knew he would be ready as a former SWAT Commander, and asked to see the home as soon as possible. He responded within a few minutes that he would make a call and be in touch. About 15 minutes later I had a confirmed appointment to see the home at about 9 am, the very first person to see the home.
I walked in and the home was different than any I had seen before. The energy felt right from the moment I opened the front door. It was the kind of feeling, deep down, when you know this is a home where you will build a life and have great memories for many years into the future. No settling, this was it. It exceeded my specific criteria and within hours Ray submitted the very first offer the selling agent had received. A few days later was the open house and within 48 hours of it there were about 10 offers on the table. Did I sweat it? No, not at all. Why? Because I'm a fairly calm person and nothing intimidates me, but more importantly because I had Shay Realtors in my corner, which consists of a knockout team of sharp, knowledgeable people who I knew were ready to execute and deliver. You see, this is when it mattered most, the moment had come, when there were 10 other people aggressively competing for something that I knew I deserved. It was as if we were in the final lap of the mile in the Olympics and all of that daily training, dedication and focus for two years was now right in front of us and we had to give it our all.
And that we did. How? Because I had the incredible Olympic Team of Shay Realtors behind me and who, through a series of outstanding negotiating skills that supported a strong offer, we won the gold medal and I now live in my dream home. And that only happens once in a lifetime if you're lucky.
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