Andrea is an excellent, attentive, responsive, knowledgeable realtor who we whole-heartedly recommen

Andrea is an excellent, attentive, responsive, knowledgeable realtor who we whole-heartedly recommend. As first-time buyers, we had almost no idea what to expect along the way. We had ideas about what we wanted, but no clue about the coastal market. Now, thanks to Andrea, we have our own house a few blocks from the beach in Seaside, OR. We started with a list of potential houses found on Zillow. Right away, Andrea was able to narrow the list by weeding out problem properties and finding red flags where we would never know to look. She promptly took us on a tour of our top 3 choices, making her way through Seaside summer traffic to meet us. From the start we were impressed how Andrea listened to us and gave us space to process our decisions. She wasn't in our hip pocket, trying to push her ideas on us. Rather, she heard what we said, how we felt, and understood our needs. When we asked for her professional opinion on specific things, she gave reasoned, thoughtful answers that let us go forward with confidence. We found the house we wanted on that first outing and immediately Andrea was on the case. She skillfully navigated the offer / counter-offer / final agreement process and included us every step of the way as it happened. She even got a last-minute adjustment when we found a minor concern in the house inspection. Andrea is a very capable, smart, hard-working realtor. She guided us through unfamiliar territory and landed us a home we love. Her expertise and communication - not only providing answers, but also letting us formulate our own questions and really hearing our concerns - is extraordinary. In a volatile market and uncertain economy, Andrea made our first home-buying experience as enjoyable and painless as possible. After 20 years of renting, we finally have our own house and couldn't be happier.