Pat,
I want to personally thank you for your skilled mentorship, passionate patience, warm friendliness, and most of all your successful negotiation that allowed us to make it through the short sale process. Even though I initially resisted you in looking at any short sales because of the additional third party approval and anticipated time delays, this may just be the best real estate transaction Barbara and I have ever made. Thank you for keeping me straight.
I still cannot believe the value we received for the amount we paid. Even though we down-sized in preparation for retirement, we both absolutely love our new home and how it meets our needs. The kitchen, family room, dining room, office, master bedroom, retreat, and club/recreation rooms are all nicer. We do not miss our old home.
The short sale process does take longer than normal, but waiting over 90 days for all parties to agree on our buying the house was definitely worth the wait. I expect the process will shorten after the banks have been through the process a few times. I felt like we were the pioneers taking all the arrows. I especially want to thank you for your skilled negotiation among all the parties involved when it appeared nothing was happening. Your ability to get all parties together allowed this transaction to happen. You definitely earned your commission, and if it were up to me, I would say you should have been paid some of the commission that others received. You are our realtor for life.
May God Bless You Always,
Ed Palmquist
Colonel USMC (Retired)