I just closed the sale on my father's house near Roseburg. My realtor for this was Aric Ott of the Mary Gilbert Group, and I can't say enough good things about his efforts. We (my brothers and I) first made contact with Aric in late 2025, as we had made the decision to sell the house after our father had passed away. Even though we had no plans to list until early summer or so, Aric became involved right away and generated a market value report, suggested some ideas to put a nice 'shine' on the house, and what to do and expect in the meantime prior to listing. Bear in mind that Dad's house was not a high-end property or anything fancy - it was a simple, clean, solid rambler in an older subdivision. Nonetheless, Aric treated the process - and us - like we were selling a lakefront mansion. In addition to the limitations of marketing a smaller, older home, neither myself nor my brothers live near Roseburg, so 95% of our transactions were done by phone or e-mail. In spite of this added complexity, Aric remained professional, responsive and creative, and really demonstrated a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Roseburg area market. When we went to a live listing in June, the market had a lot of inventory, so we expected a long, dry summer. What do you know - we got an offer the first day! After a couple of weeks of negotiations, multiple cross-country phone calls and emails and texts with my brothers and with Aric, we reached terms with the buyer and sealed the deal. Thanks to Aric's efforts, diligence and intuition, we got the right buyer at the right time. I know we weren't his only active client at the time, yet he treated us like we were. The entire time Aric remained positive and upbeat - but always honest, logical and straightforward. Sometimes we needed to hear things we didn't want to hear, and Aric was able to convey those realities in a calming and productive manner. All in all, a great job by Aric Ott and the team at Mary Gilbert Group!
