Joanne is wonderful

Joanne guided me through several stressful months of trying to buy a house in a very tight market. She explored with me the possibility of expanding my search area, but after looking in some other neighborhoods, I decided I wanted to stick to Chestnut Hill and West Mount Airy, although I recognized that there were few houses on the market, that desirable houses often sold on (or even before) the day of the first open house, that prices at the time were sky-high, and that to get a house, a buyer might have to do insane things like waive inspection (which ultimately, after losing three or four houses, I decided to do). Joanne gave me the benefit of her years of selling real estate, and her thorough knowledge of NW Philadelphia neighborhoods, but remained focused on working for me to get what I wanted, even when it took me a while to figure out what that was. In other words, she didn’t try to pressure or influence me to buy houses that she thought would be good for me. Although I have friends who said, “your agent must not be aggressive enough” each time I bid on a house and didn’t get it, but I completely disagree. Joanne gave me her opinion on what bid would likely be necessary to be successful, but the bids I made were as aggressive as I was willing to be. In addition, Joanne knows EVERYBODY. She gave me recommendations for a mortgage broker and even a tax accountant/attorney during the house hunting process, and recommendations for a home inspector, a general contractor, electricians, a roofer, a plumber — pretty much every house-related professional I could think of — and every one of her recommendations has been great. Joanne is also friendly and funny. Highly recommended!